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North Campus SGA Vice President Angela Macias and North Campus SGA Secretary Alejandro Seros haved stepped down from their posts.

New high-tech simulation dummies at Medical Center Campus offer a myriad of training scenarios.

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Mannequins Simulate Real-Life Situations For Medical Students

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Two North Campus Student Government Association officers have stepped down.

According to SGA President Hafeeza Rahman, Angela Macias sent an e-mail on Oct. 11 stating that she would not be continuing as vice president. She requested a leave of absence due to family is-sues.

“I had to drop all my classes be-cause of problems I am having,” Macias said. “I am now working for a private company.”

Macias and SGA officers and

CHRIS has died more than 50 times in the past five years.

On occasions, he has high blood pressure, and has even been in a coma; CHRIS is not your average Joe, in fact, he’s not even human.

He’s one of eight human pa-tient simulators used by students at Miami Dade College’s Medical Center Campus. Approximately two months ago, the college pur-chased three new models—Har-vey, iStan and a second CHRIS.

advisers declined to specify what the issues were.

Meanwhile, Macias said she hopes to enroll at Miami Dade College in the spring semester and return to SGA, however, Rah-man has appointed Executive Director Giselle Heraux as vice president. The announcement was made via e-mail on Oct. 13, Rahman said.

“I work very closely with the school senators and will continue to make this [institution] the best that it can be,” Heraux said.

According to the North Cam-pus SGA constitution, the execu-tive director assumes the duties and powers of vice president in his/her absence, resignation or removal from office.

The executive director seat will remain vacant. AKEEM BRUNSON / THE REPORTER

Medical Drama: Greg Pittman and Jason Inoa use their stethoscopes to examine a human patient simulator during a training exercise.

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Champions: The Lady Sharks volleyball team capture the state championship and will move on to national tournament.

The Other Side: Chinese exchange students experience South Florida culture while attending MDC.

Sculpture Park: New sculptures added to the Miami International Sculpture Park.

The Miami Book Fair International enters its 27th year offering book lovers a variety of literary tastes. This year's book fair runs from Nov. 14 through Nov. 21.

DRIVING TO THE HOOPThe men's and women's basketball teams kick-off their seasons.

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Miami Dade College is offering students the opportunity to study abroad in China.

The program will be from May 7 to June 6. A total of 15 students will be selected and the cost of the program will be $3,995 per student.

A minimum 2.5 grade point av-erage is required. These students will be studying at Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce.

In the Nov. 1 issue of The Re-porter, the graphic accompanying the article about the Florida Com-munity College Press Association awa rds ba nquet (page seven) l isted t he incorrect magazine that two of the winners won the awards for.

Stephanie del Pino won f irst place in editing, for Miambiance. Justin L. Mangana won first place in fiction for Miambiance.

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A life-size, handmade paper-mache boat made its way around Kendall Campus on Nov. 3. It was part of celebrations for Fall Fest 2010. Built by the Visual Arts Student Organization, the parade began at the M building and ended at the library. From Nov. 2 - 19, Kendall Campus hosted the fourth annual Fall Fest, a celebration of performance art events. Included in the festivities: the Latin Jazz Festival and the Carnival For Kids of All Ages.

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Miami Dade College Medical Center Campus students won three first place awards at the Florida Nursing Student Association Con-vention.

The event was held in Daytona Beach from Oct. 27- 30.

Gail Hoyer, the chapter presi-dent of the Student Nurses Associ-ation at Miami Dade College, and Colin Walker, the lead developer of the website team, received first place for Best SNA Website.

The Student Nurses Association from the Medical Center Campus also scored first place for Best Host School for hosting the most effec-tive seminars.

“Nursing is more than just a pro-fession, nurses put themselves in

Kendall Campus will celebrate Pol ish-French composer, pia-nist and music teacher Frédéric Chopin, during a night of piano compositions in Room 6120 at the McCarthy Auditorium at Kend-all Campus, 11011 SW 104 St, on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The Chopin Piano Concert is set to

Medical Center Campus Students Win State Awards

Composer To be Honored With A Night Of Music

The Access Services Department for disabled students celebrated National Disability Awareness Day on Nov. 3 at North Campus.

T he celebrat ion feat u red a demonstration of special equip-ment used by disabled students to enhance their ability to learn. These devices included a reading apparatus that verbally reiterates words on a paper, so that students who are visually impaired can read and follow along in class, as well as devices that enable computers to read words out loud on documents scanned into its hard drive.

“We are really pleased to be able to show the community what we do in our department and what disabled students can do,” Ed-wards said.

Disability Awareness Day Held At North Campus

—Mark Overton

The final Open Mic event at Ken-dall Campus, 11011 SW 104 St, will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. in Room 6120.

The show includes poetry, mu-sical performances, spoken word, performance pieces and collab-orative works. Artists may per-form more than one piece, but the maximum time on stage is three minutes.

Starting three years ago, the program now happens a couple of times each semester, with the ex-ception of summer terms.

“The talent and passion [is] plen-tiful,” David Tulloch, the event’s co-founder, said. “We wanted to have a place for budding writers and seasoned performances to share ideas.”

Anyone interested in being a part of the showcase can regis-ter up to a week in advance at the Writing Center in Room 2207 or in the Communications Department, Room 2217.

Open Mic Night Event To Be Held At Kendall Campus

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other people’s shoes,” Hoyer said.Students were not the only ones

to win prizes; team adviser Pauline Kerr won the Amblyopia award for her screening project on preschool children in South Florida.

