The statistics MIPA workshop director Chad Sanders shared with campers on Sunday missed the most interesting one of all: one person from Germany. Liv Gerlach has never been to America before, but most students wouldn’t know it if they met her. Melissa Higgs, an Editing student at MIPA, was skeptical. “Are you lying? Is she really from Germany?” Higgs asked. In fact, Liv is … [Read more...] about Liv Gerlach shares what it’s like to be the only exchange student on campus
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Students work with angles in their feature stories
In Writing and Designing the Newspaper, students are experimenting with angles. Each student is required to take the information they gathered from the seminar offered last night and transform it into a feature story. “We are taking our news stories we wrote last night and turning them into feature stories, therefore it has more of a human element to it,” teacher Jody Mackey … [Read more...] about Students work with angles in their feature stories
Students interview country star
Rachel Farley Interview The Entertainment Coverage class had the chance of visiting Impact 89FM radio station on the Michigan State campus. Impact is located in Holden Hall and is student run. The station plays indie rock and alternative music. The students were sent to the student radio station to learn about phone interviewing. This hands on session … [Read more...] about Students interview country star
Photography students apply skills on assignment
On Tuesday morning, the Beyond the Basics photography class traveled to the Communication Arts and Sciences building to get portraits for Students and Classroom Life, their second project. Three students took portraits in the Advanced InDesign class and the Smile, You’re on Camera! class. On the way out, the group caught up with three broadcasting students filming a … [Read more...] about Photography students apply skills on assignment
Pictures turned to paintings in Creative Illustration Techniques
Creative illustration Techniques dove into learning the different techniques that can be used to create paintings and use more artsy effects using a photo as a base. “This morning we’ve already turned photos into various ways of converting them, like line art so it looks like pencil drawings,” instructor Chad Bennett said. “What I’m doing is showing them all the methods and … [Read more...] about Pictures turned to paintings in Creative Illustration Techniques