Key Knights Football Recruit Loses UCF Scholarship

UPDATE: UCF football Coach George O’Leary has released the Jose Jose from his scholarship, following reports by KnightNews.com and other media that he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. “I have decided to release Jose Jose from his...

March 9th, 2010 | Crime, Football | Read More

SDS, SLAP Protest Future UCF Budget Cuts

UCF’s Student Labor Action Project was joined by members of Students for a Democratic Society and other student groups outside Millican Hall to protest possible budget cuts to UCF coming from the Legislature. The protest came on the same day students from across the country had enormous rallies...

March 6th, 2010 | Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF’s Pot Supply May Go Dry After Major Bust

If you’re one of the many UCF students who smokes marijuana, you might have a hard time finding any, as the local supply just took a major hit. Suspected drug dealers across five Central Florida counties were hit simultaneously by drug investigators this morning as a six-month investigation came...

March 4th, 2010 | Crime, News | Read More

Scandal Rocks Student Government at UF

If you thought IFC President and Homecoming King Kyle Schumacher’s decision to file an election violation and publish a letter on KnightNews.com calling for sweeping changes to UCF’s elections exposed a controversy — then you’ll probably think what is happening right now in heart...

March 4th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Politics, Student Government | Read More

Would-Be Rapist Targets UCF Students with Flashlight

A female UCF student was targeted by a man deputies say is using a flashlight to apparently spook his victims and try and rape them, according to reports. The 18-year-old was victimized by the man on Saturday as she slept next to her boyfriend. She said the flashlight-toting intruder walked into the...

March 3rd, 2010 | Crime, Safety | Read More

US Energy Officials Pick UCF to Tour

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen the University of Central Florida as a national example of the best green initiatives happening at colleges and universities nationwide, according to a UCF news release. UCF is the only university in Florida DOE is visiting in its current national tour,...

March 2nd, 2010 | Politics, UCF Administration | Read More

We Were Not Arrested for Crossing ‘Free Press Zone’

Within days of launching Our Fight for Free Speech — after our reporters were boxed into a small area which we are calling UCF’s “Free Press Zone” — KnightNews.com has attracted attention of several national First Amendment groups. The Foundation of Individual Rights in...

February 25th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, News, UCF Administration | Read More

Gabrielle’s Outlook: Toyota’s Turmoil

I’ve been closely following the Toyota problems since the moment it hit. I’m from a family of Toyota owners, and naturally, if our cars were to be recalled, it would be most unfortunate. What started as a problem with a few gas pedals quickly ballooned into a worldwide recall of almost 9 million...

February 25th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Safety | Read More

Sea World Trainer Killed by Killer Whale

A woman who grew up loving Sea World Orlando died when a 12,300-pound bull orca killer whale attacked her in front of a crowd, dragged her under water and killed her, according to reports. The whale, named Tilikum, has reportedly killed two others before, including a man who breached Sea World security...

February 24th, 2010 | Beyond UCF | Read More

BREAKING: Kilbride and Lochrane Win

Mike Kilbride and his running mate, Taylor Lochrane, have won the SGA presidency by a slim margin. 4,834 (51.32%) voted for Kilbride/Lochrane 4,584 (48.66%) voted for Seeff/Wolkenfeld Decided by 250 votes! Amendment 1: Do you support amending the UCF Student Body Constitution to allow the Vice President...

February 24th, 2010 | Politics, Student Government | Read More

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