Gregory Castillo, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

CG Burgers Restaurant Review

August 1, 2011 Gregory Castillo Restaurant Review

A quick eight-minute drive from the Kendall Campus to The Palms at Town & Country takes us to CG Burgers. Opened in May, CG offers an array of hearty, mouthwatering burgers, fries, wings and more at an affordable price. The restaurant offers a spacious dining area with a modern-western… Read the rest at our website.

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Caribbean Cafe Restaurant Review

August 1, 2011 Gregory Castillo Restaurant Review

With Miami’s Latin-inspired flavors being present on almost every street corner, it’s hard for any one location to stand out, but Caribbean Cafe near MDC’s North Campus happens to do just that. Opened in 2006, the restaurant offers a casual dine-in experience at a price too affordable to pass… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Volleyball

Picture Perfect Opportunity

August 1, 2011 Gregory Castillo

Expectations in sports are never a rarity, but after the roller coaster of emotions suffered throughout the 2010 season, the MDC Women’s Volleyball Team is ready to get back on the court. Going undefeated throughout the regular season and securing a state championship, the team stumbled at the end,… Read the rest at our website.

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Empty Promises And Loose Change

June 13, 2011 Gregory Castillo

President Barack Obama’s resigning of the Patriot Act on May 26 left me and millions of others with a bitter taste in our mouth. No changes to personal privacy where made, more of the same to come from a person who’s campaign was heralded as the ideal solution that… Read the rest at our website.

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Puzzles, Platforms And Portals

April 25, 2011 Gregory Castillo

When you hear the all too familiar voice of a psychotic, sarcastic super computer villain: “Hello, it’s been a long time,” you know Portal 2 has finally arrived. The follow-up to 2007’s critically-acclaimed first-person, platforming puzzler Portal, the highly anticipated Portal 2 replicates and significantly improves on the original… Read the rest at our website.

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The Basketball Diaries

April 25, 2011 Gregory Castillo

It’s been an interesting year for Miami Dade College sports. The women’s volleyball team came up short at the national tournament. The women basketball team’s Cinderella run came up short after an early loss at states, and the fate of the softball and baseball teams is still uncertain. But… Read the rest at our website.

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Training Days

April 11, 2011 Gregory Castillo

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from Miami Dade College’s North and Kendall Campuses joined cadets from Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University and other schools in the region for the Southern Strike Brigade’s annual Field Training Exercise held from April 1 – 3 at Snake Creek in Hollywood, Florida.… Read the rest at our website.

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Disaster In Japan Touched Close To Home Court

April 11, 2011 Gregory Castillo

When the phone rang at 2 a.m. on March 11, Yukie Futami didn’t think much of it. “I thought, ‘what the hell’?” said Futami, 20, a defensive specialist on the Miami Dade College women’s volleyball team. “I hung up and went back to sleep.” Everything would soon change. The… Read the rest at our website.

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Assange’s Full Dance Disclosure

April 11, 2011 Gregory Castillo

After the year Julian Assange had— revealing the dirty laundry and corruption of the world’s political and private sectors—the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks has had his own file dump of sorts. A video released in March revealed a grey-haired, carefree Assange dancing at a club in Iceland. (I use dancing… Read the rest at our website.

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The King Of Clean

March 29, 2011 Gregory Castillo

North Campus business major Jean Rene Faustin isn’t scared to get his hands dirty— or clean for that matter. Faustin, 23, is the CEO of Smart Cleaning Professional Services, a janitorial and cleaning service. He launched the company with his older brother Ricardi Faustin, and their friend Jean Lucio… Read the rest at our website.

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