University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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It may be a little over dramatized, but a lot of times students found piled high in homework and reading assignments. College, a time of studies, stress, excitement, relationships, and most of all memories which last a lifetime. Welcome to Gainesville, you filled out the application and were shipped away to school at the notice of acceptance. The entire time thoughts and expectations allowed you to picture college as a place to make friends, have fun, and party. Unfortunately, all the while before you arrived on campus the actual concept of doing work and studying hadn ' t kicked in; this set you up for a fall. Early morning classes were a dread to anyone having a test later that day. This meant you stayed up all night over dosing on caffeine either through the divine power of coffee, Mountain Dew, or Vivarin. At first, your heart begins to beat faster and you develop a slight tremble in your hand that before long overtakes your studies. With eyes wide open, you realize that you have taken in way too much caffeine and the terrible thought that you won ' t be able to sleep for days becomes a harsh reality. The immense effort you put into studying was all done in order to make up for the reading you said you were going to keep up with since the first day, but never did. Or maybe, you put off writing that ten-page paper until the last possible minute. No matter what the circumstance, many students found themselves under the influence of these arbitrators of the midnight hours, or in most cases the early morning hours. Sleep has now become a thing of the past as well as a weekend luxury, but nothing more. Waking up past two in the afternoon is no longer an option to most. However, in the end the late night hours became our allies and a majority found that their schedule quickly became routine and easily adapted. 15

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STRESS This is your brain on school! Although many students were able to relax on the weekends, others found no free time and were quickly burnt out by hours of endless study. 14

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e hope of being the star on one of the university ' s athletic is tha t of many. But in reality we all can ' t be stars, at least not on that level of competition. So the university offers intramural sports of every kind to those whose deep-down desire is to be the star or for those who are just out there, on the court or the field to have a good time. Teams and players, male, female, and coed, from across campus gather almost every night to play their respective sport. and individuals are welcomed to sign up and give it their all. But remember this is all in good fun, sportsmanship is key (plus sportsmanship points are extremely important when moving up in the brackets for your sport). Sports are arranged semester by semester with interests in flag football, volleyball, tennis, soccer, basketball, track, swimming, golf, and pretty much anything else. In addition to the regular there is a competitive framework that leads to an intramural champion. There are also tournaments such as the Swamp Bowl and Billy D 3-on-3, where players and teams from pretty much everywhere are invited to compete. And as a new addition to the intramural program, sand volleyball courts were built next to the Southwest Recreation Center. Initial tournament play begins in November. So if you have an interest in pretty much any sport, intramurals are your ticket to having a good time. Making friends, enjoying the competition, celebrating victory, feeling the heartache of defeat, succeeding at personal goals, pride in your performance, and getting down and dirty is all a part of intramurals at UF. Take advantage of it. 16