Jheff Mathis

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New short film shines a light on black history

While touring American universities, an African-Italian artist screened her award-winning short film "Il Moro" at UCF on Nov. 14, shining a light on Black history.

Daphne Di Cinto is a screenwriter, director, actress and producer. While playing the Duchess of Hastings in the Netflix series “Bridgerton,” Di Cinto started working on her own film, “Il Moro,” which tells the story about Alessandro de' Medici, the first and only black Duke of Florence.

“I was shocked at what I heard," Di Cinto said
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Halloween Horror Nights and its lifetime memories

It has started one of the country's most famous and awarded Halloween events, Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 32. The Golden Ticket Awards, known as the Oscars of the amusement industry, has named HHN the Best Halloween Event for 13 years.

It is a holiday brought to the United States by European immigrants and has become one of the most famous celebrations in the country. With many Americans embracing the tradition and making it cultural, theme parks embellished Halloween and made i
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Kal Penn visits University of Central Florida

A Hollywood star, who paused his career to get involved in politics, went back to entertainment and became a writer.

Kalpen Suresh Modi, 45, known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, producer and writer who put his career on hold to be a White House staff member during the Barack Obama administration.

Penn attended an event held by the Indian Center at the University of Central Florida Sept. 26, where he read passages from his memoir “You Can’t Be Serious,” and shared some of his
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National pharmacies work to address rising HIV infections in Florida

Florida is famous for its endless summers, turquoise beaches and theme parks; however, Florida is becoming known as something else: “the new U.S. epicenter of HIV.”

As the third-largest state in the U.S., with a population of 21.5 million, Florida is also the region with the highest new HIV infection rate.

Data released in 2021 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that more than 50% — 18,500 people — of the estimated 35,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2019 were in t
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Tim Mulligan presents his 10 best recipes for each meal in his latest cookbook

What started out as a hobby has now became a top-rated cookbook on Amazon while it was still only available for pre-order.

“A Perfect 10,” a new cookbook by author, playwright and businessman Tim Mulligan, offers his 10 best recipes for each meal category: breakfast, appetizers, salads, soups, entrees, desserts and Thanksgiving.

Mulligan lives and works in Los Angeles with his husband — who he has been with for 20 years — and two children. On the weekends, they head to their house in Palm Spri
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Faith-based organization feeds students on campus as food prices increase

UCF students line up at the Alumni Center looking for some financial relief, and that relief comes in the form of a free meal every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Wesley at UCF offers free dinner every week to support students throughout their path in college. The six volunteers began setting up the table at 4:30 p.m. By then, students had already approached and hung around waiting for their free meal.

The Wesley group is a campus ministry run by students that the United Methodist Church sponsors. The g