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50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR SOFA
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Is it Fall yet, because it’s too damn hot for daylight savings time!
SOUNDCHECK > NEW FOUND GLORY
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Local by Lauderdale, the NFG boys have been ‘Resurrected’ with the new album.
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Local by way of Orange Avenue, kind of. Yellowcard get social.
THE STATE OF UCF NATION
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The voices, minds and personalities that are actively leading the Nation.
THE NEWS JUNKIES ARE ALIVE!
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You thought all it took was a few shots to the head to kill a Zombie... these Zombies aren’t even buzzin at that point!
BURNSY’S in the KNIGHTHOOD
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The Mayor dubs his official Black & Gold list for all time.
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AND SPOOK UP YOUR OCTOBER Grab a beer (or two) and some munchies at Eden Bar and enjoy a FREE outdoor movie on the lawn at Enzian. Come thirsty for Jell-o shot movie trivia before the show! This night of great drinks and fun flicks is best enjoyed under the stars with your buddies by your side.
6 ANNABELLE FRI, OCT 03 HORROR
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HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT 6000 UNIVERSAL BLVD. 407.629.0054/ HALLOWEENHORRORNIGHTS.COM FRI, OCT-NOV 01, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
Immerse Yourself In A World Of Horror At Universal Orlando® Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights® Step right into some of the most pulse-pounding moments in horror history at Halloween Horror Nights®, America’s premier Halloween event. On select nights from 19 September-1 November, the streets of Universal Studios Florida® theme park come alive with a horde of horrifying mutants, monsters and maniacs.You can explore eight terrifying haunted houses, make your way through multiple street experiences where creatures lurk around every turn, enjoy outrageous live shows, and experience many of the park’s most exciting rides and attractions. Add Halloween Horror Nights® to your daytime fun at Universal Orlando® Resort for the ultimate in thrills and chills. Think you can handle more than one night of terror? Be wary, or your voice might not be all you lose by the time all the nightmarish creatures are through with you.
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STUDIO PURGE BY PATRICK FATICA
THE CENTER ORLANDO 946 N. MILLS AVE. 407.228.8272/ THECENTERORLANDO.ORG WED, OCT 01, 6AM-8PM, FREE
Patrick Fatica described as “a sublime blend of Tim Burton and Botticelli” by the Baltimore Examiner, will be hosting “STUDIO PURGE”. On opening night all prices are negotiable and Patrick will be bringing over 50 original pieces. Patrick Fatica attended Ringling School of Art and Design from 1990 to 1994 and moved to Orlando, Florida in 1995. Best know for his wide eyed nymph-like portraits, Fatica has shown his paintings in over 100 art exhibitions between 2006 and 2014, spanning the country. Join us on October 1st, 2014 for a truly one of a kind art opening.
3 NICK SWARDSON
BOB CARR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 401 W. LIVINGSTON ST. 407.246.4262/ ORLANDOVENUES.NET WED, OCT 01, 7:30PM, $53+
4 ORLANDO MAGIC VS WASHINGTON WIZARDS HOME OPENER AMWAY CENTER 400 W. CHURCH ST. 407.440.7000/ AMWAYCENTER.COM THURS, OCT 30, 7:30PM, PRICES VARY
5 WEDNESDAY NIGHT PITCHER SHOW: HOCUS POCUS ENZIAN THEATER 1300 S. ORANGE AVE. 407.629.0054/ ENZIAN.ORG WED, OCT 01, 8PM, $10
300 years have passed since the Sanderson sisters were executed for practicing dark witchcraft. Returning to life thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kidin-town, the sisters have but one night to secure their continuing existence. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, this the Halloween classic is A solo & exhibition featuring work ofcomedy Julia FerdandezaPol. must-see! Curated by Alya Poplawsky and Katy Bakker-McKee
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FUTURE
11 THE FILTHY SIX THE SOCIAL 54 N. ORANGE AVE 407.246.1419/ THESOCIAL.ORG FRI, OCT 03, 9PM, $10
The Filthy Six are the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfit in the UK today! These instrumental groove merchants fuse boundless energy and incredible musicianship to create tight, funky music that moves the mind, body and soul whilst simultaneously blowing the roof off every venue they play.
12 BLOCKTOBERFEST
CFE ARENA 12777 GEMINI BLVD N. 407.823.6006/ CFEARENA.COM FRI, OCT 03, 8PM, PRICES VARY
Rap star Future will be live at CFE Arena on Friday, October 3 at 8pm with special guests Derrick Milano, Pressure, Mojo, and Young Rachit. Tickets are on sale now! Student discounts are available at the CFE Arena Box Office with a valid student ID.
8 | GONE GIRL
8 GONE GIRL
WALL STREET PLAZA 25 WALL ST. 407.849.0471/ WALLSTPLAZA.NET SAT, OCT 04, 6PM, $20
Grab your clogs and strap on your lederhosen because Saturday, October 4th is Blocktoberfest on Wall St. Plaza! Make your way down for all of the beer drinking and stein hoisting action because this German celebration goes all night long! Enjoy German drinks, food and everyone’s favorite Oompa music.Yah! This year, load up on plenty of Sam Adams Octoberfest. If you can’t get enough, get your hands on a Sam Adam’s Beer Stein and enjoy UNLIMITED Octoberfest beer from 7-10pm! It’s only $20 bucks and you get your very own Sam Adams stein to hoist around Wall St. Plaza! Did someone say Jager? Don’t forget to Shoot the Boot with an ice cold shot of Jager Spice poured down our huge boot ice luge. Don’t forget! There’s NO COVER and the party starts around 6pm, Saturday, October 4th.
13 THE SPARK RUN & KASKADE
FRI, OCT 03 DRAMA
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
9 MICKEY’S NOT-SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY
CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS 4603 W. COLONIAL DR. 407.289.3247/ THESPARKRUN.COM SAT, OCT 04, 8PM, SEE WEBSITE TO REGISTER
The Spark Run is the ultimate nighttime 5k run/walk. It is a high-energy family friendly event featuring an interactive environment full of light and sound providing a sensory voyage like no other. Make it to the finish line just on time to see a live show by Kaskade! Get your heart pumping and your hips movin’!
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT LAKE BUENA VISTA 407.939.5277/ WDWINFO.COM OCTOBER 01-31, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
10 BONOBO THE PLAZA LIVE 425 N. BUMBY AVE 407.228.1220/ PLAZALIVEORLANDO.COM FRI, OCT 03, 9PM, $20+
Simon Green, AKA Bonobo, is an artist very much at the peak of his significant powers. His 2010 album ‘Black Sands’ was the high watermark of his career to date; a masterful record, marrying Green’s inimitable melodic genius to cutting edge electronics, bass and drums. It’s tempting to relate Green’s yearning, emotive aesthetic to his upbringing in rural Hampshire. His move to Brighton is also an influence; his skill at drum programming perhaps harking back to his days DJing and producing in the small, musically fertile town. Under the initial guidance of Tru Thoughts’ Rob Luis and at nights such as Phonic:hoop, Bonobo found an early education in music.
