Knightly News on Summer Break

We are in the summer break here at UCF, and because of that the Knightly News team is on break as well. Our regular web updates will resume on August 22nd, and our weekly television newscasts will resume on September 7th.

Please enjoy the content from the Spring 2012 Semester, and we look forward to seeing you again in August.

Knightly News 4-20-2012

Knightly News 4-20-2012

Watch the newscast for Friday April 20, 2012. This is the last show for the Spring 2012 semester.

Watch the show here:

List of Top Ten Fastest Growing Jobs Released, None Offered by UCF

The economy is in a state of re-building according to the US Department of Labor’s newly-released list of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Jobs in America.

These jobs are projected to grow up to 70% in the coming decade, with two nursing professions topping the list.

All of the jobs suggest that there is a strong focus on skilled professions rather than just the typical doctors and lawyers.

According to UCF News and Information, UCF does not offer any four year degrees for the jobs on the list. The number 3 job, Biomedical Engineering, and the number 10 job, event coordinating, can be learned through a [...] Continue Reading…

Change In Women’s Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Change In Women’s Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

The new cervical cancer screening guidelines released by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women can can extend HPV testing every 3 to 5 years.

The guidelines also say women under the age of 21 don’t need to be tested at all.

Knightly News reporter Laura Shafer tells us how the new change is leaving some women confused.

The UCF Women’s Clinic says the only women that may be covered by insurance are the one’s who have had an abnormal screening in the past.

UCF Puts on 17th Annual Relay-For-Life

UCF Puts on 17th Annual Relay-For-Life

With the semester coming to an end some UCF students are celebrating with fun, food and games.

But it’s all for a good cause.

Last Friday, more than 1,000 people from the UCF community spent time walking in circles around Memory mall to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Local UCF businesses and organizations such as fraternities, sororities and campus clubs set up booths with food, prizes and games with all the money going to help pay for cancer research.

United for Cure Executive Director Tyler Moose says with all the community support, Relay for Life can make a difference on people [...] Continue Reading…