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Maya Kendall Makes History During Home Opener Against UNH - Dartmouth College Athletics

Dartmouth women's lacrosse had a historic home opener on Tuesday afternoon, defeating New Hampshire 23-4 at Scully-Fahey Field.

The Wildcats opened the game by scoring a goal in the first minute, but the Big Green quickly returned the favor when Annie Small scored back-to-back goals within 40 seconds of each other. Dartmouth didn't take its foot off the gas after this, scoring 13 more goals and holding New Hampshire to only 3 by the end of the first half.
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UCF baseball earns third straight Big 12 series win against Texas Tech

UCF baseball hosted Texas Tech at John Euliano Park for the first time since 2013, securing their third-consecutive Big 12 series win.

In game two of the series, senior pitcher Dom Stagliano pitched 6.1 innings while giving up one run off three hits and striking out five batters. After Stagliano's outing, senior pitcher Chase Centala took the mound to earn his sixth save of the season, making him the leader in Big 12 saves.
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War on I-4: Knights take series against South Florida

Cheers exploded from the stands of John Euliano Park as UCF baseball won its series against South Florida on Sunday.

After besting the FAU Owls in a midweek matchup, the Knights won two of three games against the Bulls and brought their season record to 8-1. The weekend’s series boasted the highest number of attendees this season, with approximately 6,691 fans watching the 51-year rivals face-off over three games.
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3 takeaways: DeLand falls just short in 49-42 defeat at Seminole

SANFORD — The setting sun dyed the sky a fiery pink, setting a dramatic stage for the battle between DeLand and Seminole. Almost on cue, a flash of light and plume of smoke marked by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaked across the sky as hundreds of fans streamed into Thomas E. Whigham Stadium on Friday, where they were treated to a thriller, ultimately ending in a 49-42 Seminole victory.

DeLand entered Friday at 5-1 and in second place in District 9-4S. Seminole (5-2) is in second place in District 2-4M. The teams are annual rivals with Seminole taking all four of the teams' previous bouts, leaving DeLand eager to prove themselves.
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From Stockton to space: Former NASA astronaut shares his story with students

Former NASA astronaut José Hernández encouraged students to challenge themselves “to do what you may think is the impossible” during his speech at the From Stockton to Space event at the Student Union on Monday.

During the event, Hernández shared his story of working as a migrant farmworker in Stockton, California, to becoming a first-generation college student and NASA astronaut.

The College of Sciences co-hosted the event alongside UCF CREAR Futuros, Latinos in Action, CREOL, The College of
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Tenth annual Big Data Analytics Symposium shows that 'data is the future'

UCF’s department of statistics and data science hosted its 10th annual Big Data Analytics Symposium on Wednesday at the Student Union.

The Big Data Analytics Symposium is a daylong networking event that allows students the opportunity to connect with companies and industry professionals to discuss how concepts learned throughout the degree path connect to business experiences, according to the event website. The event had around 180 attendees, including students, faculty and alumni, said Caitly
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UCF community protests DeSantis' higher education policies and more

Students, alumni and some faculty banded together at UCF as part of a statewide walkout demonstration on Memory Mall on Thursday to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent pushes in educational reform.

The students protested the proposed legislation announced for 2023 that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion programs and the teaching of critical race theory, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

While students at some Florida colleges and universities were encouraged to
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Knights Under the Stars offers a once-in-a-lifetime celestial experience

Attendees gathered outside of the Robinson Observatory on Monday for the first Knights Under the Stars event of the spring semester to view a comet that has been unseen for 50,000 years.

As the sun went down, attendees began shuffling into the grassy area outside of the observatory and got into lines at different telescope stations. The telescopes featured an up-close view of many different celestial bodies, such as Jupiter and its moons, Mars, Earth’s moon, and the comet.