Archive for the ‘UCF Administration’ Category

Did UCF Ignore Sorority Rush Rule for Years – or Just Interpret it Differently?

In the first story in our investigative series published Tuesday, KnightNews.com broke how UCF is taking action to ban male students from cheering on new members of sororities in the moments immediately after they find out which sorority they join and run to their new houses. Raw video of the traditional...
August 17th, 2011 | News, UCF Administration, UCF Greek Life | Read More

Alcohol-Free Greek Tradition Banned at UCF; Student Outrage Grows

UPDATE: Read the next story in our investigative series on UCF’s Bid Day battle At a school as young as the University of Central Florida, establishing tradition is a critical part of campus life. So when one of UCF’s few treasured traditions suddenly got ripped away, students became outraged....
August 16th, 2011 | News, UCF Administration, UCF Greek Life | Read More

SGA Loses Adviser Christa Coffey After 7 Years at UCF

After seven years at UCF, she’s seen the good and bad in student government. Impeachment scandals. Media firestorms. Friendships made — and friendships ruined. Through it all, she’s earned the reputation of being a voice of reason while advising student leaders at UCF. And as former...
July 18th, 2011 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: Live Video Stream of UCF Football Lawsuit, Complete Coverage

UPDATE (6/30/2011 @ 11:57 PM) – The jury found the UCF Athletics Association negligent in the wrongful death of Ereck Plancher and his family was awarded 10 million in damages, click here for more on this breaking story. Our Previous Live Coverage Updates & Trial Video on Demand: The University...
June 30th, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Sports, UCF Administration, Videos | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: Keith Tribble of UCF Athletics to Testify on Day 4

After a busy day in court that stretched from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. that night, a jury was selected and opening statements were presented in the wrongful death lawsuit the parents of the late Ereck Plancher are bringing against the UCF athletics association. While sitting in court on Day 3, KnightNews.com...
June 16th, 2011 | Football, News, UCF Administration | Read More

Exclusive: UCF Racks Up $300K in Ereck Plancher Legal Fees Before Trial

The damaging onslaught of negative publicity UCF and its Athletics Association have suffered while defending themselves against a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Ereck Plancher’s parents is not the institution’s only problem — a nearly $300,000 legal bill for the case is looming during...
June 13th, 2011 | Football, News, Tuition, UCF Administration | Read More

Records: UCF Motion to Disqualify Judge in Plancher Case Denied

A motion UCF lawyers made to disqualify Circuit Court Judge Robert Evans from presiding over the Ereck Plancher wrongful death lawsuit was “denied,” according to court records posted online. The Orange County Clerk of Court website shows an order was entered Tuesday, June 7 which stated...
June 7th, 2011 | Football, News, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF SGA Speaker Drew Pope Resigns from his Position

SGA sources have confirmed to KnightNews.com that UCF SGA Speaker of the Senate Drew Pope announced his resignation Thursday night during the Senate meeting. KnightNews.com has learned school and personal reasons prompted his resignation. UCF student leaders are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA and also...
May 19th, 2011 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF Dental School Could Come to ‘Medical City’ by 2014

Students at the University of Central Florida could soon study how to become dentists. The UCF Board of Trustees is expected to approve a proposal on May 26 which would establish a College of Dental Medicine. It would be located at the UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, according to a UCF news...
May 13th, 2011 | Academics, Business, Economy, News, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF Administration Owes Mike Kilbride an Apology for Failing Him, SGA

A KnightNews.com Editorial Mike Kilbride will likely go down as the most controversial Student Government Association president in UCF history. But as shocking as this may sound, we at KnightNews.com don’t believe that reputation is entirely Kilbride’s fault. And as history judges Kilbride’s...
May 9th, 2011 | Editorials, Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More
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