Cover | Talia Moussly Photography | Kayla Cavanagh Back Cover Photography | Rebecca Males Contents: (20, Callie Wright, by Michael Massas) (12, Kelly Davison, by Rebecca Males) (8, Talia Moussly, by Kayla Cavanagh) (4, Bear, by Nicole Miller)
CONTENTS 3 | GAY AT CHICK-FIL-A 4 | MAN BEHIND THE SIGN 6 | MAJORING AS A MINOR 7 | THE ALUM WITH A ‘HEADCASE’
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8 | REVOLUTION’S REACH 12 | CALL TO DUTY 15 | THE VOICE OF UCF 16 | TO HEAL A NATION
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18 | KNIGHTS OF FAITH 19 | BLACK, GOLD & RED 20 | SEEING GREEN 23 | ALL IN THE FAMILY
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Kelly Davison
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FROM THE EDITOR
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Welcome to the fall issue of Centric. As the magazine’s editor and a member of the UCF community, I am always taken aback by the strength, kindness and wisdom of the people I share a campus with. This is a university with 60,000 inspiring stories. We’ve captured just a few of them in the pages of this issue. We’ll put you in the shoes of one of the most hated and misunderstood workers on campus – a parking patroller. You’ll meet a Marine who went from the front lines of Iraq to battling on the offensive line for UCF’s football team. We’ll introduce you to UCF’s youngest student – a bright, young computer engineering major who’s not old enough to drive. Finally, you’ll see the end result of Knights’ generosity as we track a pint of blood from the Big Red Bus to a cancer patient. The staff at Centric has worked hard to showcase the fascinating diversity within the UCF community. We are a campus of many faiths, backgrounds and dreams. But we’re all Knights. Our mission in this issue, as always, is to spotlight interesting, innovative and inspiring people who make UCF a great place to learn and work and who are making an impact on their part of the world.
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Ashley Annin Managing Editor
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