14 | KEVIN JAMES
14 KEVIN JAMES BOB CARR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 401 W. LIVINGSTON ST. 407.246.4262/ ORLANDOVENUES.NET SUN, OCT 05, 7:30PM, $63+
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OLD 97’S
THE SOCIAL 54 N. ORANGE AVE 407.246.1419/ THESOCIAL.ORG SUN, OCT 05, 6PM, $20
Although they became one of the most enduring bands in the alternative country-rock catalog, Old 97’s drew inspiration from a broad range of genres, including the twangy stomp of cowpunk and the melodies of power pop.
16 ORLANDO MAGIC VS DETROIT PISTONS PRESEASON GAME 10 | BONOBO
AMWAY CENTER 400 W. CHURCH ST. 407.440.7000/ AMWAYCENTER.COM FRI, OCT 17, 7:30PM, PRICES VARY
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AND SPOOK UP YOUR OCTOBER 17 UCF VS. BYU BRIGHTHOUSE STADIUM 4465 KNIGHTS VICTORY WAY 407.823.1000/ UCFKNIGHTS.COM THURS, OCT 09, 7:30PM, PRICES VARY
18 LYKKE LI HOUSE OF BLUES 1490 E. LAKE BUENA VISTA DR 407.934.2583/ HOUSEOFBLUES.COM THURS, OCT 09, 7:30PM, $25
19 FLYING LOTUS W/ THUNDERCAT THE BEACHAM 54 N. ORANGE AVE 407.246.1419/ THESOCIAL.ORG THURS, OCT 09, 9PM, $25+
25 THE ZEBRA RUN 5K
THE PLAZA LIVE 425 N. BUMBY AVE 407.228.1220/ PLAZALIVEORLANDO.COM TUES, OCT 21, 8PM, $39.50+
The annual Pride 5K returns benefiting our friends at the Zebra Coalition. Show your stripes and run for a great cause! Register today!
Touring together is nothing new for Nick and Jordan. The New Kids and Backstreet Boys joined forces to form the super-group NKOTBSB and embarked on a sold-out tour across the world in 2011. Forming a firm friendship, “Nick & Knight” decided to combine their creative talents and powerful vocals to create a truly unique experience for their ever-loyal fan base. This is a rare opportunity for fans to witness their favorite “boy-banders” up close and personal, as they showcase their new music in intimate venues across the country. This is “Nick & Knight” as you have never seen them before. Fusing R&B, Dance and Pop tunes with infectious melodies, watch these two icons strut their stuff on stage and continue to dominate the scene together, just as they have for three decades. Expect the unexpected during this once in a lifetime concert tour!
26 PEDAL PALOOZA CHURCH STREET 55 W. CHURCH ST. 407.246.3359/ DOWNTOWNORLANDO.COM SAT, OCT 11, 9AM, FREE
Come to Pedal Palooza, the ultimate bike riding event featuring bike safety, a bike ride concluding with lunch on Church Street, information on the bike share program, LYNX bike information, Cycling Savvy instructors and much more!
27 TREVOR HALL W/ CAS HALEY THE SOCIAL 54 N. ORANGE AVE 407.246.1419/ THESOCIAL.ORG SAT, OCT 11, 8PM, $15+
28 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS & MONSTER FACTORY EXHIBIT & BLOCK PARTY 20 | BENNY BENASSI
20 BENNY BENASSI FIRESTONE LIVE 578 N. ORANGE AVE. 407.872.0066/ FIRESTONELIVE.COM THURS, OCT 09, 10PM, $21
21 DRACULA UNTOLD FRI, OCT 10 HORROR
22 A DAY TO REMEMBER HARD ROCK LIVE 6050 UNIVERSAL BLVD 407.351.5483/ HARDROCK.COM FRI, OCT 10, 6:30PM, $39.50+
23 NEW FOUND GLORY HOUSE OF BLUES 1490 E. LAKE BUENA VISTA DR 407.934.2583/ HOUSEOFBLUES.COM FRI, OCT 10, 7PM, $37
CITYARTS FACTORY 29 S. ORANGE AVE. 407.625.2184/ FACEBOOK.COM/CITYARTSFACTORY THURS, OCT 16, 6PM, FREE
29 13TH ANNUAL “A TASTE OF THORNTON PARK”
30 THE CULTURE HIGH The Culture High is the riveting story that tears into the very fiber of modern day marijuana prohibition to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and those who oppose the existing pot laws.
31 PORTER ROBINSON HOUSE OF BLUES 1490 E. LAKE BUENA VISTA DR 407.934.2583/ HOUSEOFBLUES.COM FRI, OCT 17, 7PM, $35
33 FOSTER THE PEOPLE
Featuring The Legendary Jc’s (9 piece lineup), Precious, The Ludes, Join Hands, and Panther Camp
While school might be a drag, UCF Free Wednesdays literally rock! Stop by the Student Union every Wednesday this semester for a chance to win tickets to your favorite shows! More winners announced all day at Facebook/ aXisMagazine and Twitter/aXismag!
FRI, OCT 17 DOCUMENTARY
HARD ROCK LIVE 6050 UNIVERSAL BLVD 407.351.5483/ HARDROCK.COM SAT, OCT 18, 9PM, $39.50+
BACKBOOTH 37 W. PINE ST. 407.999.2570/ BACKBOOTH.COM FRI-SAT, OCT 10-11, 7PM, $7
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT LAKE BUENA VISTA 407.939.5277/ WDWINFO.COM OCT-NOV 10, SEE WEBSITE DETAILS
Thornton Park’s 13th Annual Food & Wine tasting event. Enjoy food & libations from local restaurants & merchants. Live music. Rain or Shine. Join the festivities!
32 ZIGGY MARLEY
24 BACKBOOTH TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
35 EPCOT INTERNATIONAL FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
THORNTON PARK THE FOUNTAIN @ WASHINGTON ST. 407.448.0859/ THORNTONPARK.ORG THURS, OCT 16, 6:30PM, $30+
THE PLAZA LIVE 425 N. BUMBY AVE 407.228.1220/ PLAZALIVEORLANDO.COM SAT, OCT 18, 8PM, $33.50+
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34 THE NICK & KNIGHT TOUR
LAKE EOLA EAST CENTRAL BLVD. 407.246.4485/ COMEOUTWITHPRIDE.COM SAT, OCT 11, 7:30AM, $15 FOR STUDENTS
Foster The People’s much-talked-about live show shouldn’t be missed—Los Angeles Times praised their live set as “convincing and invigorating” while Rolling Stone named them one of the “Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2014.” Supermodel, named one of People’s “10 Best Albums of 2014 (so far)” and touted as “an adventurous, dynamic and expansive effort” by Time, is out now via Columbia Records. See Foster The People live and find out just what the music biz is buzzing about!
35 | EPCOT INT. FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
36 UCF VS. TULANE BRIGHTHOUSE STADIUM 4465 KNIGHTS VICTORY WAY 407.823.1000/ UCFKNIGHTS.COM SAT, OCT 18, TBA, PRICES VARY
37 EVENING OF DANCE LAKE EOLA 195 N. ROSALIND AVE. 407.876.4604/ DOWNTOWNORLANDO.COM SAT, OCT 18, 7PM, FREE
Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance hosts an Evening of Dance. Dancers, choreographers, dance schools and companies from Central Florida will perform an exciting and innovative repertoire of choreography in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Modern, Lyrical and Hip Hop.
38 UCF HOMECOMING PRESENTS: B.O.B. CFE ARENA 12777 GEMINI BLVD N. 407.823.6006/ CFEARENA.COM MON, OCT 20, 7PM, PRICES VARY
39 UCF HOMECOMING PRESENTS: CHRIS D’ELIA CFE ARENA 12777 GEMINI BLVD N. 407.351.1000/ CFEARENA.COM WED, OCT 22, 8PM, PRICES VARY
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AND SPOOK UP YOUR OCTOBER 40 SPOOKY EMPIRE’S ULTIMATE 37 HORROR WEEKEND DOUBLETREE BY HILTON @ UNIVERSAL 5780 MAJOR BLVD. 407.440.7000/ SPOOKYEMPIRE.COM MON-WED, OCT 24-26, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
Be apart of a horror-filled weekend complete with a Freak Show Film Festival, Zombie Walk, Costume Contest, celebrity appearances, parties and live entertainment. The scare awaits!
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FRI, OCT 31 THRILLER
AXIS STAFF PICK: FOSTER THE PEOPLE • OCT 18
Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling -- where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
48 PULP FICTION LIVE: THE ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK WILL’S PUB 1042 N. MILLS AVENUE 407.748.8256/ WILLSPUB.ORG FRI, OCT 31, 8PM, $10+
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41 BRAND NEW CFE ARENA 12777 GEMINI BLVD N. 407.351.1000/ CFEARENA.COM WED, OCT 22, 8PM, PRICES VARY
42 UCF VS. TEMPLE BRIGHTHOUSE STADIUM 4465 KNIGHTS VICTORY WAY 407.823.1000/ UCFKNIGHTS.COM SAT, OCT 25, TBA, PRICES VARY
43 YELLOWCARD & MEMPHIS MAY FIRE HARD ROCK LIVE 6050 UNIVERSAL BLVD 407.351.5483/ HARDROCK.COM SAT, OCT 25, 7:30PM, $22.50+
44 FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL WILL’S PUB 1042 N. MILLS AVENUE 407.748.8256/ WILLSPUB.ORG TUES, OCT 28, 7PM, $10
The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event showcasing footage from videos found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country.
44 | FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL
45 NIGHTMAERZ FEST
THIS HALLOWEEN, come celebrate the 20th anniversary of “PULP FICTION,” Quentin Tarantino’s legendary film, and hear the entire Pulp Fiction soundtrack like you’ve never heard it before: LIVE, and played by Orlando’s best musicians at Will’s Pub in the Mills 50 District. The soundtrack will be performed in its entirety by an all-star lineup, lead by bandleader Gerald Perez (Maximino, Thee Wilt Chamberlain, Purple Rain at Will’s Pub) and Bryan Sherbrook (The Plush Monsters). The two shows, on Halloween 2014, are sure to sell out with costume-wearing, Pulp Fiction fans. Twenty songs spanning decades of musical and film history, performed and produced by the team that brought you Purple Rain Live at Will’s Pub last January.
49 14TH ANNUAL CHURCH STREET HALLOWEEN PARTY LATITUDES, BIG BELLY, CHILLERS, AND THE DUBLINER & DON JEFE’S 33 W. CHURCH ST. 407.649.4270/ CHURCHSTREETBARS.COM FRI, OCT 31, 8PM, FREE COVER
Orlando’s biggest Halloween Street Party is back and better than ever on Church Street! $3,000 CASH grand prize for the best costume. NOT “Cash & Prizes”, this is straight up cash. The party starts at 8PM and is strictly 21 and up. To get in the costume contest, you will have to be approached by secret judges that are in the crowd. It’s invite only to get into the competition, so bring your “A Game” and get noticed in order to make it into the competition. We’ve given away $3,000 CASH for 14 years in a row, so somebody is going to win it, might as well be you!
50 THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ENZIAN THEATER 1300 S. ORANGE AVE. 407.629.0054/ ENZIAN.ORG FRI, OCT 31, 11:59PM, $10
FIRESTONE LIVE 578 N. ORANGE AVE. 407.872.0066/ FIRESTONELIVE.COM WED, OCT 29, 6:30PM, $10
46 LAST COMIC STANDING
who: Foster The People where: Hard Rock LIve when: Sat, Oct 18th • 8:00pm info: HardRockLive.com @HardRockLiveORL So where is the root of those creative sounds that had heads bouncing the past two years? I love exploring music. When I’m writing songs my favourite thing to do is to try and rabbit-trail and go places I’ve never gone to before. Just like exploring a new terrain or a new country or something. You guys spent two years on the road, did that propel or inhibit the writing process? When we stopped touring and I stopped charging forward, I was able to process everything. I was able to feel things. I just had a lot of questions… I was not at ease with myself, even though, in a sense, I was where I’d wanted to be after so many years of trying. A lot of people don’t realize that Foster The People wasn’t the overnight hit, you spent many years struggling in the LA scene before getting a gig writing commercial tracks. The jingles saved my life! When I got hired to do that I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that it was so bleak; it got so dark in LA. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed. “Pumped Up Kicks” found that rare air of “Crazy” or “Hey Ya” as the anthem of that summer, did you expect that response? That song went viral pretty quickly. From the moment I signed to be a full-time composer at Mophonics to the moment the band got signed was nine months. It was just ‘bam bam’. So how do you attack the process of following up such a massive hit? The biggest head trip was knowing that people were going to hear it, which opens up doors for all kinds of fears to come out.What are they going to think? What did they like about the first record? What did they not like? How can I make a record that’s going to turn critics into fans? How can I win over the haters?
