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Always Be Aware Of Your Surroundings For Your Safety

October 14, 2021 Carolina Soto Safety

After the disappearances and deaths of Gabby Petito and Miya Marcano, my sense of safety has dwindled and my fear has grown. Petito was a 22-year-old woman who was reported missing in September and Marcano, a 19-year-old student at Valencia College, also went missing that month. According to the… Read the rest at our website.

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You Have The Right To Feel Safe At Home

August 23, 2021 Luz Diago Safety, building

People shouldn’t have to fear that their building could collapse at any moment. My cousin Darianne Diago is one of the residents at the Civic Towers in Allapattah. She recently helped to expose her building’s poor living conditions to the media. Residents have reported mold, water damage, excessive waste,… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC To Hire 35 Additional Public Safety Officers College-Wide

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Public Safety, Safety

Jhemson Desroches has interviewed to become a full-time public safety officer at North Campus six times. The 26-year-old, who has worked part-time at Miami Dade College for five years, said he struggles to make ends meet on his $10 an hour wage. To augment his earnings, Desroches works an… Read the rest at our website.

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A Day In The Life Of A Female Lifeguard

October 18, 2019 Alina Halley lifeguard, sexism, respect, pool, swimming, Safety

Every day I see men slightly evolving and treating women with the respect they deserve. It’s not enough. They still brush us off like we have no idea what we are doing, even if we have more experience than them. This is a trend I have particularly noticed with… Read the rest at our website.

News Forum

Editorial: More Confusion Than Safety With New ID Policy

May 18, 2018 Corbin Bolies Safety, school shootings, ID

With a new policy requiring all students and faculty to display their Miami Dade College IDs, MDC hopes to cement its campuses as safe educational locations. But with a late-term rollout, a vague enforcement policy and uncertainty in regards to long-term benefits, the measure seems to add more confusion… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Kendall Event Focuses On Student Safety

October 18, 2016 Taylor Daley MDC, Safety, Self Defense, Student Life

A free, basic one time self defense training class aims to give the Miami Dade College community the power to stand up and be better prepared to protect themselves. The training will be facilitated by a public safety officer on Nov. 3 at the Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Search For Man Who Robbed And Abducted Woman At Kendall Campus Continues

June 16, 2015 Nicolette Perdomo 0 Comments Crime, Safety, abduction, armed robbery

Nearly two months after police say a student was robbed at gunpoint and temporarily abducted from a Kendall Campus parking garage, the Miami-Dade Police Department Robbery Bureau is still investigating and has yet to find the suspect. Police said Samantha Valdes, 19, was entering her car in parking garage… Read the rest at our website.

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Do Not Let The Phone Drive

April 21, 2015 Nathaniel Cadet 0 Comments phone, Technology, Safety, car

We all know that texting while driving is bad, yet we keep doing it. Car manufacturers claim that they are trying to make it safer for us. The truth is that they are doing the very opposite. According to gigaom.com, Toyota and Mercedes are starting to include social media… Read the rest at our website.

Photo Briefing

Photo Briefing – October 9, 2012

October 9, 2012 The Reporter Staff Homestead Campus, Safety, equal rights, Kendall Campus, Music, North Campus

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