“The heroes are the students and faculty, who are [here] day in and day out,” said Madeline Pumar-iega, dean of administration and students at Medical Center Cam-pus. “That is what makes them all shine.”

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The Harvest Moon Festival took place on Sept. 22 at Wolfson Campus, allowing stu-dents to experience some Chinese culture.

The event was hosted by Wolfson Cam-pus’ Confucius Institute, which opened this April, as a result of a partnership be-tween Miami Dade College and the Chi-nese Ministry of Education; the Institute is one of 65 in the United States.

The event included special dance per-formances, martial arts presentations and several types of traditional Chinese foods.

Harvest Moon Festival Held At Wolfson Campus

—Kirsten Rincon

Acrobatics: The Confucius Institute at Mi-ami Dade College's Wolfson Campus held the Harvest Moon Festival on Sept. 22. Pic-tured are two performers during a routine in front of Off-The-Grille in Building 2.

commemorate 200 years of Chopin by playing his works. Coordinated by Kevin Wayne Bumpers, a music professor at Kendall Campus, the concert will feature both students and faculty performers. The event is free and open to the public.

Serenading: Jazz trumpet soloist Bobby Shew performed for Miami Dade College students at Wolfson Campus on Nov. 10. Shew was accompanied by guitarist Mike Di Liddo, pianist Jim Gasior, bass player Rick Doll and drummer Rodolfo Zuniga. The performance introduced students to some of Shew’s original compositions as well as a few other well-known compositions like A Night in Tu-nisia by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli and Randy Aldcroft’s Breakfast Wine.

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New SGA Officers Step Up To Fill The Void

Photo Club Participates In A Unique Project

Mannequins Teach Students How To Save Lives While Under Pressure

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“At this point I’ll keep the posi-tion open. Everything is running smoothly so I don’t find it neces-sary to fill it in,” Rahman said. “We are getting all the work done so there is no need.”

SGA co-adviser Jaime Anzalotta said that secretary Alejandro Seros resigned due to personal issues. Rahman appointed Josiah Le Blanc, an SGA senator to fill

the position. Anzalotta and Rah-man declined to specify why Se-ros resigned.

“I feel our goals are the same as they were before,” Anzalotta said. “[Them leaving] had nothing to do with their performance.”

Elected SGA positions, voted for by the student body include the positions of president, vice

president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director and gov-ernmental relations director.

Appointed positions, selected by the president include the exec-utive director, parliamentarian, director of internal affairs and historian.

On Oct. 4, the senate meeting minutes, official records of gath-ering proceedings, mention that Macias was excused from the meeting. The Oct. 11 minutes do not list Macias present, absent or part of the executive board. Then the Oct. 18 record lists Heraux as vice president.

There are no records in the sen-ate meeting minutes specifically stating that Macias and Seros stepped down.

“It is sort of troubling that there is no official record,” said Adam Goldstein, Attorney Advocate for the Student Press Law Center. “The minutes are terrible and are not serving the community.”

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Each mannequin costs be-tween $95,000 and $270,000, depending on the function they simulate.

“Students are excited, less threatened and more confident,” said Yamina Alvarez, a professor and chair of the nursing resource technology committee at the Medical Center Campus. “[With these mannequins] students can do multiple simulations and practice their skills.”

Some of the simulators re-spond to medication, produce bowel sounds and can be pro-grammed to go into a coma. They can be set to dilate their pupils, blink their eyes, rise their chest, have a pulse and make breathing and heart sounds, among many other things.

By practicing with manne-quins, classes of 10 to 15 students get hands-on experience with the simulators. The students, aspir-ing nurses and doctors, are free

to make mistakes without risking the lives of real patients.

“It was really challenging,” said Decarlos Bradley, 44, graduate of Miami Dade College’s Medical Center Campus. “It helped us not only understand the textbook, but also get the opportunity to practice our skills.”

On campus, students are put through simulated situations in teams of five. They are assigned a specific situation like responding to a heart attack victim and then given a week to research. Each member is assigned a specific role such as medication nurse, primary nurse, secretary, physi-cian or respiratory technician.

On the day of the simulation, the teams have 30 minutes to as-sess and diagnose the patient and treat and implement physician orders.

The professors then debrief each student individually and as-sess how their performance.

While the students are the stars, the mannequins make the

production possible. Each man-nequin is used for a different pur-pose and can mimic about 85% of the human body and its func-tions.

Harvey is used strictly for working with the lungs and heart and does not respond to medica-tion. iStan can cry, cough, dilate his pupils and talk.

Noelle is the oldest mannequin and is a child-birthing model. CHRIS, the first mannequin pur-chased, is the most advanced. He costs $250,000, can die, fall into a coma, be programmed to have high or low blood pressure and urinate.

After students do well with the human patient simulators, they earn clinical time at hospitals and nursing homes.

“I’ve learned to take pulses in different places and hear abnor-mal heart rates,” said Miguel Na-varro, 26, a student in the physi-cian assistant program. “It has been a great experience.”

Medical Drama: Yamina Alvarez, Medical Center Campus professor and chair of the nursing resource comittee, explains how the mannequins prepare students to be more cool-headed in real life situations.

Preparation: The Gonzalez family—one of the four families participat-ing in the project—is prepped for their photo shoot by Antonio Chirinos, faculty adviser to the Kendall Campus photo club.

Cutting-Edge: Miami Dade College's human patient simulators can be programmed to perfomr a number of different scenarios, all designed to train students in the treating of human patients.

Photography club students participated in project aiming to document families whose children have cancer.

