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UCF student sues to halt Trump administration’s TPS rollbacks

1 month ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera and her family packed their bags and fled Venezuela in 2017 — today, the senior political science major is taking the Trump administration to court for its immigration crackdowns. The political and economic conditions in Venezuela no longer supported 18-year-old Gonzalez Herrera and her family, so they trekked to America with a dream to start again. “At 18, I thought I had my life figured out,” Gonzalez Herrera said.
State, federal actions spark campus-wide gun control conversations

2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

A bill proposed for the upcoming March legislative session aims to lower the legal gun-purchasing age from 21 to 18, sparking campus-wide conversations about gun control. In December 2024, Republican State Sen. Randy Fine introduced to the Florida Senate to lower the gun-purchasing age from 21 to 18.
UCF students and faculty respond to possible Department of Education shutdown

2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

The U.S. Department of Education released a notice Feb. 15 directing federally funded educational institutions to "end racial preferences," adding another layer to the Trump administration's fight against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The news of the notice comes while the education department's fate hangs in the balance, as President Donald Trump campaigned in part on the premise of shutting it down.
UCF students and faculty respond to a possible Department of Education shutdown

2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

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Mass shootings claim 12 lives since Office of Gun Violence Prevention shutdown

2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Caysea Stone

Since the Office of Gun Violence Prevention shut down on Jan. 20, the U.S. has experienced 14 different mass shootings, leaving 12 dead and 60 injured total, according to the Gun Violence Archives. The OGVP, introduced by U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost and established by former President Joe Biden in September of 2023, was tasked with coordinating the federal response to mass shootings, providing resources to gun violence survivors and aiding partnerships around the country to reduce gun-related crimes.
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2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Adrienne Labay
Universal Knights event to occur almost two months earlier this year

2 months ago | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

UCF Student Government announced on Wednesday in an Instagram post the official date for “Universal Knights" is Feb. 23 — almost two months earlier than last year's event. Universal Knights is an annual event put on by UCF SG where part of Universal Orlando Resort is reserved for a night for students to enjoy. The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Universal Islands of Adventure.
UCF students rally behind second try at recreational marijuana

Jan 24, 2025 | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

Only two months after its constitutional measure was defeated, political action committee Smart & Safe Florida is attempting to get the topic of recreational marijuana back on ballots. The constitutional amendment, proposed for the 2026 election cycle, would allow adults 21 and older to purchase, possess and use marijuana for non-medical purposes, according to the amendment.
UCF professor sues to overturn suspension after university investigation

Jan 21, 2025 | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

UCF professor Dr. James Hickman filed a lawsuit against the university on Tuesday, seeking to overturn a suspension from research and teaching that began in October 2024, Florida Politics first reported. According to a July 2024 report by the school, Hickman did not make the school aware of two male students’ allegations of sexual harassment against a female graduate student, all of whom worked in his NanoScience Technology Center lab on Research Parkway.
Final details are being sorted out in Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Jan 16, 2025 | nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Lucy Dillon

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was reached on Wednesday and is pending approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet according to official documents and reports. Some outlets have announced Hamas and Israel reached an official ceasefire and hostage-release deal, but AP reports Netanyahu’s Cabinet must first approve the proposal.