2008 Woodie Awards
An Oviedo man claiming to be a UCF student was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography. Andrew Neston, 21, has been under investigation by the FBI since early September when they found his screen name on a computer owned by Tony Guerra, a former Disney World employee arrested in August on the charge of possessing child pornography.
The first person arrested for a serious crime at Brighthouse Networks Stadium is out on bail and awaiting a court date. At the UCF-Lafayette game on Saturday, Sept. 29, one man was arrested after engaging in a fight. Marc Anthony Arias, 22, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm around 7 p.
UCF employees will see several changes to their 2008 pre-tax insurance plans. Those changes include the elimination of vision insurance and the addition of more providers and pricing options for dental coverage. Health insurance providers and premiums will remain the same.
UCF is bridging the gap between human and computer interactions that may allow computers to adapt to users, instead of users adapting to them. It's called augmented cognition, AugCog for short, and it combines aspects of computer science, electrical engineering, neuroscience and even psychology.
UCF lost a pioneer as well as a friend and mentor of students and faculty on Oct. 2. Cheryl Green, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, died of a blood clot after surgery on a perforated ulcer. Green began her tenure at UCF in the late 1970s.
The appearance of author Keith Donohue drew hundreds of students to the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union on Tuesday. Donohue's speech was part of the UCF Composition Program's annual event. Every fall, the English department chooses a new novel for the students to read and then brings in the author to give a lecture.
UCF was chosen by the Turkish government to host a leadership program for some of its government officials this year. "This is historical for us," Naim Kapucu, an assistant professor in the UCF public administration department, said. "This is the first time the Turkish government has sent people outside the U.
UCF students will choose who among them will be their best man at the Mr. UCF contest tonight. Ten students will compete for the title beginning at 8 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom. The Mr. UCF contest is similar to the Miss UCF pageant. Contestants will be judged on different criteria, including their talents and their answers to the final question.
Pegasus Landing plans to increase security by spending about $700,000 on new safety measures, including gates and cameras. College Park Communities is collaborating with UCF Housing and the UCF Police Department to upgrade the Pegasus Landing apartment complex.
CAB to hold Mr. UCF Pageant Campus Activities Board will be holding the Mr. UCF Pageant tonight in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. The Pageant will run from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and allows students the opportunity to choose the next Mr. UCF. For more information, contact cabspec@mail.