Adriana Falero Articles

DACA Students Remain Hopeful Amid Immigration Uncertainty

March 31, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Student Spotlight, DACA

Seven years ago, four Miami Dade College students—three of whom were undocumented—led a 1,500-mile walk from Miami’s Freedom Tower to the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. to send out a message. During the four-month venture known as the “Trail of Dreams,” the DREAMers faced the risk of deportation,… Read the rest at our website.

Professor Christine Robinson in her office.

Kendall Campus News

Kendall Campus Professor Fuses Technology Into English Curriculum

March 17, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Virtual Reality, Christine Robinson, Professor Spotlight, Technology

Students in professor Christine Robinson’s ENC 1102 course sit in a dimly lit computer lab with 25 iMacs and two large screen projectors—a classroom setting that is expanded with a virtual reality experience that transports them to Ernest Hemingway’s colorful Key West house and Edgar Allan Poe’s somber temporary… Read the rest at our website.

Members of the College Democrats-Kendall Campus posing for the camera.

News Kendall Campus

New Club At Kendall Campus Embraces Democratic Values

February 24, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Politics, Student Life, club

Following an election year filled with partisan fervor, students formed a Democratic Party club this semester at Kendall Campus. College Democrats-Kendall Campus club members can be regularly spotted in the building 2000 breezeway at recruitment tablings holding red and blue posters with the Democratic donkey logo and portraits of… Read the rest at our website.

A street located in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Forum

A Trip Back To Cuba

January 27, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Cuba

After a rather long four-year, four-month wait, I visited the island I was raised in. Cuba is known for its timelessness—a deep-seated perception that the antique cars, the 58-year-old communist system, and the people‘s lost sense of hope, have remained intact. So while I was enjoying my winter break… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

The Snake Charmer: Public Safety Officer Breeds His Love For Snakes

January 27, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Public Safety, Snakes

When a black racer snake was found roaming around Kendall Campus’ building K three months ago, the campus’ Public Safety Department knew exactly whom to call to catch the slithery creature. They sought the experience of John Dalton, a 67-year-old, 5-foot-9 inch stoutly built, tattooed public safety officer, who… Read the rest at our website.

Sophia Marie Perez applying lipstick to her best friend Alondra Pedroso.

News North Campus

North Campus Student Forges Path As Makeup Guru

December 5, 2016 Adriana Falero Student Spotlight, Makeup, Vlogger

A bright ring light and a dozen lightbulbs framing a rectangular vanity station mirror illuminate the 10-by-11-foot room where Sophia Marie Perez applies makeup on her clients or sits in front of her Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera to film YouTube videos. “When it comes to makeup, lighting is… Read the rest at our website.

Marlon Bolton sitting on a bench at North Campus.

North Campus News

North Campus Student Elected Tamarac City Commissioner

November 19, 2016 Adriana Falero Tamarac, Broward, Student Spotlight

On Nov. 8, around 9 p.m., an announcement changed Marlon Bolton’s life. While his campaign contributors were analyzing the results of the Tamarac city commission elections, he was on the road. His victory was expected—he was 800 votes ahead around 7:30 p.m. After being a church minister, singer, business… Read the rest at our website.

News

First MDC Teaching Academy Opens At Miami Springs Senior High

November 4, 2016 Adriana Falero MDC, Education, Teaching, Teaching Academy, Teachers, Miami Springs

In an effort to alleviate the teacher shortage in Miami-Dade County Public Schools and encourage young students to pursue careers in education, the Miami Dade College School of Education launched a brand new teaching academy at Miami Springs Senior High School. The technical, career oriented program enables students to… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Student Pursues Local Public Office

October 18, 2016 Adriana Falero Student Spotlight, Tamarac, Broward

Serving the community is something Marlon Bolton, 31, a criminal justice major at North Campus is drawn to. So it was natural for him to make the leap from pastor at the 300 member Praise Experience Church in North Lauderdale to candidate for public office in Tamarac, going door… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Beloved Film Professor Succumbs To Cancer

October 10, 2016 Adriana Falero Cancer, Obituary, Cinema, Professor

Former students and colleagues of associate professor of film Mario Beguiristain say they miss his soothing voice and the sight of his eyes lighting up as he talked about a film. After spending six weeks at the Baptist Hospital of Miami due to stage four pancreatic cancer, Beguiristain passed… Read the rest at our website.

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