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Welcome to the online version of The Falcon Times the award-winning student newspaper at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. The paper traces its existence to 1961 and has garnered eight Pacemakers during that time.
The Pacemaker is the highest journalistic honor that can be earned by student publications. Former student reporters of The Falcon Times have gone on to work for prestigious news organizations such as the Dallas Morning News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The OrlandoSentinel, WSVN 7 and WPLG Local 10 among others.
The Falcon Times is free and is published bi-weekly. It seeks to provide information for the students, faculty, staff, and the community, and to provide a public forum for ideas, as guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
The information presented does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the administration or the staff of MDC.
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Falcon Times Staff
Barco, Manolo
Media Adviser
Contact Information:
mbarco@mdc.edu
Manolo Barco, 38, is entering his fifth year as media adviser to Miami Dade College’s student newspaper. He will serve as the adviser to The Reporter during its inaugural year. Barco has worked as a criminal justice reporter at the Dallas Morning News in Texas and as a staff writer at the Miami Herald. His work has also appeared on the sports pages of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. A graduate of Florida International University and Miami Dade College’s North Campus, Barco served as editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Falcon Times in 1994.
Madan, Monique
Editor-in-Chief
Contact Information:
Monique.madan001@mymdc.net
Monique O. Madan, 19, is a journalism and mass communications major in the Honors College at the North Campus. She will serve her second term as editor-in-chief of The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Madan, a 2010 graduate of Miami Coral Park Senior High School, is currently an online news producer for El Nuevo Herald. She has also freelanced for The Miami Herald and interned for the Neighbors section. Click here to watch an interview with Monique.
Gamio, Lazaro
Managing Editor
Contact Information:
lazaro.gamio001@mymdc.net
Lazaro Gamio, 21, is an Electronic Media Major at New World School of the Arts. He will serve as Managing Editor for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Gamio, a 2007 graduate of the Design and Architecture Senior High School, is currently a freelance graphic designer for The Miami Herald. He aspires to be an art director for a print publication. Click here to watch an interview with Lazaro.
de Armas, Alexandra
North Campus Bureau Chief
Contact Information:
alexandra.dearmas001@mymdc.net
Alexandra de Armas, 20, is a broadcast journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. She will serve as the North Campus bureau chief of The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. De Armas has interned at NBC6 and Univision 23. She is a 2009 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Pinecrest and is attending the North Campus Honors College.
Gonzalez, Hector
Sports Writer
Contact Information:
Hector.gonzalez012@mymdc.net
Hector Gonzalez, 28, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. He will serve as a sports writer for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Gonzalez, a 2000 graduate of Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High, aspires to be a sports writer for a print publication.
Mestre, Cassie
Advertising
Contact Information:
nairim.mestre002@mymdc.net
Cassie Mestre, 19, is a journalism and mass communications major at the Wolfson Campus. She will work with the advertising for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Mestre, a 2009 graduate of Miami Senior High School, aspires for a career in the advertising field as an accounts planner.
Carabeo, Anna
Multimedia Editor
Contact Information:
Anna.carabeo001@mymdc.net
Anna Carabeo, 19, is a journalism and mass communications major in the Honor College at the North Campus. She will serve as the multimedia editor and an entertainment writer for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Carabeo, a 2009 graduate from Mater Academy Charter High School, aspires to be an entertainment writer for a magazine.
Pulaski, Mark
Wolfson Campus Bureau Chief / A&E Editor
Contact Information:
Mark.pulaski001@mymdc.net
Mark Pulaski, 25, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. He will serve as Wolfson Campus Bureau Chief and A&E Editor for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year and will also write features and news articles. Pulaski, a 2003 graduate of South Broward High School, aspires to write for an entertainment magazine in the future. Click here to watch a interview with Mark.
Mayers, Akeem
Illustrator
Contact Information:
Akeem.Mayers001@mymdc.net
Akeem Mayers, 20, is a graphic design major at the North Campus. Mayers will serve as cartoonist for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Mayers was born in Trinidad and migrated to the United States at the age of 10. He aspires for a career making graphics for electronics and vehicles. Mayers also has a passion for drawing comics, and hopes to publish a comic book in the future.
Karantsalis, Theo
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
tkarants@mdc.edu
Theo Karantsalis, 47, is an assistant library director at Miami Dade College. He is a news writer for The Reporterduring the 2010-11 school year while taking several journalism courses at the North Campus. Karantsalis is also a freelance writer for the Miami Herald and the River Cities Gazette in Miami Springs. He teaches several library research courses at the college.
Orellana, Andrea
Opinions Editor
Contact Information:
andrea.orellana001@mymdc.net
Andrea Orellana, 19, is an art education major. Orellana, an aspiring photojournalist, will contribute as the opinions editor forThe Reporterduring the 2010-11 school year. Orellana is a graduate of the Design and Architecture Senior High School in the Design District.
Omana, Paula
Photographer
Contact Information:
paula.omana001@mymdc.net
Paula Omana, 19, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. Omana will serve as a photographer for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year and is currently a student in the North Campus Honors College. She aspires to be a photojournalist in the future.
Stamatyades, Tyler
Copy Editor
Contact Information:
seth.stamatyades001@mymdc.net
Tyler Stamatyades, 18, is journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. He will serve as a copy editor for the Falcon Times. Stamatyades, a 2009 graduate of Miami Sunset Senior High School, is attending the North Campus Honors College.
