Students participate in the Bracket Challenge by playing volleyball outside Synder-Phillips Hall. Teams are decided by the class each student journalist is attending throughout MIPA week. The winners of the games also win points to be put toward their class to win the final trophy. SAMANTHA VANHOEF / THE UPSTART … [Read more...] about MIPA 2012 Volleyball Challenge: Day 1
Opinion Coverage hopes to ’empower’ students
After staff interviews, taking a few pictures and working outside, journalists in the Opinion Coverage class are working on their first column of MIPA. Instructor Lorena Craighead has high hopes for the what the students will gain from this experience. “[I hope that they] just feel more empowered by their own writing.” Students in the class are gaining just that. “It’s … [Read more...] about Opinion Coverage hopes to ’empower’ students
Feature Coverage class profiles instructor
“I got third place...and I was really proud of that,” said Feature Coverage Instructor Julia Satterthwaite. “It was one of the biggest accomplishments for me, that by the end of the class they were volunteering to read in class and asking me for additional books after not knowing how to read.” This is how Satterthwaite responded to one of her feature students’ questions, … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage class profiles instructor
MIPA welcomes journalists to 2012 summer workshop
The 2012 MIPA summer workshops kicked off on Sunday, July 29 in the auditorium of the Michigan State University Business College Complex. Students will attend the workshop from July 29 to Aug. 3, 2012. SAMANTHA VANHOEF / PHOTOS To see the haiku poems students wrote during the relay race during the opening session, click here. … [Read more...] about MIPA welcomes journalists to 2012 summer workshop
Student journalists register for MIPA 2012 camp
On Sun. July 29, cars flooded parking lots surrounding Snyder-Phillips Hall to begin registration for the annual MIPA summer camp for student journalists. Registration occured from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. as the prelude to the week of activities for the students attending and included T-shirts, room keys, nametags and a pair of sunglasses for every "J-cationer." But before the week … [Read more...] about Student journalists register for MIPA 2012 camp