The Upstart

Covering the 2026 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

Chad Sanders

Commentary: Workshops directors discuss how they like to relax

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When class gets out and we’re finally allowed a few minutes of relaxation, what do you do first? Do you hang out with your friends by the volleyball court? Do you read in your free time? Or maybe you just slip away to your dorm for a half-hour nap. As for the MIPA workshops staff, they have very little downtime during this week, if any. So when they go home next week, what … [Read more...] about Commentary: Workshops directors discuss how they like to relax

The beginning of summer camp at MIPA

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We all know they said to bring a fan. They only wrote it in our packets about a 120 times. It’s not like we didn’t have any warning. But they didn’t tell us we would need three of them...or four...or a billion. Did anyone else immediately hide their 20 pounds of bed sheets away in the closet? Yeah, we’re thinking we won’t need them this week. At all. Walking into the … [Read more...] about The beginning of summer camp at MIPA

MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau

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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 her belt—18 of those years as the workshop director, along with one year as assistant director—it is safe to say that Rau represents everything that the MIPA summer program stands for. Current Assistant … [Read more...] about MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau