Many knights crammed into the UCF arena to partake in one of the most anticipated homecoming week events Movie Knight. This year the featured film was the summer blockbuster hit The Dark Knight Rises. Prior to the screening the homecoming committee was collecting donations for the victims of the Colorado Dark Knight Massacre that occurred on the premiere night of the Dark Knight Rises where 12 victims were killed during a mass shooting earlier this year. 

Once students walked into the arena they received free popcorn and t-shirts handed out by the 2012 UCF homecoming court. The UCF homecoming court also prior to the film introduced themselves and why they believed that they deserved to be Homecoming royalty. The homecoming committee also asked a few Batman trivia questions relating to the previous films for prizes to get students excited about the film.

Finally, a moment of silence was taken in memory for all of the victims who loss their lives in the Colorado Dark Knight Massacre shooting before the film had finally began. Overall the event was run smoothly and successfully and once again gave knights a chance to give back.

Though a chilled crowd of over 7,000 Obama supporters were not greeted by the man they hoped to see, they were greeted by the best possible stand in that anyone could’ve possibly asked for President Clinton. Many supporters had waited hours in line to see the current President of the United States and were reasonably disappointed when news spread that the President unfortunately had to cancel his speech at the University of Central Florida.

 UCF Hospitality and Event Management major freshmen Ashley Long waited nearly 8 hours in line to see the President and admits when she initially heard that the President wasn’t able to make it she was really disappointed and slightly angry. Though when Ashley heard the reason for the Presidents absence she said “I completely understood and I preferred him serving as commander and chief doing his job rather than him being here at UCF.”  

According to news sources, the President boarded Air Force 1 from the Orlando International Airport at around 8:30 AM to head to Washington D.C. to monitor and address the nation about Hurricane Sandy which is said to possibly affect over 50 million people in the North East. President Obamas’ main message for citizens was to “Please listen to what your state and local officials are saying.” The President also added that “We're confident that the assets are pre-positioned for an effective response in the aftermath of this storm."

Back at UCF former Governor Charlie Chris and Sen. Bill Nelson both gave their respected speeches and going over the way Obama has help support the state of Florida individually and why they thought highly of him not only as a candidate but as a person as well. President Clinton went into more specific details defending President Obama’s record and supporting policies from the economy, to healthcare and education. “President Obama and the congress invested in putting America back to work.” stated President Clinton. One of Clintons strongest points was on the subject of college loans and that “With our plan, nobody will ever have to drop out of college again.”   

As the race to Election Day begins to draw to a close, rallies such as this, urge supporters to make sure that they let their voices be heard and vote.

The University of Central Florida’s Pegasus Ballroom was about as patriotic as it could get. Famous Actress America Ferrera gave an inspirational speech on the importance of voting and being politically informed.

America began her presentation with personal stories about her upbringing; she spoke about how she never felt different although she grew up as a minority. Touching on her professional career as an actress, she began to go into detail about her decision to stray away from the “typical” Hispanic roles. “I wanted to be without labels like ethnic, or the real girl or the role model. I really didn’t want to be a role model for Latinas, young women or otherwise. I just wanted to be an actress.”  After giving her testimony and forming a connection with the audience, she pushed the importance of young minorities becoming involved in the upcoming elections. “The biggest loss in this election will be if the morning after the headlines is Young people didn’t show up, again”. America Ferrera is not only an incredible speaker, but an inspiration for the young generation.