Volume 3, Number 5 - October 30, 2012

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Samuel Perez

Father Of Four Dies In Construction Accident At West

Samuel Perez, father, husband and writer, died at age 53 after part of a five-story parking garage collapsed at West Campus on Oct. 10.


West Campus Parking Garage Collapse

Four Dead, Several Injured After Parking Garage Collapses At West Campus

A large section of a five-story parking garage under construction by the Ajax Building Corporation collapsed on Oct. 10 killing four construction workers.


briefing

Homestead Campus SGA President Resigns Due To Health Issues

Rolanda Schand has resigned as Student Government Association president citing complicated health issues. Abdolpho Leger, who previously served as vice president, will take over as SGA president.


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Judge Rules That Residents With Undocumented Parents Shouldn’t Pay Out-Of-State Tuition

United States District Judge K. Michael Moore gave a final order on Oct. 25 that Florida residents shouldn’t be forced to pay out-of-state tuition because of their parent’s undocumented status.


North Campus Studio

North Campus Inaugurates State-Of-The-Art Recording Studio

On Oct. 11 the North Campus inaugurated a State-Of-The-Art recording facility equipped with high definition television studios, sound booths, motion picture screening rooms and a digital fiber optic server.


MDC student Andrea Castillo

North Campus Student Dies After Car Accident

Andrea Castillo, a 21-year-old Miami Dade College student, died from injuries she sustained in a car accident in Hialeah. Friends and family say they will remember her for her positive disposition on life.


FCCAA Awards

The Reporter and Café Cultura Get Top State Honors

Miami Dade College’s, The Reporter, was named the top community college newspaper in the State (Division B) for the second year in a row and Café Cultura received top honors for the third year in a row (Division A) for literary magazines.


Fire official addressing the media at West Campus

West Campus Adjusts After Disaster

Weeks after the collapse of a five-story parking garage at West Campus investigations are undergoing concerning reasons for the collapse and two of the families of the deceased have filed lawsuits against Ajax Building Corporation Southeast, Inc.




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