Carolina Soto, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Learning To Embrace My Curly Hair

August 6, 2021 Carolina Soto curly hair, acceptance

As a child, my mom used to call me Shirley Temple because ringlets sprang out of my scalp like the famous child actor. My hair was so curly, people would ask my mom if it was real. I got compliments about my curls all the time. But when I… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Superblue Miami Breaks Away From Traditional Framed Art, Offers Interactive Experience

July 27, 2021 Carolina Soto Art, Exhibition

Art continues to pave its path in Miami. One of the latest examples is Superblue Miami, a new immersive art space in Allapattah. Located at 1101 N.W. 23rd St., the 50,000 square foot facility, which opened on May 20, features seven art installations. Their purpose is to highlight the… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

From Student Life To Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental—Meet Lolisa Torbert

July 15, 2021 Carolina Soto staff spotlight, beauty pageant

Lolisa Torbert gave the audience a glimpse of her sparkly beige nightgown as she glided across the stage at the StarStruck Performing Arts Center in Stuart, Florida, last June. It wasn’t the 32-year-old’s first pageant, but winning the Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental contest seemed like a far-fetched dream. Torbert… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Sex Offenders Should Be Held Accountable By The United States Court System

July 12, 2021 Carolina Soto Sexual Assault, criminal justice

As citizens we like to believe that the United States court system is fair-minded and wise, and although that might be true in many cases, it doesn’t apply to all. Especially since judicial decisions seem to be heavily influenced by a person’s race, gender and even their appearance. Those… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus Professor To Be Featured On The TV Show Mission Unstoppable

June 30, 2021 Carolina Soto Professor Spotlight, STEM

Marisa Nia Madison is ready to share her love for science with a national audience. The 43-year-old biology professor at Homestead Campus will be featured on an upcoming episode of Mission Unstoppable, a television show on CBS that highlights female innovators with careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus News

Wolfson Archives Preserves South Florida’s History One Image At A Time

June 16, 2021 Carolina Soto Wolfson Archives, History, South Florida

Rene Ramos is stuck in the past. As director of the Miami Dade College Archives Department, Ramos spends his days inside the College’s personal time capsule—the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, located at Wolfson Campus on the fourth floor of building 8. The Wolfson Archives… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

2021 Will Mark The Return Of The Concert Industry

June 3, 2021 Carolina Soto Music, concerts, venues

After many musicians were forced to cancel and reschedule their tours in 2020 due to COVID-19, the music industry took a hard fall. During a time of uncertainty, many artists had to get creative. Some dropped surprise albums, others hosted live-streamed concerts from their homes or organized drive-in concerts.… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

COVID-19 Vaccines Shouldn’t Be Mandatory

June 2, 2021 Carolina Soto vaccination, vaccine, COVID-19

I’m not an anti-vaxxer and I understand that health experts and scientists want to end COVID-19. But I also believe it’s too early to determine if vaccines are successful or safe so I don’t think they should be mandatory. On June 3, the White House announced President Joe Biden’s… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

The Reporter Selects Editor-In-Chief For 2021-22 School Year

May 25, 2021 Carolina Soto The Reporter, editor-in-chief

Rising sophomore Ammy Elizabeth Sanchez Suasti has been selected as editor-in-chief of The Reporter for the 2021-22 school year. Sanchez, a mass communications/journalism major in The Honors College at North Campus, has served as the paper’s forum editor since the spring. She will officially start her new role on… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

MDC-TV Wins Four Communicator Awards

May 18, 2021 Carolina Soto mdc-tv, Communicator Awards

Miami Dade College’s TV station based at North Campus—MDC-TV—was honored four times at the 27th Annual Communicator Awards on May 4. They received the following awards: Gold Award of Excellence in the online video category for Musically United. Silver Award of Distinction in the history television category for Black… Read the rest at our website.

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