On Friday, March 27, the Orlando Ballet presented Balanchine, Godden, Gill at the Dr. Phillips Center in Steinmetz Hall.The 96-minute performance consisted of three works with 15-minute breaks between each. The first dance, Allegro Brilliante, was choreographed by George Balanchine and premiered in 1956. This performance had ten dancers who were coupled up, including the two leads Hitomi Nakamura and Jaysan Stinnet. An upbeat, classical instrumental played in the background as the dancers couple...

Page 15 held its fifth annual Pop-Up Poetry event at The Monroe in Parramore where young poets displayed their talents for the community of Orlando on Thursday, March 12.Page 15, established in 2008, is an organization focused on “transforming young lives through the power of words” according to a bookmark that was handed out at the event.Poems and short stories by AICE students ranging from fourth to seventh grade were read aloud in front of an interested crowd on the patio of The Monroe, which...

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, UCF Lake Nona Hospital Community Health Fund gave $50,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations that prioritize community health at UCF Lake Nona Hospital.The hospital, part of HCA Florida Healthcare, identifies the recipients through its Community Health Needs Assessment every three years. The recipients of this year’s grants were Healthy Start, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Libby’s Legacy and Shepherd’s Hope. Each organizati...

On Thursday, Feb. 5, Diamonds Direct showcased its wide variety of dazzling jewelry and other products during a grand opening event they held at The Mall at Milliena.

Ron Palasky, general manager at Diamonds Direct, said the establishment opened Nov. 16, 2025, but they wanted to wait to have the grand opening so they could get accustomed to the environment. Over a dozen local charities and media were invited to this VIP event to show how committed the business is to the community.

“We invited local charities because we are big in charity work,” said Palasky. “We want to get involved with our community and give back.”

This is now the fifth location to open up in Florida and the first in Orlando. The store has been in plans for five years and with its location at The Mall at Millenia there is a chance to make a lasting impact on the community.

Faculty applause filled the Live Oak Center at UCF on Tuesday when Affordable Instructional Materials Impact awardees were recognized for their efforts in making course materials affordable and accessible for students.

AIM Initiative held its seventh annual AIM High event to present the Rising Impact Award, Individual Legacy Impact Award, Group Legacy Impact Award and the Knights’ Choice Award.

The AIM High program is meant to generate cost savings for students by prioritizing affordable course materials, including Open Educational Resources and library-sourced materials, according to UCF Digital Learning.

Thomas Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at UCF, said the program has helped students save over $50 million since 2019. In 2025, 18,878 course sections used low or no-cost course materials, which made up 76.5% of all sections offered last year.

Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute and Full Sail University collaborated to host an Adaptive Gaming event at the Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress on Wednesday, Jan. 28.Full Sail University students and other vendors such as Logitech, Orlando Health and Limbitless Solutions from University of Central Florida, showcased different gaming technologies that are accessible to individuals with disabilities and are recovering with rehabilitation. Multiple adaptive technologies...

The University of Central Florida women’s basketball team upset Colorado 74-68 at Addition Financial Arena Sunday afternoon in a physical Big 12 matchup. The Buffaloes (12-7, 3-4 Big 12) started out the game hot defensively with a full-court press, hounding the Knights’ (10-8, 2-5 Big 12) ball handlers and committing three early team fouls.
Their physicality was effective, though, forcing the Knights into six first-quarter turnovers, which helped Colorado finish with a 19-14 lead at the...

Orange County Administration Center held its 11th annual “Sculpture on the Lawn” event in their Sculpture Garden on Friday, Jan. 16.The event exhibited four sculptures by international artists that were picked by the Public Art Review Board of the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council to be displayed in the Sculpture Garden for a year. The Sculpture on the Lawn program was established in 2015 by the Public Art Review Board to bring more awareness to the art scene in Central Florida. “The inte...

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...

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...

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...