The Daily Pennsylvanian (DP) was among the 11 winners of this year’s Pacemaker Award in the newspaper category, an annual prize given by the Associated Collegiate Press. The DP also won the award in 2017.

The DP was the only Ivy League paper to win. Others include The Daily Orange from Syracuse and the The Daily Texan from UT–Austin. In its submission, The DP included its special issue capturing the celebrations after the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory as well as an issue that investigated mental health at Penn.

The ACP awards Pacemakers in various categories of scholastic journalism: online, newspaper, yearbook, magazine and broadcast. Entries are judged by teams of professionals based on the following criteria: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics.