“We went upstairs to get my friends ukulele to take a picture with the Stitch stuffed animal but when we came back he was gone. Some kids were taking him away and said ‘it’s our opinion that you won’t find him!’ It was weird.” Katherine Wolf “I heard girls screaming in the hallway outside my room ‘THERE’S A FLYING COCKROACH’ so I had to kill it with my friends … [Read more...] about What was the funniest/strangest thing that happened to you at MIPA?
Mila Murray
For those who aren’t performing in the Variety Show
One time at home I started singing and my mom cried for me to stop, my sister’s ears starting bleeding, and three of my pets died. Just kidding. But it is true that my family hates when I sing, because I suck. And therefore, I am considered not talented. And therefore, I don’t stand out. And therefore, I guess I’m just a jealous, ordinary person. People performing on stage … [Read more...] about For those who aren’t performing in the Variety Show
MIPA students skype Fox Sports 1 anchor
At 2:00 on Monday, the ‘Smile You’re on Camera’ class skyped Fox Sports 1 anchor Ryan Fields, who lives in Los Angeles, in order to ask him questions about his job and how he got there. “We had a bunch of questions for him and he had really good feedback on how to get an internship and how he started and where he is now,” Alex Rakowki said. Fields got internships when he … [Read more...] about MIPA students skype Fox Sports 1 anchor
‘Smile You’re on Camera’ visits Lansing news headquarters
A man was laughing and talking to a woman until his look suddenly turned serious and he began talking to himself. The woman sternly said “standby” causing a group of people to stop moving and talking. Immediately after the man and woman looked up and loudly began talking to the wall about the Ebola virus. Then quickly the topic changes and another man is pointing at different … [Read more...] about ‘Smile You’re on Camera’ visits Lansing news headquarters
Be smarter than your smartphone, kids
I sat down to write a brief about the “Smartphone Journalism” presentation. I opened the voice memo app on my own smartphone so I could review the 50 minutes of information I had stored in this wonderful, multi-purpose device. But ironically, none of it was there. It deleted or glitched because I swear I saw it recording. I spent 50 minutes recording a presentation about … [Read more...] about Be smarter than your smartphone, kids