Students filed into the Biomedical & Physical Sciences Building from 7-9:15 p.m. Tues. night for a press conference covering the automotive industry from the view of a professional journalist. Sharon Carty of the Huffington Post (left) and Mike Ramsey of the Wall Street Journal took student questions for over two hours, beginning with Ramsey explaining to the attendees … [Read more...] about Press conference highlights impact auto industry has on teens
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Q & A with (a very pregnant) Sara-Beth O’Connor
Sara-Beth O’Connor is the advisor of The Comets’ Tale from Grand Ledge High School and now the yearbook advisor as well. Students would recognize her as the pregnant woman showing up throughout the MIPA days-but only on the main floors, because at five days OVERDUE to have her first child, she is still at MIPA 2012 and avoiding challenge of climbing a flight of stairs. Q: … [Read more...] about Q & A with (a very pregnant) Sara-Beth O’Connor
From the opening session: Haiku poems from journalists, for journalists
During the opening session, workshops director Chad Sanders and assistant director Rod Satterthwaite had two teams of students compete against each other in an ice-breaker relay. Part of the relay required a participant on each team to write an original haiku about journalism. Here are the poems: Poem #1 Newspapers involve Smart kids who like writing Like us at … [Read more...] about From the opening session: Haiku poems from journalists, for journalists
Ben Daniels Band visits MIPA 2012
On Monday, the MIPA staff brought The Ben Daniels band to perform for all the journalist attending camp this week. Before the show, instructor Jeremy Whiting and high school student Katie Denton interviewed the band at 89FM The Impact followed by live performance. Later that evening, the band performed some of their own songs like "Spoon Fed" and covers from other … [Read more...] about Ben Daniels Band visits MIPA 2012
MIPA 2012 Volleyball Challenge: Day 1
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