The DCAA is pleased to announce the addition of three new directors serving terms on the board:

Vince Filak is an assistant professor of journalism at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he also serves as the faculty adviser to The Ball State Daily News, the university’s nationally recognized, award-winning newspaper. Prior to his arrival at Ball State, he taught news writing and reporting at UW-Madison and the University of Missouri. He also worked as a night-side city desk reporter at the Wisconsin State Journal and as the police and courts editor at the Columbia Missourian in Columbia, Missouri. He holds his BA and MA from UW-Madison and a Ph.D. from University of Missouri.

Vince's work at The Daily Cardinal included a stint as a writer and city editor from 1994-1995, as the interim business manager during The Shutdown of 1995 and as the business manager from 1995-1997.

Adam W. Lasker is an associate attorney with Lavelle Law Group, a Chicago law firm where he concentrates his practice in election law, zoning, municipal law, business formations and residential and commercial real estate matters. Adam received his juris doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School after having worked for several years as a journalist. Prior to law school, he was a staff writer for The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, the nation's oldest daily law journal. While at the Law Bulletin, Adam received journalism awards from the Illinois Press Association and the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association.

Like many, Adam held played several roles at The Cardinal:
Fall 1995 - Spring 1997: Photo editor, reporter, photographer
1997-98: Reporter, photographer, distribution manager, part-time ad rep
1998-99: Editor-in-chief
1999-2000: "General lackey and doughnut picker-upper"

Michael Looby is the Gift Planning Director at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He is soliciting major gifts for the yearly Annual Fund and developing the school’s planned giving program for the past 3 years. Prior to that, he owned Diversified Graphics for 23 years in Niles, Illinois, where he also resides.

Mike's tenure at The Cardinal included work as campus reporter, day and night editor, board member on the Daily Cardinal Board of Control, Fall 1976 - Spring 1978, (secretary/treasurer 1977-1978) and as Business Manager 1978-1979. Mike also worked as a pressman's assistant in the Journalism Typography Lab on the 3-unit web press from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. during his junior year.

The DCAA board is actively seeking new members. If you are interested in learning more, please send an email to Anthony Sansone at asansone@dailycardinal.net.

The Daily Cardinal has been nominated for three national Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Awards, which recognize the best student journalism in the country. The winners of the contest will be announced at the National College Media Conference in Washington, D.C. October 24-28, 2007.

The Cardinal is a finalist for ACP Newspaper Pacemaker in the "four-year daily newspapers" category.

Additionally, these individuals have been nominated:

2007 ACP Design of the Year Finalist: Erik Opsal

2007 ACP Cartooning Awards Finalist: Phil Hands

Check back to this space to see the results. Congratulations to the staff!