The Student Union’s Pegasus seal was adorned with candles and yellow roses in remembrance of the victims.
White boards filled with encouraging notes line the staircase in the Student Union.
Students mourn during the vigil that honored the victims of the Pulse shooting.
A health professional from Orlando Health expresses her sorrow.
Millican Hall is lit with the colors of the rainbow.
Musician David Oliver Willis sings a song to honor the victims.
UCF President John C. Hitt applauds the speaker.
A sign displays a message of free hugs during the vigil to honor the victims of the Pulse shooting.
About 1,000 people lit up the Student Union with lights from their mobile phones.
Carlos Guillermo Smith 03, the government affairs manager for Equality Florida and a UCF alumnus, says to those in attendance: “We are heartbroken… But we are resilient. And we know love trumps hate.”
Gina Duncan, the transgender inclusion director for Equality Florida, addresses attendees: “Hatred does not define us. We define ourselves. We do not run. We do not cower.”
