Welcome to UF, that shining orange-and-blue Mecca of fellowship and camaraderie. Here, you’re not a number, you’re a person — part of a family that has linked arms across the country to make the Gator Nation.
You just graduated from high school, where people knew and loved you.
Welcome to UF! You have made an excellent decision in choosing UF, and I know you are excited and eager to get started on your journey here.
My name is Tj Villamil and I’ll be serving as your Student Body president for the 2012-13 academic year. Not only will you have one of the best collegiate experiences in the nation, but the people you will meet here at UF will be your friends for life.
Toga parties might be fun, but there’s more to UF’s Greek system of fraternities and sororities than liquor and letters.
At UF, we are very lucky. Our Student Body is incredibly talented in a variety of ways. Many of our faculty and staff are nationally or internationally recognized in their fields.
You’ve pulled into one of UF’s parking lots. Gulp. At least there are 24,000 spaces on campus.
To avoid ballooning four sizes by the time you go home for Winter Break, try these tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle as a new student.
You’re finally in college. No one is nagging you about a project being due. No one is making sure you’re paying attention in class. And no one is telling you when to be home at night.
I remember freshman move-in day. After the sweaty process of transporting boxes of stuff through Florida rain and humidity, I was excited to make my new space into my new home. I had the bedspread, the desk lamp and storage bins, all from department stores.
In between all of the true learning you will be doing for the next four years — like how to properly perform a keg stand and handle the subsequent hangover — remember, this is college and you do have to take classes.
Student organizations like the UF Falling Gators Skydiving Club are a great way to make friends and break the monotony of the academic week.
Before you decide you want to be a student leader, or before you decide that you want nothing to do with Student Government, hear the facts.
When UF students pack the libraries, stress levels spike and coffee replaces beer as the drink of choice, exam week has arrived.
Ted Kubisek stood in front of the fan to combat the heat during the shop’s last week of being open for business. He spoke to customers and employees in a way that shows he’s known them for years.
On Aug. 30, UF’s own Orange and Brew will open its doors (for free) to showcase some of Gainesville’s very own local musicians.
Students interested in working on campus can find job openings on the university’s website, https://jobs.ufl.edu/, as well as listings on the Reitz Union’s website, www.union.ufl.edu/jobs, and UF’s Office of Human Resource Services’ website, www.hr.ufl.edu.
Southwest Recreation Center is a lot farther from your dorm than it looks on the map. That’s when buses come in handy.
It’s 6 p.m. You just woke up from a nap in your dorm room, and your stomach is screaming in hunger. The last thing you want to do is put an Easy Mac bowl in the common area’s sketchy microwave. It’s the first week of your freshman year, so you don’t know anything beyond the bounds of University Avenue or 13th Street.
The Reitz Union offers leisure courses, or informal classes taken for fun, year-round. The classes meet periodically at the Reitz Union or at other locations in Gainesville, making them popular for students, faculty members and locals alike. People enroll each semester by the hundreds.
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