THE PLAZA LIVE 425 N. BUMBY AVE 407.228.1220/ PLAZALIVEORLANDO.COM WED, OCT 29, 7:30PM, $38+
The Emmy-nominated laugh-fest LAST COMIC STANDING returned to NBC in late May with an all-new group of the world’s funniest comics. Watch the series this summer on NBC, then see the finalists perform live as the comics appear onstage at the Plaza LIVE Orlando.
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SOUNDCHECK: LOCAL NOISE
who: where: when:
10/9
machine head
feat: children of bodom, epica and battlecross
10/18 foster the people
cancelled
10/10
a day to remember
with bring me the horizon and chiodos
10/11
earth, wind & f ire
10/25
yellowcard
with memphis may fire
anjelah johnson
10/29 judas priest
with steel panther
11/7
11/21
mike birbiglia slayer
with suicidal tendencies and exodus
a day to remember
with bring me the horizon and chiodos
10/19
10/26
11/18
11/22
so you think you can dance
11/25
melissa etheridge
11/28
jim gaffigan
11/29
jim gaffigan
12/27
classic albums live
classic albums live
the eagles “hotel california”
the beatles “help”
1/4
howie mandel
11/8
fresh beat band
1/16
russell peters
11/9
primus
2/8
celtic thunder
11/14
phillip phillips
3/13
ron white
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aXis: So the response to the new album has been great so far, how does it feel? The reaction to “Selfless” has been really overwhelming. People are really excited. And “Ready and Willing,” to me, is definitely one of the best songs New Found Glory has ever written. It’s one of my favorite songs that we’ve ever had. I feel like people are going to be really psyched. aXis: What was different about recording Resurrection? The difference this time around is writing was way more fun. [We] had sort of got in this safe zone, and that’s what “Selfless” talks about: “breaking a mirror and ignore all my features … see what I can do without safety.” When you get put in a safe place, you never really see what you’re worth: You’re used to it, everything’s cool, you know what’s going to happen, what you’re going to get out of it. I can say that’s sort of what happened to us on our last couple of records.
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New Found Glory w/ We Are The In Crowd / Fireworks House of Blues • @HOBOrlando Wed, Oct 10th
aXis: You guys haven’t played club dates in a while, should be fun at HOB? The thing about all the shows we’ve been playing is they’re festivals, so we don’t really get lots of time. For right now, we just play “Selfless,” because there are a lot of fans that haven’t seen us play for a really long time. We’ve been playing a lot of our classic, older songs. When the tour comes, we’re going to play a lot of Resurrection. Going into this album, we’ve had the most fun with the dynamic and energy in our songs. That’s what a lot of our fans love, too.
who: Jonnie Morgan Band w/ Rocktown Melodic Dissent / Gnarlstarz/ The Mikes where: House of Blues • @HOBOrlando when: Sat, Nov 1st what: Local Brews & Local Grooves The Ultimate Craft Beer & Music Festival aXis: Talk aabout the songwriting for those newbies that haven’t experienced JMB with a craft in hand? I think I base it mostly on emotions. Sometimes I write metaphorically, or about dreams I have in my head. Sometimes I may write a love song or gain inspiration from a personal experience. I try not to give away too much, but enough that people can still connect with what I meant or was going through. aXis: How did all these UCFers come together? Back in 2009, I went to a bar and I saw this 3-piece band on stage. I didn’t think the band was that great, but they had this amazing bass player playing a six-string bass. I said to my friend that if I ever started a band, I wanted “that guy.” A few months later, I was doing this open mic night thing and this guy approached me about maybe doing some music together sometime. It turns out he was that same six-string bass player from a few months earlier. We spent a lot of time getting together the correct lineup and reached out to people we had met along the way. It took us about six or seven months to put together what it is today. If you haven’t caught JMB or Jonnie rocking solo at a local World of Beer, then enjoy a few pints and tunes at House of Blues ‘Local Brews & Local Grooves’ featuring flavors from Cigar City Brewing, Funky Buddha Brewery, Due South Brewing Co., Sea Dog Brewing Co., Persimmon Hollow, Rock Brothers Brewing and Native Brewing Company. Must be 21andUp obviously. VIP offers early entry and additional brewery swag for an extra hour.
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SOUNDCHECK: YELLOWCARD
who:
@YELLOWCARD @SMACKINYC @WILLIAMRYANKEY
Yellowcard / where: Hard Rock Live / when: Sat, Oct 25th / info: HardRockLive.com / @HardRockLiveORL
aXis: Still rocking after all these years, what’s the biggest accomplishment of the past decade plus of making music? The most monumental achievement has been the last three years coming back to making music again after so much time off, building a backup, realizing how much opportunity we have and take advantage of it, think positive and move forward. You learn so much from mistakes of evolvement. aXis: What’s changed since the early days of Yellowcard? Pretty much the only thing that stayed the same when we started until now is that we still play guitar and use microphone, that’s about it. Everything else has changed. aXis: Things got a little more interactive since then? We had a website with a message board and that was a cool way to talk to fans and all of the sudden there was Twitter, Facebook and Instagram,” Key concedes, “But I think from the positive side your access to your fans, your ability to communicate with them has increased so much
aXis: So with the digital revolution the music fan can discover and steal simultanously? I probably illegally downloaded two songs in my life, because I literally couldn’t find them anywhere else. I don’t really buy records in the store, I buy everything on iTunes. If somebody gets through our songs on Spotify, they’ll get to our show. And when they get to the show, that’s how we make money these days. aXis: Any specific reason for the break in recording and touring? I was just trying to get grounded and refocused out of this crazy lifestyle. It was a good time for me, I got my mind into the right place. There are a lot of things that stayed constant, but there are a lot of the changes over the years too. We’ve learned a lot about writing music and writing songs. We’ve become better songwriters over the years. aXis: Have you been able to reach out to all the longtime fans? We were off for 3 years when a lot of social media was really exploding and we kind of missed the boat, so we spent a lot of time trying to catch up!
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THE STATE OF UCF NATION
THE STATE OF UCF NATION
Progressive Minds, Voices & Personalities Creating the Face of UCF Nation
STEPHEN CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN/MISSIONARY | ANBERLIN Title or claim to fame in life? Stephen Christian, currently I am the singer of the band Anberlin. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? Perpetually planning to take over the world, but first I need some coffee. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? Creativity, passion, adaptability, and what I lack in intelligence I make up for in determination. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years? To start an entrepreneurial endeavor which I can pour time, energy, and effort into that turns a passion into a professional career. Personally I want to spend more time with my family and make up for lost time being on the road. Fondest memory of UCF? Playing on the UCF Rugby team with my brother Paul (who was my roommate the entire way through); the memories we made together were unforgettable, the scars I still have from those 2 seasons will never fade.
“For me that held true, I knew that I needed to finish my degree and concentrate on developing the band at the same time.” At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? Senior year, I believe for most people in college that is the year where they have narrowed their focus and are starting to envision what the next step in their lives are going to be. For me that held true, I knew that I needed to finish my degree and concentrate on developing the band at the same time.
