The Charge

No. 10 men’s tennis swooped in and defeated Florida Atlantic University in a dominant 7-0 fashion at Thursday's home game. The sun beat down on the afternoon game as the 12-2 Knights faced the 4-3 Owls. 
Doubles started shaky as sophomores Nicolas Oliveira and Clement Lemire fell to FAU’s Lucca Pignaton and Vanja Hodzic in a hard-fought 6-3. The Knights refused to break momentum after Oliveira and Lemire’s loss, as senior captain Yassine Dlimi chanted “Let’s go, boys,” echoing throughout...

UCF men’s tennis defended its new program-best No. 8 ranking in a hard-fought victory against No. 28 Clemson on Friday.Following the team's hot start to the season, the Knights surpassed the previous program-best record, earning No. 8 on Thursday. Head coach Lloyd Bruce-Burgess stressed the importance of winning to maintain this momentum.
“It's hard to stay in the top 10 without picking up wins,” Bruce-Burgess said. “They knew what was on the line [today.] The pressure is there.”Going in...

No. 9 UCF men’s tennis swept the University of Miami in a 4-0 win at Friday’s home game, continuing its eight-game win streak. In February 2025, the Knights lost their match 4-2 against Miami. A year later, the team rebounded and dominated its in-state rivals. 
Doubles play started strong, as junior Wissam Abderrahman and senior Mehdi Benchakroun took an immediate lead over Miami’s Antonio Prat and Nacho Serra Sanchez on court two. The match resulted in a 6-3 win for the Knights. This wi...

UCF students from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management turned their student lounge into an illuminated art gallery to host "Artscape" on Monday. Monday began the four-day event, which featured a variety of visual art from students and faculty. Attendees were encouraged to vote for their favorite piece and the top three pieces with the highest number of votes won awards. First place had their art displayed on campus, second won tickets to the Renaissance Theater show, and third place won ap...

UCF held its first student-only Market Day on Thursday outside of the Student Union. Only UCF student vendors were able to set up booths in hopes of attracting customers to their personalized merchandise.

Booths ranged from thrifted clothing, crochet items, stationery, shoes, trinkets and fundraising promotions.

UCF students shared their poems and prose during the “Stories Among the Stars Open Mic,” hosted by the
University Writing Center in Trevor Colbourn Hall on Wednesday.

The UCF Writing Center’s semesterly Open Mic calls to student writers interested in sharing their work for the chance to win a prize. This semester’s theme was space. The Writing Center was embellished with constellations, paper planets and glow-in-the-dark stars.

UCF students gathered to hear insider information about the Hollywood industry from a former CEO in the Pegasus Ballroom on Monday.

Jason Felts, CEO of Virgin Produced from 2009 to 2018, shared stories from his memoir, “The Hollywood Virgin: Breaking Into and Out of Show Business.”

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced on Tuesday that the No. 9-ranked UCF men's tennis team will take on No. 19-ranked Baylor in the first round of the ITA Indoor National Championship.

Performing arts students and faculty said they are concerned about a loss in educational opportunities after Gov. Ron DeSantis made a $32 million budget cut to the fine arts at the beginning of the fiscal year. In June 2024, DeSantis vetoed $32 million of grants, according to the Fiscal 2025 Veto List. Of the cuts, $26 million were made to cultural and museum grants.
Florida ranked No. 11 in the nation per capita in funding for the arts before these budget cuts, according to the National...

One UCF student never imagined that a hobby she hated as a child would turn into a successful digital camera selling business, built on reasonable price point an endearing personality and loyal costumers.Alina Nguyen, sophomore health sciences major, started her digital camera business in November 2024 and has been growing in popularity ever since, especially with these camera coming back in style. Nguyen’s business comes from a found interest in photography.
“Initially, my dad was the o...

UCF’s Art Club has seen a significant increase in attendees, now hosting nearly 100 students per meeting, causing the club to accommodate its thriving community.June Garcia, sophomore computer science major, said she joined the UCF Art Club to explore her creativity. She said she praised its inclusive community and fast-growing membership.
“We’re Art Club," Garcia said. “It’s a pretty chill place where people of all skill levels can come to do art.”Recently, the Art Club’s meetings have...

At UCF’s campus, you’ll always feel a sense of familiarity hit you, whether it’s walking across Memory Mall, dodging scooters and coffee spills on the pavement or taking in the Florida sun. The most distinct feeling, though, is looking around at all your friends and seeing the vibrant blend of color and polyester seep into the background. Rewinding to the 1990s, a different fashion culture was apparent on campus. What were students wearing, and how did they express themselves? Sherrie Dulany, cl...

Ridiculous, raunchy and raucous, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a cult-classic Halloween movie that has been captivating eccentric audiences since 1975. Vik Elliott, a junior immersive experience design major, is now donning the glitter and red lipstick of Dr. Frank-N-Furter at UCF’s shadow cast production of the iconic film.Elliott, a long-time “Rocky Horror” fan, experienced the production for the first time at 14 years old at the Titusville Playhouse. Viewing the film every year became an...