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‘Call of the Wildman’ star speaks with Entertainment Coverage class

August 1, 2012 by SamanthaVanHoef Leave a Comment

Student journalists of the Entertainment Coverage class were given the opportunity to interview Neal James of Animal Planet’s “Call of the Wildman” on July 31. Laden in his Kentuckian accent, James advised the students over conference call, “stay off drugs and alcohol to go see the places out there. It can really work your adrenaline glands. If you go outside, jump off a … [Read more...] about ‘Call of the Wildman’ star speaks with Entertainment Coverage class

Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage

August 12, 2011 by The Upstart Leave a Comment

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 a quick movement of her hip, putting her miniskirt in motion, she knocks the skater down to the ground. She falls slowly, as she’s been taught, but the impact as she hits the floor makes her see … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage

Sparty Winner: Entertainment Coverage

August 12, 2011 by The Upstart Leave a Comment

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 Matt Smith switched from one to the other in a blink. “I guess it was an epiphany that killing is wrong,” Smith said. “Whatever the reason is—I’m sure there’s a reason out there—it’s wrong. I … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Entertainment Coverage

Sparty Winner: Sports Writing

August 12, 2011 by The Upstart Leave a Comment

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 high school basketball players get a scholarship to play college ball. To put themselves into this miniscule minority, a growing number have resorted to Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Sports Writing

MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau

August 4, 2011 by TaylorHale Leave a Comment

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 her belt—18 of those years as the workshop director, along with one year as assistant director—it is safe to say that Rau represents everything that the MIPA summer program stands for. Current Assistant … [Read more...] about MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau

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