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MALLs To Unveil Outdoor Studio Dedicated To The Arts

January 12, 2018 Justin Marcano North Campus, MALLs

North Campus will unveil an outdoor studio for the performing arts on Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. on the east side of building 5. The project, made possible through the Multidisciplinary Academic Learning Lounges grant, will feature a small outdoor theater with a raised stage platform. It will be… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Men's Basketball News Sports

Sharks’ Improving In Second Season Under Ledoux

December 8, 2017 Anthony Fernandez Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sharks, Kendall Campus

After Kevin Ledoux’s first season as the head men’s basketball coach ended with a 10-19 record, he knew he had a lot of work to do. Ledoux decided to build on the promise his young squad showed last year. The Sharks scored 101.7 points and made 12 three-pointers per… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

$50,000 Donation Provides Free Meals For Low Income Students At Wolfson Campus

December 8, 2017 Ciro Salcedo Wolfson Campus, Miami Culinary Institute, free meals, vouchers, donation

A $50,000 donation to the Miami Dade College foundation is allowing Wolfson Campus to offer low income students free meals. The Shark Student Nutrition Program started on Aug. 30. The private donor wishes to remain anonymous. “Most students of Miami Dade College come from low income families and have… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of student Fedelene Camille, one many Haitians facing the possibility of returning to Haiti.

News

Trump Administration Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Haitians

December 8, 2017 Corbin Bolies TPS, Trump, Haiti

It was 4:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and Fedelene Camille wanted to climb onto the roof of her house. A common practice in Haiti, the then-12-year-old went to the rooftop to relax after a long day in seventh grade. After climbing up the side of the house, she reached… Read the rest at our website.

Photography by Ranses Fundora. Photo is one of many at the photo exhibition.

News Kendall Campus

Want To See Dead Bodies And Santeria? This Photo Exhibit Has You Covered

December 8, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Kendall Campus, Photography, Exhibition

To most, Santeria and dead bodies seem like an odd pairing. But a new photo exhibition—Hope & Reality—by Kendall Campus photography professor Tony Chirinos and his former students Ranses Fundora, aims to create a visual narrative of the contrast between religion and death. Chirinos’ Requiescat in Pace, which means… Read the rest at our website.

Ariel Rubalcava and Alberto Bade with their awards for MDC-TV.

North Campus News

MDC-TV Just Won Back-To-Back Emmys—How About That

December 8, 2017 Justin Marcano mdc-tv, emmy, North Campus

MDC-TV won their second consecutive Suncoast Regional Emmy on Dec. 2 at the 41st Annual Suncoast Emmy Awards in Orlando. The network won for their coverage of Video Game Concert under the Special Event Coverage (other than News or Sports)–Edited category. The winning team included: director Ariel Rubalcava, conductor… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Alejandro Riós Refuses To Be Discreet In La Mirada Indiscreta

December 8, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Cuba, Cinema, book, El Nuevo Herald

TV personality, journalist and culture aficionado Alejandro Riós released his first book La Mirada Indiscreta on Oct. 23. The 774-page book is a compilation of Riós’ weekly columns published in El Nuevo Herald from 2007 to 2017. The columns are listed in chronological order and range from topics such… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Jorge Perez To Retire After More Than 36 Years At North Campus Library

December 8, 2017 Christian Ortega retirement, North Campus, Library

An irreplaceable void will be felt at the North Campus library when Jorge Perez, an associate instructor for learning resources, retires after more than 36 years of service. Perez’s last day in the office will be Dec. 19. “He was more than just a great, calming presence at work,”… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Custodian Robbed At Knife Point

November 24, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Wolfson Campus, Crime

Police are looking for a man who robbed an off-duty custodian at knife point at Wolfson Campus on Oct. 24, according to a City of Miami police report. The incident happened at 2 a.m. as Jean Claude Jacinthe, 66, was sitting on a bench outside building 2 waiting for… Read the rest at our website.

Haitian author David Frederick posing for the camera with his book.

News Wolfson Campus

From Undocumented To Resident—Haitian Author Tells His Story And Haiti’s In New Book

November 24, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Alumni Spotlight

Wolfson Campus alumnus David Frederick hopes his first book, Lakay, helps readers have a different perspective about his homeland—Haiti. Frederick’s 186-page memoir was released on Oct. 24. The 27-year-old, who came to the United States when he was 18, began writing the book two years ago. “I want people… Read the rest at our website.

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