▁was ▁the ▁first ▁student ▁newspaper ▁to ▁have ▁com ics . ▁The ▁paper ▁has ▁produced ▁many ▁famous ▁cart oon ists , ▁such ▁as ▁V aug hn ▁B ode , ▁Rob b ▁Arm strong ▁( cre ator ▁of ▁J ump ▁Start ), ▁Brad ▁Anderson ▁( cre ator ▁of ▁Mar m adu ke ), ▁Steve ▁Ell is ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁G ure w itch ▁( cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Perry ▁Bible ▁Fellow ship ). ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁de cade ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁including ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁" story ▁of ▁the ▁year " ▁awards ▁in ▁several ▁categories ▁from ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Colleg iate ▁Press ▁and ▁top - story ▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁William ▁Rand olph ▁H ear st ▁Foundation . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁best - des igned ▁student ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁as ▁voted ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Student ▁Society ▁for ▁News ▁Design ▁awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Daily ▁Orange ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁best ▁all - around ▁student ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Professional ▁Journal ists ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Mike ▁Kelly , ▁column ist , ▁The ▁( Ber gen ▁County ) ▁Record ▁Mer ed ith ▁Gold stein , ▁Living | Ar ts ▁writer , ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁Nicholas ▁G ure w itch , ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Perry ▁Bible ▁Fellow ship ▁com ic ▁strip , ▁The ▁Guardian ▁Eli ▁S as low , ▁rep orter ▁Michael ▁K ran ish , ▁political ▁rep