Hurricane Irma Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Two Years After Hurricane Irma, Environmental Center Remains Closed

October 4, 2019 Alexa Hernández Kendall Campus, Hurricane Irma, Environmental Center, repairs

Hidden inside Kendall Campus is a nine-acre lot of fertile land filled with native flora and fauna. Located just west of the baseball field, the Environmental Center is a first-hand look into Florida’s natural ecosystem—evergreen canopies that shade the rocky, limestone terrain and palm-sized saw palmetto plants surround a… Read the rest at our website.

The building from where the crane collapsed.

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MDC Back In Session After Hurricane Irma

September 22, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Hurricane, Hurricane Irma

Miami Dade College reopened its doors on Monday, Sept. 18—more than a week after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the school’s campuses causing water and landscaping damage. Uprooted trees were the main culprit. Most debris has been removed and fans were used to dry wet areas. One area that… Read the rest at our website.

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Free Meals And A Closed Library At MDC

September 18, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Meek Center, free meals, Hurricane Irma

Students at several Miami Dade College campuses will receive free lunch and dinner on Sept. 19 and 20 to assist them in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Warm meals will be served at the North and InterAmerican Campuses and the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center. Vegan options will… Read the rest at our website.

Palm trees at Kendall Campus. Hurricane Irma.

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Miami Dade College To Reopen Sept. 18

September 15, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Hurricane Irma

Miami Dade College will reopen its doors on Monday, Sept. 18—more than a week after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the school’s campuses causing water and landscaping damage. Power has been restored at all eight of the College’s campuses and its outreach centers. “Never is the resilience of our… Read the rest at our website.

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Crane Collapses Near Wolfson Campus Causing The Closure Of Building 8

September 14, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Wolfson Campus, Hurricane Irma

When students return to Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus—presumably Sept. 18—they will be greeted by a dangling, misshapen crane suspended next to a skyscraper that sits just a few feet from the College’s sprawling downtown campus. The metal mess is a reminder of the damage caused by the ferocious… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College To Remain Closed Indefinitely

September 13, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Hurricane Irma

Miami Dade College will remain closed until at least Monday, Sept. 18 while cleanup efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Like much of South Florida, the College sustained tree damage at several of its campuses either on its actual grounds or on the sidewalks that sit next… Read the rest at our website.

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