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Second Biggest Loser Visits MSU

“It’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you get hit and keep moving forward,” says Mike Morelli, a nineteen year old success story. Mike has been put through the mill, he once weighed over 400 pounds and in high school he even had trouble fitting in the desks. Very recently [...]

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Mike Morelli

Mike Morelli of Biggest Loser spoke at the MIPA workshop at Michigan State University in front of a select group of journalism students. Mike, who is now 19, dropped out of his freshman year of college at MSU to take a chance to go on the Biggest Loser journey. At 18 years old, Mike became [...]

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Mike Morelli Interview

Mike Morelli was a contestant on the Biggest Loser Season 7. When he started the show he was 18 years old and weighed 388 pounds. He lived in South Lyon, Michigan with his family. It was Mike’s mothers’ idea for them to get on the show. There were auditions near to their home. Mike and [...]

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The Mike Morelli Interview

Mike Morelli, 19, appeared on the number one TV hit reality show “The Biggest Loser”. When he started the show he weighed in at 388 lbs. As he grew older to know that his weight was getting out of control, he blamed his parents because all they did was feed him fast food. In his [...]

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The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser runner up Mike Morelli spoke with journalism students Monday at Michigan State. Morelli’s speech was not only good practice for covering a press conference, but proved to be a source of inspiration for the young journalists. Though Morelli was not exactly at home speaking in front of a large crowd. “Talking in [...]

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Journalism students attend Morelli press conference

MIPA journalism students participating in the Black, White, and Re(a)d Journalism Workshop attended a press conference last Monday at Conrad Hall with Michigan native, and runner-up on the latest season of the weight-loss show Biggest Loser, Mike Morelli. Morelli spoke to the crowd of teenage journalists and their instructors about his time on the show [...]

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Biggest Loser runner-up inspires students

The Biggest Loser runner-up Mike Morelli shared his story and answered questions at a press conference Monday night for students at the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Summer Journalism Workshop.
As the youngest competitor in the show’s history, Morelli dropped a total of 207 pounds, setting a record for the most weight ever lost on The Biggest [...]

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Fun and Awesome: Synonyms for Youmacon

Every otaku (anime addict) in Michigan needs to gear up and get ready for the most awesome anime event to ever hit Michigan: Youmacon. An anime convention in Dearborn, is an awesome experience for anyone into anime. People that go can go talk to fellow anime addicts, dress up as their favorite characters, [...]

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First Night Mayhem

First night of Mipa camp a girls faints and two studly campers come to her rescue. Brennan Halliday, a Junior at Fenton High School, took a unfriendly tumble in the dinner line on Sunday night while going to dinner.
“I was scared because it never happened before but I had a feeling it
was coming because I [...]

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Its Going Down

Amazingness is in the air at MIPA’s summer camp at Michigan State. The Big J All Day dance crew is in town and they’re here to show their skills. MIPA is having its second annual talent show, and the dance crew is going to dance their butts off with a strong ambition for first place. [...]

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