North Campus Professor Out For Rest of Semester
Lady Sharks Lacking New Facilities
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Real Housewives Have Gone Overboard
Preston Allen, suffers a stroke at the age of 46. He is on medical leave for the rest of the semester.
MDC’s Softball team was promised new facilities in 2006. They are still waiting.
Curtis “50 cent” Jackson stars in, co-writes and produces Things Fall Apart. Rea d more reviews on films featured in MIFF.
Bravo’s Real Housewives series deceive the definition of a “housewife.” Columnist thinks the Miami version will be no different.
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Making Faces Media services graphic artist, Abraham Jauregui, has drawn hundreds of caricatures throughout his 17 years at Kendall Campus. By Jose Prado jose.prado001@mymdc.net A sea of faces watch those who enter the break room in the media services department at Kendall Campus. President Barack Obama is there. So is singer Jon Secada. Even former President George W. Bush occupies space. But these faces are not made of flesh, they are caricatures, drawn by Abraham ‘Abe’ Jauregui, 75, a graphic artist and photographer in the Media Services Department at Kendall Campus. Jauregui, who has worked at the College since 1994, created the make-shift art gallery to chronicle TURN TO CARICATURES, PAGE 5
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Illustrious: Abraham Jauregui, 75, has worked as a graphic designer and photographer for Kendall Campus Media Services Department since 1994. After his first college-related drawing in 2005—a caricature of Campus President Richard Schinoff—requests for drawings began to pile in.
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North Campus Aquatic And Fitness Center Faces Delays In Opening
Men’s Basketball Coach No Longer With College
The North Campus Aquatic and Fitness Center was inaugurated Feb. 14. A month later, it is still not open for students and employees.
Matthew Eisele, 29, is no longer spearheading the men’s basketball team at Miami Dade College. It is still unclear as to why he is no longer with the institution.
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A month after the inauguration of the new Aquatic and Fitness Center at North Campus, the facility has yet to open for students and employees. “District Facility Management is working on the correction of items in the punch list,” College Provost Rolando Montoya said. “The Center will not be open to the public until all corrections are made.” Patrick J. Rebull, College vice provost, said facilities management is reviewing “building code compliance issues related to the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system.” “At this time I cannot give you an
After four years of leading the men’s basketball team at Miami Dade College, Matthew Eisele is out as head coach. “He is no longer with the College,” said Juan Mendieta, MDC’s director of com mu n ic at ions. “As a College we’ve done our part.” College officials EISELE have remained tight-lipped as to why Eisele, 29, is no longer with the team. It’s unclear if he resigned or was fired. Eisele did not return messages
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Now Open?: North Campus President José Vicente, chair of the board of trustees Helen Aguirre Ferré, North Campus SGA President Hafeeza Rahman and College President Eduardo Padrón were on hand for the Feb. 14 ribbon-cutting ceremony. estimated time frame for completion,” Rebull said. The North Campus Aquatic and Fitness Center is currently only being used for community education courses—swim lessons and water aerobics—a fitness and wellness class and by the police academy. Professor Milford Woodard is upset
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left on his cell phone by The Reporter staff. “I have no idea what happened. All they said is that he’s not in this program anymore,” said shooting guard Xavier Munford. “The athletic director [Anthony Fiorenza] told us the team wasn’t allowed to contact him because [Eisele would] get in trouble.” Fiorenza denied telling players not to contact Eisele. Manny Mendez, an assistant under Eisele, has been tabbed as the interim head coach. It is uncertain how long the search to find a permanent head coach will take. Eisele’s players said they miss him. The team had a record of 2-3 during his absence. “All this happened in a blink of an eye,” said point guard Darwin Ellis. “It’s a battle now that coach left. Everyone gave up. From the staff, to the players. It’s weird withTURN TO EISELE, PAGE 7
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