Archive for the ‘Beyond UCF’ Category

Space Shuttle Discovery Safely in Space

Those UCF students up early Monday morning were lucky enough to catch the last scheduled night shuttle launch ever. The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts blasted off at 6:21 a.m. on its way to deliver parts and science experiments to the almost complete space station. The mission...
April 5th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Economy, News | Read More

NORML Celebrates ‘Victory For Marijuana Reform’ at UCF

A UCF student group pushing for the decriminalization of marijuana laws is celebrating what it calls “a victory for marijuana reform advocates,” according to a press release from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML. The celebration comes after UCF’s...
April 4th, 2010 | Crime, Health, News | Read More

Dead Body Found on Doorstep To UCF Campus

UPDATE: 4/1/2010, 6:56 PM: We’ve just received an update from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, stating, “The deceased in this case was identified as Kenneth Joseph Lotti, date of birth 05/21/54. The cause of death is yet to be determined; at this time this incident is still...
April 1st, 2010 | Crime, News | Read More

Dead Body Found Near UCF

UCF sent out this alert to students after the dead body near UCF was discovered this morning: “The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered off campus near the former Boston Market restaurant located at 12141 Collegiate Way. Initial information...
April 1st, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Crime, News, Safety | Read More

KnightNews.com Asks UCF- What is Passover?

KnightNews.com wanted to know from you, the students at UCF- What is Passover? So we walked around campus and asked students about the Jewish High Holiday.
March 31st, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Comedy | Read More

Massive Underage Drinking Raids hit UCF

As many as a dozen squad cars from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office busted up to 9 people for underage drinking at Scoop after 1 a.m. early Sunday morning. The detail of underage drinking patrol units then moved in on the plaza across from UCF, to bust 10 more alleged underage drinkers at Knight...
March 30th, 2010 | Crime, News | Read More

National Health Care Reform Bill Passes

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 21st, I watched the heated debate between House Republicans and Democrats reach an uncomfortably impassioned precipitous. There were plenty of heated exchanges, one of my favorites taking place between Congressman Dreier (R-California) and Congresswoman Slaughter (D-New...
March 29th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Health, Politics | Read More

Breaking News: Accidents on Alafaya

KnightNews.com crews are reporting multiple accidents on Alafaya Trail right now. First, we reported on our Facebook fan page that Alafaya Trail is temporarily closed and/or blocked by the new Sterling apartment complex across from UCF. Reportedly, a cargo truck of bricks has spilled. Now, we are receiving...
March 25th, 2010 | Beyond UCF | Read More

St. Patty’s Day Underage Drinking Raids

About two dozen people were busted for underage drinking at TD’s Sports Bar and Knight Library during St. Patrick’s Day festivities, according to a tipster who e-mailed KnightNews.com. KnightNews.com was waiting for confirmation from Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco...
March 23rd, 2010 | Crime, News | Read More

Health Care Bill May Become Law, Pelosi Speaks

The health care bill at the center of national controversy is expected to be voted on by the US House of Representatives late Sunday night. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, voiced his opposition to the bill, which would transform America’s healthcare system, at around 10 p.m. Boehner...
March 21st, 2010 | Health, News | Read More
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