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Big Brother’s Dan Gheesling Speaks at UCF

Dan Gheesling came to the University of Central Florida to speak today at a Campus Activities Board event, and I had the chance to do a personal interview.  Dan is the winner of Big Brother 10, a CBS Reality …

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Campus Activities Board Presents Iron Man 3

Students gathered in front of the CFE Arena on Friday, September 13th for CAB Cinema. Within minutes, lightening was striking throughout Central Florida. The movie was immediately moved inside the arena lobby, and CAB Volunteers reconstructed the inflatable screen …

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UCF Deejays Compete for Recognition

The University of Central Florida is known for its DJs, or deejays. Florida provides some of the best DJs in the world, and many are housed at UCF. Whether they run the night club scene or produce their music internationally, …

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ESPN Captures UCF Campus In Action This Week

The students at the University of Central Florida have more school spirit and talent than most students in the country. As a student who turned down Ivy Leagues to be part of the Knight Nation, I am proud of my …

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Adam West Visits UCF for a Chat

On Monday, August 19, 2013 Adam West came to The UCF Venue as a spokesperson for Neebo, the textbook company that powers bookstores around the country, including our CB&S Bookstore. This event was free to attend and open to the …

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Undercover Cops Entrapping Students

I am all for responsible drug use. What is done to an individual’s body by that individual is their business. I think the United States spends an absurd amount of money each year funding a senseless drug war. A drug …

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Junk Food Linked to Depression

I for one am a guy who enjoys his junk food. Sometimes nothing can satisfy my hunger like a ten piece chicken nugget meal at McDonalds or a Dorito Taco Loco at Taco Bell. I definitely need to get around …

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iPad 3 Complaints

I’m not huge on apple products. The only apple product I own is a broken 15-inch macbook pro. I really need to get it fixed, but that’s besides the matter. As is the case with any new release (whether a …

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Breaking News in the Martin/Zimmerman Fiasco

By now, all of Orlando, all of Florida, and all of the nation is likely to have heard about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. If you haven’t, do you have ANY connection to technology? A newspaper maybe? Trayvon Martin was …

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Houston, We Have A Cocaine Problem.

The world lost a great musical talent last month with the death of Whitney Houston. There was excessive media attention over the matter however. Sure, Whitney was a cultural icon and touched thousands (or millions) with her singing. But she …

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