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Janet Reno’s Home Expected To Be Donated To Miami Dade College

April 13, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Environmental Center, Janet Reno

Plans to preserve former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno’s ranch as an extension of the Environmental Center at Kendall Campus are ongoing. “We’re in the process of finalizing the deal,” said Alan Greer, the attorney representing the family in the transfer of the property. The residence sits in between… Read the rest at our website.

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InterAmerican Campus Department Chair Elected To City Council

April 13, 2017 Ciro Salcedo 0 Comments InterAmerican Campus

As a newly elected member of the Miami Springs city council, Mara Zapata hopes to bring the community closer and fight to maintain the spirit and aesthetics of the small town. “I love this community,” said Zapata, who also serves as the chair of the K-12 Teacher Education programs… Read the rest at our website.

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DACA Students Remain Hopeful Amid Immigration Uncertainty

March 31, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Student Spotlight, DACA

Seven years ago, four Miami Dade College students—three of whom were undocumented—led a 1,500-mile walk from Miami’s Freedom Tower to the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. to send out a message. During the four-month venture known as the “Trail of Dreams,” the DREAMers faced the risk of deportation,… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Man Arrested For Stealing Laptop And Cell Phone From North Campus Library

March 31, 2017 Maria Vizcaino 0 Comments North Campus, Crime

A 22-year-old Miami man was arrested and charged with stealing a Dell laptop and a black ZTE smartphone from the library at North Campus. Stephone Woodard was charged with a grand theft third degree felony and petit theft (a misdemeanor). He was arrested on March 27. The arrest was… Read the rest at our website.

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New Parking Facility Opens At Wolfson Campus

March 31, 2017 Ciro Salcedo 0 Comments Wolfson Campus, NWSA, Parking

Garage B, a new 599-space parking lot opened at Wolfson Campus on March 24. The garage is adjacent to building 5, which houses the New World School of the Arts and the School for Advanced Studies. It has helped alleviate the parking congestion at Wolfson Campus. “I like it.… Read the rest at our website.

The six students who are Posse Scholars.

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Six School For Advanced Studies Students Receive Posse Scholarships

March 31, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco 0 Comments Student Spotlight, School for Advanced Studies, posse

Six School for Advanced Studies students were awarded the Posse Foundation scholarship, which covers full tuition for up to four years at any of the program’s six partner schools. The organization, which measures leadership and teamwork, received more than 1,250 applicants for the Posse Miami Scholarship. The list was… Read the rest at our website.

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IAC Starts Labeling Its Gluten-Free Menu

March 31, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez 0 Comments Food, InterAmerican Campus, gluten-free

Off The Grill, the food service provider at InterAmerican Campus, now offers a menu that touts gluten-free options. The IAC is not the only Miami Dade College campus that offers gluten-free choices, but it is the only campus that labels them. “I can now identify what I can eat,”… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Chair Of The School Of Justice Retires

March 31, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco Retired Staff, School of Justice

Kenneth Staab, the academic chairperson for the School of Justice at North Campus, retired on April 1, after almost six years at Miami Dade College. “I’m quite proud of the School of Justice, and the contributions we’ve made for the students that attend Miami Dade College,” Staab said. In… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Memes Affect More Than Edgy Teens

March 31, 2017 Ciro Salcedo Memes, Comedy, Funny

Nineteen-year-old computer science major Kevin Lambert, phone in hand, sits at a red table among a sea of students near building 2000 at Kendall Campus. Lambert and three other students laugh at the images on his smartphone screen—characters from the video game Overwatch and a still from the critically… Read the rest at our website.

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Senate Bill 2 Could Mean Less Funding For MDC

March 17, 2017 Maria Vizcaino MDC

Miami Dade College fears a fast-moving higher education bill, up for a vote during this year’s current legislative session in Tallahassee, will harm students and the school’s funding. “Although most of the bill is good, there [are] a few parts to the bill that will have a drastic effect… Read the rest at our website.

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