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Student With Cerebral Palsy Aspires To Be Next Albert Einstein

When Asnay Machado was eight months old, his parents noticed his legs were spasming and he couldn’t sit without assistance.  “He had to go through a lot of medical tests to find out what was going on,” said Machado’s father, Asnay Machado Alvarez. “Once we had the results, we… Read the rest at our website.
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Former Shark Breaks Minor League Record, Strikes Out 12 In A Row

Former Sharks pitching ace, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, set a minor league record, striking out 12 consecutive batters in game for the Boston Red Sox’s minor league affiliate the Lowell Spinners on Sept. 5. The right-hander struck out 14 batters during six shutout innings of relief, in the Spinners 2-1 playoff… Read the rest at our website.
BriefingPadrón Campus

PeaceJam Miami To Host Sin Embargo: Cuba through Cuban Eyes

PeaceJam Miami will present a photography exhibit entitled Sin Embargo: Cuba through Cuban Eyes on April 16 at the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, 627 S.W. 27th Ave., Room 3113. The exhibition will document Cuba’s culture, environment and tradition from an unbiased perspective. It also ties into the diplomatic relations… Read the rest at our website.
Wolfson CampusBriefing

Cuban Legacy Gallery To Present Cuban Streams: 1855–1965

Miami Dade College’s Cuban Legacy Gallery at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., will present Cuban Streams:1855–1965 by Miami-based artist César Trasobares from May 19, 2018 to May 19, 2019. The installation is a multimedia collection composed of video and photographs of Cuba from photographer Ramiro A. Fernández’s collection.… Read the rest at our website.
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Former Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Writer Releases $350 Poetry Collection

Kendall Campus English professor Ricardo Pau-Llosa released a bilingual, 100 copy poetry collection, Intruder Between Rivers/ Intruso Entre Ríos, in late December. The book priced at $350 per copy contains 25 published poems written in English by Pau-Llosa along with Enrico Mario Santí’s Spanish translations. The book, published by… Read the rest at our website.
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Alejandro Riós Refuses To Be Discreet In La Mirada Indiscreta

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.