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February 9, 2010

From staff reports SMDR The San Marcos Record Tue Feb 09, 2010, 10:29 AM CST

San Marcos — With enough votes, two Texas State University students could be on the red carpet for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

Fellow students and local residents have one more day to vote.

Amanda Dugan and Colby Howell were recently named among the 10 semifinalists for the Academy/MTVU Oscar Correspondent contest. On Feb. 12, the three teams with the most online votes will advance to the final round of competition. All three teams will be flown to Los Angles to cover the Academy Awards pre-events, including the Animated Feature Symposium, Foreign Language Film Award media op, the Make Up Artist and Hairstylist Symposium and the Governor’s Ball preview.

Video entries from the semifinalist teams are posted online at http://oscars.mtvu.com. Viewers can vote for their favorite college journalists until 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The winning team will be revealed on March 6 at an Academy press conference. The anchor and videographer will be awarded a spot on the red carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards arrivals, as well as credentials for access to backstage press rooms. To vote visit www.mtvu.com.

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