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Kappa Delta sorority goes viral, set to promote community giveback events

The Kappa Delta Sorority at UCF has gained national recognition after posting a TikTok reel of its members dancing to Jennifer Lopez's “Jenny from the Block.”Lopez commented on and reposted the video and followed Kappa Delta's account on TikTok. The reel now has 12.8 million views and 1.6 million likes.
“We reached one million and we were all screaming,” Michelle Moreno, vice president of recruitment and marketing for Kappa Delta, or KD, said.She said that the sorority’s views and likes...

Cars, trucks and bears? The plan to keep wildlife off Interstate 4

Every day white-tailed deer and Florida black bears roam forests and swamps that are dangerously close to the whizzing traffic of Interstate 4 in Tenoroc Public Use Area just northeast of Lakeland. State officials are working to make sure fewer animals end up as roadkill.The Florida Department of Transportation is developing an $11.9 million wildlife overpass across a section of I-4 that’s designed to protect wildlife from the threats posed by the highway. The overpass will connect their habitat...

UCF student made a difference at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

The 26th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk impacted Central Florida with its pink glory Saturday.UCF health sciences major on the pre-clinical track, Amber Thompson, said yes to stride as a volunteer for the second time. 
“I just love volunteering; last year was such a great and fun experience,” she said.  Thompson is 19 years old and is the outreach director for Global Medical Brigades at UCF, which is a nonprofit international organization led by students and medical pro...