Justin Marcano, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Everglades illustration by Brooke Stewart.

We Are Destroying Our Own Backyard

October 9, 2017 Justin Marcano Climate Change, Everglades, envorinment

“There must be progress, certainly. But we must ask ourselves what kind of progress we want, and what price we want to pay for it. If, in the name of progress, we want to destroy everything beautiful in our world, and contaminate the air we breathe, and the water… Read the rest at our website.

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The Consequences Of Silence

October 9, 2017 Justin Marcano discrimination, racism, hate

Silence is the seed from which deceit and hatred grow. The lack of conversation in this country has fractured the walls of the nation we call a “melting pot.” For decades, there was a rift being formed by a lack of understanding. Generations that lived before the civil rights… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Homestead Campus

Microbiology Professor Awarded $2,500 Grant

October 9, 2017 Justin Marcano Homestead Campus, STEM, L'Oreal

Dr. M. Nia Madison, microbiology professor at Miami Dade College, was awarded $2,500 from The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science‘s Changing the Face of STEM (CTFS) on Sept. 20. Recipients are awarded for their contributions in science, technology, engineering and math and commitment by serving as role models… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Padrón Campus

Wonder Woman Art Exhibit At InterAmerican Campus

October 9, 2017 Justin Marcano North Campus, InterAmerican Campus, Exhibit, Art

Miami Dade College’s InterAmerican Campus will host the art exhibit Wonder Woman on Nov. 7 at 627 S.W. 27 Ave., in Room 3113. The exhibition is free to the public and will run until Dec. 22. Wonder Woman features works by 21 Israeli male and female artists who capture… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

New Director Of Testing And Assessment At Wolfson Campus

September 22, 2017 Justin Marcano Wolfson Campus, New Staff

Marlen Gonzalez has been selected as the new director of Testing and Assessment at Wolfson Campus. She began her position in August. “I’m here to serve the students,” Gonzalez said. “Nothing is more rewarding to me than seeing students succeed.” As director, Gonzalez is responsible for the maintenance of… Read the rest at our website.

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The United States In Statues

August 23, 2017 Justin Marcano Lady Liberty

Are we still the New Colossus? Perhaps it is a symbol of a bygone era, a mentality lost to time like the subject of the poem Ozymandias. Are the ideals of our Lady Liberty crumbling away as time passes her by in that lonely harbor? Is her light that… Read the rest at our website.

Homestead Campus Briefing

MDC Students Awarded Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship

August 23, 2017 Justin Marcano School of Aviation, Scholarship, aviation

Six aviation students were awarded the Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship on May 31. Each student can receive up to $8,000. This year’s winners are Miami Dade College’s Eig-Watson School of Aviation students: Christopher Bazaka, 19, Rodolfo Cabezas, 21, Henry Golembeski, 20, German Melo, 27, Sebastian Metral, 20, and… Read the rest at our website.

Venezuela illustration by Tetyana Shumkova.

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The Current Turmoil In Venezuela

June 9, 2017 Justin Marcano Venezuela

I proceed to inform and convey, with much anguish and agony, the desperation divulged in this work. What will be recounted are the words of my family who are suffering alongside their nation; a message in a bottle cast away from a desolate country cut off from the world.… Read the rest at our website.

Image of artwork at West Campus Gallery.

Briefing West Campus

#CityLife Arrives At West Campus Art Gallery

June 9, 2017 Justin Marcano Art, Exhibition

The West Campus Gallery, 3800 N. W. 115th Ave., will host the first solo exhibition of Austrian contemporary artist Chris Delias through July 21. The exhibition titled #CityLife explores the impact social media has on human interactions. The main issue the exhibit tackles is communication through symbols. In his… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Medical Campus

Medical Campus Students Install Parking Meter To Aid The Homeless

June 9, 2017 Justin Marcano Homeless

A group of nursing students at Medical Campus and professor Lori Eduartez fundraised $1,000 to install a parking meter covered in the art of Romero Britto as part of the Adopt a Meter program of the Miami-Dade County’s Homeless Trust. The new parking meter is located in front of… Read the rest at our website.

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