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UCF students race around campus using musical clues during scavenger hunt

Students used musical clues to navigate their way around campus during the scavenger hunt event that the Campus Activities Board hosted Thursday at UCF.Sarah Jordan, CAB’s concert director, said the purpose of the event was for students to familiarize themselves with the campus.
“The purpose of this event was to get students acclimated with the campus,” Jordan said. “And it’s a fun way to incorporate music.”Jordan said that there were 11 clues around campus in envelopes that had musical...

UCF clubs collaborate to clean up Cocoa Beach on International Coastal Clean Up Day

Students from the University of Central Florida registered student organizations got their toes sandy while cleaning up Cocoa Beach on Saturday for International Coastal Clean Up Day.UCF students in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and the Financial Major Association (FMA) traveled to Cocoa Beach at 9 a.m. for the beach cleanup and social event.
Shivansh Srivastava, senior finance major, said they were able...

Pegasus Pregame fuels UCF football team with school spirit before its first away game

Students kept their school spirit up by gathering at the IOA Plaza Friday night to support the university's football team’s first away game of the season against Texas Christian University on Sept. 14.UCF's Campus Activities Board, or CAB, partnered with UCF Athletics to host an event called Pegasus Pregame, where students could show their support for the UCF football team's first away game on Saturday night.
The event featured activities such as cup pong, inflatable bounce houses, frisb...

From shy to assertive: How intramural sports can have a positive effect on students

Participating in intramural sports can have positive affects on students, and that goes well beyond recreation for some.“It helps me be more assertive and practice that skill myself,” Dominic T-Cruz, sophomore aerospace engineering major, said about his experience officiating intramural sports. 
University of Central Florida offers recreational and competitive intramural sports leagues for men, women and co-ed teams at the Recreation and Wellness Center. Students can join teams with othe...