The MDC Kendall Campus photography club participated in the family portrait project, a pro-gram created by professor Tony Chirinos to promote child cancer awareness through art at Baptist Medical Plaza on Nov. 6.

Students from the club took 8 x10 photos of four families of chil-dren with cancer. The project was seven years in the making.

“You’re not just taking a photo, you’re making a memory,” Chiri-nos reminded his students during the photo session.

All four families that participat-ed had children with leukemia. Leukimia is cancer of the blood

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Liza Guanch, 8, whose cancer is in remission, attended with her family. Her mother Liz Guanch is devoted to working with the Chil-dren’s Oncology Group at Baptist Children's Hospital.

“We are working on bringing awareness to communities and want people to know that kids get cancer too,” Liz Guanch said.

The photography club is hoping to have another family portrait day before the end of the semester.

“I like the atmosphere of the club, we all get along in our own unique way,” said MDC Kendall Campus photography club Vice President Nikolaus Fink. “Today was a nice team effort.”

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Chinese Students Get Training at MDC

New Additions Sculpt North Campus

Program Helps Students Navigate Financial Maze

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Seven Chinese students are on an eight-month program receiving hospitality management training at Miami Dade College.

The second phase of the Miami International Sculpture Park was inagurated on Nov. 10.

Single Stop USA marks presence at North, Wolfson Campuses.

Yazhou Li traveled from China to Miami to acquire skills and recipes that he can take back to his family’s restaurant.

Li, 20, and six of his classmates: Yanchong Du, 20; Si Wei Ge, 20; Xu Quan, 20; Hong Xi Wang, 21; Mao Wenlong, 21 and Ying Zhang, 29 are from Tianjin Professional College in China.

The group is here for an eight-month hospitality management program at Miami Dade College’s International Hospitality Center.

Students will learn basic hospi-tality training to prepare for entry level jobs in the hotel and lodging industry.

Miami Dade College’s North and Wolfson Campuses have brought Single Stop USA into the institution.

Single Stop USA is a non-profit organization whose main goal is to ensure that households are kept financially stable, so that students can receive a good education.It of-fers eligible students with free re-sources such as food stamps, finan-cial counseling, health insurance, legal advice, psychological counsel-ing referrals, and tax preparations.

A third Campus will be deter-mined in the summer of 2011.

“It’s an important program,” said Mercy Arenas, a Single Stop coordi-nator at North Campus. “Students need to take advantage of it.”

Fully-operational since the first week of early October, MDC has heard from more than 200 students seeking assistance.

The program aims to prevent people in economic need from hav-ing to go to different government of-fices, and possibly getting discour-aged to complete the application for benefits they are eligible for.

“I really needed the extra help. They took me through each and ev-ery step. I applied for food stamps, and received them,” said Diedre Smikle, an 18-year-old North Cam-pus social work major. “I feel re-lieved. I had no idea I would have ever qualified. It was very nice to know that these people are there for you.”

Each student takes a screening test given to determine if they are eligible. The questionnaire consists of a series of questions concerning household population and mon-etary income taking 10-15 minutes.

North Campus is the new home to 79 sculptures and drawings by world renowned artist Alfredo Halegua.

The donation from Halegua, and his wife Raquel Halegua makes up the second phase of the Miami In-ternational Sculpture Park at Mi-ami Dade College’s North Campus.

An inauguration ceremony was held on Nov. 10.

“The artists have given the two largest donations of campus his-tory, and we are very proud of their support,” said José A. Vicente, president at the North and West Campuses. “They have created an opportunity for students to further appreciate art as they walk through the terrain of the campus.”

The first phase of the Miami In-ternational Sculpture Park includes 14 monumental sculptures, also donated by Haleguas, which are found in various locations at North Campus.

The sculptures making up the second phase are displayed in front of the library in building two and is the largest collection of art donated to Miami Dade College.

Some of the artwork included:

“I’m looking forward to work-ing and finishing this program and going home to get a job,” Wenlong said.

For the past three years, Tianjin Professional College and MDC have partnered to bring seven to 12 stu-dents each year to take core hospi-tality and English classes.

“The program is for students to be able to gain hospitality experience in the U.S.,” said Victoria Nodarse, the program’s director.

The students will begin work-ing at the Hyatt Regency Miami, a downtown hotel, and the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach in mid-November.

The students have their classes together and share an apartment at the Four Ambassadors in Brickell.

The student then sits down with a coordinator to a complete an ap-plication that is sent to the Depart-ment of Children and Family Ser-vices. The application typically take months to process, but through Sin-gle Stop, it takes one to four weeks for it to be processed and approved.

Single Stop Director Barbra Pryor said the main goal of the program is to help end poverty amongst stu-dents and boost graduation rates. Single Stop sites, she said, are help-ing students access an average of $1,500 in benefits and tax refunds.

“I would have appreciated this if I were a student,” Pryor said. “I know students get frustrated with other departments that send them to a million other places, so we try to guide them, instead of having them go through a maze.”

According to Janet Zoglin, a Mi-ami-based Single Stop consultant, only 31 percent of community col-lege students who set out to earn a degree actually complete it.

“There is about $65 billion of un-used funds every year,” said Zog-lin. “We want to make sure they get whatever they can in their hands in order to stay in school.”

Launched by the Robin Hood Foundation in 2007, Single Stop is stationed at three colleges: The City University of New York, the City College of San Francisco and Mi-ami Dade College.

According to Zoglin, last year more than $300 million was pro-vided to 120,000 families.

“Students that are eligible do not even know it,” Pryor said. “We want all students to have access to what they truly qualify for and need.”