Fojo, Ailyn
Entertainment Writer
Contact Information:
Ailyn.fojo001@mymdc.net
Ailyn Fojo, 21, is a print journalism major. She will write movie reviews forThe Reporterduring the 2010-11 school year. Fojo, who arrived in the United States from Cuba when she was 5 years old, on a metal boat her dad built, was also a writer for her high school student newspaper, Highlights.
Ferris, Ernesto
Columnist
Contact Information:
Ernesto.ferris001@mymdc.net
Ernesto Ferris, 19, is an English literature & English education major at the Wolfson Campus. He will contribute columns for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Ferris is a 2009 graduate of Miami Coral Park Senior High.
Gutierrez, Saeli
Sports Writer
Contact Information:
Saeli.gutierrez001@mymdc.net
Saeli Gutierrez, 24, is a broadcast journalism and television broadcasting major at the North Campus. He will serve as a sports writer for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Gutierrez is a 2006 graduate of Hialeah Senior High School.
Suarez, Monica
Briefs Editor
Contact Information:
Monica.suarez006@mymdc.net
Monica Suarez, 18, is a broadcast journalism major in the Honor College at the North Campus. She will serve as a staff writer and as the briefs editor for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Suarez is a 2010 graduate of Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes, where she served as editor of her high school yearbook.
Malik, Anushay
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
Anushay.malik001@mymdc.net
Anushay Malik, 20, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. Malik will serve as a news writer for The Reporterduring the 2010-11 school year.A 2008 graduate from Kinnaird College for Women, in Lahore, Pakistan. Her ultimate goal is to become a mass communications professor
Overton, Mark
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
Mark.overton001@mymdc.net
Mark Overton, 18, is a journalism and mass communications major in the Honors College at the North Campus. He will serve as a news writer for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Overton, an avid tennis player, is a 2010 graduate of Archbishop McCarthy Edward A. High School in Broward County.
Midy, Joseph
Illustrator
Contact Information:
Joseph.midy001@mymdc.net
Joseph Midy, 34, is a drafting and design technology major at the North Campus. He will serve as an illustrator for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. Joseph has worked as a graphic designer for L’Union and Le Matin, newspapers in Haiti. He is a 1996 graduate of Canado-Haitïten Collège in Port-au-Prince.
Tur, Rafael
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
Rafael.tur001@mymdc.net
Rafael Tur, 20, is journalism and mass communication major at the North Campus. He will serve as a staff writer for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Tur, a 2008 graduate of Lincoln Martí Schools, aspires to be a writer for Rolling Stone magazine.
Brunson, Akeem
North Campus Photo Editor/
Contact Information:
Akeem.Brunson001@mymdc.net
Akeem Brunson, 22, is a journalism and mass communication major at the North Campus where he also serves as the campus photo editor for The Reporter during the 2011-12 school year. Brunson, a 2007 graduate of Miami Carol City Senior High School, has interned at Hip Hop Weekly Magazine and the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce. Brunson is currently a freelance journalist for the River Cities Gazette.
Balladares, Danilo
Wlofson Campus Photo Editor
Contact Information:
Oscar.balladars001@mymdc.net
Danilo Balladares, 26, is a math education major at the Wolfson Campus where he also serves as the campus photo editor. He will be a contributing photographer for The Reporter during the 2010-11 school year. He is a freelance photographer in the South Florida area with an interest in human rights issues.
Zevallos, Danithza
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
Danithza.zevallos001@mymdc.net
Danithza Zevallos, 20, is a journalism and mass communications major at Miami Dade College. She will serve as a staff writer and distribution manager at Wolfson Campus for The Reporter during the 2010-2011 school year. Zevallos, a 2008 graduate from Miami Senior High School, aspires to be a print journalist.
Sotolongo, Kathryn
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
Kathryn.sotolongo001@mymdc.net
Kathryn Sotolongo, 18, is a broadcast journalism major in the Honors College at the North Campus. She will serve as a news writer for The Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 school year. Sotolongo is a 2010 graduate of Dade Christian School.
Kramer, Alexandra
Staff Writer
Contact Information:
alexandra.kramer001@mymdc.net
Alexandra Kramer, 18, is a broadcast journalism major at the North Campus. Kramer will write columns, news and feature stories for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year. A 2009 graduate of the Miami Lakes Technical Education Center, she aspires for a career as a publicist in the advertising arena.
Silva, Rebeka
Rebeka Silva, 20, served as editor-in-chief of The Falcon Times during the 2009-2010 school year. Silva, a 2008 graduate of Coral Springs High School in Broward County, interned at Telemundo this past summer serving mainly as a production assistant at mun2, a program aimed at young Hispanics. She will be attending Fordham University this fall.
Finch, Michael II
Michael Finch II, 22, served as the news editor for The Falcon Times for the 2009-10 school year. Finch, a graduate of Miami Central Senior High School, has interned at the Biscayne Times and is currently a freelance writer for the Miami Herald. He will be attending Florida International University this fall.
Rodriguez, Jeannie
Jeannie Rodriguez, 20, served as the features editor for The Falcon Times for the 2009-10 school year. Rodriguez, a 2008 Mater Academy Charter High School graduate, has freelanced for the Miami Herald. She will be attending Emerson College this fall.
Candido, Sergio
Sergio N. Candido, 22, served as the multimedia editor and a news writer for The Falcon Times for the 2009-10 school year. He has interned at Telemundo on the national news desk writing more than 25 stories that were used on air. Candido will be attending Florida Atlantic University this fall.
Dos Anjos, Monique
Monique Dos Anjos, 21, served as the entertainment editor for The Falcon Times for the 2009-10 school year. Her ultimate goal is to be a writer for Vanity Fair magazine.