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
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The beginning of summer camp at MIPA
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
Sparty Winner: Opinion Coverage
Sparty Winner for Opinion Coverage: Christina Leininger “Hey, let’s grab lunch.” My brother’s head pokes hesitantly into the computer room. I reply with a one of those infamous do-not-disturb grunts as my fingers dance across the keyboard, text slowly pouring into the message box on my friend’s Facebook page. I pause briefly, pondering what to write next and notice his … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Opinion Coverage
Students express opinions on dorms
Dorms and dorm life were a major part of the MIPA Summer Workshop experience. The Upstart staff asked students, "What do you think of the dorms and dorm life here at the workshop?" The people we interviewed and their responses can be found in the gallery below. By Ben Trube and Kailee Michell / Upstart Staff [imagebrowser id=4] … [Read more...] about Students express opinions on dorms
Review: ‘Ballroom’ strikes balance between humor, intrigue
In 2005, Marilyn Agrelo directed the documentary “Mad Hot Ballroom,” a movie focused on various schools in New York City who train to take part in a city-wide dance competition. However, the true interest of the story comes in the personalities of the children featured, their stories and what they have to say. In one of the schools, located in Washington Heights, there is a … [Read more...] about Review: ‘Ballroom’ strikes balance between humor, intrigue