-----------------------J.C. Urbinacontributed to this report.

“The Dancer,” which features a fig-ure of a person crouched with one leg over the other ready to spring up and dance if one were to give it life; “Penelope,” a shimmering golden sculpture, which embodies a wom-an; and “Broken Column,” which features a column broken in frag-ments but still held upright.

“It’s hard to say which is my fa-vorite piece, when I’m working on a specific piece it is my favorite, the ones I don’t like I destroy, it simpli-fies the process,” said Halegua, who


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When they are not in the class-room or at work, they are enjoying Miami’s attractions.

They have visited the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens and Mi-ami Beach.It hasn’t been all sun-shine for the students. They have struggled getting used to Miami’s diverse culture.

“[For me] the hardest part has been cooking [at home] with Ameri-can ingredients in a Chinese way,” Zhang said.

Communication has also been a barrier.

“The language has been diffi-cult,” Wang said. “Sometimes I can’t express what I think.”

The students will continue to study at MDC for the next six months.

“My family has a restaurant back home,” Li said. “I want to take what I learn here, over there.”

has had pieces featured in the Na-tional Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Juan C. Medieta, communica-tions director for MDC, feels that Halegua’s art offers something be-yond the College’s hallways.

“This was an important event, not only for MDC, but for the entire community,” Medieta said. “The North Campus is now the heart of culture in northern Miami-Dade County.”

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Snip!: Artist Alfredo Halegua, his wife Raquel Halegua and North Campus President José A. Vicente cut a ribbon during an inaguration ceremony.

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// A&E SPECIAL REPORT // MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

From humble begginings as a two-day fair in 1984, the Miami Book Fair International has grown into an event of international acclaim that features renowned authors and celebrities.

Miami Dade College was just being polite 26 years ago when it lent the public libraries in Miami-Dade County tables for their two-day book fair, Books by the Bay.

That favor transpired into what is known today as Miami Book Fair International.

Now a week-long event, pro-duced and hosted by Miami Dade College and the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, the Book Fair attracts an average of 225,000 people each year.This year’s book fair will run from Nov. 14 through Nov. 21 at Wolfson Campus.

The Fair kicked off with former U.S. President George W. Bush presenting his new autobiogra-phy, Decision Points.

The Book Fair, which this year

will have an emphasis on Mexican authors and artists, in celebration of Mexico’s bicentennial, will also showcase more than 350 world -renowned authors that have pub-lished books this past year. It will also feature its popular “Evenings With” series and the Street Fair among other events.

"It’s fascinating to sit in an au-dience and listen to these people that take the time to write such wonderful words that many times we enjoy in the privacy of our home or elsewhere," said Alina Interián, executive director of the Florida Center for Literary Arts at Miami Dade College.

According to Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books and co-founder of the MBFI, the book fair has been a positive thing for Mi-ami.

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30 years ago,” Kaplan said. “I think what the book fair has done is make Miami feel good about themselves. It has exported to the rest of the world the idea that seri-ous things happen in Miami; that Miami isn’t just a playground.”

Dr. Mercedes Quiroga, Wolfson Campus president, agrees.

“It shows that education hap-pens not only in a classroom but everywhere,” Quiroga said, “stressing the importance of reading to our community is key because it is fundamental. This stresses the value of books and the value that they have.”

Admission for the "Evenings With" series is $10Street Fair General admission is $8; $5 for seniors; and free for students with a valid MDC I.D. and anyone under 18 years old.

BOOK FAIR ACTIVITIES

Fair offers a week-long offering of activities tailored to visitors of differerent ages, tastes and interests.

Miami Book Fair International is back at Wolfson Campus with a week full of activities for book en-thusiasts from Nov. 14 - 21.

Events include wine tastings (Twilight Tastings), the Evenings With series, Children’s Alley, seminars about comic books and graphic novels found at The Co-mix Galaxy, art exhibits and the street fair.

This year's theme is based on the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain and Mexico's centennial celebration of the 1910 Revolution. There will be Mexican food, art

and literature throughout the fair.The Freedom Tower will house a

Mexican art exhibit called “Cuen-to del Conejo y el Coyote” by Fran-cisco Toledo and a multi-paneled painting by Jose Nuño.

Throughout the week, Mexican artists will attempt to break the world record for the largest book spiral; hoping to collect 10,090 books.

The record was previously set by the IntegArte Project in the his-toric main square of Mexico City.

Books will be donated to Flor-ida jails; donations will be taken for the duration of the week.

On Nov. 15, The Comix Galaxy will have an exhibition of original drawings from the graphic novel,

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Myriad Of Activities To Entertain Fair Crowds

Geoffrey PhilpGeoffrey Philp, chairperson of

the college prep department at North Campus, will participate in this year’s Miami Book Fair Inter-national by reading from his new poetry book, Dub Wise on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. in Room 3410.

Philp’s earlier works consist of Uncle Obadiah and Alien, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories and Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas.

Philp teaches creative writing and English Composition at North Campus.

Preston AllenPreston Allen will be reading

from his book Jesus Boy on Sun-day, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in Prometeo Theater, located in building one of Wolfson Campus in Room 1101.

Some of Allen’s previous works include All or Nothing, and Churchboys and Other Sinners.

Allen teaches creative writing at North Campus.

John AdkinsJohn Adkins will be reading

from his new book Animals Get Scared Too, Just Like You! at the Children’s Alley on Friday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 12:30 p.m. and at 4:15 p.m.

Adkins is a professor and chair-person of the arts and philosophy department at Kendall Campus.

