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
Bobby Hawthorne discusses a different role from his past: Kickball coach
Bobby Hawthorne's class, “The Bobby Hawthorne Experience,” teaches young journalists to break boundaries and go the extra mile to obtain a real story. However, for a portion of his life, Hawthorne said he pushed aside his own opportunity to acquire his PhD to participate in his daughter’s life. “My daughter brought home this form from school and it said, ‘Sign up for … [Read more...] about Bobby Hawthorne discusses a different role from his past: Kickball coach
Students impress Hawthorne, reflect on experience
Aug. 3, after a lecture on profound writing, Hawthorne assigned his students their final project that incorporated all the skills he has taught his students over the past few days. “I think this last assignment will be very interesting to see how they put it together,” said Hawthorne. “They’ve come a long way.” The final assignment is a personal essay that must say … [Read more...] about Students impress Hawthorne, reflect on experience
Students bond in the Shaw basement with pizza, games
For the past few days, the basement of the Shaw hall has been used only for access to the computer lab for those students who enjoy working after hours. However, that was not the case on the evening of Aug. 2. Students on their way down to the computer lab were in for a surprise. Loud laughter and screams from students could be heard throughout the entire basement of West … [Read more...] about Students bond in the Shaw basement with pizza, games
Hawthorne students write with purpose
On Aug. 2, Bobby Hawthorne pushed students in his class to forge through the roughest portion of the instruction. The students covered the sexting seminar on the evening of Aug. 1, and prepared for the Lansing Roller Derby Vixens press conference on the evening of Aug 2. Jane Hess from Grosse Pointe South High School described the class as "difficult" and "very intense," and … [Read more...] about Hawthorne students write with purpose