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Covering the 2026 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

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Voices of MIPA are Overheard by Upstart Student

August 5, 2014 by Courtney Zhu Leave a Comment

Just some things I've overheard here and there at MIPA-Palooza.     … [Read more...] about Voices of MIPA are Overheard by Upstart Student

Students of MIPA

August 5, 2014 by Megan Pisarczyk 7 Comments

Inspired by the "Humans of New York" project run by Brandon Stanton, five MIPA participants were randomly selected and shared some facts about themselves. They also contributed their favorite song to go along with the Mipapalooza music-based theme.   Emily Fritz Senior at Troy High School Staff Writer “I love Beyoncé. I’ve been listening to the song ‘XO’ … [Read more...] about Students of MIPA

MIPA campers add artwork to front walk

August 4, 2014 by McKenna Ross Leave a Comment

  On August 3, MIPA students played with chalk on the front sidewalk of West Shaw Hall.   … [Read more...] about MIPA campers add artwork to front walk

Getting Advanced IN to DESIGNing Newspapers

August 4, 2014 by Kyla Wright 2 Comments

Who knew it took to much to design a newspaper? With the desktop publishing program InDesign, you can compose your entire newspaper. There are several options in the program to make your newspaper pop! You have the ability to add photos, style pages, and of course, write stories. Nate Graham, a student here at MIPA, describes the "Advanced InDesign for Newspaper" class as very … [Read more...] about Getting Advanced IN to DESIGNing Newspapers

Yearbook Kickstart documents the week

August 4, 2014 by Abby Jackson Leave a Comment

Yearbook kickstart is no doubt a great class. I walked into the classroom to be greeted by Mrs. Bunka standing on a table showing the class how to take different photos from different angles. Taking photos is much more complex than you would think, and that’s what this class is about. Pam Bunka, the class instructor said, “If this is your first year as a yearbook student … [Read more...] about Yearbook Kickstart documents the week

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