CFF: Top Athletes of 2011-2012

It’s been a long and interesting year of UCF Athletics in 2011-2012, one that is not quite over, and what better way to put it all in perspective than by listing off the top 10 Knights of the school year? The Central Florida Future sports staff compiled a list using a variety of criteria, including [...]

  • To Succeed in Global Competition, Stop Making Excuses

    Specialists in technology, innovation and globalization spoke Thursday at the University of Central Florida about how the world is becoming integrated in new and ever-changing ways. Modern advances have become a part of our daily lives in “ubiquitous, intelligent, integrated and social ways,” said Ayesha Khanna, morning presenter and author of Hybrid Reality: Preparing for [...]

  • Researching Alternatives to Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy is known for its devastating effects on the human body, from drastic weight and hair loss to extreme frailty, as much as it is known as a cancer treatment. However, UCF graduate student Rebecca Boohaker attempts to offer an alternative treatment through her groundbreaking research, one in which chemotherapy may no longer be required. [...]

  • Author Discusses Increase in Privatization of Security Forces

    “Don’t just say something, stand for something,” said award-winning investigative journalist and author Jeremy Scahill as he encouraged civic participation and discussed the privatization of security forces with an audience of nearly 250 people Tuesday at UCF. Scahill’s presentation, “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army,” attempted to untangle complex issues of [...]

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  • Koelble’s Relentless Curiosity About Music

    As you take the steps down into the belly of Tanqueray’s, an underground bar in Downtown Orlando, you come across a smoky jazz haven adorned with Christmas lights and a wall of mirrors that makes the cramped venue appear twice as big. Cast in a shroud of blue and red lighting, the Absinthe Trio, a [...]

  • Chef's Goal: Best Food on Campus

    Many eating establishments come and go at UCF, but one restaurant recently added last month hopes to stick around. Skewerz, a new restaurant recently added to the broad spectrum of eateries outside of the UCF Arena, is attempting to thrive and grow through unique food, a wide range of ingredients and fresh ideas. Established this [...]

  • Broadening Understanding About Islam

    Nonviolent uprisings in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a movement many call the “Arab Spring,” have captured the world’s attention. To Amitabh Pal, author and managing editor of The Progressive magazine, who spoke Thursday at UCF, the roots of those uprisings also help to illustrate the “rich tradition of nonviolence” in [...]

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