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Register To Vote By July 20 To Make Your Voice Heard This Election Season

July 16, 2020 Carolina Soto Elections, Vote, Florida, Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County elections and the Florida primaries are just around the corner. But—before casting a ballot on August 18—you must register to vote by July 20. You can register here. “We need more students to feel inspired to exercise their right to vote and realize that all elections matter… Read the rest at our website.

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Governor Desantis Was Right To Lash Out Against Media

June 1, 2020 Kevin Boulandier Florida, Media, Coronavirus, Ron Desantis

On May 20, Florida Governor Ron Desantis made the case in front of the media that Florida handled the COVID-19 pandemic better than what the media portrayed. “You’ve got a lot of people in your profession who whacks poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was gonna be… Read the rest at our website.

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Navigating The COVID-19 Crisis

April 27, 2020 Suseth Mena Health, Florida, COVID-19, Coronavirus, outbreak, pandemic, virus

Epidemiology is a Greek word meaning “what is upon the people.” Among other things, epidemiologists study why people get sick and who is predominantly affected during infectious outbreaks. In times of crisis, understanding how a disease is distributed and what determines its course is important to not only stay… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Kency Herrera, one of many undocumented students.

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Senate Bill Would Grant Financial Aid To Undocumented Students

February 7, 2020 Alexa Hernández senate, bill, undocumented, Florida, DACA

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

February 22, 2019 Maria Rodriguez Politics, Florida State Legislature, Florida, government

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

October 19, 2018 Corbin Bolies amendment 4, Florida, voting rights

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 graphics done by Eduardo Badal.

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Climate Change Won’t Stop On Its Own

October 19, 2018 Jason Perez Florida, Climate Change

In the last few decades, our planet’s climate has been changing and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. There are many factors that cause these changes, but the most prevalent one is the human factor. Climate change has a wide range of effects on the planet that… Read the rest at our website.

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Why Adam Putnam Should Be Florida’s Next Governor

October 9, 2017 Ethan Suquet Florida, governor

Since early May, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture has been running a campaign to keep the state under consistent conservative leadership which has historically overseen the creation of 1.3 million Floridian jobs under Governor Jeb Bush and one million under Governor Rick Scott. Adam Putnam knows how to continue this… 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

December 5, 2016 Surkhab Shaikh Rick Scott, Florida, Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse

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.

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The Reporter Named Best State College Paper For Sixth Straight Year

November 4, 2016 Jaynell Perera MDC, The Reporter, Florida, Student Newspaper

The Reporter, the student newspaper at Miami Dade College, has been named the top state college student newspaper in Florida for the sixth consecutive year by the Florida College System Publications Association. The conference took place on Oct. 13-15 in Orlando, Fla. The paper placed in 14 of 18… Read the rest at our website.

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