Roller Derby: a women's sport involving skates, helmets, and lots of padding. Basic rules: Jammers skate past blockers to score points. 14 skaters for each time skate at a time. Games are 60 minutes long, with a halftime between 30-minute periods. Only specific blocking is allowed—no elbowing or tripping Basic guidelines: Skaters pick their own … [Read more...] about Lansing Derby Vixens explain their history and rules of Derby
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MIPA students tour Impact radio station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8L7cLW5t2Q Students attending MIPA were able to tour the MSU campus radio station with Station Manager Kali Root. Video by Aimee Dedic / Upstart staff … [Read more...] about MIPA students tour Impact radio station
“Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” students capture good design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oBiBFc0S44 Yearbook students had a chance to walk to Barnes and Noble and take a closer look at professional magazines. By Weston Cowan/Upstart Staff … [Read more...] about “Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” students capture good design
Directors welcome students to 2011 MIPA Journalism Workshops’ ‘J-Cation’
Amid flip-flops, Hawaiian shirts and flying beach balls, co-directors Betsy Pollard Rau and Chad Sanders kicked off the 2011 version of “J-Cation,” the theme of this summer’s annual MIPA JournalismWorkshops, on July 31, an event hosted at Michigan State University. This year’s event, according to Rau, hosts over 400 student journalists, many of whom are from out-of-state. … [Read more...] about Directors welcome students to 2011 MIPA Journalism Workshops’ ‘J-Cation’
MIPA Students Working As Photojournalists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3AgXq9h2U&feature=channel_video_title Upstart staffer Aimee Dedic features the Photojournalism class taught by Paula Turner and Julie Price at the 2011 MIPA Summer Workshop. … [Read more...] about MIPA Students Working As Photojournalists