In 2013, The Collegiate Times released a mobile app, available for free on Android and iOS systems. Virginia Tech massacre coverage The newspaper was the first media outlet to break news on the Virginia Tech massacre, starting online coverage at 9:47 a.m. the day of the shootings (April 16, 2007). The publication received international attention from media outlets around the world, which included The New York Times' home page linking to the student paper's list of confirmed deceased. The April 17 edition of The Collegiate Times provided a detailed, illustrated timeline of the massacre. In the days following, the newspaper provided extensive coverage of events from the student community's perspective, along with disseminating information about the various on-campus memorials and support resources intended to assist the students in their recovery. Yeagle vs Collegiate Times In 1996, the Collegiate Times was sued for defamation by an assistant to the VP of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech, Sharon D. Yeagle. In the print edition of the paper, Yeagle was referred to as the "Director of Butt Licking" in the attribution of a blockquote; in the filed suit, it was argued that the printed title alleged that Yeagle violated Virginia anti-sodomy law. The case was dismissed by the trial court, however the Supreme Court of Virginia elected to hear a limited appeal in 1998. The Supreme Court decided in favour of the Collegiate Times, stating "the phrase 'Director of Butt Licking' is no more than 'rhetorical hyperbole.' The phrase is disgusting, offensive, and in extremely bad taste, but it cannot reasonably be understood as stating an actual fact about Yeagle's job title or her conduct, or that she committed a crime of moral turpitude." Awards The Collegiate Times has won numerous journalism awards, including: Associated Collegiate Press National Newspaper Pacemaker Award in 2007 Associated Collegiate Press National Newspaper Pacemaker Award finalist in 2007 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award in 2008 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award finalist in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 College Media Advisors Best of Collegiate Design Award in 2008 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Newspaper Award - News Writing in 2008 Virginia Press Association First Amendment Award in 2009 See also WUVT The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech References External links Collegiate Times—official site Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech, Inc. (EMCVT) Virginia Tech archive of Collegiate Times coverage of 2007 massacre Virginia Tech Student newspapers