Jessica Medina, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Local Civil Disobedience In Support of Occupy Movement

November 8, 2011 Jessica Medina

While many have heard about Occupy Wall Street or its local sister chapter, Occupy Miami, nobody seems to truly know what exactly these new-age hippies are protesting against. That’s because there isn’t one problem or one solution, and these protesters range from in-debt college students to educated middle-aged parents.… Read the rest at our website.

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Avoiding The Freshman 15

September 21, 2011 Jessica Medina

Most college students have heard about the infamous “Freshman 15” and it’s consequences on the body and mind of students during their first year on campus. The buzz about these extra pounds has filled the halls of numerous campuses, but nobody seems to be talking about how to prevent… Read the rest at our website.

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Student’s Suffering From Lack Of Soccer Team

September 6, 2011 Jessica Medina

Miami Dade College is part of the National Junior College Athletic Association, and since the institution’s initiation in 1952 the college has won a total of 34 titles, 21 in men’s sport and 13 in women’s. It is safe to say MDC has a solid athletic program, but why… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

2012 MIFF Now Accepting Submissions

August 1, 2011 Jessica Medina

Even though the Miami International Film Festival is roughly six months away, filmmakers all across the globe are beginning to submit their latest cinematic endeavors. MIFF, sponsored by Miami Dade College, has officially placed a call for entries on their site. Becoming more efficiently equipped, not to mention environmentally… Read the rest at our website.

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Recent Spending Cuts Slice Through MDC

August 1, 2011 Jessica Medina

Recently, Miami Dade College students checked their emails and were informed that Gov. Rick Scott, had vetoed roughly $10 million “in appropriations for classroom, laboratories, new infrastructure and site improvements at MDC’s campuses.” The Hialeah Campus was especially devastated by the news because $6.7 million of those funds were… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Artful Rebel Brings Beauty To The Street

June 13, 2011 Jessica Medina

Miguel Mendoza, 19, a graphic design major at the New World School of the Arts has taken his talents to the streets of Miami. He may not be as politically controversial as famous street artist Banksy, but he is slowly beautifying run-down neighborhoods around Miami, one sunflower-holding rabbit at… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Mike Mills: No Longer A Beginner

June 13, 2011 Jessica Medina

Directors, the innate storytellers of our generation, all seem to have one pivotal similarity: they all feel almost destined to present marvelously original tales to anyone willing to listen and watch. Mike Mills—the director of Thumbsucker, and now Beginners—is the very definition of a storyteller. As quirky and as… Read the rest at our website.

Student actors on stage performing in the play The Front Page.

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Latest Production Fails To Make Front Page

April 25, 2011 Jessica Medina

Set in the crime-riddled streets of the 1920s Chicago, The Front Page is a wit-filled comedy that disguises the social issues of its era. The play takes place in the confines of the fictional newspaper, The Examiner’s pressroom overlooking the gallows behind the Cook County Jail. A crew of… Read the rest at our website.

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Hanna Lacks Substance; Provides Entertainment

April 11, 2011 Jessica Medina

From the acclaimed director (Joe Wright) of both Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, comes the tale of a child raised to be an unstoppable assassin, by an expert CIA assassin gone bad. Erik, played exceptionally by Eric Bana, raises Hanna in the Finland tundra to be nothing short of… Read the rest at our website.

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This Song Is Only For The Art-house Lovers

March 14, 2011 Jessica Medina

The synopsis of The Piano in a Factory seemed exhilarating because of its unique plot and great potential. However, after spending a couple of minutes in the theatre, it became evident The Piano in a Factory was an acquired taste. A taste for the refined cinematic art house palette,… Read the rest at our website.

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