Roland Ortega, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

North Campus New Student Center Names New Director

November 19, 2016 Roland Ortega New Director, New Student Center

Jessica Catambay-Lopez took a new post as the North Campus New Student Center Director on Oct. 31. The New Student Center helps incoming students transition to college life, conducting orientation sessions. “I am looking forward to work with the team to help establish solid transition processes for new students… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

New Chief Innovation Officer Starts At The College

November 4, 2016 Roland Ortega Wolfson Campus, The Idea Center, Innovation

After working at the White House, Damian Thorman is serving the College as chief innovation officer, a new position to find ideas to create new opportunities for students. Thorman started at the College on July 25. He is based at Wolfson Campus. “I’ve been seeking new opportunities to innovate,”… Read the rest at our website.

Inside HistoryMiami's exhibit Beyond The Game: Sports and the Evolution of South Florida.

Briefing

HistoryMiami Takes Visitors Beyond The Game

October 18, 2016 Roland Ortega Sports, Briefing, History, HistoryMiami

The exhibit Beyond The Game: Sports and the Evolution of South Florida is on display at the HistoryMiami museum, 101 W. Flagler St. through Jan. 15. The 5,000-square-foot exhibition showcases artifacts from HistoryMiami’s own collection and individuals in the community, as well as the area’s sports venues and professional… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Padrón Campus

United Way To Fundraise By Selling Household Items

October 18, 2016 Roland Ortega InterAmerican Campus, The United Way

The United Way will host a Learning Resources Bazaar on Nov. 2 in the InterAmerican Campus, 627 S.W. 27 Ave., at the Flag Courtyard from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. At the event, everyday items will be sold in order to raise money for its organization. “This is my… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

MDC’s TurboVote Encourages The College To Be Election Ready

October 3, 2016 Roland Ortega Elections, Vote

TurboVote is a free service that allows students, staff and faculty to register to vote for the upcoming general election. Those registered with TurboVote receive text and email reminders to update their voter information as well as a background on the ballot items. “The state house and state senate… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Brazil’s Political Issues Hidden By Olympic Success

October 3, 2016 Roland Ortega Politics, Olympics, Brazil

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games have been over for five weeks now. It’s the one event where the world avoids any conflicts and troubles to truly come together and compete with pride. And in the two weeks the competition was held, the United States won the medal count by… Read the rest at our website.

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Electronic Dance Music Is Not The Path To The Dark Side

March 18, 2016 Roland Ortega Music, drugs, EDM, electronic dance music

Electronic Dance Music, otherwise known as EDM, has become one of the fastest-growing music genres in the country, and for good reason. Festivals around the world are packed with fans coming together to share their music with the rest of the world. However, with the growing popularity of the… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

The Donald Trump Clown Show

January 29, 2016 Roland Ortega Politics, Donald Trump, Presidential Election

We are now in 2016, and throughout the year, there will be one big topic discussed: Politics. This year, only one name will be talked about over and over again. Donald Trump. You’ll be hearing about him every week. He is the one candidate everyone is fearful of. The… Read the rest at our website.

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