Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category

YouReport: UCF Towers Infested with Flies?

Our First “YouReport” Video! Here’s our first video sent by Jeremy Tellor showing what he called an “infestation of flies” in the Towers on campus. He was upset he found so many flies because he says the Towers are the most expensive dorms. We checked back with Jeremy and...
July 19th, 2009 | Videos, YouReport | Read More

Knightro Fights for Charity

KnightNews.com went backstage at the 17th Annual Celebrity Mascot games to capture exclusive footage of Knightro along with mascots from across the country battling it out – American Gladiator style! The event is put on to raise money for the New Hope For Kids charity. The program raises money to grant...
July 19th, 2009 | Andrew Investigates, Campus Involvement, Sports, Videos | Read More

Students Stay Sober at Late Knights

On a Friday night many wonder which bar they should go to and drink, but not the freshman we caught up with Friday night. Instead they decided to stay on campus and stay sober at Late Knights — UCF’s alternative to drinking. “We have lots of fun, exciting stuff all night long,” said...
July 18th, 2009 | Campus Involvement, News, Night Life, Videos | Read More

Faculty vs. Pres. Hitt: Budget Battle Heats Up

UCF’s Faculty Union sent out a very critical “open letter” to UCF President John Hitt Friday regarding the pending decision to cut several UCF degree programs and layoff nearly 40 UCF employees. The full text of union’s letter is copied below. Before the letter, we also included...
July 17th, 2009 | Tuition, UCF Administration, Videos | Read More

What New Buildings Are Next For UCF?

Will it be a new parking garage, like the sample UCF rendering above? Or will UCF build office space to house parking services employees, like in this sample rendering below? Will UCF build both? Will it be neither? It all depends on how the final version of the University of Central Florida’s...
July 16th, 2009 | Tuition, UCF Administration, Videos | Read More

Students Find ‘Best View’ For Shuttle Launch

Students stood on top of the Tower 3 parking garage in hopes of getting a glimpse of space shuttle Endeavour’s 6:03 p.m. Wednesday launch. Unfortunately, due to cloudy skies the majority of the launch was hidden, but some did manage to snap a few photos. And overall, the experience was not ruined. “It...
July 15th, 2009 | Beyond UCF, Campus Beat, News, Videos | Read More

Protests Break Out To Save Majors, Professors

If you watched from afar, it almost looked like a pep rally formed outside the Student Union Monday, but the students gathered had nothing to be happy about – their majors were on the chopping block. “When you have issues or something wrong with your heart, your lungs, we are the people you need...
July 15th, 2009 | Tuition, UCF Administration, Videos | Read More

UCF Students Audition for American Idol

This past week our team at KnightNews.com headed to downtown Orlando to catch a glimpse of the American Idol auditions at the Amway Arena. And although we were originally on the hunt for UCF students, we came across some very interesting acts, like a drag queen named “Natasha” Hilton. Hilton...
July 14th, 2009 | Andrew Investigates, Culture, Movies & TV, Music, News, Videos | Read More

El Corral Offers Meal Plan to Students

Food. College students can’t live without it. And for freshmen without kitchens, Marketplace and Knightros seemed like the only place for meal plan – but not anymore! “I’m not saying it’s better, I’m just saying it’s something different for them, and something healthy,” said Diana Plata,...
July 14th, 2009 | Food, News, Videos | Read More

Swine Flu Outbreak Hits UCF

Swine flu is so contagious the student health center is now passing out masks to students with symptoms, and seeing masks on campus has a lot of students on edge. “Right now I’m pretty conscious about the places I go and basically I try stay away from too many tight quarters, I try not to...
July 13th, 2009 | Health, News, Videos | Read More
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