The Upstart

Covering MIPA journalism workshops. Follow us for updates of #MIPA2024!

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Best Theme Ever breezes past Indesign to take home the championship! They won with a score of 10-1 and they take home the most points towards the MIPAlympics! Congratulations to both Best Theme Ever and Indesign on a second place finish and an excellent tournament!

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Art of Storytelling just took down Journalistic Storytelling in the third place match with a score of 10-4. Congratulations to Art of Storytelling on their excellent tournament performance!

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In our second semifinal game, Indesign took down Journalistic Storytelling in a tight match. The score was 10-7 and Indesign now moves on to the finals where they face Best Theme Ever!

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We are back at the volleyball tournament for the MIPAlypics. In our first game of the day, Best Theme Ever took down Art of Storytelling 10-7. Best Theme Ever moves on to the finals where they will play the winner of the Indesign and Journalistic Storytelling.

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In our last game of the day, Indesign took down Shoot Like a Pro with a score of 10-6.

The Semi matchups tomorrow are as follows:
Best Theme Ever vs. Art of Storytelling
Indesign vs. Journalistic Storytelling

The finals will also take place tomorrow following the semi matchups

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Journalistic Storytelling moves past Level Up in a tight matchup with a score of 10-8. Journalistic Storytelling will play the winner of Shoot Like a Pro and Indesign in the next round tomorrow!

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Art of Storytelling just beat Sports writing in a thrilling matchup with a score of 11-9. Art of storytelling moves on to the next round where they will play Best Theme Ever tomorrow afternoon!

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We are here at the volleyball tournament for the MIPALympics. We just witnessed Best Theme Ever take down Broadcast News in the first game of the day. The score was 10-7 and Best Theme Ever moves on to the next round!

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Best Theme Ever beat Beyond the Basics 10-6! Best Theme Ever are the winners of the MIPA volleyball tournament!

Photo by: Anna Brown

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The volleyball finals now start! Beyond the Basics vs. Sports Journalism. Who are you rooting for?

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Sports Journalism beats Social Media Journalism 10-4 for 3rd place. Next, the finals! Beyond the Basics vs. Sports Journalism.

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Best Theme Ever just won 10-9 against Sports Writing! Tune in to see who wins in the game between Social Media Journalism and Beyond the Basics!

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Beyond the Basics beats Social Media Journalism 10-4. Social Media Journalism now competes against Sports Journalism for 3rd place!

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Q: What’s the most useful thing you’ve done in Design like a Pro?

A: “The most useful thing i’ve done was making a new style template for my newspaper. Me and my editor-in-chief came up with an idea to remake the master style template.”

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Get to know Sabrina Baiz, a rising sophomore in Design like a Pro. Check out her Q&A in replies!

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Q: What’s your favorite part of designing a page?

A: “I like how I have the freedom to make my own ideas and design how I want to.”

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The volleyball semi-finals are today from 4-5pm! Here’s the bracket! Sports Writing vs. Best Theme Ever and Social Media Journalism vs. Beyond the Basics. See you at the court!

Photo and design by: Anna Brown

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"I used to watch all of the dog movies with my sister and have a lot of memories with them. I'm excited to relive the Airbud movie experience - It's very nostalgic," MIPA camper Soumya Mahendrakar said.

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Tuesdays night time activity: MIPA campers watch the movie, Airbud. Here is what the campers have to say during set-up time.

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Music journalist Emily Hu, comments on the event. "I've never seen this movie or heard of it but I'm excited to try it out. If MIPA likes it, I will too!"