Archive for the ‘Hot Topics’ Category

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

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

Obama Endorses Mosque Near Ground Zero, Sparks Firestorm of Controversy

Comments by President Barack Obama supporting the planned building of a mosque in the shadow of ground zero — where thousands of Americans died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the hands of Islamic extremists — have sparked a political firestorm of controversy across the nation ahead...
August 14th, 2010 | Hot Topics, News, Politics | Read More

Arizona Immigration Law Debate: Students Speak Out

With the Arizona immigration law causing a heated debate across the country, KnightNews.com sought out two students who have very different opinions on the law to share their thoughts. READ THE LEFT’S VIEW On the left, SGA CRT Chairman and Democrat Fernando Gonzales-Portillo discusses how...
July 13th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Editorials, Hot Topics, Politics, Safety, Your Voice | Read More

Sound Off on Tim Tebow Superbowl Ad Controversy

Tim Tebow vs. Pro-Choice and Feminists Considerable controversy surrounded a commercial played during the Super Bowl staring Tim Tebow and his mother Pam. The commercial tells the story of Mrs. Tebow’s troubled pregnancy with Tim. You can view the commercial here: Although the back-story isn’t...
February 14th, 2010 | Editorials, Hot Topics, Politics | Read More

Save The Ta-Tas

It’s officially the beginning of October, which means that it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We’ve all seen the pink ribbons and donation tables to cancer research, but how much thought do most people give to breast cancer? Unfortunately, breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed...
October 6th, 2009 | Hot Topics, Safety | Read More

Opinion: The Extent of Racism in Politics

Two former presidents spoke out about alleged racism towards Barack Obama this month.  Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, claimed that the reason people criticized the current president is because they are racist, citing examples of Obama being compared to Hitler and Joe Wilson’s...
September 29th, 2009 | Editorials, Hot Topics | Read More

Why is Tim Tebow Posing Shirtless?

When KnightNews.com revealed Tim Tebow proudly admitted he was a virgin, you made it one of our most clicked on stories — ever. So, when we read about the latest reason Tim Tebow is grabbing headlines, this time for posing shirtless, we thought we should fill you in. So, why is Tebow posing...
August 19th, 2009 | Football, Hot Topics | Read More

Does Obama Joker Face Go Too Far?

Critics of Obama are comparing him to the Joker from Batman, and putting up Obama Joker posters to get their point across. It’s happening across the country, and right here in Central Florida — in Lake County just west of UCF. Watch the CNN report above, and then sound off below. Let us...
August 14th, 2009 | Hot Topics, Politics, Videos | Read More
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