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Miami Dade College To Decide By Sept. 14 If Campus Will Reopen This Fall

August 20, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos COVID-19, Coronavirus, remote learning, face-to-face classes

Miami Dade College has set a Sept. 14 deadline to decide whether to resume face-to-face classes this fall, according to a YouTube video from Executive Vice-President and Provost Lenore Rodicio posted on Aug. 20. The message comes less than two weeks before the fall semester starts on Sept. 1.… Read the rest at our website.

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Kendall Campus To Host Free Drive-Thru Mask Distribution

August 15, 2020 Carolina Soto Kendall Campus, COVID-19, masks

A free drive-thru mask distribution event will be held at Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th St., on Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students and their families can receive a maximum of five reusable adult masks per vehicle on a first-come, first-serve basis. “This is one of… Read the rest at our website.

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Studying In The Midst Of A Pandemic Can Create Future Leaders

August 15, 2020 Ammy Sanchez COVID-19, pandemic

During the past few months, the world has been dealing with a pandemic that no one was prepared for. We hoped the situation would get better or end by the beginning of April. Yet, the fall semester is here and not much has changed. As incoming students, it’s understandable… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Offering Free Virtual Contact Tracing Course

July 14, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Medical Campus, COVID-19, Coronavirus, contact tracing

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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Calle Ocho Festival Going Virtual This Year

July 7, 2020 Kevin Boulandier COVID-19, Coronavirus, Calle Ocho Festival

Each year, the Calle Ocho Festival brings thousands of people together to celebrate Carnival. Unfortunately, the festival was postponed on March 6 due to the coronavirus—a week before it was scheduled to start. After four months of waiting, the Calle Ocho Festival (also called Carnaval Miami) announced that it… Read the rest at our website.

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Zoo Miami Reopens Its Doors After Closing For More Than Two Months

June 16, 2020 Gabrille Torna Entertainment, COVID-19, Zoo Miami

The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to find creative forms of entertainment. But nothing can compare to visiting some of our favorite attractions. Venues at Miami-Dade County, like Zoo Miami, are starting to reopen. Animal lovers can now forgo virtual tours of the park—Zoo Miami reopened on June 1… Read the rest at our website.

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Hurricanes, Bomb Threats And COVID-19—Meet The Man Behind Crisis Management At MDC

June 15, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos COVID-19, crisis, emergency management, Public Safety

When a five-story parking garage under construction at West Campus collapsed in October of 2012—killing four construction workers and injuring eight others—Yakir Fernandez lept into action. Fernandez, who was the assistant chief of public safety at the time, sealed off entrances and shepherded petrified staff and students off campus. … Read the rest at our website.

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The Top PC Video Games To Destress During The Coronavirus Pandemic

June 1, 2020 Alice Moreno Video Games, COVID-19, Coronavirus, pc, destress

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our day-to-day lives. For many, what was once a hectic schedule has turned into boredom at home. Even though Miami-Dade County lifted the shelter-in-place order on May 20, the number of COVID-19 cases is still rising. Staying at home might not be a bad… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing COVID-19

COVID-19 HIV League Scholarship Application

May 20, 2020 Natalie Gutierrez Scholarship, COVID-19, HIV

Students can apply to the COVID-19 HIV League Scholarship until May 31. The scholarship—which awards students $1,000 on a one-time basis—recognizes students with human immunodeficiency virus that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible applicants must be a part-time or full-time student attending college or university in the… Read the rest at our website.

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Your Problem Is My Problem And Vice Versa

May 13, 2020 Carolina de la Vega COVID-19, empathy

The “it isn’t my problem” mindset is a major problem in this day and age. With the mindset comes the message that we are non-empathetic people and can only be bothered with things that concern us exclusively. What is wrong with this mentality, you ask? If your home was… Read the rest at our website.

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