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The Community Paper • 13th May 2025

Emerald Football Club unites College Park with wins and local pride

College Park has a new team to cheer for, and they haven’t lost a game yet this season! Emerald Football Club, the neighborhood’s semiprofessional soccer team, is in its second season with the goal of not just scoring but uniting the community.

The Community Paper • 23rd March 2025

Business Anniversary: Gravity Taproom - The Community Paper

Craving house-made Neapolitan-style pizza? Gravity Taproom has you covered. And here’s something worth toasting to — the restaurant is celebrating its first anniversary this year!
To pair with the pizza, Gravity Taproom offers a lineup of shareable bites, all fired in a brick oven.

The Community Paper • 18th March 2025

Business Spotlight: Alien Treats

As you step through the doors of Alien Treats, a towering lime-green alien welcomes you with bulging eyes, an exposed brain and a toothy grin to the out-of-this-world ice cream bar in downtown Orlando.

The Community Paper • 15th March 2025

Business Anniversary: 4 Rivers Smokehouse

The family-owned restaurant 4 Rivers Smokehouse is celebrating its 15th year as a go-to spot for authentic, slow-smoked barbeque. With several locations across Florida, 4 Rivers has become a barbecue staple for Central Florida.

The Community Paper • 13th March 2025

From Orlando to Paris: Omari Jones’ journey to the Olympics

From Orlando to Paris, Omari “Banger” Jones stood proudly on the 2024 Paris Olympics podium with a bronze medal draped around his neck. The now 22-year-old has chronicled his journey to becoming an Olympian in his recently published book, “The Journey of an Olympian.”

The Charge News • 9th October 2024

BOOM! Blonde Ale: The beer backing UCF athletes and supporting NIL

Oviedo Brewing Company has launched BOOM! Blonde Ale in partnership with UCF’s NIL collection, The Kingdom, to support UCF student-athletes.

The Charge News • 18th September 2024

‘Rural Central Florida’: UCF’s NIL viral T-shirt ignites rivalry with Gators

A playful T-shirt from UCF’s NIL collection, The Kingdom, is turning a joke into fan pride ahead of the UCF vs. the University of Florida game set for Oct. 5. (76 kB)

The Charge News • 14th September 2024

UCF ties for top spot in national rankings for women head coaches

UCF soared to the top, tied with Austin Peay State University for the most women head coaches of women’s teams and outranked the Big 12’s D rating for the 2023-2024 season, according to the Tucker Center's "Women in College Coaching Report Card."

EnVi Media • 7th May 2024

The Best-Dressed Celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala

Every year, the world’s most influential figures across industries convene at the prestigious Met Gala. Touted as American fashion’s most important night, the annual event inspires craftsmanship and creativity beyond limits, allowing designers and stars to shine. This year, the Met Gala’s theme, “The Garden of Time,” is paired with the Costume Institute “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibition, which takes a look at fashion across time. With the red carpet underway, EnVi rounds up the

EnVi Media • 23rd December 2023

7 Books by AAPI Authors to Gift a Bookworm in the Holiday Season

This festive season, treat the bookworm in your life to the literary richness of AAPI voices with EnVi’s curated list of seven captivating books. From inspiring memoirs to thought-provoking novels, these works offer a range of perspectives and rich storytelling. Dive into these pages and share the joy of diverse storytelling with your loved ones during the holidays.

EnVi Media • 4th July 2023

Cupsleeves and Camaraderie: The Bonding Power of K-pop Fan Events

One aspect of the K-pop fan scene that discerns itself from others is the events hosted by fans. Around the world, cupsleeve events are held to bring a sense of community to K-pop fans on a local level.

NSM Today • 11th May 2023

CAB budget cuts to impact future events

Budget cuts may force some Campus Activities Board events to vanish from the calendar.

NSM Today • 27th April 2023

UCF alumna debuts award-winning first feature film 'Egghead & Twinkie'

UCF alumna Sarah Kambe Holland wrote, directed, produced and edited her debut feature film “Egghead & Twinkie.” Read all about the film, Holland's inspiration and the obstacles the “Egghead & Twinkie” team faced and overcame throughout the process of creating the film. Also hear from Sabrina Jie-A-Fa who plays Twinkie, Kristi League who edited the film and UCF film majors who saw the film.

NSM Today • 22nd April 2023

Photos: CAB hosts first-ever ‘I’m a Big Kid Now’ event

Students gathered at Memory Mall to take a trip down memory lane during the Campus Activity Board’s first “I’m a Big Kid Now” event on Friday evening.

The year 2000s-themed event featured various activities for attendees to participate in such as making their own slime, receiving glitter tattoos, jump roping and spinning a prize wheel. Knights on the Turntables also provided live music and later in the evening, CAB streamed the Disney movie “Sky High” for attendees to watch.

EnVi Media • 16th March 2023

Small Business Spotlight: 7 Black-Owned K-pop Merch Shops

EnVi is back with another Small Business Spotlight! We’ve rounded up seven Black-owned small businesses that sell fan-made merchandise inspired by a variety of K-pop groups and soloists. From decorated photocard holders to cosmetics, these shops have something for everybody.

NSM Today • 21st February 2023

Student founds event organizing company to help community

Evence Eliassaint was determined to make an impact in his community. His objective: to make it more fun.

The information technology sophomore said his hometown Port St. Lucie, Florida, didn’t have much means of entertainment for its residents. He said he was set to change that through his organization Stop Cappin Entertainment.

NSM Today • 18th February 2023

Photos: UCF bands compete in CAB’s Battle of the Bands

The second annual Battle of the Bands was hosted by the Campus Activity Board and Knight-Thon in the Pegasus Ballroom on Wednesday. Attendees had the opportunity to watch 10 bands perform and compete for the prize.

Centric Magazine • 10th December 2022

Afterdark dance team offers insight on choreography routines

The Afterdark Dance Team is a “newly” formed diverse dance group consisting of five UCF students. While not officially a RSO, the members still consider themselves to be a club of self-taught dancers in hip-hop based choreography and intricate K-pop dances.

Centric Magazine • 5th December 2022

Representation matters: UCF filmmaker discusses Haitian culture in new Black Panther film

Representation in the media matters to many people in minority communities across the globe. UCF emerging media major Henry Severe was able to experience the reaction and importance of the Haitian representation in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Centric Magazine • 1st December 2022

The Little Marine Biologist

Antonia Ferguson is a 19-year-old international student from the Bahamas majoring in the marine and aquatic biology track. Uniquely, she is also a self-trained mermaid planning on receiving her Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Mermaid Course certificate by next summer.

Centric Magazine • 1st December 2022

A Severe Production

My four-page feature spread about a student's first short film and the timeline of how the student created it. This article was featured in UCF's Centric Magazine's Fall 2022 issue.

21st April 2021

Kladerman charms her way to the PR industry

Running through a haunted house at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights in complete fear not realizing where you’re heading, you find yourself backstage inside the makeup tent. There stands Jessica Kladerman turning actors into the horrific ghouls that led you there in the first place.

The Observer • 20th April 2021

COVID-19 suspends study abroad programs

The travel moratorium Broward College implemented in spring 2020 due to COVID-19 has deferred many programs throughout the institution. In regards to the Study Abroad Program, all faculty-led programs and some programs sponsored through College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS) have been suspended.