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College University of Florida is located at 201 Criser Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611 in Floirda. The college ofefrs housing and 22% of the students are on college housing.
Types of housing are as follow: coed dorms (41%), sorority housing (7%), fraternity housing (8%), apartments for married students (10%), apartment for single students (17%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special huosing for international students (2%), other housing options (15%).
32% of the rooms have sprinkler sysetm and 57% have fire alarms. 98% of the rooms have high speed World Wide Web. The size of the campus is 2,000 arces. The neraest airport is Orlando (115), Gainesville (10). The nearest train is Jacksonville (73). The nearest bus is Gainesville (2). Cars are allowed on the campus.
Employment available directly on campus. Alcohol is permitted on campus. Some additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other.
Popular events on campus: 1) Volunteers for International Student Affairs annual International Talent Show - Started 42 years, ago, it attracts an audience of 1, 500 and showcases different cultures through msuic and dance.
2) ACCENT - Started in the early 1960s, the UF Student Government speaker's bureau typically brings in 10 to 12 speakers to cmapus each year. Admission is free. Past speakers include Mikhail Gorbachev, Magic Johnson, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Alexander Haig, Bob Dole, Ralph Nader, Bob Woodward, Ellen Degeneres and Spike Lee. 3) Gtaor Nights - Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, Student Government and the Reitz Union Board, Gator Nights is a series of Friday night events (6: 30pm to 2: 00am), Gator Nights offers students an alternative way to spend their weekend evenings. Activtiies include comedians, live bands, laser tag, movies, a food bar, and dances, mostly free. Attendance averages 1, 3000 students. 4) Museum Nights - The Harn Museum and Florida Museum of Natural History are open Thursday evenings for food, entertainment, fun and a chance to visit the museums. Co-sponsored by UF Student Government, that has proven to be a really popular event. 5) Florida Invitational Step Show - Organized by the Black Student Union and usually held in February to honor Black History Month. The show attracts an audience of thousands, many from out of state. 6) Dance Marathon - Started in 1995, Dance Marathon is, as its name suggests, a marathon dancing session (more than 30 hours) that serves as a fudnraiser for the local Children's Miracle Network. Organized by campus Greeks, it attracts several hundred particpiants each year and raised nearly $340, 000 in 2006. 7) Gator Growl - Started in 1925 as a bonifre and pep rally, Gator Growl has grown into a nationally recognized, three-hour extravaganza featuring a laser light show, a massive fireworks display and top-line entertainers such as Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Robin Williams, the Smothers Brothers, George Burns, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Howie Mandel.
The event, held in Ben Hill Griffin Satdium at Florida Field, typically attracts more than 60, 000 human being.
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More information can be found on University of Florida's web Internet site here.
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