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Help Those Who Are Trying To Overcome A Loss During Holidays, Germayne Graham Dec 2016

Help Those Who Are Trying To Overcome A Loss During Holidays, Germayne Graham

UCF Forum

I lost my cousin to a tragic suicide death 23 years ago and my heart has never forgotten the pain that I felt following this loss.


Homeschooled Students Bring Own Set Of Skills To University Campuses, Ali P. Gordon Dec 2016

Homeschooled Students Bring Own Set Of Skills To University Campuses, Ali P. Gordon

UCF Forum

Key questions always loom large for parents of homeschooled, college-bound students, such as: “What happens when my child actually gets to the university level? Will they be able to keep up?”


Let's Find A Way To Make The Dialogue Work, Bruce Janz Nov 2016

Let's Find A Way To Make The Dialogue Work, Bruce Janz

UCF Forum

There is a breaking point for many people around the neighborhood and around the country, as has been seen this month.


Preparation Is The Key To Facing Whatever May Come Your Way, Michael Preston Oct 2016

Preparation Is The Key To Facing Whatever May Come Your Way, Michael Preston

UCF Forum

Professional football coach George Allen was famously quoted as saying: “Winning is the science of being totally prepared.”


Even In A Crowd, Protest Is A Personal Journey, Germayne Graham Oct 2016

Even In A Crowd, Protest Is A Personal Journey, Germayne Graham

UCF Forum

In the wake of some recent protests taking place all across the country, I am reminded of the very personal and public consequences that result from various reactions. By definition, protest means "a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something."


The Only Way I Was Going To 'Veganize' My Life Was To Immerse Myself, Amanda Osorio Sep 2016

The Only Way I Was Going To 'Veganize' My Life Was To Immerse Myself, Amanda Osorio

UCF Forum

This summer I made the decision to do something that many Latins often hesitate to attempt: become a vegan.


Positive Effects Can Result From Both A Cordial Welcome – And Even Adversity, Gerrod Lambrecht Aug 2016

Positive Effects Can Result From Both A Cordial Welcome – And Even Adversity, Gerrod Lambrecht

UCF Forum

This Saturday marks the beginning of a new football season as the Knights get ready to host South Carolina State. This game will also mark the beginning of the Scott Frost coaching era of UCF football. We have a new coaching staff, new uniforms, a new offense (UCFast), a new defense (UCFierce), and a more exciting game day experience.


Merging Is More Than A Traffic Term, Germayne Graham Aug 2016

Merging Is More Than A Traffic Term, Germayne Graham

UCF Forum

On my drive to work I have to merge onto three very busy roadways. I am constantly saying to myself: “Please just let me in.”


The Only Time You Truly Can Have Everything Is On A Bagel, Michael Preston Jul 2016

The Only Time You Truly Can Have Everything Is On A Bagel, Michael Preston

UCF Forum

Of all of the bagels there is nothing quite as satisfying to me than the Everything Bagel with cream cheese at a shop in town. It gives me everything I want out of life: a warm bagel that is crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside; a savory and salty blend of sea salt, garlic, poppy seed, onion, and other stuff I cannot place right now. And then the cream cheese. Gooey and sweet, it cuts through all of the savory in a way that is magical.


The Sacrifices We Parents Make – Even When We Don't Understand Why, Yolanda Hood Jul 2016

The Sacrifices We Parents Make – Even When We Don't Understand Why, Yolanda Hood

UCF Forum

One recent night I sat in a stadium – being eaten by mosquitos – with my 14-year-old daughter and watched a women’s soccer game. Last summer, after saving for a year, I took my daughter to Canada two weeks for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I walked a mile from parking to the stadium every day, stood in long lines at security to have bags checked and, at times, even sat in the rain – all so I could watch the pure joy on my daughter’s face.


Change Is Constant – So You Better Learn To Adapt, Traci Evison Jun 2016

Change Is Constant – So You Better Learn To Adapt, Traci Evison

UCF Forum

I recently saw a turtle digging a hole to lay eggs in a neighborhood park that I walk through. This park has a lake but what surprised me about the turtle was the location she decided to lay her eggs. Instead of making the nest close to the lake about 50 feet away, where I would assume it would be easier for young turtles to begin their lives, this turtle was digging a hole a few feet from the street at the edge of the park.


Dear Daughter, In Face Of Tragedy Try To Keep Your Spirit Intact, Leandra Preston-Sidler Jun 2016

Dear Daughter, In Face Of Tragedy Try To Keep Your Spirit Intact, Leandra Preston-Sidler

UCF Forum

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'” – Mister Rogers


Lessons From A Garbage Dump: How To Say 'No', Michael Preston May 2016

Lessons From A Garbage Dump: How To Say 'No', Michael Preston

UCF Forum

It was a symbol of excess and waste in 1980s New York City. The massive 2,200-acre Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, N.Y., was once the largest garbage dump in the world.


He Used The Internet - I Used The Encyclopedia, Rebekah Mccloud Apr 2016

He Used The Internet - I Used The Encyclopedia, Rebekah Mccloud

UCF Forum

I was talking recently with one of my students who will graduate in May. He told me about his first year in college and began his reminiscence with: “Back in the day…”


Don't Let Clutter Of Extraneous Thoughts Get In Your Way, Traci Evison Apr 2016

Don't Let Clutter Of Extraneous Thoughts Get In Your Way, Traci Evison

UCF Forum

I have the best conversations when I am alone.


Volunteering May Teach You Something About Yourself, Traci Evison Feb 2016

Volunteering May Teach You Something About Yourself, Traci Evison

UCF Forum

The opportunity to volunteer presented itself to me last year – and it turned out to be just as much an educational lesson to me about patience and communications.