Hey MIPA campers, we want to know if your student publication is online yet. If it's not, what's stopping you from making the jump? … [Read more...] about Is your publication online? Why not?
Archives for August 2010
County Fair sights and sounds
By TaTeona Hughes The Upstart Working at a carnival is, in Reggie Martinez’s words, “a thankless job.” From his basketball toss kiosk, he sees everything from red-faced toddlers with sticky stuffed animals to their slumping, exhausted parents dripping with sweat. He stands by his booth in a blue uniform polo, holding a basketball, smelling the sweet cinnamon elephant ears … [Read more...] about County Fair sights and sounds
‘Waiting for Superman’ trailer
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, … [Read more...] about ‘Waiting for Superman’ trailer
Julia Satterthwaite’s Top 5
Look what a natural she is! Julia Satterthwaite tells us the Top 5 things her "Opinion Coverage" class will learn this week. … [Read more...] about Julia Satterthwaite’s Top 5
Karl Gude’s Top Five
MIPA Infographics instructor and MSU professor Karl Gude talks about what students will learn from his class at the MIPA summer workshop. … [Read more...] about Karl Gude’s Top Five