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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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College Enrollment: 170,000 students annually
Campus Enrollment: 34,000 students annually
Distribution: 3,000 copies

Download our 2010 / 2011 media kit for our publication dates, deadlines and advertising rates.

Falcon Times Staff

Manolo Barco

Barco, Manolo

Media Adviser

Contact Information:
mbarco@mdc.edu

Manolo Barco, 37, is entering his fourth year as media adviser to the student newspapers at Miami Dade College’s North (Falcon Times) and Wolfson (Metropolis) campuses. 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. He is a graduate of Florida International University and Miami Dade College’s North Campus where he served as Falcon Times editor-in-chief.




Monique Madan

Madan, Monique

Editor-in-chief

Contact Information:
Monique.madan001@mymdc.net

Monique Madan, 18, is a journalism and mass communications major in the Honors College at the North Campus.  She will serve as Editor-in-Chief of The Falcon Times for the 2010-2011 school year.  Madan, a 2010 graduate of Miami Coral Park Senior High School, has interned and freelanced for the Miami Herald Neighbors section.




Lazaro Gamio

Gamio, Lazaro

Art Director

Contact Information:
lazaro.gamio001@mymdc.net

Lazaro Gamio, 20, is an art education major at Miami Dade College. He will serve as the art director for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year.  Gamio, a 2007 graduate of the Design and Architecture Senior High School, speaks Spanish, English and German.  He aspires to be an art director for a print publication.




Alexandra de Armas

de Armas, Alexandra

Managing Editor

Contact Information:
alexandra.dearmas001@mdc.net

Alexandra de Armas, 19, is a broadcast journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. She will serve as the managing editor of The Falcon Times for 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.




Hector Gonzalez

Gonzalez, Hector

Sports Editor

Contact Information:
Hector.gonzalez012@mymdc.net

Hector D. Gonzalez, 28, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. He will serve as sports editor for The Falcon Times for the 2010-2011 school year. Gonzalez, a 2000 graduate of Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High, aspires to be a sports writer for a print publication.




Cassie Mestre

Mestre, Cassie

Advertising Manager/Staff Writer

Contact Information:
nairim.mestre002@mymdc.net

Cassie Mestre, 19, is a journalism and mass communications major at the Wolfson Campus.  She will serve as the advertising manager for The Falcon Times and the Metropolis, the Wolfson Campus student newspaper, 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.




Anna Carabeo

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 Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 school year. Carabeo, a 2009 graduate from Mater Academy Charter High School, aspires to be an entertainment writer for a magazine.




Mark Pulaski

Pulaski, Mark

Staff Writer

Contact Information:
Mark.pulaski001@mymdc.net

Mark Pulaski, 24, is a journalism and mass communications major at the North Campus. He will serve as a news writer for the 2010-2011 school year and will also write features and entertainment articles. Pulaski, a 2003 graduate of South Broward High School, aspires to write for an entertainment magazine in the future.




Akeem Mayers

Mayers, Akeem

Illustrator

Akeem Mayers, 20, is a graphic design major at the North Campus. Mayers will serve as cartoonist for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 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.




Theo Karantsalis

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 Falcon Times 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.




Andrea Orellana

Orellana, Andrea

Columnist

Contact Information:
andrea.orellana001@mymdc.net

Andrea Orellana, 19, is an art education major. Orellana, an aspiring photojournalist, will contribute columns to The Falcon Times while serving as opinions editor for the Metropolis, the student newspaper at the Wolfson Campus for the 2010-11 school year.  A graduate of the Design and Architecture Senior High School in the Design District, Orellana is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.




Paula Omana

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 Falcon Times and is currently a studentin the North Campus Honors College.  She aspires to be aphotojournalist in the future.




Tyler Stamatyades

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.




Ailyn Fojo

Fojo, Ailyn

Entertainment Writer

Contact Information:
Ailyn.fojo001@mymdc.net

Ailyn Fojo, 21, is a print journalism major. She will write movie reviews for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year while serving as a staff writer for the Metropolis, the student newspaper at the Wolfson Campus. 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.




Ernesto Ferris

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 Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year while serving as a columnist for the Metropolis, the student newspaper at the Wolfson Campus. Ferris is a 2009 graduate of Miami Coral Park Senior High.




Saeli  Gutierrez

Gutierrez, Saeli

Sports Writer

Contact Information:
Saeli.gutierrez@mymdc.net

Saeli Gutierrez, 23, is a broadcast journalism and television broadcasting major at the North Campus. He will serve as a sports writer for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year. Gutierrez is a 2006 graduate of Hialeah Senior High School.




Monica  Suarez

Suarez, Monica

Staff Writer

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 for The Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 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.




Anushay Malik

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 Falcon Times for 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.




Mark Overton

Overton, Mark

Staff Writer

Contact Information:
Mark.overton001@mymdc.net

Mark A. 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 Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 school year. Overton, an avid tennis player, is a 2010 graduate of Archbishop McCarthy Edward A. High School in Broward County.




Joseph Midy

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 Falcon Times 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.




Rafael Tur

Tur, Rafael

Staff Writer

Contact Information:
Rafael.tur001@mymdc.net

Rafael Albert Tur, 20, is journalism and mass communication major at the North Campus. He will serve as a staff writer for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 school year. Tur, a 2008 graduate of Lincoln Martí Schools, aspires to be a writer for Rolling Stone magazine.




Akeem Brunson

Brunson, Akeem

Photographer

Contact Information:
Akeem.Brunson001@mymdc.net

Akeem Brunson, 21, is a journalism and mass communication major at the North Campus. He will serve as a photographer for The Falcon Times during the 2010-11 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.




Danilo Balladares

Balladares, Danilo

Contributing Photographer

Contact Information:
Oscar.balladars001@mymdc.net

Danilo Balladares, 26, is a math education major at the Wolfson Campus. He will be a contributing photographer for The Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 school year while serving as the photography editor for the Metropolis, the student newspaper at the Wolfson Campus.  He is a freelance photographer in the South Florida area with an interest in human rights issues.




Danithza Zevallos

Zevallos, Danithza

Staff Writer

Contact Information:
Danithza.zevallos001@mymdc.net

Danithza Zevallos, 20, is a journalism and mass communications major at the Wolfson Campus. She will contribute articles for The Falcon Times during the 2010-2011 school year while serving as a news writer for the Metropolis, the student newspaper at the Wolfson Campus. Zevallos, a 2008 graduate from Miami Senior High School, aspires to be a print journalist.




Kathryn Sotolongo

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.




Alexandra Kramer

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.




Rebeka Silva

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.




Michael Finch

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.




Jeannie Rodriguez

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.




Sergio Candido

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. 




Monique Dos Anjos

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.






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