In case you want to go watch the trial yourself, KnightNews.com has done some digging to find out how. Only 50 seats are available for the public, while the other 50 are reserved mostly for media. Simply show up to the courthouse as early as 5:30 a.m. to get yourself a spot in line. You can line up on the north side of the courthouse outside the doors. No overnight camping is allowed.

If you do go, email us at news@knightnews.com to let us know how it went, and to see if we can come interview you about your experience.

Watch a live stream of the trial at www.caseyanthonytriallive.com.

According to its website, AIPAC works with both Democratic and Republican political leaders to enact public policy that strengthens the vital U.S.-Israel relationship.

This year, several UCF students traveled to D.C. as well to attend the conference and represent the student body. Most notably, SGA President Matt McCann attended. Check out our exclusive interview with him on the first day of registration.

This year set an attendance record for the conference with more than 10,000 attendees, 1,500 of which were students.

President Obama spoke at the conference around 10:30 a.m. on its first day to address the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, as well as to discuss some heated points he made during his Mideast Policy Speech last Thursday.

According to a press release sent to KnightNews.com by UCF student organization ‘Students for Israel,’ the UCF Delegation presented Florida’s members of Congress with a petition advocating for a strong US-Israel relationship signed by leaders on the UCF Campus.

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Signers of the petition included over a dozen SGA Senators and the leadership of the College Democrats and College Republicans. 215 SGA Presidents across the country, the Presidents of the College Democrats of America and College Republican National Committee, and over 2/3rds of Congress were also in attendance.

KnightNews.com will continue to follow along with the situation in the Middle East, especially Israel, as UCF has one of the highest Jewish populations of any school in the country, with an estimated 5,500.

Check out our photo gallery from the protests outside the convention center:

Andrew Stein caught up with former county commissioner Linda Stewart, who is now a self-proclaimed flash reporter, along with her fellow reporter, Randy Ross.

Stein also filed this report:

Knight Library, the undisputed hot spot for block parties in the UCF area will be hosting its second annual block party, a follow-up to its wildly successful St. Patty’s day block party. Check out this video below:

The Cinco de Mayo party will start at Library on Thursday, and run from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m., with only $5 until 7 p.m.

According to Library, this is the largest College Cinco de Mayo Block Party of the year in Florida, and they encourage everyone to come out early, get dressed up and enjoy live music and festivities all day.

This block party helped put Knight Library on the list of 50 Best College Bars in the U.S. and has helped make UCF the #9 Party School in the USA.

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With more than 4,000 fans, beer, live music and free giveaways, this is definitely an exciting way to celebrate the end of the semester and a tough exam week for many UCF students.

Rockstar Energy, the main sponsor of the event, will be giving away free drinks and prizes all weekend. Professionals and amateurs alike will compete Saturday and Sunday for an overall team title. The world’s top professional wake boarders will compete for the esteemed title, ‘King of Wake.’

The Pro Tour has released free tickets for UCF Students for Saturday and Sunday (April 30-May 1 only), each with a retail value $13 for the general public. Stop by any of the free ticket locations listed below to pick up your free tickets to the 2011 Air Nautique Wake Games. (Each ticket is valid for free admission for one of the two days, so if you would like to attend both days, make sure you grab two tickets.)

Ticket Locations

· Knight Library
· Mama MIllies Café
· Lazy Moon
· Silvermine Subs
· Pita Pit (University)
· Devaneys Too
· CB and S Bookstore (University)
· Catalyst Surf and Skate Shop
· Fubar

Anyone interested in competing as an amateur can register by clicking here.

To learn more about the event, check out this promotional video, or visit the Nautique Wake Games Facebook fan page.

At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As a result, Thor is banished to earth where he is forced to live among humans. When the most dangerous villain of his world sends its darkest forces to invade earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero.

To win a free pair of tickets to the screening while supplies last, make sure to both ‘Like’ this story as well as leave a comment saying how you have been a hero to someone in college. (Make sure to use your real name and email address so you can be contacted about your free tickets.)

For more information on Thor, visit: http://thor.marvel.com/

Different fraternities sent delegates to compete in this hour-long eating contest where contestant must eat a five-pound meal consisting of two one-pound burger patties and a pound of pulled pork, stacked on a bun with nine slices of cheese and nine slices of bacon, all on a tray with one pound of frech fries.

With around a dozen contestants, only one emerged victorious int he contest. Lee Smith, a brother of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, was crowned the first “Fratty Fatty” of 2011, having eating the entire meal in approximately 40 minutes. Lee was also the winner of several eating contests in 2010, including Fubar’s “Fubarger Challenge,” as well as El Corral’s “Empanada Eating Contest.”

The event was set to raise money for Freedom Ride Orlando, a therapeutic horseback riding center. There was a bucket representing each contestant, and money was thrown into each in order to support fellow fraternity brothers.

With more than 100 in attendance, IFC President Adam Brock says he is excited to see the event grow even bigger in years to come.

For just $10 cover, Deko will be offering $2 shots and $3 drinks, and a chance to meet Wiz, known mainly for this chart-topping song, ‘Black and Yellow.”

Mac Miller performed at Scoop Bar & Grill just a few months ago, where he was far less known, but students — and non-students from Orlando and surrounding areas — poured in to catch a glimpse at this teenager-rapper who has become quite the internet sensation.

Romi Mawardi, owner of Deko Lounge, called KnightNews.com to let us know he was excited to have them come out to Deko, and looks forward to a great night.

In the hype up Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller coming to Orlando, students are getting increasingly excited. One student, an up-and-coming recording artist, J. Lee, even remixed one of his favorite songs by Mac Miller entitled “Donald Trump.”

“When I heard the song for the first time I fell in love with the beat and told myself it would be crazy not to write my own verse,” said Lee, a UCF student.

He wrote, recorded and made a music video to his remix, entitled “Take Over the World,” which can be seen below. Leave us — and J. Lee — some comments below to let us know how you like his video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBKV_CxY8Q8

Do you have music talent and want to make a song related to one of our stories? Email us at News@KnightNews.com and let us know!

KnightNews.com will be giving away two pairs of tickets to the lucky fans who ‘like’ this story at the top of the page. If you, or anyone you know, would like to win a free pair of tickets to the show, simply ‘Like’ this story at the top of this page and leave a comment under the story saying why you love Avicii, and two lucky winners will be chosen Sunday night.

If you are unfamiliar with his music, click here to hear his most popular song on YouTube, with nearly 40 million views.

Tickets for the event will range in price from $20-$45, and can be purchased through presale at www.ticketfly.com or hard tickets through Blake Holtzman 954.562.4304.

For more information, check out the official event Facebook page here.

One of the events was a barrel walk, where one contestant had to carry a member of their team on their back while holding another team member by their legs as that teammate walked on their hands to complete the relay.

Another event was a marshmallow relay, which required the contestants to spin around five times, then run to the end of the field and lie down while a marshmallow was dropped in their mouth along with chocolate syrup, and then run back to the other end and tag in their next teammate.

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In addition to the games, students could buy snow cones, body and face paint, participate in an Oxygen bar and visit several other stations, all which yielded proceeds to Kappa Alpha Theta’s official philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates (C.A.S.A.)

The event’s chairwoman, Carly Griffo, was pleased to see such a great turnout at the event’s first year, and hopes for continued success in the future.