The paper printed every Thursday during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. "The Future" was founded as the university's official newspaper shortly after it opened in 1968. "The Future" has been financially and editorially independent from the university since 1992. The paper was purchased by "Florida Today", which is owned by Gannett, in 2007. Only students from UCF were allowed to be employed by the paper. In addition, the paper gave priority to enrolled college students for work in the editorial department, to be an advertising representative or serve as an intern.