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Mannequins Simulate Real-Life Situations For Medical Students

CHRIS has died more than 50 times in the past five years. On occasions, he has high blood pressure, and has even been in a...

Chinese Students Get Training At MDC

Yazhou Li traveled from China to Miami to acquire skills and recipes that he can take back to his family’s restaurant. Li, 20, and six...

Tragedy At Homestead

When Adriana Ruiz received a knock at her door at 5 a.m., she knew the news was not good. She was right. Her brother Ricardo Ruiz,...

Obama Appoints Padrón To Lead Education Initiative

Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón has another accomplishment to add to his résumé. On Oct. 19, President Barack Obama signed an executive order making...

New Director Succeeds Burrus

Sandra M. Martinez will have a new office to decorate on Nov. 1. Martinez, 39, is replacing E. Carter Burrus, who is retiring after...

MDC Students Win Dozens Of Awards At Annual Convention

Miami Dade College's student newspaper and literary magazines return from Annual FCCPA awards banquet with scores of honors. Newspapers Student journalists at Miami Dade College have...

Group Of Students Aid Community Event

Why get on a plane to experience Latino culture? Nine InterAmerican Campus students from the Student Leadership Academy created a plan to market street merchants...

Geoffrey Philp: A Poet In The Midst

Geoffrey Philp, chairperson of the college prep department at Miami Dade College’s North Campus, plans to send a message of hope to his readers...

Celebrated Beauty Queen Attending Wolfson Campus

“The entire time I was hoping that my name wouldn’t be called for first runner-up,” Garcia said. “I kept thinking ‘please don’t say my...

Access And Parking Fees To Be Implemented Next Fall

Unemployment isn’t the only thing going up. Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón has approved a plan to charge students a $3 perncredit access and...

A Palo! Limpio

When Adrienne Langford, a student at the InterAmerican Campus, celebrated her 33rd birthday at The News Lounge, she didn’t have school on her mind. But...

Retiring. With Honors.

A miniature Mayan sculpture, a Joker action figure and an array of snow globes were once among the knick-knacks that cluttered E. Carter Burrus' desk. His...