Manolo Barco

Penny collector, recovering Diet Coke addict, Cat Chief to Capone 😾and Onyx 🐾, former @MiamiHerald & @dallasnews reporter and current adviser @mdcthereporter

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Today, we remember Carola Pedreschi, a retired psychology professor who worked @MDCollege for 35 years. She died of natural causes in Panama at 65.

Pedreschi, who advocated for student rights @UNESCO conferences, was a humanitarian & mentor.
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After a disappointing 6-11-2 season, the @MDCollege men’s soccer⚽️team is off to a hot 3-1 start this year.

The team is powered by an offense that has scored 15 goals in four games. Freshman forward Lincoln Santos leads the team with three goals.
https://t.co/WDUW36GPF9

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Two @MDCollege student publications—AXIS and Miambiance—are finalists for an organizational Pacemaker🏆in the two-year literary arts magazine category.

Winners will be announced at the @ACPress Awards Ceremony on Nov. 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. https://t.co/CQxpu1xNei

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After winning a national title & ending last season 29-2, the @MDCollege volleyball🏐team aims to build chemistry with 10 new faces.

Promising freshmen include liberos Briana Del Valle from @westwoodmiami & Angeline Benoit from @MaterHS. The team is 4-0.
https://t.co/yAfHjkGs0K

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A 21-year-old man was arrested Monday after he made an Instagram post threatening that "everyone at MDC dies today," according to an arrest affidavit.

Jose Santos of Hialeah was charged with written threats to kill or do bodily injury, a felony.
https://t.co/4mbGAC0Ecn

[The Reporter @MDCTheReporter]

Meet Keyra Mendoza, The Reporter's📰editor-in-chief for the 2026-27 school year.

Mendoza, a journalism student at Wolfson, wants to hear from you.

If you have news, contact her at [email protected] or send us a DM on Instagram.

To apply, visit https://t.co/uYskqNfql1.

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Michael Petite, who played for the @MDCollege baseball⚾️team from 2023-25, was taken in the 19th round of the @MLB Draft by the @Mariners.

He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. At MDC, he slugged 21 HRs, stole 42 bases & had 76 RBI.
https://t.co/m8SniQVZDE

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More than 25 years ago, former Lady Sharks setter Olga Benoit led the @MDCollege🏐volleyball team to an @NJCAA title. Her husband Kiko Benoit coached the team to national titles in 2016, 2017 and 2025.

Now, their daughter Angeline Benoit joins the squad.
https://t.co/N8d0DcXHEy

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Luyeisy Marquez-Moreno, an outside hitter🏐for the @MDCollege volleyball team, was named Female Athlete of the Year by the @FCSAA.

She finished the season with a team-high 453 points & 384 kills & led the Lady Sharks to a @NJCAA Division I national title.
https://t.co/U9aQN5JXMQ

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Richard Tapia, a former @MDCollege professor, was arrested on a felony charge of interference with custody of a minor after the girl’s mom said he took her from Jacksonville to a hotel in Palm Coast on July 22, according to an arrest affidavit.
https://t.co/H2zfo83IcD

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Federal agents are accusing Roger Ignacio Sanchez, a former @MDCollege employee, of possessing and trading child sexual abuse content online.

Sanchez, 63, is charged with receipt and possession of visual depictions involving sexual exploitation of minors.
https://t.co/pWcpZP5Dlt

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Today, we celebrate Alexandria Holloway, who served as the founding dean of the Honors College for 11 years, following her recent death from breast cancer. She was 79.

@MDCollege alumni recall Holloway's motherly nature, tough love & high standards.
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Shawn Schwaner, a sociology & criminal justice professor @MDCollege, is launching a virtual⌨️self-development program this month called The House of Rogue Life Coaching Center.

It seeks to offer people career guidance & support in their personal growth.
https://t.co/kslryObEpk

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Today, Keyra Mendoza, a rising sophomore at Wolfson Campus, begins her post as EIC of The Reporter🗞for the 2026-27 school year.

The 19-year-old will oversee more than 40 staff members, assign & edit stories, train writers & represent the paper at events.
https://t.co/SJIuHaF9L6

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Samira Karieva, a rising sophomore studying mass communication & journalism in the Honors College at Wolfson Campus, was appointed The Reporter’s arts & entertainment editor🖌for the 2026-27 school year.

She will assign, write & edit stories weekly.
https://t.co/8aRnIe1YMh

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Six @MDCollege athletes were selected to the All-Citrus Conference First-Team🏆 by @thefcsaa.

Baseball players Willy Mendez & Samuel Alonso made the first-team squad, as did softball players Caroline Mito, Amanda Handa, Makayla Deleon & Alyssa Densmore.
https://t.co/TAVNTms9XL

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North Campus students Elias Estrada & Jose Venero launched SharkCast🦈, a podcast highlighting campus insights, organizations & initiatives.

It’s featured guests like Grammy-winning saxophonist Joey Calveiro & @MDCollege orchestral director Alberto Bade.
https://t.co/SmXMX0VmUV

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Zelma Campos, the Student Government Association⚖️president at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, was tabbed the SGA District Board of Trustees representative for the 2026-27 school year.

She'll represent students from @MDCollege’s eight campuses at BOT meetings.
https://t.co/1U3co3ijzj

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Join us Thursday & Friday at The Reporter office for journalism📝workshops by professionals from outlets like @MiamiHerald & @TheFloridaTrib.

They’ll be held at Kendall, Room M-239, & Wolfson, Room 1610, respectively, from 10 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Sign up at:
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Today, we celebrate America’s 250th🇺🇸birthday—a time to reflect on our nation’s history & the freedoms millions have laid down their lives to preserve.

We remember the unity that has prevailed in the U.S. since its inception & the importance of protecting it for generations.