Melissa Adan, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

School Of Aviation Allows Students To Fly Higher

October 4, 2011 Melissa Adan School of Aviation

What do New Orleans Saints football player Jimmy Graham, Florida State Representative Frank Artiles and NBC Miami Chief Meteorologist John Morales have in common? They have all trained at the Dean International Flight Training School located at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport in Miami.The school offers private pilot, instrument and commercial,… Read the rest at our website.

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Student By Day and Model By Night

September 21, 2011 Melissa Adan

Not many Miami Dade College students can call Rebecca Romijn, Natasha Bedingfield, and Kendall Jenner their peers, but Kendall Campus student, Rachel Serrano, can. Serrano, 19, is signed to the same agency as the aforementioned models. She is in her fourth year with Whilemina Models, a Miami, New York… Read the rest at our website.

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Medical Student Goes From Doctor To Nurse

September 21, 2011 Melissa Adan

With a budding career as a doctor, Andres Quevedo’s future in Venezuela seemed set— to the outside world. But Quevedo, 31, wasn’t satisfied. “There is no one single reason why I moved to the U.S.,” Quevedo said. “In a period of 10 years my family was robbed 10 times.… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Volunteer In Honor Of 9/11 Victims And Heroes

September 6, 2011 Melissa Adan

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance invites Miami Dade College students to register to volunteer Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E 65th St., for landscaping, beautification, clean-up, and painting service projects around the park. “The goal of the event… Read the rest at our website.

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A Father And Son Alumni Create Curb Inlet Filters

September 6, 2011 Melissa Adan

Fifteen months ago, a father and son duo had an idea and ran with it. Emilio Lopez, 29, and Eddie Lopez, 66— two MDC alumni— collaborated to create curb inlet filters, a device placed on the curb to filter debris from entering the sewer system. The filters have been… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Honors College Receives New Administration

August 1, 2011 Melissa Adan

The Honors College at Miami Dade College will enter the 2011-12 academic school year with new directors at the Kendall and InterAmerican Campuses. Director Loretta Adoghe will be leaving her position as Kendall Campus Honors College Director to be the Department Chair for the Biology, Health & Wellness and… Read the rest at our website.

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West Campus Student Dies After Losing Control Of Vehicle

August 1, 2011 Melissa Adan Student Spotlight

Maisha Vrotsos sighed when she read what her younger brother typed in his laptop two days before his death. “[It read] ‘live life to the fullest and take each day to better yourself,’” Maisha Vrotsos said. Konstantinos Vrotsos, a criminal justice major at Miami Dade College’s West Campus, died… Read the rest at our website.

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New Access And Parking Fee To Be Instituted This Fall

August 1, 2011 Melissa Adan

A $3 per credit hour access and parking fee will be instituted at Miami Dade College starting this fall. The fee will be accessed to all students — residents and non-residents— regardless of if they own a vehicle or take public transportation. MDC joins other local institutions that have… Read the rest at our website.

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Shark Pride

August 1, 2011 Melissa Adan

“So, what school do you go to?” Many who live in South Florida proudly answer, the University of Miami or Florida International University, and those visiting during the summer boast the University of Florida or Florida State University, but those that attend Miami Dade College don’t always seem as… Read the rest at our website.

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The Ballot Box—SGA Election results

June 13, 2011 Melissa Adan

New Student Government Association officers were elected at all eight campuses on April 14 for the 2011-12 academic school year. Students were able to vote from April 11-13. Each campus has a student body elected president and vice president. While the choosing of other positions such as secretary, treasurer,… Read the rest at our website.

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