From hitting the books to getting up close and personal with sea turtles on the Melbourne shore, sophomore zoology and environmental studies major Brianna May juggles three jobs while being a full-time UCF student.

May is a zookeeper at Jungle Adventures, a data collector for UCF’s Marine Sea Turtle Research Group and a scare actor for SeaWorld’s Howl-o-Scream. May said that she scheduled her classes and jobs before the semester started, dedicating the weekends to work and weekdays to school.

As of Tuesday, the war between Israel and Hamas has entered day 39 of conflict since the first attack, resulting in a rising number of casualties in both countries.

On Oct. 7, Hamas fighters gunned down Israeli civilians and soldiers in an attack which led to approximately 1,200 deaths in Israel, and more than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas, according to an expert analysis report by the Foundation For Defense of Democracies.

On Thursday, Israel agreed to start four-hour pauses to their

A UCF grad student transformed a childhood hobby into a gaming store for local gamers to play and bond over their shared interests.

Camilla Salvatore-Mattei, hospitality grad student, said her love for gaming started at a young age. Her siblings played fighting and racing games and she joined them.

“One of my fondest memories was playing Street Fighter with my dad. I very vividly remember the first character I chose was Chun-Li, and I found another character in the game who is also named Cammy