The Upstart

MIPA summer workshop shows ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’

On the evening of Aug. 2, MIPA staff members got together two “gargantuan” bags of popcorn in order to put together 300 single bags for the students who decided to […]

Photo gallery: MIPA students participate in sexting issues seminar

[imagebrowser id=2] By Samantha VanHoef/Upstart Staff

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, […]

MIPA cools off with ice cream creativity

Students arrive, then eat at MIPA ‘J-cation’

As the first day of the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshops came to  a close, both students and staff flooded into Shaw Hall’s cafeteria on the Michigan State Campus for […]

First-time attendees, veteran campers share differing views about start of MIPA camp

For many students, the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshops are a brand new experience: Staying in a dorm room, meeting new friends, taking classes to their interest and, most importantly, having […]

‘Opinion Coverage’ class strives to make publications personal

Julia Satterthwaite, Rochester HS teacher for six years, teaches her MIPA Journalism Workshop students all about columns, editorials, political cartoons and other opinionated pieces in publications. “I’ve been coming to […]

Students and staff at the MIPA summer workshop make predictions about the upcoming week

After a quick testing of the “MIPA-waters,” students gathered in the cafeteria on the evening of July 31 for pizza, ice cream and scheduled socializing. Although the week has just […]