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Photo of Kency Herrera, one of many undocumented students.
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Senate Bill Would Grant Financial Aid To Undocumented Students

Alexa Hernández ,  ,  ,  , 
Finding universities that accomodate undocumented students has felt like looking for a needle in a haystack for Kency Herrera. The 19-year-old nursing student at The Honors College at Wolfson Campus has stayed afloat this year through the program’s full-ride scholarship, but has seen first-hand how few transfer schools provide… Read the rest at our website.
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Advocating For Political Issues Can Create Change

Maria Rodriguez ,  ,  , 
An eight-hour drive became an opportunity to share my voice. As a Student Government Association leader at Miami Dade College West Campus, I recently had the privilege to visit Tallahassee for a legislative advocacy meeting hosted by the Florida College System Student Government Association. This proved to be one… Read the rest at our website.
Meade outside the Florida Capitol speaking to "returning citizens."
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Desmond Meade Spent Three Years in Prison—Now He Wants His Voting Rights Back

Corbin Bolies ,  , 
Desmond Meade wants his voting rights back. Almost two decades ago, Meade spent three years in prison after a drug charge conviction. After prison, Meade fought through homelessness to attain a bachelor’s degree from Miami Dade College and a law degree from Florida International University. Today, the 51-year-old is… Read the rest at our website.
Climate change illustration by Kevin Flores.
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The Evident Reality Of Climate Change And What We Can Do About It

Surkhab Shaikh ,  ,  ,  , 
In the words of Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, “the good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” Climate change is real. The evidence is there and the causes are indisputable. Hearing the term climate change, one might automatically imagine dying polar bears… Read the rest at our website.