the newspaper won the associated collegiate press pacemaker award in 2008 and 2009. it was also a finalist for a pacemaker at the 2006 and 2007 acp student journalism awards. it has won the best of show award at the fall 2005, 2006 and 2007 acp national conferences in its category (weekly broadsheet at a four-year university). it was also nominated for an online acp pacemaker in 2008. its website, www.nevadasagebrush.com, which launched in the fall of 2007, has also been recognized by the center for innovation in college media for it breaking news packages, podcasts, videos and general innovation and web presence. many of the "nevada sagebrush"s former editors have gone on to work and take internships at newspapers and news organizations such as "the washington post", "the oregonian", "usa today", "the miami herald", "the arizona republic" and the associated press, as well as dozens of local newspapers around the country.