2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Tents and sleeping bags lined the Bright House Networks Stadium Sunday night as more than 600 students camped out to receive a free ticket to the sold-out game against the University of South Florida on Saturday. Although the Student Government Association was not distributing the tickets until Monday morning, students arrived as early as Sunday afternoon.
UCF's Eco-Advocates have joined together with thousands of other environmental activists across the world to take Sears Holdings Corp. head-on. The activists are demanding that Sears, the oldest and largest catalog producer in North America, clean up its act in the catalog sector.
Student leaders from Florida's 11 public universities met at a Florida Student Association meeting Friday in Gainesville to discuss important issues in higher education. Currently, the FSA is opposed to some of the language in the current legislation to increase tuition and fees.
On Saturday, 11 UCF students woke up early to help children with disabilities play baseball as part of Knights Give Back. Student volunteers encouraged, assisted and praised players from the Central Florida Miracle League, a baseball league for children with disabilities who are unable to play on a traditional Little League team.
Twelve trays of sushi, including giant spicy shrimp rolls, California rolls and orange rolls, filled the Student Union Oct. 3 in honor of Sushi Knight. This is the first time the Campus Activities Board has held a Sushi Knight. A similar event used to be held by the Cultural and Fine Arts Committee at an off-campus restaurant.
On Sept. 19, a UCF sociology professor received The Stratospheric Ozone Protection Best-of-the-Best Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Penelope Canan has only been at UCF for about a year, but her contributions to sociology, ozone protection and the issue of climate change span more than 20 years.
Television and film are usually associated with entertainment, but lately some English professors are adding television shows and films to their curriculums. Students are analyzing these shows and films as they would analyze a novel, play or short story.
UCF has taken another step toward going green by releasing its first Greenhouse Gas Report. The Greenhouse Gas Report focuses on carbon dioxide emissions around the university. The report compiles data on UCF's carbon dioxide output and is predicted to aid in re-evaluating the campus' impact on the environment.
Graduate Fair begins today Career Services and Experiential Learning will be sponsoring UCF's Graduate Law and Professional Schools Fair Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will be held in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom and will feature representatives from more than 60 colleges and universities from around the country.