u ishing ▁of ▁a ▁mot el ▁fire ▁put ▁a ▁dam per ▁on ▁the ▁party ▁at ▁North ▁Bay , ▁Ontario , ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁NAS H ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁platform ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁H . ▁Mc Donald ▁Awards ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Student ▁Journal ism , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁John n ies , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁New sp aper ▁Awards , ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁awards ▁is ▁to ▁" ce le br ate ▁and ▁reward ▁the ▁excell ence ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁so ▁many ▁publications ▁at ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁across ▁the ▁country ." ▁Any ▁student ▁whose ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁student ▁publication ▁may ▁be ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁award . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁ 2 1 ▁award ▁categories , ▁which ▁cover ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁reporting ▁( such ▁as ▁news , ▁arts , ▁features , ▁sports , ▁opinions , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁French ▁counter parts ), ▁art ▁and ▁phot ography , ▁design , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁category ▁for ▁Most ▁Prom ising ▁Student ▁Journal ist . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁national ▁conference , ▁NAS H 7 8 , ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁C UP ▁staff ▁and ▁held ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁At ▁that ▁conference , ▁the ▁Brun sw ick an ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ) ▁successfully ▁bid ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁next ▁conference , ▁NAS H 7 8 , ▁in ▁Freder ic ton , ▁New