The Upstart

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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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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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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Sanders, Rau explain the progression of their relationship as directors

Betsy Pollard Rau, the current director of MIPA, reclines in a chair in Room 130 of the Michigan State University Business School. Chad Sanders, her long-time assistant director, climbs up
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Children show their cows at the Ingham County Fair

Raised in farm families, 12-year-old Meghan and 11-year-old Noah learned how to raise animals. Although the cows start out as pets, they are eventually sold for meat. Meghan and Noah
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Veteran photojournalist has personal connection to county fair

On Aug. 1, Melanie Fodera from Troy High School wandered around the Ingham County Fair struggling whether to photograph her given assignment, “people and food” or the idea that captivated
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Sparty Winner: Sports Coverage

This locker room is far from a trip to the spa. Other similar quotations hang over the rusty, 15-year-old green lockers. The locker room is about the size of a small classroom with an old wooden picnic table in the middle and chairs scattered all over the room.

Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage

“It all got really crazy really fast,” Carl Schimmel said. “Before I knew it, everyone was talking about it, and it was everyone’s Facebook status.”