Brayan Vazquez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

José Vicente To Retire From MDC After 42 Years

December 8, 2015 Brayan Vazquez Retired Staff, retirement

Even as a kid, José A. Vicente learned to make life-changing decisions. His father, a high-ranking communist official in Cuba, bluntly laid the cards on the table for him. “At a young age, I faced the challenge of deciding whether to leave with my father to China,” where he… Read the rest at our website.

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ISIS Bombings In Lebanon Ignored By The World

November 24, 2015 Brayan Vazquez Paris, Lebanon, terrorism

On the night of Nov. 6, Paris became the epicenter of violent attacks perpetrated by the terrorist group, ISIS, leaving at least 129 people dead. The events were followed by intense around-the-clock media coverage on all communication mediums. Facebook immediately implemented their “safe-check” capability which allows users in certain… Read the rest at our website.

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Special Needs Students Strive In Higher Education

November 24, 2015 Brayan Vazquez ACCESS, disabilities

Nearly 3,000 students college-wide benefit from ACCESS ( A Comprehensive Center for Excellent Student Services), the department in charge of assisting students with disabilities on campus. Institutions like Miami Dade College are required by law to provide auxiliary aids, substitutions, modifications, academic adjustments or waivers of requirements for admission… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

Kendall Campus To Host Final National Democratic Debate

November 10, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Democratic, debate, Politics

Miami Dade College will be hosting the sixth and final National Democratic debate on March 9, 2016. It is scheduled to take place at the Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104 St., gymnasium in building 7. The debate will be organized by the National Democratic Committee in partnership with Univision… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Man Who Abducted Kendall Campus Student At Gunpoint Is Arrested

November 10, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Crime, arrest

A man accused of robbing a Miami Dade College Kendall Campus student at gunpoint and temporarily abducting her—more than six months ago— has been arrested. Dmitriy Sergunin, 35, was apprehended on Oct. 27, according to an arrest warrant. He is charged with kidnapping with a firearm, armed robbery and… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus Hialeah Campus

Police: MDC Student Threatened To Post Ex-Girlfriend’s Nude Photos On Instagram

October 27, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Crime

A 19-year-old Hialeah Campus student is facing various criminal charges after police said he threatened to post his ex-girlfriend’s nude photos on Instagram if she didn’t have sex with him. Evan Ryan Rodriguez faces charges that include extortion, sexual cyber harassment, stalking and resisting arrest with violence. He was… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Cowboy Crooner Makes His Mark

October 27, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Hialeah, Country

Wearing a white cattleman cowboy hat, a black T-shirt, blue jeans and brown embroidered boots, standing 5 feet and 11 inches tall, Ricky Valido, stepped up to the microphone on the main stage at Uncle Tom’s BBQ in Homestead recently to play his latest song I Love Livin’. “Guitars… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

The Startup Challenge Seeks Bang-Up Business Ideas

September 15, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments The Idea Center, Business

During his sophomore year in high school, Felix Puello wanted to start his own business, but he was strapped for cash. A few years later, the ambitious teenger found the means. Puello, now a 19-year-old business administration student at North Campus, was the first-ever grand prize winner of the… Read the rest at our website.

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Women Deserve Respect On Campus

September 15, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Women, Rape Culture

During a recent conversation with a fellow student at the library on campus, I realized that just like him there are millions of college students that believe they don’t have anything to do with rape culture on campuses across the United States. And the problem with that mentality is… Read the rest at our website.

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Bone Up On Budgeting Smarts

August 25, 2015 Brayan Vazquez money, budgeting

Every semester, college students across the nation have to worry about expenses— tuition, food, books, transportation, housing and entertainment. Worrying about all these things would make Hercules cry. And that’s horrible. Here are seven tips to help you with your finances. 1. Spending time prioritizing makes fears about money… Read the rest at our website.

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