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Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage
Sparty Winner for Feature Coverage: Merin McDivitt Cacaw! Cacaw! Bird calls echo through the packed gymnasium as a muscled woman on wheels sidles up next to the strong Vixen. With
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Sparty Winner: Entertainment Coverage
Sparty Winner for Entertainment Coverage: Lia Grabowski Taking lives in war and risking your life to save an animal’s. These are on opposite ends of the spectrum, yet Sea Shepherd
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Sparty Winner: Sports Writing
Sparty Winner for Sports Writing: John Grasty Getting a college scholarship is a dream for many athletes. However, the NCAA reports only 3 percent of the hundreds of thousands of
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Lyrics: “Betsy Rau Has Got It Goin’ On”
Here are the lyrics to the song Chad Sanders and Kirk Weber performed for director Betsy Rau at the MIPA summer workshop talent show. Betsy Rau has got it goin’
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MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau
On the afternoon of Aug.4, MIPA students along with staffers said farewell to one of the Most Valuable Persons on campus, Betsy Pollard Rau. With 30 years at MIPA under
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InDesign classes continue going strong as week reaches close
As MIPA 2011 reaches its end, the students in the InDesign classes are still going strong and working hard. “We’re designing a newspaper page about the Lansing Derby Vixens,” Makayla
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Newspaper editors class studies legal issues
As a newspaper editor, knowing different legal issues and how to avoid running into them are an integral part to maintaining a respectable publication. On. Aug. 3, the “Newspaper Editors”
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Yearbook editors share their themes
New yearbook editors have been spending their week at MIPA J-Cation gaining new ideas on design, teamwork, themes and more from one another and instructor Brian Wilson. As the week
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‘Writing and Design’ class begins designing
On the last full day of classes, the ‘Writing and Design for Newspaper’ class finally started the design half. Using InDesign, the students learned text cropping and how to get
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‘Entertainment Coverage’ class reviews The Dairy Store
Students in “Entertainment Coverage” reviewed the Dairy Store as their final assignment in the class, adviser Jamie Flanagan said. His class has reviewed music, movies and interviewed musicians and TV
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MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau
On the afternoon of Aug.4, MIPA students along with staffers said farewell to one of the Most Valuable Persons on campus, Betsy Pollard Rau. With 30 years at MIPA under
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Sparty Winner: Opinion Coverage
Sparty Winner for Opinion Coverage: Christina Leininger “Hey, let’s grab lunch.” My brother’s head pokes hesitantly into the computer room. I reply with a one of those infamous do-not-disturb grunts
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MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau
On the afternoon of Aug.4, MIPA students along with staffers said farewell to one of the Most Valuable Persons on campus, Betsy Pollard Rau. With 30 years at MIPA under
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Bobby Hawthorne discusses a different role from his past: Kickball coach
Bobby Hawthorne’s class, “The Bobby Hawthorne Experience,” teaches young journalists to break boundaries and go the extra mile to obtain a real story. However, for a portion of his life,
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Students express opinions on dorms
Dorms and dorm life were a major part of the MIPA Summer Workshop experience. The Upstart staff asked students, “What do you think of the dorms and dorm life here at
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Connor Marsh becomes ‘the kid without a roommate’
In West Shaw Hall, one MIPA student has been put into an unusual situation. Connor Marsh from Grand Ledge High School became “the kid without a roommate,” and where some
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MSU Dairy Store provides area’s ‘best ice cream’
Yum! For families and students alike, all can enjoy the homemade ice cream and cheese from the Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Store. The Store, which is open year-round, provides
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MIPA experience inspires veteran instructor
“Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” instructor, Pam Bunka, expresses her love for MIPA and it’s impact on her life and career. By Weston Cowan / Upstart Staff
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