Archive for the ‘Campus Beat’ Category

UCF Alumi Participate in The Amazing Race

Ericka Dunlap, who graduated from UCF in 2005 and was crowned Miss America in 2004, will be competing in “The Amazing Race” Season 15. Her husband, Brian Kleinschmidt, a 2004 UCF graduate, will join her. The couple now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where Kleinschmidt is a marketing tour...
October 6th, 2009 | Knight Spotlight, Movies & TV | Read More

Chaotic Campaigning Takes Over Campus

In the past three days, if you haven’t been approached by a person in a purple or yellow t-shirt offering free pizza, you have either been locked in your room, or you have somehow made it to your classes while eluding about 20 tents and countless campaigners. That’s right. It’s election week: a...
September 30th, 2009 | Campus Involvement, UCF SGA | Read More

Kappa Sigma Hosts Memorial 5k

This past Saturday, the Kappa Sigma fraternity held a 5k run on the UCF campus in memory of its past advisor and UCF Alum, Brian Dornbusch. There was an entry fee of $22, with proceeds going toward the Brian Dornbusch Scholarship Fund and the American Cancer Society. Joshua Hurtado, a brother of the...
September 27th, 2009 | Campus Involvement, UCF Greek Life | Read More

You Decide: SGA Political Analysis By Tommy Oreste

With the 2009 Student Government Association Senate Election season now upon us, KnightNews.com is leading the way with exclusive analysis, commentary and coverage of what appears will be a very heated race. For the first time, a campus news source is bringing in a former SGA senator, with plenty of...
September 14th, 2009 | Columns, UCF SGA, You Decide | Read More

Fans Go Crazy at Football Tailgate

KnightNews.com’s Andrew Stein went out with Cliff Jett to catch UCF Knight tailgating fans enjoying the day. Check out the video of fans going wild below:
September 6th, 2009 | Campus Reviews, Football, Videos | Read More

Highlights From UCF Fraternity Rush Week

The Knight News crew headed out Wednesday night to the first night of fraternity rush. Here are some highlights.
September 3rd, 2009 | Campus Involvement, News, UCF Greek Life, Videos | Read More

Late Knights With A Twist From Cliff

KnightNews.com’s own Cliff Jett made his KnightNews.com debut by stopping by Late Knights the other day. He gives us the basics of what the program’s all about,  but then shows us some creative ideas he came up with to enhance it:
August 31st, 2009 | Campus Reviews, Videos | Read More

Rukus Dance Club Ready to Recruit at 4 p.m.

Rukus, one of UCF’s most popular dance clubs, is holding try outs today at 4 p.m. at the UCF Education Building’s gym, near Millican Hall. You can check out the promo video the club made above. They ask you bring $3 to the tryouts, as well as a positive attitude, dance clothes and sneakers. Ruckus...
August 29th, 2009 | Campus Involvement, Knight Spotlight, Student Orgs, Videos | Read More

Brooklyn Pizza Now on Campus

When KnightNews.com noticed a new pizza place on campus we wanted to check out the food — but we got more than just a taste. Andrew Stein got exclusive behind-the-kitchen access to UCF’s newest restaurant, Brooklyn Pizza, and even made his own pie. Brooklyn Pizza is located in Ferrell Commons...
August 28th, 2009 | Campus Reviews, Food, Videos | Read More

Upperclassmen Give Tips to New Freshmen

In high school, students usually knew who to ask for help, or at least were grouped with other freshmen so together they could find their way around what now seems like was  just a three-square-foot campus. Yet, when you arrive to UCF where there are 52,000 students, and they all share a campus the...
August 27th, 2009 | Campus Beat | Read More
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