Briefing

With Halloween rapidly approaching, the only question on your mind should be “What will I dress up as?” Well, good question! Just ask the Cootie Catcher for an answer! The Cootie Catcher knows all. 1. Cut along the dotted lines. 2. With the words side down, fold the four… Read the rest at our website.

Starting on Oct. 9, the Wolfson Campus library will be open to students on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The new schedule stems from additional funding. “We used to be open on Saturdays,” says Library Director Zenaida Fernandez. “However, due to lack of funding, we had to… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College’s Art Gallery System launched three exhibitions on Oct. 8: Past is History – Future is Mystery, Patria o Libertad! The Rhetorics of Patriotism, along with Ways of Worldmaking: Notes on a Passion for Collecting. According to its curator, Rafael López-Ramos, Past is History—Future is Mystery focuses… Read the rest at our website.

Three students were honored for their poetry entries to the The Hispanic Heritage Month Spoken Word Contest on Oct. 14 at Miami Dade College North Campus. The contest features poetry submitted by students from the English department and the college prep program. All poems were about “celebrating Hispanic heritage,… Read the rest at our website.

Heather Altman-Kingwell, a funeral services major at Miami Dade College’s North Campus, has been awarded a $400 scholarship to take her National Board Exam. The scholarship was awarded by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, Inc. Altman-Kingwell was chosen because of her exceptional performance in the funeral… Read the rest at our website.

The Doodle Club is a new organization at Miami Dade College aimed at drawing out students’ artistic talent. One of the objectives of the club is to make students more aware of opportunities for artists. This includes finding schools, scholarships and programs that will help them throughout their careers.… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College is replacing outdated Dell computer systems with new HP CORE 2 Duo desktops. According to school officials, 7,728 computers are being replaced college-wide. The “refresh” was made possible by a buyback program organized by Hewlett-Packard Co. and the school board district, in which any computer older… Read the rest at our website.