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Famous alumni |
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- Cecilia Altonaga, federal judge
- Carlos Alvarez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Liz Balmaseda, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
- Stephanie A.
Burns, CEO Dow Corning
- Manny Diaz, Mayor of the City of Miami
- Andy Garcia, actor
- Gerald Grant, vice president
for AXA Advisors, LLC
- Tayna Lawrence, Olympic medalist
- Mike Lowell, professional baseball player
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, member of the United States House of
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When P.T. Barnum donated money to Tufts University, he did so on the condition that the school's mascot be named after his beloved elephant. The Tufts University mascot has been the "Jumbos" ever since. |
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