The Upstart

Writers face generational challenges in ‘The Bobby Hawthorne Experience’

Students of The Bobby Hawthorne Experience reflected on how the class’s lecture impacted them. International Academy senior, Nancy Huang was one of those students. “We had a guest speaker come […]

Students prepare for County Fair

Each morning at 8:15, the students in Brian Roberts’ From Covering to Publishing photography class gather in the East Shaw main lobby to wait for the bus to go to […]

Shoot Like a Pro instructor teaches students to act like pros

Michael Caterina, the instructor of the photography course Shoot Like a Pro, said he is more than excited to be here at MIPA camp this year. Traveling from Princeton, IN […]

C.E. Sikkenga, Tracy Anderson take newspaper to the edge

MIPA instructors C. E. Sikkenga and Tracy Anderson are training their students to do whatever it takes to take their newspaper to the cutting edge. Some come in only needing […]

MIPA students customize camp shirts

Hundreds of MIPA students walked into Shaw Hall on Sunday afternoon, July 28, with a clean slate and an even cleaner T-shirt. Along with a week-long camp experience, MIPA staff […]

Opinion students create personal blogs

Opinions students learn where their work is best suited online by creating blogs.  Read more about it here. Click below to read personal MIPA 2013 accounts from students taking the […]

‘Dueling Design Diva’s’ Kick Off MIPA 2013

To kick off MIPA 2013, high school journalist gathered in the Michigan State University Business College to listen to the wise words of Cheryl Pell, and Betsy Rau. The two […]