2008 Woodie Awards
As a result of a stalemate vote on Tuesday, the final decision on a proposal that would equalize university penalties for marijuana and alcohol offenses has been pushed back to Spring 2009. After a 3-3-1 vote, with one member absent, the Golden Rule Review Committee has scheduled a new discussion and vote for January.
In light of the failing economy, homelessness and poverty conditions are expected to grow. Nevertheless, if only slightly, homelessness conditions in Orlando have improved with the eradication in federal court of the city of Orlando's Large Group Feeding Ordinance on Sept.
With growing fears of recession and expanding unemployment, many undergraduate students look to ride out the economic recession in universities' ivory towers. These students, particularly juniors and seniors, wish to avoid the chaotic job search and instead emerge from graduate school with a more complete education.
Because of the passage of Florida Amendment 2, California Proposition 8 and other measures banning gay marriage in the November elections, members and supporters of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community seek to illustrate the result of their exclusion.
One of the latest Asian crazes, boba tea, known for its unusual addition of chewy tapioca pearls, has made a permanent stop at UCF and the surrounding area. There are several shops that serve the drink close to the UCF campus. These include Lollicup Coffee & Tea, located on the corner of University and Semoran; Natura Coffee & Tea, located on University and Collegiate Way; and Boba Tease Asian Fusion in the UCF Arena.
Christy Saunders has a dream. She would be center stage with a microphone in hand, thousands of lights beaming down, illuminating her success. A crowd of not just the hundreds in attendance, but also the millions of viewers from home would be chanting her name.
Sharing a tiny bathroom with four people, waking up on game days to the sound of hardcore tailgaters and smelling the air that wafts out of The Marketplace are synonymous with undergraduate experiences at UCF. But typical college experiences are things that regional campus students do not necessarily have.
Mary Miller has been trying to pay attention to the economic crisis. She is a junior majoring in environmental studies, and she is concerned about the more than $700 billion bailout package the government approved. "I don't want the government to be responsible for business," Miller said.
More than 100 runners participated in a 5K race at UCF on a recent Saturday to honor the memory of Michael Forehand, a Theta Chi fraternity member who died in an alcohol-related car accident on Alafaya Trail in November last year. "We've seen this as an opportunity to prevent it from happening again," said Trevor Clark, member of UCF's Theta Chi chapter.