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How Student-Athletes At MDC Are Staying In Shape During The Coronavirus Pandemic

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Student-athletes rely on disciplined offseason workouts to stay game ready.  Normal habits and routines have been thrown out the window as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Recurring stay-at-home orders, curfews, lockdowns, and park and gym closures have forced intercollegiate athletes to turn toward individual workouts to stay in… Read the rest at our website.
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Medical Campus Students Were Warned Of Possible Exposure To COVID-19

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
A professor told a group of Medical Campus students taking a face-to-face class to self-quarantine on July 13 because they might have been exposed to the coronavirus after someone tested positive, according to an email obtained by The Reporter.  It’s unclear if the person who tested positive is a… Read the rest at our website.
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Navarro Decides Not To Continue As Chairman Of Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
Bernie Navarro, who has been at the forefront of Miami Dade College’s search for a new president, decided he will not continue as chair of the Board of Trustees Tuesday morning after citing work constraints.  Navarro, the founder and president of Benworth Capital, a private real estate investment company,… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC To Start Fall Semester Remote; Face-To-Face Classes Could Resume By September 28

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
With coronavirus cases continuing to spike in South Florida, Miami Dade College announced Monday morning that it will start the fall semester remote with hopes of resuming face-to-face classes in a limited capacity by Sept. 28. The only classes that will be face-to-face on Sept. 1 will be courses… Read the rest at our website.
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ICE Rescinds Order That Would Have Stripped The Visas Of 1,359 International Students at MDC

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
The United States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescinded a directive on Tuesday that would have forced international students to leave the country if their school held classes entirely online this fall. More than 1,350 international students at Miami Dade College would have been affected… Read the rest at our website.
Erick Orbeta, one of the MDC baseball players.
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Coronavirus Cut MDC’s Season Short, Now These MDC Baseball Players Will Redo Their Sophomore Year

Jose Tovar ,  ,  , 
At this time every year, sophomore athletes at Miami Dade College pack their bags—after two seasons of practices, games, and road trips—to continue their careers at different institutions. But this year, things are different. On March 13, the National Junior College Athletic Association canceled all spring sports due to… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College Offering Free Virtual Contact Tracing Course

Adriana Dos Santos ,  ,  , 
Public health officials have often lauded contact tracing as an integral weapon in the fight against the coronavirus.  Contact tracers interview people with infectious diseases and identify anyone they may have been in contact with in hopes of slowing the spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and… Read the rest at our website.
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NJCAA Reverses Decision To Restart Sports This Fall; Games Will Now Start In January

Jose Tovar ,  ,  , 
Less than three weeks after announcing sports would return this fall, the National Junior College Athletic Association has postponed the 2020-2021 season until the spring semester.  The decision—approved this afternoon during a meeting with the NJCAA Board of Regents—comes in the wake of surging coronavirus infection rates nationwide in… Read the rest at our website.
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ICE Directive Puts Fate Of More Than 1,350 International Students At MDC In Jeopardy

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
When Victor Hugo Batistela moved more than 4,000 miles from his home in São Paulo, Brazil three years ago, it was to attend school in the United States. Batistela has taken full advantage, maintaining a 4.0 GPA in The Honors College at Wolfson Campus.   But now, the 18-year old’s… Read the rest at our website.