Here’s a collection of old work that I used to have linked throughout the website as a graduation requirement. After a second look, I decided it should all just be kept here.
For NSM Today-
Feature stories
As presidential vote nears, county officials see chance to get more students involved in local elections
Mar 13, 2020 – NSM Today
1,154 words – 4 sources
Feature story
UCF students, faculty react to the uncertain future of Amendment 4
Feb 25, 2020 – NSM Today
1,048 words – 4 sources
Feature story
UCF student assistance programs break records during COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 21, 2020 – NSM Today
714 words – 3 sources
Feature story
News
UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel injured, out for ‘indefinite period’
Sept 19, 2021 – NSM Today
Sports
UCF awards $16.7 million in CARES Act funds, announces second round
Jun 6, 2020 – NSM Today
SGA presidential candidates debate ahead of March vote
Feb 28, 2020 – NSM Today
734 words, 4 sources
Hard news
Dyer, Sheehan support improved public transit for UCF students at 2020 Oath of Office
Jan 15, 2020 – NSM Today
1,119 words – 5 sources
Hard news
UCF Downtown library opens doors for the first time
Oct 19, 2019 – NSM Today
803 words – 5 sources
Hard news
UCF closes all campuses ahead of Hurricane Dorian, worrying students
Aug 30, 2019 – NSM Today
770 words – 7 sources
Hard news
For WDBO.com-
Regarding this section, I’ve decided to focus on stories published in 2021. Some older stories are included, but only sparingly, as examples of good work. For the most part, I’ve written more than 100 stories for WDBO, so this page would be very crowded if I included everything; it would be redundant to post all of them here when the full list can already be found by searching my name on the website itself.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office K-9s Shot by Carjacking Suspect
Sept 12, 2021 – WDBO.com
Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms, NHC Monitors Four More Disturbances
Sept 12, 2021 – WDBO.com
Tech companies sue Florida over social media censorship law
May 28, 2021 – WDBO.com
NASA forecasts spectacular ‘Super Blood Moon’ this week
May 25, 2021 – WDBO.com
Woman, three children survive fatal head-on crash
May 23, 2021 – WDBO.com
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, ULA prepares Atlas V
May 16, 2021 – WDBO.com
Orlando-area theme parks roll back more COVID rules
May 9, 2021 – WDBO.com
Volusia Sheriff posts $50K reward for ‘last piece’ of unsolved 1994 murder
April 25, 2021 – WDBO.com
Orlando Police asking for tips after downtown shooting
April 18, 2021 – WDBO.com
Orlando weathers one hail of a storm
April 11, 2021 – WDBO.com
Severe thunderstorm watch issued Sunday in Central Florida
April 11, 2021 – WDBO.com
I-95 van crash kills 3, injures 8, troopers say
March 28, 2021 – WDBO.com
Suspects still at large after one is ‘shot in his buttock’ during motel break-in, deputies say
March 28, 2021 – WDBO.com
Latest SpaceX Launch Successful, Creates Dawn Lightshow
March 14, 2021 – WDBO.com
Suspects in I-4 Shooting Arrested after High-Speed Chase
March 7, 2021 – WDBO.com
NASA astronauts take Sunday morning spacewalk, show off new cameras
Feb 28, 2021 – WDBO.com
OPD: 2 Jacksonville men shot and killed while driving in Orlando
Feb 21, 2021 – WDBO.com
Orange County time capsule opened after 25 years
Feb 2, 2021 – WDBO.com
SpaceX Launches Record Number of Satellites on Transporter-1 ‘Rideshare’ Mission
Jan 24, 2021 – WDBO.com
‘We gotta shut down’: Artemis Moon Mission Hits a Snag as NASA Aborts SLS Engine Test
Jan 17, 2021 – WDBO.com
Museum of Illusions Orlando provides a mind-bending escape from reality
Jan 10, 2021 – WDBO.com
366 words – 2 sources
Hard news
DeSantis: 250k more COVID-19 vaccine doses on the way for seniors, teachers will wait
Jan 10, 2021 – WDBO.com
Seminole County detectives expand search for missing woman after finding partner’s body
Jan 3, 2021 – WDBO.com
Pack your patience: post-holiday rush underway at Orlando International Airport
Dec 27, 2020 – WDBO.com
President Trump rallies thousands in Central Florida
Oct 12, 2020 – WDBO.com
373 words – 3 sources
Hard news
Orlando Firefighters Preview Autonomous Shuttles
May 22, 2019 – WDBO.com
409 words – 2 sources
