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All articles were written by me with the exception of Special Hearts Farm. 

UCF’s sixth annual Bassoon Workshop elevates students skills with mentorship

UCF students and local bassoon players gathered in the Rehearsal Hall for UCF’s sixth annual Bassoon Workshop on Saturday morning. Karissa Sibley, freshman music education major, attended the event and said in middle school she originally wanted to play the saxophone, but then she fell in love with the bassoon. Sibley said she thought the event was really valuable.
“I wasn’t only learning things that I can apply to bassoon, but also apply to teaching in my future as well,” Sibley said. “...

"Senior Girl’s Advice" Bible study provides support to students

With their Bibles open on a table and heart-shaped cookies to enjoy, two students began their first “Senior Girl’s Advice” Bible study of the semester.Members of Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Julianna Diaz, president of BCM, and Natalia Diaz, freshman aerospace engineering major, started the meeting with reflective questions that Julianna Diaz gave the freshman to answer and think about as they talked throughout the study.This session focused on giving senior-girl advice as a way to help Christ...

Special Hearts Farm sows place and purpose for its workers

Special Hearts Farm isn’t a typical farm. While workers do grow vegetables, collect chicken eggs to sell and, occasionally, take poop samples from the animals, its purpose is more than agriculture. Special Hearts Farm is a non-profit organization that provides beneficial farming and gardening experiences for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities to support them with work opportunities once they’ve left the K-12 school system.The program started back in 2014 at Dr. Phillips High S...

Rave to the Grave creates a night of hardcore music in Memory Mall

Rave to the Grave hosted by the Campus Activities Board at UCF truly had students “in their graves” by the end of the event on Thursday night with an evening full of electronic music and spooky Halloween costumes. In the heart of Memory Mall, the event started with music played by DJs apart of Knights of the Turntables, the official audio entertainment company at UCF. 
One of the DJs at the event, William Johnson, also known as inqu, is a senior studying mass communications in production...