Brayan Vazquez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Access Services Seeks Note-Taking Volunteers

February 3, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments ACCESS, volunteers

The Access Services Department at North Campus is providing opportunities for students of all majors to complete their service hours as a note-taker for students with disabilities or temporary physical impairment. “This is a great opportunity to learn and help others students, because some of these students rely on… Read the rest at our website.

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North Campus Garden Oasis Offers Bounty And Respite From Urban Grind

February 3, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments garden, Green Urban Living Center

At North Campuses’ Green Urban Living Center garden, white and yellow painted used tires decorate the perimeter taking the shape of a caterpillar. An inspirational quote by anthropologist Margaret Mead, written on a tree, at the entrance reads: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can… Read the rest at our website.

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Nursing Students Learn Lessons At The Height Of The Ebola Scare

February 3, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments viruses, ebola, disease

Miami Dade College’s Benjamín León School of Nursing Chairperson Therese Ditto understands that nurses have been on the front lines of the Ebola crisis. They are trained to heal the sick but they are also at risk of exposure while performing their duties. She believes her students are prepared… Read the rest at our website.

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Coconut Grove Arts Festival Teams Up With Miami New Times

January 20, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments

This year Coconut Grove Arts Festival has partnered up with Miami New Times newspaper to bring the live musical portion of the festival with performances by Zach Deputy, Bright Light Social Hour, Beebs & Her Honeymakers and others. For the 52nd year, the festival takes place at Peacock Park,… Read the rest at our website.

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Study Abroad Program In China Offered To MDC Students

January 20, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments

The Miami Dade College School of Entertainment and Design Technology will offer its very first study-abroad program in Xuzhou, China at the Jiangsu Normal University during Summer A of this year. Two courses will be offered and taught by MDC faculty, a designing course and a Chinese class. cost… Read the rest at our website.

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In A Racist System, People Of Color Suffer The Most

January 20, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments

Our criminal justice system is not perfect and anyone of color can be the victim of this flawed entity that looks to put people behind bars. The lives of a black, white, and hispanic people all matter just the same, so it is infuriating to see the number of… Read the rest at our website.

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New Honors College Director At North Campus

November 25, 2014 Brayan Vazquez North Campus, Honors College

Shane Johnson, a student-centered administrator with admissions, recruiting, and programming experience from Nova Southeastern University, has been selected as the new Honors College Director at North Campus. Johnson has also worked in the business sector as a senior operations manager where he managed human resources, logistics and administration. A… Read the rest at our website.

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Kendall Campus Hosts Instrumental Chamber Music Concert

November 11, 2014 Brayan Vazquez

The Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th St., is hosting its Instrumental Chamber Music Concert on Nov. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Alfred L. McCarthy Hall, Room 6120. Chamber music is a type of classical music performed for more intimate-sized groups. Organizers say that the concert serves… Read the rest at our website.

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Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Comes To MBFI

November 11, 2014 Brayan Vazquez

For 2014 Miami Book Fair International featured authors, Nicholas D. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times columnist, and his wife Sheryl WuDunn, also a Pulitzer Prize-winner and a former business editor at the New York Times, it’s completely sane to believe that anybody is capable of… Read the rest at our website.

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Columbus Day

October 8, 2014 Brayan Vazquez

On October 13, the city of Minneapolis will celebrate its first annual Indigenous People’s Day on the second Monday of the month, the same day that an observation of Christopher Columbus and the “discovery of the new world” is federally imposed. The initiative to rename the date is a… Read the rest at our website.

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