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No, There Is No Ghost In The Campus Library Stacks, Meg K. Scharf
No, There Is No Ghost In The Campus Library Stacks, Meg K. Scharf
UCF Forum
Toward the end of an old favorite film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), a newspaper reporter tells Jimmy Stewart’s character, “This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
Checking Out Things At The Library – Including These Myths, Meg K. Scharf
Checking Out Things At The Library – Including These Myths, Meg K. Scharf
UCF Forum
It is wonderful to work at our university: It’s vibrant, it’s a beautiful place, and people on campus are fascinating.
'To Change Is To Learn And To Learn Is To Change', Bob Porter
'To Change Is To Learn And To Learn Is To Change', Bob Porter
UCF Forum
“To change is to learn and to learn is to change.” That was often the advice given to me by my mentor in life, Lew Treen, a war veteran, semi-pro baseball player, high school principal and coach.
I'Ll Just Say It, Men: Sexual Attackers Are Arrogant, Insecure, Weak, Mark Routhier
I'Ll Just Say It, Men: Sexual Attackers Are Arrogant, Insecure, Weak, Mark Routhier
UCF Forum
College students most everywhere live in an atmosphere that is sexually supercharged. Young men and women with varying degrees of sexual experience, free from the surveillance of parents, experimenting with social structure, and embracing a knowledge of their sexual power creates an environment rife with possibility.
Run Toward Your Next Job, Not Away From Current One, Bob Porter
Run Toward Your Next Job, Not Away From Current One, Bob Porter
UCF Forum
If you are considering a job change or are looking for your first job, how do you know what direction to take?
The Meaning Of Life – Or At Least University Life, Mark Routhier
The Meaning Of Life – Or At Least University Life, Mark Routhier
UCF Forum
The sun will one day burn itself out and all the magnificence and strife that is humankind will be a whisper in a vacuum, a ripple through dark space.
Finding The Sweet Spot In Your Life Can Be More Than Just A Dream, Bob Porter
Finding The Sweet Spot In Your Life Can Be More Than Just A Dream, Bob Porter
UCF Forum
When I was a small child, I had a recurring dream that I ran and jumped out of my second-story bedroom window and began to fly. I would fly around the neighborhood to see my friends and help people, and I had a lot of fun doing it. I can’t exactly recall how I learned to fly, but it was instinctive, and I just inherently knew it was a gift. I can still remember how my stomach would get jittery in the moments right before I took the jump in order to fly.
How Can You Change The World If You're Not Paying Attention?, Alexandra Pittman
How Can You Change The World If You're Not Paying Attention?, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
It’s depressing to see many of my fellow University of Central Florida classmates, friends and coworkers so unaware of their own surroundings.
Students Disinterested In Voting Need To Smarten Up, Alexandra Pittman
Students Disinterested In Voting Need To Smarten Up, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
My fellow college students have been abuzz with political stands and commentaries on Facebook and other social media – but I’m concerned that many of those same students will not show up to vote on Nov. 6.
Technology Can Be Blessing, Curse To Students, Alexandra Pittman
Technology Can Be Blessing, Curse To Students, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
Many college students seem to have forgotten what a university is for because they have become lost within their own technology.