{"id":93285,"date":"2018-12-20T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T14:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=93285"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:41:03","slug":"watch-ucf-best-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/watch-ucf-best-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½&#8217;s Best of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When confetti rained down at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018, the scene foreshadowed the many milestones Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ would celebrate throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ reflected on these moments in the &#8220;Best of 2018&#8221; video. 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