The Daily Barometer

History

In 1896, the College Barometer was founded as a monthly magazine for literature. The format changed to a weekly paper in 1906, a semi-weekly in 1909 and in 1922 became a daily paper, publishing five times per week.

National Pacemaker Awards

2014

Story of the Year (Editorial/Commentary) — First Place: Editorial Staff, "Hey, NCAA: Southpaw's not an outlaw"

2013

Story of the Year (Feature Story)—National Finalist: Warner Strausbaugh, "What I cherish is my strength" Photo Excellence (General News Photo)—Fifth Place: Vinay Bikkina

National Mark of Excellence Awards

2014

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper-Regional Winner

2011

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper-Regional Winner

2010

Sports Photography-National Finalist: Jeffrey Basinger "Just a Little Hurling"

2006

Sports Photography—National Winner: Peter Strong “Beavers bring home national title from Omaha”

2005

Editorial Cartooning—National Finalist: Albert Pineda Breaking News Reporting—National Finalist: Dan Traylor, "Continuing coverage of missing woman"

2002

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper—Second Place Nationally (tie)

2001

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper—National Winner Feature Writing—National Winner: "Five Hearts" series, Matthew D. LaPlante

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

2008 - Best Columnist: Nick Lilja 2010 - Best Photography: Jeffrey Basinger 2014 - Best Special Section: Staff 2014 - Best Editorial: Staff 2014 - Best Review: Shelly Lorts 2014 - Best Sports Photo: Neil Abrew 2014 - Best Photography: Jackie Seus 2014 - Best Cartooning: Ryan Mason 2015 - Best Sports Story: Josh Worden 2015 - Best Cartoonist: Ryan Mason 2015 - General Excellence: Staff