If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? I would want to initiate community based events where people are brought together more frequently; I think my biggest qualm was that though there were 35,000+ people there I felt as if I didn’t know a single one. So because I am in music maybe I would cement my legacy with a great music festival every year, I would call it the ‘At Knight’ and have a lineup that rivals Coachella. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? I think the guys we hung around with were pretty amazing; Greg Barris (now a comedian in NYC), Dana Stewart (Nurse in Orlando), Joe Ort (Lawyer in Orlando) and Mr. UCF himself Andrew Brown. Onto the music, new and final release, how does that decision come about? We all have new passions in life; for some it was new career ambitions, personal goals, or families, but we all came together and decided it was time to walk away.There was no behind the scenes drama, no fights, no tension, we just knew it was time. We decided on one last record and tour because for us we wanted to break up how we would want our favorite bands to end. If Radiohead were ending I would want a chance to see them live at least one more time and one more final piece of music. How do you approach the recording and artistic process knowing there is a degree of closure involved? It was bittersweet, on one hand you absorb every moment of the studio, making sure to capture every moment mentally because you don’t know if its your last. On the other hand it was exciting to create one last album with people that you have spent half your life with! Anything you guys are looking forward to addressing on the road with the ‘final’ set list, any surprises? For sure surprises; we have all decided that we are going to play the majority of the show with songs from all the records,
not just our latest record.We understand that people have not just recently become fans of the band so we want to make sure that they hear every song they have ever loved so it is a rather long set. You do a lot of projects, missions and work with lesser fortunate, what’s next for you personally and professional? I do want to work with Non-Profits in the future, I worked with one part time while I was at UCF, and even now I have the desire to continue in that realm. Currently I am interested in Feed the Hungry, an incredible organization attempting to ‘feed all those who are hungry’. More information at http://feedthehungry.org
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THE STATE OF UCF NATION
@LTHOMPSONGC @HACKUCF @GOLFCHANNEL
The eight-member UCF team that started as a grassroots effort to educate the community about cyber attacks and how to defend against them was just named the best cyber defense team in the nation. The team placed first in the Raytheon National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition edging out the Rochester InstiStudent | Information Technology tute of Technology, which placed second and the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, which took third. Title or claim to fame in life? There is no cash prize, but the UCF team had its photo Security Ninja displayed in Times Square this week in recognition of its excellence. The students also will be flown in to tour RayA one-liner or phrase that best describes you? Some nerdy kid that programs and spends too much time work- theon’s Government Cyber Operations center near Washing on electronics. ington, D.C., this summer.
Alex Davis
What qualities do you have that help you do what you do? I like learning how things work. I’m always taking stuff apart and seeing how I can re purpose it. This includes both electronics and code. Once you know how to tear something down to its building blocks and get it working, once its patched back together, you fully understand the system itself. This inquisitiveness is what led me to learning so much about computers, and is ultimately the driving force that motivated me to learning the material I used in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
Lauren Thompson HOST | THE GOLF CHANNEL Title or claim to fame in life? TV personality on Golf Channel who covers one of the most historic games on the globe. I’m smiling even as I say it! A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? I love the quote by Bill Cosby-”I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone”. Wise words that have come in handy a time or two... What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? I’m a pretty peppy chick. Not much gets me down. I have a great family who believes in me, motivation to spare, and a wild imagination. I’m healthy, I’m forgiven and I’m not stopping anytime soon. I believe that attitude has been the most important factor in my 32 years. Be thankful and quit complaining...words to live by.
A goal you hope to reach in the next few years? Get better at security. There is always room for improvement! Fondest memory of UCF? The time spent with friends, and my involvement with the Hack@ UCF club. At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? Definitely my involvement with Hack@UCF (the Collegiate Cyber Defense Club @ UCF). My professional end goal is to be a pentestRaytheon and other organizations interested in enhancing er (basically a security consultant that is paid by a company to find cybersecurity, including U.S. Homeland Security, McAfee, security vulnerabilities by hacking the company). I actually have an Boeing, Walmart and Amazon, among others, sponsored internship doing just that. I was able to get this internship because this year’s competition. The competition, in its ninth year, of the knowledge I gained though the club.
was organized to help students gain hands-on experience that merges theory and practice, to create awareness about If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cecyber defense and to give higher education institutions a ment your legacy? way to gauge the effectiveness of their programs. I couldn’t say. I would like to see more hacker space / maker “The team’s strength lies in their teamwork, cross-trainlabs with equipment students could use, as well as 0 credit hour classes for training for said equipment...However, with the recent ing, and dedication to continue learning and improving. addition of the labs in Engineering 2, I think someone beat me to Seeing UCF bring home the Alamo Cup (championship trothe idea. phy) is priceless,” said Thomas Nedorost, the teams’ faculty sponsor and a computer science lecturer. “I am proud Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? and honored to be able to work with this extremely talented All my fellow Knights that are interested in security and come out group of students.” to the club meetings. It’s such an inclusive community, and all the The team members are Carlos Beltran, Alexander Davis, people who go are very easy to get along with. I couldn’t just pick Kevin DiClemente, Grant Hernandez, Austin Brogle, Jason one person. Cooper, Mark Ignacio and Troy Micka. In the competition, each team acted as the information technology department for a small business. Students attempted to keep their businesses running while fending off cyber attacks from a team of 20 professional hackers. The student teams had to keep the business operations functioning while defending against multiple attacks. The club was founded in 2012 with the goal of fostering an information security-aware generation in Central Florida. The club hosts weekly meetings to educate the public. A small group within the club focuses on competition. The team won the regional contest in March to get the bid to nationals. (Courtesy of Today.UCF.EDU / By Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala)
A goal you hope to reach in the next few years? I don’t think it’s healthy to be fully satisfied where you are professionally when you’re in your 30’s. The thing I love most about being in television is that your role is constantly evolving. The irony of a predictable surprise...I’ll take that any day. I hope it never ends. From a personal standpoint, it’s easy. I have 2 guys who count on me to be a Wife and a Mom. My goal for the rest of my years is to do the best I absolutely can for them. Fondest memory of UCF? Homecoming. Without a doubt. Spirit Splash is an event like no other. It’s big, it’s messy, it’s loud...perfection. At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? Freshman year was fun, but you’re still soaking up the newness of it all, getting a little crazy and are busy meeting new people. Becoming a “professional” isn’t exactly the first thing on your mind. I have always been a little workaholic though, and really started to zero in on my professional aspirations during my Junior year. Big dreams are a part of who I am, and I found people just as driven when I was in the Greek system. I pledged ADPi and was super impressed with how fun but motivated these ladies were. It further sparked my fire. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? I have to say safety for the females of the student body. Too many instances in the media recently from campus security, rape and far too many disappearances nationwide. My own sorority sister Jennifer Kesse is still missing. Her disappearance occurred well after her graduation, but education and awareness should be an early initiative. College is exciting but also welcomes a new level of vulnerability, both for males and females. Mindfulness in those matters should be a priority moving forward. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? I did meet my husband of 5 years now at UCF-he’s amazing, so I have that going for me! But other than him, I would have to point the finger to one of my very best friends, Carissa Mastry. UCF roomies to “partners in crime” and now Moms. The evolution of our friendship is remarkable! You can catch Lauren on Golf Channel hosting Top 10, the network’s travel documentary series, GolfNow, and is a weekly contributor to Morning Drive.
