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I am a journalism student at the University of Central Florida. I am a multimedia journalist proficient in photography, videography and writing.
I am currently an editor for the Life section at NSM Today, a student-run publication on campus.
I will graduate with a bachelor's degree in journalism with a focus on print/digital media on May 3, 2019.
The UCF women's tennis team defeated the USF Bulls 4-0 to win the American Athletic Conference Championship during the last match of the tournament Sunday at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona. The victory marks the first time the team has won an AAC championship.
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Word count: 571 Sources: Three — The UCF men's tennis team defeated Penn State 4-3 on Friday night at the USTA National Campus, securing its seventh straight win. UCF sophomore Alan Rubio defeated Penn State junior Christos Antonopoulo 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (12-14), 6-3 after going back and forth in the second set.
Word count: 533 Sources: Three — The UCF men's tennis team swept No. 26 Oklahoma State 4-0 Wednesday night at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, marking the team's sixth sweep of the season. The match ended after freshman Bogdan Pavel narrowly defeated Artur Dubinski 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in his singles match.
Word count: 603 Sources: Three — The UCF men's tennis team was defeated by the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini 4-2 on Friday at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona. Despite winning the doubles point, the Knights were unable to beat the Fighting Illini in singles action, putting the Knights 10-9 on the season.
Word count: 829 Sources: Three — The UCF men's tennis team swept Florida Atlantic 7-0 Sunday night at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, giving the team its seventh sweep of the season. UCF officially won the match when freshman Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi clinched the team's third singles point on court five, defeating Ignacio Garcia 7-5, 6-1.
Word count: 425 Sources: Three — The UCF softball team completed a series sweep over UConn Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 come-from-behind win at the UCF Softball Complex. The Huskies led 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but the Knights rallied back. After UCF loaded the bases, freshman Tera Testa hit a single to center field that brought in both the game-tying and game-winning runs.
Word count: 469 Sources: Four — Foxtail Coffee Co. continues to claim territory in the UCF area with the soft opening of its 10th location in Orlando on Monday. The location on University Boulevard joins the store opened in the Barnes & Nobel bookstore on UCF's campus in August 2018, which has been a success, according to a press release from Foxtail.
Word count: 575 Sources: Four — The UCF American Sign Language club hosted its sixth and final Dirty ASL event Friday night in the College of Sciences building. The event featured Joshua Prado, a member of the deaf community and UCF alumnus, teaching those in attendance a plethora of dirty, sexual and curse words - all in ASL.
Word count: 411 Sources: Three — For the first time since 198 2, UCF is 5-0, and for the first time in four years, UCF football is in the top 25 in both the AP P oll and the Coaches P oll. These may be startling statistics for any UCF football fan in recent years.
Word count: 412 Sources: Four — In a seminar on human trafficking held Wednesday night, panelists said that Orlando ranked third in the nation for most calls to the human trafficking hotline. She's the First, an organization that sponsors girls' educations in the developing world, hosted a panel about human trafficking and modern slavery in the Cape Florida Ballroom in the Student Union.
Word count: 520 Sources: Three — Colin Ryan spoke about financial literacy at the Fairwinds Alumni Center this Tuesday, but his seminar was anything but serious. The financial speaker and comedian returned to UCF for a second year to speak to students about their credit, tricks to save money and the nature of debt, but he spoke in a way that would connect with students and have them absorb more of the information.
Photography
A photo gallery of the UCF men's tennis team facing Oklahoma State on Wednesday, March 20 at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona. The Knights swept the Cowboys 4-0.
A photo gallery of the UCF men's tennis team facing off against No. 13 Illinois on March 24 at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona. The Knights lost to the Fighting Illini 4-2.
A photo gallery from the women's tennis match against Tulsa on Friday, March 22 at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona. The Knights defeated the Golden Hurricane 6-1.
A photo gallery from the men's tennis match against FAU on March 31 at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona. The Knights swept the Owls 7-0.
A photo gallery of the annual Trick-or-Treat on Greek Street, 2018. Families in the area were invited to go to the different Greek house on campus for food, fun and prizes.
The UCF men's tennis team defeated Penn State 4-3 on Friday night at the USTA National Campus, securing its seventh straight win. UCF sophomore Alan Rubio defeated Penn State junior Christos Antonopoulo 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (12-14), 6-3 after going back and forth in the second set.
The UCF American Sign Language club hosted its sixth and final Dirty ASL event Friday night in the College of Sciences building. The event featured Joshua Prado, a member of the deaf community and UCF alumnus, teaching those in attendance a plethora of dirty, sexual and curse words - all in ASL.
Tiffany Phetsadasack and Nikki Meyer promised themselves that when they oversaw Kappa Delta, they'd run things even better. As Kappa Delta's president and academic excellence chair respectively, Phetsadasack and Meyers have made it a mission to assist fellow members with their classes.
On April 4, 2017, Radley Gillis nearly died. He was on his way home from work when he crashed his motorcycle into the guardrail on State Road 408. Jake Adler, a friend who worked at the same restaurant as Gillis, said he was driving right behind him.
Detailed skulls swirling through a milky, rainbow-colored nebula are shown in a painting that hung on the walls of the Orlando Museum of Art. The painting represents people killing the universe with their bad habits, UCF alumna Amanda Anayansi Jones said.
Foxtail Coffee Co. continues to claim territory in the UCF area with the soft opening of its 10th location in Orlando on Monday. The location on University Boulevard joins the store opened in the Barnes & Nobel bookstore on UCF's campus in August 2018, which has been a success, according to a press release from Foxtail.
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Word count: 1010 Sources: Five — Tiffany Phetsadasack and Nikki Meyer promised themselves that when they oversaw Kappa Delta, they'd run things even better. As Kappa Delta's president and academic excellence chair respectively, Phetsadasack and Meyers have made it a mission to assist fellow members with their classes.
Word count: 957 Sources: Three — When she first came to UCF in 2015, Kira Touchton said she wanted to join a group that would benefit her future. "I needed a support system of people to build me up," said Touchton, a UCF senior music education major.
Word count: 1103 Sources: Three — After their "uninspiring" internships, Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers David Schwartzberg and Jacob Boyer realized they could never work for someone else. Schwartzberg and Boyer had separate internships during the summer of 2015, just after becoming fraternity brothers. Boyer worked at a software development company and Schwartzberg worked as a door-to-door salesman.
Word count: 1036 Sources: Three — Detailed skulls swirling through a milky, rainbow-colored nebula are shown in a painting that hung on the walls of the Orlando Museum of Art. The painting represents people killing the universe with their bad habits, UCF alumna Amanda Anayansi Jones said.
Word count: 947 Sources: Three — On April 4, 2017, Radley Gillis nearly died. He was on his way home from work when he crashed his motorcycle into the guardrail on State Road 408. Jake Adler, a friend who worked at the same restaurant as Gillis, said he was driving right behind him.
Word count: 629 Sources: Two — The Coastal and Estuaries Ecology Lab will be hosting its first shoreline stabilization project run entirely by undergraduates in Tomoka State Park Saturday at 9 a.m. The lab, available to biology students who want more research experience before graduate school, has used living shorelines to protect and rehabilitate coastal land across Florida.
Word count: 265 Sources: Three — The War on I-4 rivalry series continues Wednesday when the UCF men's basketball team hosts the USF Bulls at CFE Arena. The Knights have been preparing to face a Bulls team that has greatly improved over the past year.