Michael HettichProfessor Michael Hettich will

be reading from his book, Like Happiness on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 3410.

Among Hettich’s previous works are Flock and Shadow: New and Selected Poems, Swimmer Dreams and Singing with My Fa-ther.

Hettich teaches English and creative writing at Wolfson Cam-pus. He is also the co-adviser for Wolfson’s literary magazine, Me-tromorphosis.

Octavio RocaOctavio Roca, chairperson of

the arts and philosophy depart-ment at North Campus, will be reading from his book Cuban Bal-let on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 7106.

Among his works are Scotto, More Than a Diva and American Dance: A Constantly Evolving Tra-dition.

Roca teaches philosophy at North Campus.

Alfredo TriffPhilosophy professor, Alfredo

Triff, will be reading from his new book, Higado Al Ensayo at this year’s Miami Book Fair Interna-tional on Monday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 3209.

The reading will be in Spanish.Triff’s previous works include

Pulpa and Miami Arts Explosion: The New Times Column.

Triff teaches philosophy at Wolfson Campus.

Six Miami Dade College professors will be reading their lit-erature at the Miami Book Fair International.

Writers Close To Home—Compiled By Anna Carabeo

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“Cuba: My Revolution” by Inverna Lockpez and Dean Haspiel.

From Nov. 18 – 19, The School of Comics and Graphic Novels will host sessions on how to cre-ate your own comic and graphic novel.

“Graphic novels can be a tran-sition, as well as an end in itself,” Lissette Mendez, program coor-dinator of MBFI said. “Kids main-tain interest in reading when they can visualize it.”

An outdoor literary festival, the Street Fair, will be taking place from Nov. 19–21 at the World Stage, NE 1st Avenue between 3rd Street and Kyrakides Plaza.

There will be tables full of book-sellers and exhibitors available for the public to browse different kinds of books.

There will also be book signings

Myriad Of Activities To Entertain Fair Crowdsand music playing throughout this weekend.

From Nov. 19–21, the Children’s Alley will be open for children to play games, make masks, listen to storytellers, watch theater and collect keepsakes.

Dental hygiene students from the Medical Center Campus will be making presentations with puppets about dental care and will be distributing health care coloring books Nov. 19 -21.

"Out of all the programs we put together, the ones we elaborate for children have my heart because I feel that it is extremely impor-tant to instill a love for reading in young kid's hearts," said Alina Interián, executive director of the Florida Center for the Literary Arts.

FAMOUS GUESTS

Fair Will Host Hundreds Of Renowned Authors

Miami Book Fair International has provided the community with a wide variety of authors and sto-ries for 26 years—this year’s fair is no exception.

With more than 350 authors ex-pected to appear, there is definite-ly something for everyone, includ-ing a little star power.

Among this year’s guests are former United States President George W. Bush, screenwriter

The Miami Book Fair International has again attracted marquee names to add to its expanding roster.

Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail); musician and producer Emilio Estefan; journalist Frank Deford and musi-cians Patti Smith and Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

“Being able to confirm authors of high caliber is a reaffirmation of the prestige Miami Book Fair International enjoys in the indus-try,” said Alina Interián, executive director of the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College.

Ephron, Smith, and Zinner are among the authors that will take part of the fair’s “Evening With…” series which will take place at Mi-ami Dade College’s Wolfson Cam-pus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., Build-


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ing 3, Room 3210. “I have always wanted to meet

[Nora Ephron].When Harry Met Sally is one of my favorite movies!” Bianca Gomez, a biology major at Wolfson Campus said.

This year the MBFI hopes to connect with a full spectrum of audiences as well, having reached out to younger crowds with their Children's Alley and Kid's Comic Con activities. All the hype sur-rounding this year’s fair has stu-dents at Miami Dade College ex-cited to see their favorite authors and celebrities.

But, as always, books will be the focus.

“We want to represent the full spectrum of books,” Lissette Mendez, program coordinator for FCLA said.

Dave BarryNov. 20 at 10 a.m., Room 3210

José BasultoNov. 21 at 4:30 p.m., Room 7128——————————————George W. BushNov. 14 at 4:00 p.m., Room 3210

Gonzalo CelorioNov. 14 at 4:00 p.m., Room 2106

Olga ConnorNov. 16 at 7:30 p.m., Room 2106——————————————Pat ConroyNov. 18 at 8:00 p.m., Room 3210

Edwidge DanticatNov. 20 at 3:30 p.m., Room 3210

Vanessa DavisNov. 21 at 11:30 a.m., Room 1365——————————————Frank DefordNov. 21 at 3:30 p.m., Pavilion B

Paquito D'RiveraNov. 20 at 1:00 p.m., Room 2146

John DufresneNov. 20 at 2:30 p.m., Room 3314——————————————Nora EphronNov. 15 at 8:00 p.m., Room 3210

Emilio EstefanNov. 20 at 4:00 p.m., Pavilion A

Noah FeldmanNov. 21 at 12:30 p.m., Pavilion B

Carlos FuentesNov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Room 3210

James GrippandoNov. 20 at 12:00 p.m., Room 7128

Ted GupNov. 21 at 2:00 p.m., Pavilion B——————————————Lola HaskinsNov. 20 at 1:30 p.m., Room 3140

Carl HiaasenNov. 21 at 10:00 a.m., Room 3210

Merle HodgeNov. 20 at 11:30 a.m., Room 3314——————————————Chenjerai HoveNov. 20 at 2:00 p.m., Room 3315

