It was the fourth of July and The Lansing Lugnuts had scheduled an earlier game to avoid overlap between the city of Lansing fireworks show and the baseball game happening that night. However, an extended injury timeout delayed an already long game and before long fireworks were the unintended ambiance for the final innings of the game. In the ninth inning, a Lugnuts batter … [Read more...] about Learning from the Lugnuts: The journey of Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
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Meeting celebrities, curbing burnout and “13 Going on 30”: A Q&A with Haley Kluge
By Kylie Sczepanski Haley Kluge is the youngest ever creative art director at Variety magazine. The 29-year-old journalist and Forbes 30 Under 30 winner made a full circle this year, finding herself right back where she started in her media career: East Lansing. A former MIPA kid and MSU Journalism student, Kluge was nothing short of elated to come back and give the keynote … [Read more...] about Meeting celebrities, curbing burnout and “13 Going on 30”: A Q&A with Haley Kluge
Level Up: Leadership, A Missing Class Returns After A Hiatus
Level Up: Leadership for Student Media Teacher, C.E. Sikkenga having a one on one conference with a group of students. Level Up: Leadership for Student Media is a class that has made a return after a long time off for this year’s MIPA journalism workshop. This noteworthy class has been headed by C.E. Sikkenga, the instructor for the returning workshop. Sikkenga … [Read more...] about Level Up: Leadership, A Missing Class Returns After A Hiatus
Beyond the Mic with Dan Dickerson
At a little Ohio liberal arts school north of Columbus, Dan Dickerson walked into the campus radio station while visiting his brother. After becoming the radio DJ for a short while, Dickerson wanted to tap into his sports junkie side and tried calling Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football. The team was “god awful,” according to Dickerson, but that moment was the start of what … [Read more...] about Beyond the Mic with Dan Dickerson
Mishal Charania on being the youngest teacher at MIPA
Being the youngest person on the MIPA teaching staff is “definitely cool” for 19-year-old Mishal Charania. But daunting. Intimidating. “All the other teachers have great experiences with actually teaching and being in the professional realm and world,” Charania, who teaches the social media journalism course, said. Charania felt welcomed by the other teachers … [Read more...] about Mishal Charania on being the youngest teacher at MIPA