Archive for the ‘Your Voice’ Category

Ann Hefferin’s Roommate Writes About Night She Lost Best Friend

Note from the Editor: Knightnews.com was sent this article by Catherine Bruno, Ann Hefferin’s best friend and roommate during the time of her death. With the 2011-2012 academic school year coming to a close, Catherine told us she wanted to share her perspective of the tragic night, and shed light...
April 29th, 2012 | News, Safety, Your Voice, YouReport | Read More

Selling Notes Online May Have Consequences for UCF Students

Up until recently, UCF students were freely using online marketplaces to buy and sell their class notes. Websites such as Notehall.com (owned by Chegg, a college textbook rental service) pay students to post their personally written lecture notes and study guides for cash. However, teachers at UCF are...
April 3rd, 2012 | Academics, Hot Topics, News, UCF Administration | Read More

Top Spring Break Destinations for 2012

“What are you doing for spring break?” Is a question we’ve all been hearing for the past few weeks here at UCF. Spring break 2012 should be a wild one as students plan to take their festivities to well known party cities in Florida and off the coast. Here’s a rundown of some of the most...
February 29th, 2012 | Campus Beat, Culture, Hot Topics, News, Night Life | Read More

Medical Marijuana Bash at UCF

NORML@UCF hosts Medical Marijuana Bash every year to raise awareness and education about the unrivaled medical applications of cannabis. Every aspect of medical marijuana is represented: legal implications, economic impact, clinical applications, anecdotal reports from patients, and all the emerging...
February 15th, 2012 | Culture, You Decide, Your Voice | Read More

MoneyMaker? Jason Wu to Release Target Clothing Line

In need of some extra cash this week? How about just a closet makeover? Naz Perez brings us an interesting way to possibly score big.
February 3rd, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Entertainment, KnightNews Entertainment, Videos | Read More

Missing “Stewie Head” From UCF Basketball Games Returned to Athletics Marketing Team

Anyone familiar with the Family Guy cartoon series is well aware that Brian and Stewie often go missing for days on end, only this Brian was not the one Stewie usually goes home with. Enter Brian Tewes, who happened to be granted the special privilege of flaunting the inaugural Stewie head in the student...
January 26th, 2012 | Basketball, COMMENTARY, Editorials, Sports | Read More

Rise Up UCF: An On-Campus Protest By the Students For the Students

This Thursday nearly 100 UCF students met at UCF’s Fairwinds Alumni Center to protest the decisions being made by several Central Florida Legislative Delegates who were meeting at UCF. Several key issues being rallied against included rising tuition at public universities, cuts to the Bright Futures...
December 1st, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Hot Topics, News, Politics, Student Orgs, Tuition, Videos | Read More

Car Fire On Alafaya Causes Rush Hour Backup

If you were one of the many UCF students driving along Alafaya Trail after 6 p.m. tonight, you may have noticed the traffic was worse than usual. KnightNews.com found out why — a car was engulfed in flames on Alafaya Trail, north of University Blvd. Like Us For UCF News Updates on Facebook:...
October 4th, 2011 | News, Safety, YouReport | Read More

Republicans Shine in First Tea Party Debate

COMMENTARY Eight Republican Presidential Candidates met in Tampa, FL last night in what became a very heated debate. For the eight contenders, this was sure to be a debate filled with fireworks, and it was. For the CNN Tea Party Debate (second debate in less than a week), this was expected to be a...
September 14th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Editorials, Politics | Read More

Editorial: How to Deal with Drinking on the UCF Campus

It still is unclear whether alcohol contributed to UCF freshman Ann Hefferin’s death, or even had anything to do it with it, but one thing is for certain — alcohol abuse on UCF’s campus has become a major issue everyone needs to face. When I first got into journalism, I was excited...
September 5th, 2011 | Crime, Editorials, Safety, UCF Administration, UCF Greek Life | Read More
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