Wilfredo Cancio IslaNov. 21 at 10:30 a.m., Room 2106

Sean KenniffNov. 20 at 3:00 p.m., Room 3410——————————————Chip KiddNov. 20 at 3:00 p.m., Room 1365

Juan Carlos LecompteNov. 17 at 7:30 p.m., Room 2106

David LeddickNov. 21 at 5:00 p.m., Room 3410——————————————Carlos Alberto MontanerNov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Room 2106

Walter MosleyNov. 20 at 10:00 a.m., Room 1261

John OtisNov. 20 at 11:30 a.m., Room 7106

Ferdie PachecoNov. 20 at 11:00 a.m., Room 3315

Claudia PiñeroNov. 20 at 6:15 p.m., Room 2106

Eugene RobinsonNov. 18 at 6:00 p.m., Room 3210——————————————Maria Elvira SalazarNov. 15 at 6:30 p.m., Room 2106

Katherine SchwarzeneggerNov. 21 at 4:00 p.m., Pavilion A

Pablo SimonettiNov. 21 at 11:45 a.m., Room 2106 ——————————————Patti SmithNov. 19 at 8:00 p.m., Room 3210

David UngerNov. 21 at 1:15 p.m., Room 2106

John WatersNov. 17 at 8:00 p.m., Room 3210——————————————Tracy WhiteNov. 20 at 4:00 p.m., Room 1365

Nick ZinnerNov. 21 at 4:00 p.m., Room 1261

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The Miami Dade College wom-en’s volleyball team, outplayed, outhit and overpowered their op-ponents to capture the 2010 Flor-ida Community College Athletic Association state championship.

The Lady Sharks (33-0) defeated St. Johns River Community Col-lege, Palm Beach State College, Hillsborough Community Col-lege, and Florida State College at Jacksonville in Winter Haven, Fla. on Nov. 4 –Nov. 6 to capture their fifth state title.

“It feels good to keep the state championship trophy home,” Head Coach Origenes “Kiko” Ben-oit said.

On the first day of tournament, the Lady Sharks defeated St. Johns

MDC BASEBALL

LADY SHARKS VOLLEYBALL

Past Baseball Coaches HonoredMiami Dade College hosts ceremony for three previous coaches, who contributed greatly to the baseball program.

The Lady Sharks volleyball team won the 2010 Florida Community College Athletic Association state championship, and will now move on to nationals.

By Carlos [email protected]

Jay Rokeach's voice booms out from the Gibson Center Gymnasi-um at Miami Dade College’s Ken-dall Campus.

Rokeach, the former sports in-formation director for 20 years at North Campus, has served as the public address announcer for men’s and women’s basketball games at Miami Dade College for the past seven years.

He is legendary for his work with the University of Miami, now in his 43rd year as the public ad-dress announcer for UM football and baseball games.

“People have heard my voice for over 40 years and seem to en-joy the big-league style I bring,” Rokeach said.

Rokeach has been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America, and has also received the 2005 President’s Award from the UM Sports Hall of Fame.

Before graduating in 1972 from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s degree in mass com-munications, Rokeach went to Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn.

Eventually, he dreamed of call-ing games for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“Although it didn’t turn out that way, I have no regrets,” he said. “I get to be part of some of the cool-est sporting events. I’m content with my job.”

That job eventually led him to the major leagues. Rokeach served as the public address an-nouncer for the Florida Marlins

from 1993 to 1998, even earning a World Series ring in 1997.

He has remained connected to stars.

Rokeach routinely attends char-ity events, with the likes of pro-fessional athletes, such as Dwy-ane Wade and National Football League Hall of Famer, Ted Hen-dricks.

But Rokeach is far from star-struck.

“I’m past the point of awe,” he said. “These [famous] guys put their pants on, just like the rest of us.”

GREGORY CASTILLO / THE REPORTER

Familiar Voice: Jay Rokeach speaks before a crowd at an event in Columbus High School on Nov. 4. Rokeach's body of work includes public address announcing at University of Miami football and baseball games, Miami Dade College basketball games and a stint as the Florida Marlins public address announcer.

The Booming Voice Behind The Games

Legendary public address announcer Jay Rokeach has been working at MDC basketball games for the past seven years.

By Juan [email protected]

By Hector [email protected]

Miami Dade College honored its former baseball coaches De-mie Mainieri, Charlie Greene and Steve Hertz at Christopher Co-lumbus High School on Nov. 4.

Current MDC baseball coach Danny Price and his coaching staff organized the event.

“You can’t move forward with-out honoring the past,” Price said.

Mainieri, Greene and Hertz were presented with a bat that had their name, win-loss records and years of service on it.

The Sharks’ baseball team was scheduled to play an intrasquad game for the event, however, it was postponed due to rain.

Despite the inclimate weather, each coach was formally intro-duced by long-time MDC public address announcer Jay Rokeach.

“I thought it was very nice. Danny did a very noble thing get-ting this together,” said Mainieri, who started the baseball program at MDC in 1961. He also coached at North Campus for 30 seasons and accumulated 1,012 victories.

Greene took some time during the night to reminisce.

“We loved doing it. You don’t have to work for this. There is nothing like coaching,” said Greene, who won 935 games dur-ing his 30 years coaching at South Campus-which later became Kendall Campus.

Hertz who retired this past

Recognition: (From left) Demie Mainieri, Steve Hertz and Charlie Greene were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 4.GREGORY CASTILLO / THE REPORTER

June, enjoyed seeing some of his players.

“Anytime we see former players, it lights in us the fond memories from over the years,” said Hertz, who won 945 games during his time at Wolfson Campus and Ken-dall Campus.