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@UCFCECS #ALBERTMANERO #UCFMAKERSPACE @UCF_IDEALAB
Fulfilling a 6-Year-Old’s Dream: UCF Students Design & Build his Arm
The thing Alex Pring hated most about kindergarten wasn’t learning to cut, paste or count. It was answering the same question everyone asks when they meet the 6-year-old. “What happened to your arm?” Alex is missing his right arm from just above his elbow, and it’s the one thing he doesn’t like talking about. “I mean, I’m me. So I don’t have an arm,” he said. “I still try real hard to do things like other kids using what I’ve got. But it’s getting harder the more I grow.” Thanks to University of Central Florida engineering doctoral student Albert Manero, climbing a tree and catching a ball will get a lot easier for Alex. Manero heard about the Groveland boy’s need and pulled together a team of his friends. In their free time they designed an arm for Alex. It was made on a 3-D printer and runs with off-the-shelf servos and batteries that are activated by the electromyography muscle energy on Alex’s bicep. Unlike adults with missing arms, children’s arms are difficult to make because of the need to miniaturize components. And most insurance companies won’t pay for them because the prosthetics need to be replaced often as the child grows. Manero, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UCF in aerospace engineering, and his team designed and manufactured the arm for less than $350. Stratasys, one of the biggest commercial 3-D printer makers in the nation, donated some of the supplies. “My mother taught us that we’re supposed to help change the world,” said Manero, who is from the Tampa area. “We’re supposed to help make it better. That’s why we did it. The look on Alex’s face when he used it for the first time was priceless.” The team will upload the new designs and how to build the childsize arm and hand to the Internet so anyone with access to a 3-D printer can download the blueprints and give another child with a missing arm a chance to hug with both arms. In addition to Manero, the following team members helped to build the arm: • Tyler Petresky: Computer Engineering (UCF sophomore), Lead Electronics Developer • John Sparkman: Mechanical Engineering (UCF master’s degree student), Electronics Developer • Mateo Alvarez: Aerospace Engineering (UCF senior), Human Integration Lead • Tim Lindner: Senior Engineer Technician/Acting Manager, College of Engineering and Computer Science Machine Shop • Kevin Tiller: Computer Science (UCF graduate), Lead Consultant • Joseph Massimo: Civil Engineering (UCF graduate), Structural Lead • Katie Manero: Photographer and Owner of KTCrabb Photography. (UCF graduate) • Tyler Pierce: Videographer, Nurse with Florida Hospital (Admitted UCF student for Fall 2014) • Nathan Puhr: Videographer, Owner of Shutterlife Productions • Chie Sparkman: Seamstress and Tailor • Jon Rowe: Electrical Engineering (UCF master’s student), Consultant and Sponsor • Stephen Sofronsky: Aerospace Engineering (UCF master’s student), CAD Specialists, Developer • Dominique Courbin: Mechanical Engineering (UCF junior), Machining Specialist and 3D Printing • Todd Harston: Mechanical Engineer (UCF senior), CAD Developer
(Courtesy of Today.UCF.EDU / By Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala)
Albert Manero
Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering
Title or claim to fame in life? Fulbright Scholar, Doctoral Student A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? “Dream Big Dreams” What trait would you want people in and beyond the community to know you for? Certainly I can only hope that I’m friendly, fun & someone who loves creating interesting new links between industries. Community building truly is joy of mine, and I think it often leads to the best kind of new business opportunities. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? I like to dream and rally a team to take on impossible challenges and deadlines. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? I hope to graduate with my doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and move into industry to design space planes.
Fondest memory of UCF? My senior design team built a 6 foot wing span RC airplane for an international design competition, and drove it to Kansas to compete. Seeing the plane take off and perform well was incredible. Unfortunately, a tornado hit the hanger we were flying at and destroyed 1 billion dollars in damage--but the plane and we came home safely and it is displayed in the engineering atrium. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? Sounds like a challenging job. I hope to see our teacher to student ratio become more competitive--which they announced they will be hiring a 100 new professors. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? My wife, Katie Manero is by far my favorite Knight. Other favorites include: Blake Bortles, as he has handled his career with class and respect-making UCF proud to have him represent our school. Tim Lindner: Machine Shop Manager, Senior Technician. --He let a group of kids come into his laboratory wanting to build an arm for a child, and jumped on board to make the impossible reality.
“If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, - Orville Wright then there would be little hope for advance.”
Dominique Courbin Student | Mechanical Engineering Sustainability of Limbitless Solutions. Fondest memory of UCF? Alex Pring hugging his mom, with both arms, At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? Getting involved at the UCF Manufacturing Lab.
Title or claim to fame in life? European genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? Generous arm dealer.
Qualities do you have that help you do what you do? Substantial experience in rapid prototyping, including 3D printing and NC machinery. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years?
If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? Partner with SpaceX, develop inflight curriculum for interplanetary voyages. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? Mr. Bruce W.
