Those extra pounds lurk somewhere between the first football game and Thanksgiving weekend. It's inevitable for your roommate who thinks pizza, beer and cheesy bread are the main food groups.
The hunt is on. You crawl forward under the stifling Florida sun when you finally see it. Just as you're about to stake your claim, another driver whips around a corner and screeches into the spot right in front of you.
So you're settling in - getting used to the roommate, eating at dining halls and making awkward conversation with that cute girl or boy who always gets breakfast the same time you do.
For brand new freshmen, the first few weeks of college life can be exciting and liberating, but they can also feel scary and overwhelming.
Students are wising up to hard classes, taking a hint from Darwin and sniffing out the easy ones: adaptation at its best.
So you've been to Preview, learned the chomp, met advisers and heard a plethora of presentations. But as the euphoria of diving deeper into the Gator Nation wanes, there are things those who've crawled the swamps before you want you to know, like how to get the classes you want when 50,000 Gators are chomping for the same bite.
Around October, brightly colored study guides, stacks of flashcards and coffee thermoses start popping up in the arms of students all over campus.
If you're not paying attention to UF Student Government, you probably should. It controls a $17 million budget paid for by you and 50,000 of your fellow students.
There is no yellow brick road of transportation in the land of the orange and blue.
With the ever-increasing cost of tuition and college students' budgets steadily shrinking, purchasing new books from the university bookstore just isn't an option for some anymore.
On behalf of the UF Student Body, welcome to the Gator Nation! This is the beginning of the greatest years of your life, and we are here to guide you as you transition to college.
A technology boost makes safe riding a snap.
UF took a dive in rankings that will simultaneously please administrators and leave students disgusted.
UF's newest graduates may have more to fear this weekend than an unfriendly job market.
Archer, Fla., is but a speck on a map. It has a population of about 1,300, and its claim to fame might only be that it was once home to legendary rhythm and blues artist Bo Diddley.
Three UF alumni captured the story of a community's support, a family's resilience and a special child's love for baseball in a seven-minute short film titled "Jacob's Turn."
The Chords of Color for a Cause program approaches cancer in a different way.
The UF College of Education announced Monday its new dean - Glenn Good.
For UF football fans looking to park off-campus for home games, the Gator Aider service returns.
The students have been heard.
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