Among the former players who attended were former ma-jor league baseball players Bucky Dent, who enjoyed a 12-year ca-reer, most notably with the Chica-go White Sox and New York Yan-kees; also attending was Orlando Palmeiro, who played 13 seasons for the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Anaheim Angels-now the Los Angeles An-gels of Anaheim.

“I think it’s a tremendous hon-or...they had a lot to do with a lot of peoples' careers,” Dent said.

River Community College 25-10, 25-14, 25-17; sophomore opposite hitter Mima Hajdukovic led the attack with 19 assists.

“There was never a doubt,” Hajdukovic said. “We just played our game.”

The Lady Sharks beat Palm Beach State College on day two, 25-6, 24-26, 25-22, and 25-19.

“Palm Beach played well,” Ben-oit said. “They were good; it was a wake-up call for us.”

On day three, the Lady Sharks defeated Hillsborough Commu-nity College 25-12, 25-9, 25-17 and Florida State College at Jackson-ville 25-16, 25-18, 25-11 to capture the title.

Freshman Middle Blocker Mar-ifranchi Rodriguez was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Rodriguez, Hajdu-

kovic, freshman outside hitter Ka-horiz Feliz, and sophomore out-side hitter Yenifer Calcano, were named to Florida Community College Athletic Association All-State Tournament Team.

“It’s a team effort,” Rodriguez said “We just have this unity from the starters,trainers and coaches.”

The team is now focused on the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I 2010 Na-tional Championship, which will be held on Nov. 18-Nov. 20 at Mis-souri State University-West Plains.

“We want to bring back the national championship trophy home,” Benoit said. “Our team is ranked No. 1 in the nation for a reason. We need just one more push to accomplish it.”

Lady Sharks Capture State Prize

Women's Basketball

11/01 Daytona State College, 70-65 Loss (OT)

11/05-11/06 Chipola Classic Chipola College, 88-70 LossGulf Coast Community College, 73-67 Loss

11/07 @ Tallahassee Community College, 84-65 Loss

Men's Basketball

11/03 IMG Academy, 74-62 Win

11/06 @State College of Florida, 90-78 Win

Women's Basketball

11/11 @ Florida State College

11/12 Daytona ClassicVs. College of Central FloridaVs. Daytona State College

11/12 Central Florida ClassicVs. College of Central FloridaVs. Santa Fe College

Men's Basketball

11/13 @ St. Petersburg College

11/19-11/21 MDC Shark ClassicVs. Tallahassee Community CollegeVs. Hillsborough Community CollegeVs. Chipola College

11/27 State College of Florida

11/29 IMG Academy

12/2-12/4 Panhandle ClassicVs. Frank Phillips CollegeVs. Gulf Coast Community CollegeVs. Tallahassee Community College

12/11-12/12 FCCAA Juco ShootoutVs. College of Central FloridaVs. Gulf Coast Community College

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Head Coach Susan Summons, about the 88-70 loss against Chipola College.

"Again, MDC led the entire game and in the second half folded on defense; 18 percent from the free-throw line, lack of intensity, pressure on ball, changed the wave of the game in Chipola's favor. But all in all, we definitely have the makings of a team that will have a successful year."

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Zach Attack: Shark's guard Zachary Lamb drives against a defender in the team's regular season opener on Nov. 3. Lamb led all scorers with 24 points, connecting on nine field goals in a 12-point win over IMG Academy.

Making Space: Forward Ashley Wilkes lays the ball up against four defenders from Daytona State College. The Lady Sharks lost their regular season opener 70-65, in overtime, on Nov. 1, at Kendall Campus.

The Miami Dade College Men's and Women's Basketball Teams opened up their 2010-11 regular seasons on Nov. 3 and Nov. 1 respectively. The Men's team won their season opener against IMG Academy 74-62. The Lady Sharks lost their season opener against Daytona State College 70-65.

Falling Short:Guard Melanie Ducott breaks away for a layup in the second half of the Lady Shark's regular season opener on Nov 1. Ducott scored 16 pts along with four assists and three steals in a five point overtime loss to Daytona State College.

Mad Dash: Guard Melanie Ducott dribbles the ball up court against defenders from Daytona State College. Ducott scored 16 points to go along with four assists and three steals. The Lady Sharks lost their season opener 70-65 in overtime, on Nov. 1, at Kendall Campus..

Steam Train: Guard Xavier Munford powers his way to the rim over a defender from IMG Acad-emy. The Sharks won their season opener 74-62 at Kendall Campus on Nov. 3.

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Are you a felon?Are you a registered sex offender?Have you tested positive for drug

use?In Florida, a positive answer to

any of these questions won’t set a couple in the adoption process back, as much as a yes to, are you gay?

However, recently the Florida Su-preme Court stated that the 30-year ban on gay couple adoption was unconstitutional. I could hardly believe it.

Finally, the ban has been lifted.

A ban that was in some ways a dra-conian effort to prevent gays from having the same parental rights as their straight counterparts.

Though the efforts of those in favor of the ban were understand-able (since the goal was to “protect” children) it seems ludicrous to take away the rights of a population due to “research” done by religious zeal-ots and biased organizations.

It’s difficult for us to put ourselves in the shoes of orphans or children in need of a home. They yearn for what they do not have: a family, someone to care for them and be there for them. A child’s love is na-ïve-it doesn’t know who your par-ents are or understand the stigmas of society.

Many kids without a family didn’t get a chance to experience parental love because their potential parents were barred from even being con-sidered to adopt them.