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@REALRADIO1041 @SABRINAAMBRA @C_LANE UCF HOMECOMING 2014 EVENTS:
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• Sun, Oct 19th: Movie Knight featuring 22 Jump Street • Mon, Oct 20th: Concert Knight featuring B.O.B w/ Icona Pop • Tue, Oct 21st: Skit Knight • Wed, Oct 22nd: Comedy Knight featuring Chris D’Elia w/ Ben Bailey • Fri, Oct 24th: Spirit Splash • Sat, Oct 25th: UCF vs Temple! more info: osi.ucf.edu/homecoming @UCFHC
Radio Personality | WTKS104.1FM “The News Junkie” Title or claim to fame in life? Veteran pizza slinger & creator of all things awkward on ‘The News Junkies.’ A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? Live life like gargoyles are falling #3LGAF What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? “There is a power in looking silly and not caring that you do.” A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? I want to be Beyoncé. Fondest memory of UCF? Being the vocal percussionist for KeyHarmony, my UCF all-female a cappella group. At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? It was definitely my senior year when I became an intern for Real Radio. I would not be where I am today without being given that amazing opportunity. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? Complimentary valet parking for all students.That, or get a statue of myself permanently installed into the Reflection Pond. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling/girlfriend/boyfriend? It’s a toss up between C-Lane and Terence Trent D’Arby
Chris Lane ‘C-Lane’
Radio Personality | WTKS104.1FM “The News Junkies” Title or claim to fame in life? Bar Musician by night and Producer/Sidekick for The News Junkie on Real Radio 104.1 by day. Sometimes I find time to sleep. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? This is my last one, I swear. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? Growing up, I always had a great recollection of song lyrics and useless knowledge, which never did well for me in school, but definitely helps out now. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? While attending my 40th Dave Matthews Band concert wouldn’t be my parents’ idea of a life goal, it’s probably gonna happen before I get married so, uh... Sorry Mom. Fondest memory of UCF? Might sound trivial, but I adored the ability to grab sushi and a mug of sake on campus in between classes.Also, even though I wasn’t a student yet, that Knightstock with OAR, Jason Mraz, and Big 10-4 all in one night was epic. What part of your UCF career had the most effect on your professional career? I’m pretty sure I got the email to come interview for Real Radio when I was sitting in class checking e-mails when I should’ve been taking notes.That was my foot in the door that eventually led to my spot in middays. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? Resign. I shudder at the thought of being president of anything, so if by some stretch of catastrophe I somehow become the president of a school, it’d probably be in the student body’s best interest that I quit while I’m ahead. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling/girlfriend/boyfriend? I would say Sabrina... She’s definitely one of my favorite people, let alone Knights. I’m sure she would say the same about me, but if she doesn’t, then screw her, I pick Daniel Tosh.
Mike Rosenfeld Agent | WME|IMG Title or claim to fame in life? Talent Agent at WME | IMG. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? Life shouldn’t be ordinary, not now, not ever. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? The ability to take a step back and look at a deal from multiple perspectives to find the best overall solution for all involved. More often than not, it’s not just about winning, it’s about making everyone involved feel like they have won & are happy with the final deal. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? Continuing to creatively build & find new business opportunities for our current & future clients at WME/ IMG. Fondest memory of UCF? Seeing tens of thousands of smiling faces enjoying the concerts I produced with the Campus Activities Board as the Concert Director & Assistant Concert Director from 2000 to 2004. Busta Rhymes, Run DMC, 311, Less Than Jake, 3 Doors Down, Sean Paul, Uncle Kracker, Stephen & Julian Marley, John Mayer, Seven Mary Three, to name a few. At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? The moment I took the risk to go against the grain for what I believed in and not only move the homecoming concerts downtown to Church Street Station to become massive street parties for the entire Orlando community, but also add a concert element into UCF’s epic Spirit Splash tradition with both Seven Mary Three and the Marleys. Both were logistical and political nightmares that proved if I could put my mind to it, I could accomplish anything despite being told all along that it would never happen. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? Make sure UCF gets into one of the Power 5 conferences to ensure the competitive & financial well-being of UCF Athletics, which is a core driver to building a strong alumni foundation nationwide. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? As crazy as it sounds, I owe a very long overdue thank you to Sean and Rick of aXis and no better place to do it than in his publication that they built from scratch. With their guidance and mentorship, they introduced me to the wacky music scene of Orlando, FL in 2001, which included Creed, Matchbox Twenty, 7 Mary Three, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Jeff Hanson Management, Trans Con Talent, among many others. Most importantly, they provided me the opportunity to be involved with the Florida Music Festival & Conference, which quickly accelerated my education in event producing & industry networking, lightyears ahead of anything I could have possibly imagined. So, thank you guys for helping put me on the path to success.
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Jonathan Balva Emmaus Medical Missions A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? The time is always right to do what is right. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? Determination and happiness - I feel that with those two traits, you can achieve anything you want.
Lauren Hodges
A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? My personal goals within the next few years are to keep my close friendships intact and to enjoy and live life to the fullest.
Executive Wellness Strategies | Lake Nona Boot Camp
Fondest memory of UCF? My fondest memories at UCF were any Spirit Splash or going to the Fiesta Bowl to see UCF beat Baylor.
Title or claim to fame in life? Titles in order of importance: Mother, Coach, and Dr. My claim to fame in life is layered. My best claim to fame is two short, loud, 3 and 5 year old UCF fans. Our older son’s first words were “UCF” which came out sounding like “EEEF” but I’ll take it...I think that’s claim to fame enough. Secondly, I have a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from UCF c/o 2011 and a bachelor’s in English from UCF c/o 2004. I own a company called Executive Wellness Strategies in which I am a speaker and educator in the corporate wellness field. I also own three fitness boot camps in the Orlando area - the largest of which is Lake Nona Boot Camp in the Lake Nona area. And finally, I am the founder of the Central Florida Wellness Council which is a networking and educational outreach group for health and wellness professionals in the Central Florida area. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? I have many leather bound books. What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? Incredibly driven, stubborn, ambitious, and (probably annoyingly) positive. I do not like taking “no” for an answer or being told I can’t do something.
At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? I would say my graduation had the most effect on my professional career. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? If I were the President of UCF, I would work on expanding Knight-Lynx so it can work for local and downtown bars for students throughout the week. I would also work on building a Greek Park 2 so Greek Life can strengthen and have central locations. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? My favorite Knight who most Knights know is Blake Bortles. He was able to continue to put UCF on the map, and the football team improved each year under his leadership.
A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? I hope to grow EWS into one of the most competitive grassroots, small business corporate wellness companies in the Central Florida region. I want to reach out to as many people and companies as possible to share the message that we can live healthy, thriving, productive lives filled with purpose and still perform at our absolute best both at home and at work. Fondest memory of UCF? Two: the first is walking across the CFE Arena stage to receive my doctoral degree in August of 2011. My son yelled “Go Mommy” as I shook hands with Dr. Hitt; I’ll never forget that moment. And the second has got to be the opening game against Texas in 2007. It was the little things: walking up the stairs to our seats; the roar of the student section when the team ran out; the swaying of the stadium when Zombie Nation played; the incredible dynamic on the field (this was the time of Kevin Smith and Kyle Israel); and being one field goal away from beating the Longhorns. Such a proud moment as a Knight. At what point during your UCF career do you think had the most effect on your professional career? I used to teach spinning at the Rec Center when it first opened.This little side job opened my eyes to a field I wouldn’t have thought of, which is the fitness field (I was an English major after all, and dead set on teaching at the university level...I eventually taught at UCF for two years as an adjunct in English and loved it but knew it wasn’t my calling).This little part-time spinning job was also my part-time job in graduate school at UNC in Wilmington, NC and, when I was accepted into the Ed.D. program back at UCF, this little part-time job turned into the idea of starting a little boot camp back in Lake Nona to get through school.That tiny little boot camp exploded into a thriving business which led me to more and more research into the health, wellness, and performance psychology fields...which led to my realization that my purpose in life was these companies and this field. I didn’t realize at 19 years old that the small, fun part-time business of teaching spin would lead to the career I am in today. If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? If I were President of UCF, I would continue the work already being done to bring UCF to the top of the list of competitive universities in the southeast. I wouldn’t do much to UCF in particular except request Ed Ellis to be my personal strength and conditioning coach and have a permanent billboard on I-4 West just near USF that said “We have our own football stadium...what did you ever do?” I’d also make Knightro my bodyguard. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? My favorite Knight is definitely Kenrick Zondervan who played forward/center for our basketball team from, I believe, 2005-2009. Zondervan was out of control - his energy, passion, and impatience on the court was not only incredibly entertaining but pumped me up for every basketball game. (I think AJ Rompza even had to calm a few times, which is ironic)....he wasn’t necessarily an historic player like Culpepper or Smith, but I can tell you he was sorely missed when he graduated!
