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The nature of this article includes graphic descriptions of an alleged crime. Reader discretion is advised.A UCF student was arrested Sunday, Oct. 6, for alleged sexual battery at the Theta Chi Fraternity house at the University of Florida in Gainesville.Records show that Matthew Ian Hernandez, 19, was apprehended by the UF Police Department the day after the victim reported the alleged assault.Devin Burgoyne, police detective at UF, interviewed both the victim and Hernandez and determined that...

“If you have a car, great, but if you don’t have a car, how do you go to a doctor’s appointment?” Rivera said.   CHNA found that individuals who speak languages other than English are less likely to receive preventive health recommendations. Rivera said that medical terms can be difficult to translate accurately, which complicates understanding diagnoses. “Sometimes I hear the horror stories that doctors and nurses have a patient that might not be as fluent in English, and they just grab whoever...

The reversal of former President Joe Biden's policies regarding Cuba by President Donald Trump during his first month in office have left Cuban Americans uncertain as sanctions remain in place and Cuba continues to be listed as a State Sponsor of Terrorism according to the White House. In a press statement detailing the State Department's decisions to take action on policy changes regarding Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the actions, "Restoring a Tough U.S.-Cuba policy."The State De...

In the John C. Hitt Library, UCF has one sole book conservator who is regularly working to protect the university's archives.Christopher Saclolo gestured to a timeworn book with a torn binding and yellowing pages. He is UCF's first and only book conservator, and is the only person employed to specifically repair damaged archives in the library.
“So here is a book that definitely needs work," Saclolo said. "Basically, I’m going to have to reback the spine and preserve the actual book.”He...