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Editor’s Note:

Last year’s issue of Miambiance won more awards than any year in the past, and some have said it would be nearly impossible to do better. I disagree. If issue twelve set the bar, then it is up to us to raise it.
Included here for the first time are the winners of the One Book, One Community college-wide writing contest. The book chosen for community reading in 2002 was Sandra Cisneros’, The House on Mango Street. The contest required entrants to write vignettes in the author’s style. Each campus chose their own winners, but ultimately each piece was published at the discretion of our fiction staff.
Speaking of the staff...
Many of the contributors featured in this magazine also worked on the staff. It is a strict policy of Miambiance that submissions from the staff be entered with the highest level of anonymity. That said, any student who worked on the staff and was also published should feel proud. This accomplishment is an attribute to your dedication and by no means an act of favoritism within the magazine.
Not to take anything away from last year's group, but having worked on both issues, I can't help but feel like this year's staff was more enthusiastic and more cohesive than the last. We got to know one another, and after the National College Media Convention in Orlando, some of us may know more than we care to mention. Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll agree this staff has put together the most impressive collection of visual art yet, while the compelling pieces of poetry and prose cater to all tastes ranging in content from the innocence of children to the vices of adulthood.
Finally, I feel I should mention that some of the pieces may be viewed as offensive due to their explicit content or powerful imagery, but keep in mind that once an artist is censored, his work ceases to be art. The purpose of Miambiance is to expose the unique culture here in Miami. Every piece is a reflection of the mores in our society, whether positive or negative. Our staff and contributors, all students, range in age from 16 to refuse-to-say; and their cultural backgrounds are just as varied. So keep an open mind and enjoy. This is issue number thirteen.

Editor-in-Chief
Carlos David Garcia

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Staff

Editor-in-Chief:
Carlos David Garcia

Layout Designer /
Copy Editor:
Tamian Wood

Manager/
Club President:
Angelique Millis

Executive Editor:
Candice Anderson

Copy Editors:
Manassa LaCoa
Joanna Peterson

Fiction Editor:
Raul Padron

Poetry Editor:
Marton Cavani

Photography
Director:
Jessica Medina

Art Director:
Paula Rios

Poetry Staff:
Candice Anderson
Aidee A. Andino
Christian Deese
Carlos David Garcia

Photography Staff:
Patty Castillo
Rachel Duvergé
Karina Hernandez
Daniel Rodriguez
Kristian Rodriguez

Literary Staff:
José Aparicio
Stephanie Bonilla
David Brenner
Bianca Briggs
Jerome Bruce
Sergio Carmona
Chris Chrebet
Wayne Cloughley
Ninve Dallalchi
Cristina Estevez
Tinna Flores
Nicolle Hickey
Manassa LaCoa

Literary Staff Cont.:
Joseph Licata
Eric Martinez
Shana McPherson
William Milford
Fritz Mondé
Gabriel Morales
Jorge Novoa
Josh Zagelbaum

Art Staff:
Candice Anderson
Shalo Peñuela
Eddie Perez
Luis D. Reyno
Sarah Robla
Katherine Toledo

Web Designer:
Tamian Wood

Faculty Advisers:
Marta Magellan
Ricardo Pau Llosa

Technical Staff:
Carlo Cappellini
Sue Lewis
Louis Molina

Production Photography:
Phil Roche: art works
Gabriel Diaz: photo illustrations
Tamian Wood: photo illustrations

Special Thanks To:
Professors Alberto Meza &
Richard Williams of the Visual Arts Department for coordinating the efforts of the art and photography students.
Sarah Robla for her work on last year’s issue.

Administrators:
José M. Blanco,
Chairperson, English
Marta Junco-Ivern,
Associate Dean of
School of Arts & Letters
Rolando Montoya,
Interim Dean for
Academic Affairs
Tom Prescott,
Interim Associate Dean
of Learning Resources
Web site: www.mdcc.edu/kendall/events/
Miambiance2003
email:
mmagella@mdcc.edu
rpaullos@mdcc.edu

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Editorial Policy:

