May 1, 2024
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The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Author: Christian Ortega

Bryan Montes and Shawn Torres posing for the camera.
Wolfson CampusNews

Wolfson Campus Students Aim To Start A Social Revolution

Christian Ortega ,  , 
Bryan Montes and Shawn Torres are on a mission. Their goal is to create a revolution through their venture, Bracelets for Commitment (B4C), and encourage the public to become difference makers in the community. Handcrafted by Colombian artisans, B4C features four colorful bracelets, each color signifying a different commitment.… Read the rest at our website.
Valeria Santos about to hit the ball.
NewsSportsKendall CampusVolleyball

Volleyball Player Still Haunted By Hurricane Maria A Year Later

Christian Ortega ,  ,  , 
Valeria Santos never planned to play volleyball at Miami Dade College. In August of last year, she started her freshman season at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez where her father coached. He volleyball career was going according to plan. However, barely a month later, her world would… Read the rest at our website.
Collage of the players.
Men's BasketballNewsSportsKendall Campus

Ledoux’s Message To Sharks: Play Hard Or You ‘Won’t Be Playing’

Christian Ortega ,  , 
Success has eluded the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team for the past two seasons. But despite going 26-33 in his first two seasons as head coach and missing out on the Southern Conference Tournament, Kevin Ledoux is confident in his team’s potential this year. His solution to their… Read the rest at our website.
Collage of the four featured Sharks players.
NewsSportsKendall CampusMen's Basketball

Miami-Raised Quartet Leads Sharks

Christian Ortega ,  ,  , 
For as long as Sharks head basketball coach Kevin Ledoux can remember, the Miami Dade College men’s team hasn’t had this much home-grown talent going into a season. Elton Walker, Ben Tal, Albert Hernandez and returning sophomore Kaevon Tyler will add Miami flavor to this year’s roster.   “These are… Read the rest at our website.
The Pruitt Sisters posing for the camera.
Women's BasketballNewsSportsKendall Campus

Sister, Sister Act For Lady Sharks Basketball

Christian Ortega ,  ,  , 
Basketball has always played a prominent role in the lives of sisters Michelle and Monique Pruitt. Their mom, Chris Pruitt—a former basketball player at the University of Wisconsin—indoctrinated them in sport. “She did everything to get us to perfect our fundamentals early on so that from there, the sport… Read the rest at our website.
MDC's Lady Sharks volleyball team celebrating.
Kendall CampusVolleyballNewsSports

Volleyball Team Remains Atop Poll, Crowned Southern Conference Champions

Christian Ortega ,  ,  ,  , 
With four games remaining on their schedule, the Lady Sharks Volleyball team clinched the Southern Conference Championship after defeating Florida State College of Manatee (25-17, 25-12, 25,22)  on Oct. 13. The Lady Sharks, who are 20-0, 7-0 in conference, have swept their last 13 opponents. They are ranked No.… Read the rest at our website.
MDC Students speaking to Miami-Dade County Commission on early voting sites.
North CampusKendall CampusNews

Students Force Early-Voting Sites At North And Kendall Campuses

Christian Ortega ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College students and employees can vote for the upcoming midterm elections at North and Kendall Campuses—thanks to a group of strong-willed students who advocated for that right. “We have students of all walks of life; mothers, veterans, employees and many first-generation students,” Rebecca Diaz, one of nine… Read the rest at our website.
Flooded street in Fair Bluff, North Carolina.
Kendall CampusMen's BasketballNewsSports

Hurricane Florence Ravages Freshman Forward’s Hometown

Christian Ortega ,  ,  , 
The last time a hurricane struck North Carolina was in 2016. Hurricane Matthew killed 28 people. “Matthew was unlike anything we had ever seen before,” said W.T. Edwards, the head basketball coach at West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina. “It changed people’s lives.” Two years later,… Read the rest at our website.

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