Juan S. Gomez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Jazz At Wolfson To Feature Grammy Award Winner John Riley

March 29, 2023 Juan S. Gomez John Riley, Jazz at Wolfson Presents

Four-time Grammy award-winning jazz drummer, John Riley, will be the next guest at the Jazz at Wolfson Presents series on April 5. The event will take place in-person at noon at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., in Room 1261. It will also be livestreamed. Riley has performed and… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus Homestead Campus Hialeah Campus

Once Undocumented, He Is Now A Champion For Student Engagement

March 23, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

Arturo Ortiz’s dream was within reach. But everything would soon change. As the aspiring surgeon entered a crowded room at Florida International University during orientation, an adviser pulled him aside and delivered the news that would rock him: he was undocumented. The status made him ineligible for financial aid.… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Padrón Campus

Urbana Wins Gold Crown Award For Third Year In A Row

March 14, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

For the third straight year, Urbana, the student-led hybrid literary arts magazine at the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus has earned a Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Volume 15, which featured a Quinceañera theme, received the award based on its overall excellence. The work was published during… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Summer STEM Research Institute Accepting Applications

March 14, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

The Miami Dade College School of Science’s Summer 2023 STEM Research Institute is accepting applications until March 31. Applicants will have the opportunity to perform undergraduate research work and participate in networking, career exploration and personal development workshops. The internship takes place from May 15 to Aug. 18. Research… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Three Must-Haves In Paradox Interactive’s Cities Skylines 2

March 14, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

Seven years ago, Cities Skylines revolutionized city-building games by applying dynamic game mechanics and providing gamers with wide access to downloadable content. The game, which is played by more than 15,000 users each month on Steam, announced recently it’s releasing a sequel later this year. The exact date has… Read the rest at our website.

News

How Ukrainian Students At MDC Are Dealing With War In Their Country

March 8, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

A year has passed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It was the largest military attack in Europe since World War II and has created the largest refugee crisis in the 21st century. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more eight million Ukrainians have… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Galaxy Beat Releases Debut Extended Play Album

March 6, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

Julio Diaz was born to play music. In the late 2000s, he religiously listened to 93.1, a radio station that at the time featured alternative artists like Metallica and Nirvana. Inspired, Diaz began taking guitar classes at Hialeah Senior High School when he was 16 years old. He practiced,… Read the rest at our website.

Photo Briefing

The Cradle Of Civilization

February 24, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

Cristian Lazzari, who has been a photographer at Miami Dade College for 11 years, visited Egypt from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2. His trip, which spanned the length of the Egyptian Nile River and the country’s Mediterranean coast, captured the ancient and current culture of the Middle Eastern nation. … Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

English Professor Retires After 17 Years At Kendall Campus

February 22, 2023 Juan S. Gomez retirement

For almost two decades, Sylvia Orozco-Vaca devoted herself to students at Kendall Campus. She taught college prep and English courses, using analogies and puzzles to teach basic sentence and argument structure. At times, Orozco-Vaca mimicked standing like a flamingo to demonstrate the importance of maintaining a solid argument. “She… Read the rest at our website.

News

This Faculty Initiative Provides Students With Emergency Funds

February 9, 2023 Juan S. Gomez emergency funds

Two years ago when Elizabeth Ramsay heard a presentation by the American Federation of Teachers about the importance of faculty-led emergency funds to help students, an idea was sparked. Ramsay, who has taught world languages at Wolfson Campus for 29 years, brainstormed ideas to bring a similar program to… Read the rest at our website.

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