Almost inarguably, saying goodbye to a loved one is the hardest thing to do. Friends, family, colleagues and former students gathered on Saturday, May 3, not to say goodbye to Dr. Brent K. Marshall, but rather to celebrate the 42 years of life he spent with them.
UCF Football senior cornerback Johnell Neal was injured in a shooting in his home town of Baton Rouge, La. around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Baton Rouge TV station WAFB reported Friday that Neal was shot several times in the arm and chest with an assault rifle. The incident occurred in front of Neal's family home on Wyandotte Street.
Move over Don Pablo's, it's time for a Touchdown. As summer begins, UCF's newest nightspot TD's-short for Touchdown's- promises to liven up those nights too boring for just sitting at home watching re-runs and Lifetime movies. The sports bar opened May 5th in the old Don Pablo's building on University Boulevard.
UCF Baseball's head coach for nearly 26 seasons was fired May 1 for being accused of sexual harassment, according to published reports. An anonymous university source confirmed that Jay Bergman has been accused of harassment on a team equipment manager, according to an Orlando Sentinel report on May 3.
Five of UCF's graduate programs were ranked among the 100 best in the nation, according to a 2009 U.S. News & World Report that was recently released. The report ranked more than 1,500 graduate school programs and collected data from more than 12,000. "The fact that UCF has five programs that are highly ranked is a great achievement.
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are working to extend a robotic hand to people with limited mobility. Aman Behal, an assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is in charge of the project, which falls under the area of "assistive robotics," robotic systems that help people with medical conditions.
For the first time since its inception, the UCF chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws participated in the annual Global Marijuana March. On Saturday, May 3, supporters rallied around City Hall in downtown Orlando, carrying homemade signs, guitars, drums and a speaker system, in support of the legalization of marijuana.