Tag: Puerto Rico

Miami Dade College is offering in-state tuition to Puerto Rican students displaced by the recent string of earthquakes that have devastated the territory.   The initiative aims to provide financial assistance to students that qualify for financial aid....
Fourteen years ago, Bianca León fell in love after a field trip to Octavianos Studio of Gymnastics in West Kendall. That day, the hyper four-year-old found an outlet for her pent-up energy. Since then, her passion for...

Volleyball Player Still Haunted By Hurricane Maria A Year Later

Valeria Santos never planned to play volleyball at Miami Dade College. In August of last year, she started her freshman season at the University...

Students And Faculty Filming Documentary On Displaced Puerto Rican Students

Hurricane Maria hit close to home for Victor Vazquez-Hernandez. The Puerto Rican native has family on the Island. His daughter and grandson live there,...

ISS Center Collecting Donations For Hurricane Maria Victims

Wolfson Campus’ International Student Services Center is sponsoring a charity drive to aid victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico throughout October as part...

Puerto Rican Students Displaced By Hurricane Maria Find Solace At MDC

Three months after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico and left his Trujillo Alto neighborhood with no power, Gabriel Negrón Feliciano decided it was...

Mystic Joint Organizes Relief Effort For Puerto Rico

Mystic Joint, a vape lounge in Cutler Bay, held a benefit show on Oct. 14 for Puerto Rico after the Island was decimated by...

Major Economic Issues In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a beautiful island located in the east of the Greater Antilles, between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is...