Sparty Winner for Entertainment Coverage: Lia Grabowski Taking lives in war and risking your life to save an animal’s. These are on opposite ends of the spectrum, yet Sea Shepherd Matt Smith switched from one to the other in a blink. “I guess it was an epiphany that killing is wrong,” Smith said. “Whatever the reason is—I’m sure there’s a reason out there—it’s wrong. I … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Entertainment Coverage
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Sparty Winner: Sports Writing
Sparty Winner for Sports Writing: John Grasty Getting a college scholarship is a dream for many athletes. However, the NCAA reports only 3 percent of the hundreds of thousands of high school basketball players get a scholarship to play college ball. To put themselves into this miniscule minority, a growing number have resorted to Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Sports Writing
MIPA says farewell to Betsy Rau
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
Connor Marsh becomes ‘the kid without a roommate’
In West Shaw Hall, one MIPA student has been put into an unusual situation. Connor Marsh from Grand Ledge High School became "the kid without a roommate," and where some people might get tired of sharing a room, Marsh said he has grown tired of his lack of a roommate. “I first realized I didn’t have a roommate on the second day when no one had showed up still,” Marsh said. … [Read more...] about Connor Marsh becomes ‘the kid without a roommate’
Sanders, Rau explain the progression of their relationship as directors
Betsy Pollard Rau, the current director of MIPA, reclines in a chair in Room 130 of the Michigan State University Business School. Chad Sanders, her long-time assistant director, climbs up the stairs and sit down next to her. Rau and Sanders have known each other since Sanders' teen years, and Rau was his teacher. Next year, Sanders will serve as the new director of MIPA when … [Read more...] about Sanders, Rau explain the progression of their relationship as directors