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Title or claim to fame in life? Resident Dj at Hakkasan Night Club Las Vegas, the #1 Night Club in North America. A one-liner or phrase that best describes you? A genuinely focused and humbled soul.
What qualities or traits do you have that help you do what you do? I am very passionate towards all genres of music and never take a single mix for granted. A goal you hope to reach in the next few years professionally and/or personally? Professionally, I would like to go on tour, with one of the Mega Dj’s I open for at Hakkasan. Personally, spend more time growing my faith, volunteering and giving back to the less fortunate in my community. Fondest memory of UCF? My years as an Eta Pi Sigma Chi Brother ... “In Hoc Signo Vinces” At what point during UCF do you think had the most effect on your professional career? The entire time. My experience at UCF was amazing! If you were the Prez of UCF, what would you do to UCF to cement your legacy? To have made, the largest, Guinness Book of World Record, bronze statute of me. Your favorite Knight besides a husband/wife or sibling? Daniel Tosh 96’
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A really fun pop culture pissing contest that people love to have, when it comes to which colleges we graduated from, is pretending that it really matters that more famous people went to School A than School B. Basically, when your school’s most important sports team (let’s not kid ourselves, it’s always football) is shitting the bed, the best response to any insults about that lack of success is typically, “Oh yeah? Well this famous person went to my school.” It’s a hilariously stupid way to validate an institute of higher learning, but you know what? I fully endorse it. After all, if going to college was actually about getting an education, then we’d all be walking around with Nobel Prizes and Pulitzers dangling from our testes instead of celebrating the latest Kardashian leaked nudes. Obviously, schools that are older always have more famous alumni, and I’d usually demand that the lowest peons from those colleges respect that age difference, but they never do. That’s why we all have to put up with the annual slobbering of Notre Dame’s holy balls, as if that football program is still relevant, because a long, long time ago, football players in South Bend did more than just lie about their dead girlfriends. So for all of you UCFers out there looking to impress your peers and colleagues from the bigger, allegedly more prestigious universities around the nation with a list of names of famous (Golden) Knights alumni, I’ve got you covered with this little cheat sheet. Everyone already knows that Blake Bortles is currently the most famous person to ever graduate from UCF – did he actually graduate? I don’t really care – but when it comes to football, we are always able to proudly boast other successful NFL stars like Daunte Culpepper, Brandon Marshall, Asante Samuel, Josh Sitton, and Bruce Miller, who is also, for what it’s worth, the second most important redhead in the world, behind Karen Gillan. However, her new show Selfie is sort of hot garbage, so if the 49ers would actually let Bruce score a TD, he’d probably move into first. The usual football suspects won’t typically draw admiration, because every school has alumni playing in the NFL, even USF, if you can believe it. So wow people with other sports stars like Michelle Akers, who you can refer to as the First Lady of American Soccer and nobody will know or care to doubt it, and Olympic volleyball superstar Phil Dalhausser. Did you know that he was also a Lambda Chi at UCF? He was! I know that because if you’ve ever met a Lambda Chi in college, it’s the first thing they tell you before their name, even if they’ve never laid eyes on the guy. Additionally, UCF has sent a handful of baseball players to the big leagues, including Mike Maroth, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and is therefore considered the most successful, and Chad Mottolla(who was drafted just ahead of some guy named Jeter), and who I love to tell people is the greatest Florida/ Miami Marlins player of all-time, because nobody knows dick about that team anyway. (Also, I tell people that pitchers Randy Johnson and Joe Saunders went to UCF, because two politicians by those names indeed graduated from UCF, but nobody cares about politics.) “But what about someone who can kill me with his bare hands, Burnsy?” Great question, me. Would you believe that there’s someone in the UFC from UCF? Haha, no you’re not suddenly dyslexic, I’m talking about UFC middleweight tough guy Tom Lawlor. Sure, he’s been out of action since April of 2013, and I only recently learned that he graduated from UCF – even though it’s suddenly painfully clear that I wrote about him in college – but as soon as he comes back, he’ll be my new favorite fighter not named Gunnar Nelson. Fun Idea: Go ahead and tell people that Gunnar Nelson graduated from UCF, too. He’s from Iceland, so he’ll never find out. What about the world of entertainment? Jesus, I’m really nosey today. For starters, fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm might know that Cheryl Hines is one of the most prominent UCF alumni in all of show business. If you’re younger than 35 and wear sleeveless shirts to bars, you probably think that Daniel Tosh is UCF’s most important alum, but you’re wrong. I’m pretty sure that the edgier Dane Cook doesn’t give much of a crap about his alma mater when it isn’t winning the Fiesta Bowl. In fact, you know who’s more important than Tosh? Terence Trent D’Arby. I always forget that the guy who sang “Wishing Well” went to UCF, but I was also convinced for a long time that he was Lisa Bonet’s twin brother. Other notable UCF alumni in entertainment include Mark Miller from Sawyer Brown (who from what?) and model and Taco Bell commercial star Brett Novek. While I’d love to encourage you to tell people that George Clooney went to UCF, we should all appreciate the career of actor and UCF grad David Blue, who starred in the TV series Stargate Universe, but much more importantly played “Lacrosse Partygoer” in The Comebacks. On a local level, it’s hard to pick who the most important UCF graduates are in the Orlando community. A lot of people might say it’s Orlando Magic President Alex Martins, but I’m not sure that I want anyone who was involved with the way our only franchise collapsed to this latest level of mediocrity being associated with UCF’s education. For my money, the most important of all UCF alumni is probably Brian Wheeler, founder and CEO of Tijuana Flats. Last time I checked, not even Blake Bortles made awesome tacos. You want more of this? @MayorBurnsy