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SGA Illustration by Alexander Ontiveros.

Want To Be An SGA Leader? Apply By March 16

February 21, 2020 Danelis Olivera-Herrera SGA, Elections, Student Government Association

Students interested in becoming Student Government Association officers for the 2020-2021 school year have until March 16 at 4 p.m. to apply. Open positions include: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and public relations director. Election packets, which differ across Miami Dade College’s eight campuses, can be found in the… Read the rest at our website.

MDC alumni Esther "Shelly" Smith Fano and Luisa Santos.

Kendall Campus Wolfson Campus News

Candidates With MDC Ties Face Off In School Board Race

January 24, 2020 Heidi Perez Elections, school board, campaign

Two candidates gunning for a seat on Miami-Dade County’s School Board have close ties to Miami Dade College. Luisa Santos, who graduated from The Honors College at Kendall Campus in 2012, and Esther “Shelly” Smith Fano, the executive director of MDC’s Hospitality Institute—are two of the four candidates running… Read the rest at our website.

MDC students listening to Representative Doug LaMalfa.

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D.C. Seminar Chronicles Politics And Media Amid Impending Presidential Election

January 24, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Elections, Washington D.C., seminar, government

While in Washington, D.C., I witnessed history in the making. On Jan. 9, twenty-six Miami Dade College students and I walked inside the House Chamber to see the representatives in action. Their old-fashioned decorum and rules of courtesy filled the room with a sense of authority and respect. Surrounded… Read the rest at our website.

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The 2020 Election Has Something New In Store

October 4, 2019 Annette Gonzalez Republican, presidential candidates, Democratic, 2020, Politics, Black Lives Matter, Elections, Voting, Vote, Trump

With almost a year until the 2020 presidential election, there is a war brewing right before our eyes. Twenty Democrats and Republicans will compete for one of the most important jobs in the world: President of the United States. This election is important for the Democratic Party because there’s… Read the rest at our website.

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SGA Looking For Student Leaders For The 2019-20 School Year

February 22, 2019 Alexa Hernández SGA, Elections, Student Life, Student Government Association

Miami Dade College students interested in becoming Student Government Association officers for the 2019-2020 school year must turn in their candidate application forms to the Student Life department at their respective campus’ by March 11 at 4 p.m. Application packets highlighting important information about each campus’ election procedures, eligibility… Read the rest at our website.

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Extreme Rhetoric Normalizes Intense Policies

February 22, 2019 Angel Diaz Politics, Elections

The American political system was created in 1789 after the establishment of the United States Constitution. Since then, the political game has devolved into a whirlwind of conspiracy theories and foul play. Early political campaigns were mostly divided by partisan lines, debating which way the government should be conducted.… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Makes An Impact On Midterm Elections

November 16, 2018 Corbin Bolies Wolfson Campus, North Campus, Elections, Voting, government

Although the midterm elections aren’t entirely over in Florida, the effects can already be measured at Miami Dade College. The Nov. 6 elections seemingly ended with Republican wins in statewide races, with former Congressman Ron DeSantis, Governor Rick Scott and State Representative Matt Caldwell leading in their races for… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Briefing

MTV To Host Election After Party At Kendall Campus

November 2, 2018 Hausser Nodarse Perez Kendall Campus, Elections, Vote, MTV

After the polls close in Florida for the midterm elections, MTV will celebrate the efforts of young people who voted with their Election after party at Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th St., on Nov. 6 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party is a youth-focused… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Students speaking to Miami-Dade County Commission on early voting sites.

North Campus Kendall Campus News

Students Force Early-Voting Sites At North And Kendall Campuses

October 5, 2018 Christian Ortega Vote, government, early voting, Kendall Campus, North Campus, Elections, Voting

Miami Dade College students and employees can vote for the upcoming midterm elections at North and Kendall Campuses—thanks to a group of strong-willed students who advocated for that right. “We have students of all walks of life; mothers, veterans, employees and many first-generation students,” Rebecca Diaz, one of nine… Read the rest at our website.

Two volunteers at the table waiting to help students.

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On The Fence About Voting? Miami Dade College Can Help

September 14, 2018 Corbin Bolies iCED, Elections, Voting, Vote

The political wave is coming to Miami Dade College. The College’s Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy recently updated their voter engagement website to make it a widespread, nonpartisan voter engagement initiative ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 6. “We want students to know there is no excuse… Read the rest at our website.

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