What I don’t understand from the population opposing gay adoption

is the rhetoric. “A child does better with a mother and a father.” Does that mean that single parents can’t provide anything for their children?

What about the atrocities caused by some straight parents? Bad straight parents are more accept-able than gay parents? In this state, gay parents haven’t even been given a chance to prove that they can do the same job, if not better, than their straight peers.

If we can open our minds to di-versifying parenthood, we can en-sure more homes for kids.

Thankfully, the state of Florida saw exactly what I saw. It saw an opportunity to give these kids who are stuck in the system a second chance.

Hopefully this law will show that an era of fear, skepticism and refus-al of the unknown has ended. We are one step closer to equality in all aspects, which including proving that we believe gays can provide loving homes.

GAY ADOPTION

New Law Rights An Absurd Wrong

Dear Andrea, I am a teacher and I tutor on the

side. Back in March 2008, I got a call from Jackson Memorial telling me that one of the doctors needed math help for her son, Adrian. I noticed that the boy’s mom, “Jenny,” was very nice to me.

A month later, she invited me to her office and we had our first kiss. I told her that maybe we should wait

until she got separated or divorced before we started something.

Eventually, she kicked her hus-band out of the house and our re-lationship started getting serious. This past summer, she distanced herself from me. I have asked her if she has met or has been talking to someone else, to which she says no.

The communication between us is basically non-existent. I have pleaded with her to communicate with me, to tell me right away what is wrong, but she will not.

If I didn’t care for her, it would have been very easy for me to walk away from her. But I don’t know what else to do at this time.

-Tutor In Trouble

ASK ANDREADear Tutor In Trouble, She's got a lot on her shoulders

and she may feel like keeping her issues to herself is easier than ex-plaining.

It seems like she's losing interest or becoming overwhelmed by the pressure this relationship brings to her.

Consider a short-term separa-tion. If you do not give her room to miss you, she may not see the value of your relationship.

When the separation is over, talk it out and see where you can go from there.

-Andrea

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Editorial Board Monique O. MadanEditor-in-Chief

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By Rachel [email protected]

Just like the Bald Eagle mi-grates to find warm weather in the winter, the pilgrims migrated in search of a better life than Eng-land could give.

In November 1621, the pilgrims’ first autumn harvest proved suc-cessful. The crops they originally tried to grow died, but eventually, they learned to grow corn, beans and pumpkins.

The Natives helped the pilgrims to plant and grow their crops, and to be thankful, they had the cel-ebratory feast that is now remem-bered as America’s “first Thanks-giving.”

The present-day Thanksgiving has some religious significance, but it’s mostly recognized as the

time when family and friends come together to celebrate the goodness of life, and just be grate-ful about it.

Like all things American, Thanksgiving is celebrated eu-phorically all across the United States by friends and families reuniting and feasting on corn, pumpkin pie and turkey. Interest-ingly enough, some Americans continue to debate: did the “White Man” steal this land from the Na-tive Americans?

As someone who isn’t Ameri-can, I feel that I’m in the position to give a completely non-biased and neutral outlook on the topic. Which brings me to the question, how can you steal something that

does not belong to anyone? Land can only be inhabited by the peo-ple who can protect it from inva-sion.

Geographically speaking, the world doesn’t function on a “find-ers-keepers” attitude-it didn’t in the past and it doesn’t in the pres-ent day.

The English settlers were far superior to the Native Americans. They had strength in numbers. They won fair and square.

It’s not only the strongest who survive. Survival is for those who are most adaptable to change. This is why the pilgrims deserved the land.

The Native American tribes fought for territories and killed

each other in a manner similar to the founders of America, but in the end, it was the English settlers who claimed victory.

Land doesn’t belong to any hu-man, unless the people take own-ership by protecting and promot-ing it. The founders of America have defended its right to occupy this land and laid the foundations of the powerful national security and defense system that is in place today in the United States.---------------------------

Sarah Dawood, 34, is a Pakistani exchange student in the business program at Miami Dade College, where she will be studying until May of 2011.

Dawood is currently the presi-dent of The International Club at the Wolfson Campus, and will serve as a writer for The Reporter during the 2010-2011 school year.

She aspires to be a leading pro-fessional in the field of marketing and advertising.

THOUGHTS ON THANKSGIVING

MANUEL PALOU / THE REPORTER

Cook Time: 40 to 43 minutes

Ingredients:■ 3 boneless, skinless chicken (or turkey) breasts■ 1 jar Classico basil pesto■ 1 1/2 lbs. red potatoes■ 1 extra large red onion■ 2 large tomatoes■ 1 large yellow pepper■ 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil■ Badia complete seasoning■ Salt and ground black pepper

Pesto Chicken with Roasted Vegetables

For this dish, we'll be topping off some vegetables and oven roasted chicken breast-substitute with turkey for the holidays-with some store-bought pesto.

Cooking With Rachel

Instructions:

1 Preheat the oven to 425°F.

2 Wash and dry the pota-toes. Chop into medium-small chunks.

3 Place the potatoes in large roasting pan and drizzle the ol-ive oil over them.

4 Once the oven is heated, put the roasting pan. Cook for 15 minutes.

5 Peel and chop the red onion into chunks. De-seed and chop potatoes in bite-size bits; chop the tomatoes.

6 Once the potatoes have roasted slightly, remove the pan from the oven and lay the breasts among the potatoes, and sprinkle the veggies over that. Make sure to spread the meat out evenly. Spoon pesto as desired onto each breast.

7 Return the pan to the oven for another 25 to 28 minutes.

8 Cool and serve.

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