The Upstart

Unexpected rain catches workshop students

An unexpected rain shower caught many MIPA participants by surprise after the afternoon session on Aug. 4. IKE LEA / PHOTOS  

Photo students visit Jackson County Fair

Students in all of the photography classes except for the Beyond the Basics class visited the Jackson County Fair on Monday evening, Aug. 4, to shoot photos. MICHAEL CATARINA / […]

MIPA-Palooza: Closing video

Here’s the video shown by Workshops Director Chad Sanders during the MIPA-Palooza closing session on Aug. 7. Music by Wednesday night’s musical act Lights and Caves. CHAD SANDERS / VIDEO

MIPA-Palooza 2014: Highlights from Sunday

The 2014 MIPA sumer workshop kicked off on Aug. 3 with an introduction from Workshops Director Chad Sanders and a keynote presentation about smartphone journalism from M-Live reporter Fritz Klug. […]

Students, faculty paint MSU rock in honor of Jeff Nardone

  Students from Grosse Point South High School and several facultly members painted the iconic Michigan State rock in honor of Jeff Nardone. Nardone, the former adviser at Grosse Point […]

I scream, you scream, MIPA screams for ice cream!

If you haven’t by now, you need to check out the MSU Dairy Store before leaving campus this afternoon. It’ll make you never want to go to Baskin Robbins again. […]

What was the funniest/strangest thing that happened to you at MIPA?

“We went upstairs to get my friends ukulele to take a picture with the Stitch stuffed animal but when we came back he was gone. Some kids were taking him […]

Teen takes action in business

 Like many other teens his age, Wayne Memorial High School Student Will Murphy can often be seen wearing a snapback hat, button-up shirt, and jeans. But unlike most, his clothes […]

#MIPATV Week in Review 2014

The end of the week review featuring anchors and story packages from Jesse Sutherland’s “Smile, You’re on Camera” class.