Hard news
Unpublished-
Multicultural Student Center Dishes Up Diversity
Nov 2017 – for NSM Today
672 words – 3 sources
Hard news
UCF Makes Good On Promise to Help Afflicted Puerto Ricans
Sept 2017 – for NSM Today
916 words – 2 sources
Hard news
A Day in the Office: the Orlando Sentinel and Liminal Space
Nov 2014 – for Valencia Voice
3,873 words – 9 sources
Feature story
Hurricane Maria: How One Night Can Change the Future
Nov 2017 – for NSM Today
916 words – 2 sources
Feature story
How Physicians Can Heal Society: Diversity Week 2017 at the College of Medicine
Oct 2017 – for NSM Today
992 words – 1 source
Feature story
Voting
Nov 2018 – for Imprint Magazine
2,301 words – 1 source
Feature story
Edited stories
Beyond native tongues: language groups offer students cultural immersion
Melissa Donovan
Sept 20, 2021
NSM Today – Life
UCF health sciences professor shows passion for research, inspires his students
Maria Briceno
Sept 19, 2021
NSM Today – Life
Knights lose thriller in Louisville after last-second pick-six
Leo Torres
Sept 18, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
‘Make ’em Believers’: The Trillion Coles story
Andrew Johnson
Sept 17, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF gears up for first road test against Louisville
Andrew Johnson
Sept 17, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF biology professor brings national attention to Florida’s changing coastline
Yasmene Warren
Sept 16, 2021
NSM Today – Life
UCF rolls over Bethune-Cookman to improve to 2-0
Andrew Johnson
Sept 12, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF alumnus provides useful expertise for aspiring game developers
Adam Agostinelli
Sept 12, 2021
NSM Today – Life
UCF men’s soccer crushes Florida Gulf Coast University
Robert Clark
Sept 12, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
Second annual Geek Knight provides community for all things nerdy
Charlotte Skipper
Sept 10, 2021
NSM Today – Life
Knights look to correct mistakes in upcoming game against Bethune-Cookman
Andrew Johnson
Sept 10, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF applies to Big 12 Conference
Andrew Johnson
Sept 9, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF Bookstore gears up for football season
Jeferson Severiano
Sept 7, 2021
NSM Today – Life
UCF men’s soccer falls short in comeback bid vs. NC State
Robert Clark
Sept 7, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
No. 18 UCF women’s soccer upsets undefeated No. 7 Penn State
Robert Clark
Sept 6, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
Eclectic Knights art exhibit provides a healing outlet for artists
Melissa Donovan
Sept 4, 2021
NSM Today – Life
Lightning and delays did not stop them: UCF wins season opener against Boise State
Andrew Johnson
Sept 3, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
No. 18 UCF women’s soccer falls short in comeback vs. Ohio State
Robert Clark
Sept 3, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF soccer looks to make noise in 2021: men’s and women’s soccer season preview
Robert Clark
Sept 3, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF football opens the season against Boise State in the Bounce House: game preview
Andrew Johnson
Sept 2, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
Knights prepare for much anticipated season: special teams 2021 preview
Andrew Johnson, Johan Blanco
Sept 2, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
Market Day makes a comeback at the Student Union as students return to campus
Brittany Caldwell
Sept 1, 2021
NSM Today – Life
Knights defense looks to improve: UCF football defense 2021 preview
Leo Torres
Sept 1, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
UCF heads into season with offensive talent and depth: football offense 2021 preview
Andrew Johnson
Sept 1, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
No. 13 UCF men’s soccer soars over UNF
Johan Blanco
Aug 30, 2021
NSM Today – Sports
FDA grants full approval of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine
Florangel Rodriguez
Aug 28, 2021
NSM Today – News
Annual Taste of UCF returns to campus featuring cuisine from around the globe
Kendall Beebe
Aug 27, 2021
NSM Today – Life
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