The Upstart

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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Students impress Hawthorne, reflect on experience

Aug. 3, after a lecture on profound writing, Hawthorne assigned his students their final project that incorporated all the skills he has taught his students over the past few days.
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Complete Journalism students close out workshop with theme presentations

On Aug. 3, everything that Patrice Hornak’s “Complete Journalism” class had been working on came together. The past few days have been jam-packed with learning for these students, as the
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Infographics class finalizes paper airplane projects

On Aug 3., students in Karl Gude’s class finished up their work on their final paper airplane projects. Within three days, his students learned the basics of Adobe Illustrator. “I
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