Miambiance is published once a year by students currently enrolled in credit courses in Miami-Dade Community College’s Kendall Campus. Submissions to Miambiance are accepted only from students attending the Kendall campus except in the case of college-wide contests. Staff members who also contribute to the magazine must do so under a pseudonym to assure anonymity. Miambiance’s main purpose is to showcase the future writers attending MDCC’s Kendall campus although the magazine also accepts submissions of visual art. Unsolicited manuscripts must be submitted with the proper Miambiance Submission forms. Submission forms can be found in the English Department of MDCC’s Kendall campus. All rights, including e-rights, reserved. Copyright for individual works reverts to artists and authors upon publication. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or general staff. Miambiance is available, free, in the English Department and on the web at http://www.mdcc.edu/KENDALL/events/miambiance2003/index.htm

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Colophon:

The thirteenth annual edition of Miambiance, was designed using an Apple Macintosh G3 computer. The software used in the production was Quark 4.1, and Photoshop 6.0.
Volume XIII was printed by Dynacolour Graphics, Inc. in Miami, Florida. The cover was printed with Pantone Metalic ink and an Aqueous Satin Coating, on 48 lb Glama Natural, Clear stock, in an 8.5x11 format. The body of the magazine was printed on 80 lb Porcelain Dull Text, White stock. Story titles were illustrated using Capitals, Chicago, Comic Sans, CurlzMT, DTCDirtyM48, Glaser, Smack, Stencil, Hoefler Text, and URW Classico fonts, in various point sizes. The font used for body copy was URW Classico Medium, 9 point and Comic Sans 9 and 9.5 point.
Our special thanks go to Craig Swanson and his estimating staff at Dynacolour Graphics for their patience and expert advice in narrowing down the many creative ideas that our staff considered to make this years magazine unique and special.

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Disclaimer

The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus. The entire contents of Miambiance are copyrighted in 2003 by the Kendall Campus of Miami-Dade Community College. No portion may be reproduced in whole or part by any means including electronic retrieval system without the expressed written permission of the Kendall Campus.

Board of Trustees

MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Roberto Martínez, Chairman: Hank Klein, Vice Chairman: Armando J. Bucelo Jr.,
Carolina Calderín, Helen Aguirre Ferré, Denise Mincey-Mills, Peter W. Roulhac
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami-Dade Community College
Richard B. Schinoff, Campus President, Kendall CampusMiami-Dade Community College is an equal access/equal opportunity affirmative action institution.
This information is available in accessible formats. For this, or special accommodations, call 305-237-2321 three days before the event. TDD 1-800-955-8771

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Awards Volume XII – 2002

College Media Advisers:
Magazine Diversity First Place Staff

Associated Collegiate Press and Adobe Systems:
Design of the Year Second Place Tamian Wood

Community College Humanities Association:
Literary Magazine Competition First Place/ Southern Division Staff
Most Improved Magazine First Place/National Staff

Columbia Scholastic Press Association:
Gold Medalist Certificate Critique (970 out of 1000 pts.) Staff
Gold Circle Award winners:
Logos and Endmarks First Place Tamian Wood
Illustration Portfolio Second Place Ekaterina Danilova
Cartoon: “American Holocaust” Second Place Mike Ramos
Illustration: “Reflections” Third Place Wayne Kan
Illustration: “Untitled” Circle Merit Michael Rentería
Essay: “Knocking Down Wasp Nests” Circle Merit Tor Skroder
Typography:
General Use Throughout Circle Merit Tamian Wood
Black & White Photographs:
“The Stooges” Circle Merit Jessica Medina
Photograph Complementing Content:
“Seashell” Circle Merit Tamian Wood
Photography Portfolio: Circle Merit Jennifer Willis
Illustration Rendering of Photograph: Circle Merit Stephanie Blake
Illustration Complementing Content:
“Untitled” Circle Merit Mauricio Millan Vidal

Florida Community College Press Association:
(Division B Schools/ over 6,500 students)
General Excellence Award First Place Staff
Best Editing First Place Staff
Best Poem First Place Carlos David Garcia
Best Poetry First Place Valerio Caballero
Marton Cavani
Fabian Kahn
Best Design First Place Tamian Wood
Best Art Works First Place Stephanie Blake
Ekaterina Danilova
Luis Reyno
Best Cover First Place Ekaterina Danilova Tamian Wood
Best Illustration w/ Text First Place Mauricio Millan Vidal
Nonfiction Second Place Karina Constatine
Illustrations w/ Text Second Place Deanna Echanique
Mike Ramos
Mauricio Millan Vidal
Photo Second Place Jennifer Willis
Photography Second Place Jessica Medina
Jennifer Willis
Tamian Wood
Contents Page Second Place Tamian Wood
Inner Circle Award (special award for multiple wins) Tamian Wood

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