At six feet, nine inches and 270 pounds, Anthony Ianni towers above everyone in the room. He holds two Big Ten championship rings and a sociology degree from Michigan State University. But when he was just a child, his life almost took a different turn. At the age of 4, Ianni was diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder, which is on the autism spectrum. At … [Read more...] about Former basketball player Anthony Ianni motivates MIPA students to live their dreams
Narratives
Marissa Higgs: All the way from the windy city
Sitting alone at the sports bar in the Vista for the first day of MIPA, no one would know that Marissa Higgs had an interesting story to share. “I’m from Chicago, but when I was a few months old, my family moved to Florida. I lived in the panhandle, which is really Deep South,” Higgs said, “They’d always say ‘welcome to the swamp, chomp chomp,’ what is it with people and their … [Read more...] about Marissa Higgs: All the way from the windy city
Exclusive interview with Betsy Rau: How to take your design and content to the next level
“The lead to a story is critical. A design has to make me stop, but I’m not going to stay unless the story reads well,” Betsy Rau said. “So often photo makes your design. I would say the two biggest elements of a good front page are typography and photo. The visual elements have to make them stop.” Rau would know all about making them stop. She and her friend Cheryl Pell pick … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview with Betsy Rau: How to take your design and content to the next level
Previous MIPA volleyball champions share experiences
First year campers quickly learned that activities such as the volleyball tournament are taken to the next level with the prize of the MIPA cup, rewarded at the end of closing ceremonies. Although there are other activities to get points to win the award, one of the campers' favorites is the volleyball tournament. Students can earn points for their class by … [Read more...] about Previous MIPA volleyball champions share experiences
Sydney Bammel arrives as MIPA’s first camper
In anticipation of the opening day of MIPA’s 2013 Summer Workshop, junior Sydney Bammel from Rochester High School was already getting ready for camp by 9:30 a.m. for the 2:30 p.m. check-in in East Shaw Hall. Arriving more than two hours early, she was the first camper in line for registration. 9:30 a.m. – “I woke up this morning [Sunday, July 28] at like 9:30 a.m. and got … [Read more...] about Sydney Bammel arrives as MIPA’s first camper