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They Were Once SGA Leaders. Now They Run Medical Campus

When Alwyn Leiba was elected Student Government Association president at Medical Campus in 2006, Madeline Pumariega—the campus’ dean of students and administration at the...

This North Campus Student Is Making Death Her Business

Samantha Alexander believes in reviving the dead.  The 19-year-old—a funeral service student at North Campus—is often tasked with embalming bodies. Alexander dresses the deceased with makeup...

Continuing Education Legend Retires After 37 Years At Kendall Campus

For nearly four decades, Max Rodriguez served as a pillar in the Continuing Education department at Kendall Campus. Rodriguez, a lanky, rail-thin, ball of kinetic...

He Dreamt Of Coaching Basketball; Now He’s Campus President At Kendall

Bryan Stewart has a penchant for aiming high. As a five-year-old, he played basketball at his local YMCA in Denton, Texas. As his game and...

Man Vandalizes Table At Hialeah Campus, Causing $5,000 In Damage

A man flipped a concrete table at Hialeah Campus, causing $5,000 in damage on June 3, according to the campus’ public safety report. The incident,...

Get To Know Your 2024-25 Student Government Leaders

Miami Dade College students—here are your new Student Government Association leaders. College-wide elections took place March 13 through March 20. Voting was held virtually through...
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Kendall Campus Aims To Launch The Next Steve Aoki With New DJ Course

The New York City blackout of 1977 was a game changer for the music industry.  At the time, disc jockey culture was heating up in...

MDC-TV Honored With Communicator And Telly Awards

Miami Dade College’s North Campus-based television station, MDC-TV, has added two Communicator Awards and three Telly Awards to their trophy case.  The awards, which recognize...

North Campus Unveils State-Of-The-Art $57 Million School Of Justice Facility

Police swarmed onto North Campus’ Kennedy Drive on sleek motorcycles, thickly-muscled horses and a bulky SWAT vehicle. The show of force wasn’t an emergency—it was...

Four MDC Students Win $55,000 Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship

Velourde Borgella, Javier Cuñat, Eddie Fordham, Jr. and Maria Gabriela Cardenas were awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship on May 9.  The prestigious...

Podcast Challenging Mental Health Stereotypes Honored By NPR

Three years ago, Michael Vargas Arango was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.  The condition, which includes symptoms such as auditory and visual hallucinations and depression, affects...

Museum Of Art And Design Collecting Freedom Tower Testimonials

Juan Antonio González remembers when the Freedom Tower was known as el refugio—a Cuban refugee assistance center. In 1969, a decade after his family’s dairy...
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