Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Woman, 21, Shot Dead in Downtown Orlando for Watching Fight

A 21-year-old woman driving in a downtown Orlando area popular with UCF students — Church St. and Garland Ave. — was shot and killed earlier this week after watching a fight on the street corner while stopped at a red light in her car. After KnightNews.com learned of the the violent act...
September 17th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Crime, News | Read More

FIU Video Pokes Fun at UCF, El Corral Ahead of Football Game

UPDATE: KnightNews.com talked to UCF students about FIU, Makes response video Saturday’s football game in Miami is anything but the biggest game of the season for the University of Central Knights, but the chance to beat UCF is clearly a big deal for the Florida International University Golden...
September 15th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Football, News, Sports | Read More

Video: Fraternity Rush Filled With ‘Man-Flirting’ and ‘Bromances’

UPDATE: See the video from night 2 of UCF fraternity rush: KnightNews.com Entertainment Editor Sarah Harper stopped by UCF fraternity rush Wednesday night to see how fraternity rush was going, and to find out how guys handle “man-flirting” with potential new bros checking out fraternities...
September 15th, 2011 | Entertainment, UCF Greek Life | Read More

UCF Fraternity Rush 2011 Guide & Schedule, Tent Locations

UPDATE: SEE VIDEO FROM NIGHT 1 OF UCF FRATERNITY RUSH UCF Fraternity rush week began Monday with a kickoff in the UCF Student Union — but it’s nowhere near too late to join a fraternity. WHERE AND WHEN TO SHOW UP Fraternity Tent Locations Wednesday and Thursday night at 8 p.m. is when the...
September 14th, 2011 | News, UCF Greek Life | Read More

Video: UCF Student Fights Cop at BC Football Game

Below is the video showing UCF student Andrew Galbo, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 210 pounds, fighting a deputy from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Read the full story about the UCF football game fight here.
September 13th, 2011 | Crime, Football, News, Sports | Read More

UCF Fan’s Fight with Police Caught on Camera during Boston College Game

FIRST ON KNIGHTNEWS.COM AT 12:26 P.M. Video posted on YouTube shows a football fan getting into a brawl with a law enforcement officer during the UCF home game against Boston College Saturday. Check out the disturbing video below: HELP US LEARN MORE: Did you see what happened? Text us at 407-5-Tip-UCF...
September 12th, 2011 | Football, News, Safety, Sports | Read More

Ann Hefferin’s UCF Sorority Put on Probation after Man ‘Streaked’ During Formal

The University of Central Florida sent the media an email Friday containing details of a rowdy formal hosted by Delta Delta Delta, the UCF sorority under investigation following Ann Hefferin’s death. The formal, however, happened in April 2011, before Hefferin was a Tri-Delta member — or...
September 9th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, UCF Administration, UCF Greek Life | Read More

Shot Fired at an Apartment Complex Near UCF

KnightNews.com received multiple tips early Friday morning that Boardwalk had been closed and residents were not allowed in the apartment complex. Fox 35 is reporting that deputies are searching for two suspects after a home invasion in which one of the suspects fired a shot and the other searched an...
September 9th, 2011 | Crime, News | Read More

Tropical Storm Maria Projection Shifts Eastward

The five day projection of Tropical Storm Maria released in the 8 a.m. National Hurricane Center report has the storm going further east. Tropical Storm Maria is heading west north west at 18 mph with 40 mph max sustained winds. KnightNews.com will continue to follow Tropical Storm Maria and posts updates...
September 8th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, News, Weather | Read More

UCF Students Honor 9/11 Hero by Wearing Red Bandannas to Boston College Football Game

On September 11, 2001 a man named Welles R. Crowther, a former Boston College athlete, transformed into a hero after saving countless lives during the World Trade Center attacks. Crowther continuously went back to the higher floors of the WTC, using a red bandanna to cover and protect his face, in order...
September 5th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Football, News, Sports | Read More
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