***SWINE FLU UPDATE***

A UNIVERSITY IN PENNSYLVANIA HELD A SEPARATE GRADUATION CEREMONY . . . FOR STUDENTS WHO'D RECENTLY BEEN TO MEXICO:

Obviously, there's no "good" time for a swine flu outbreak . . . but it doesn't change the fact that THIS totally stinks. . .

On Saturday, Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania held a separate graduation ceremony specifically for 22 education majors who'd just returned from Mexico City . . . where they'd spent the last month completing their student-teacher requirements.

According to school officials, it would have been, "an error on our part" to allow the students to take part in the regular graduation ceremony . . . which fell within the flu virus' incubation period.

For the record, none of the students have developed symptoms of swine flu infection. (WTAE News 4 - Pittsburgh / Fox News)

(--Here's my question: How terrible would it be to not catch swine flu during your time in Mexico . . . only to get infected during your college graduation ceremony?)

Unrelated Incident of Swine Flu Hysteria #1: The Chinese government quarantined 70 Mexican tourists in three different locations because . . . they're Mexican. Even though none of the isolated Mexicans have shown any signs of having swine flu.)

Unrelated Incident of Swine Flu Hysteria #2: U.S. pork producers are stepping up their safety measures, putting their pigs behind security fences, and limiting access to outsiders . . . to keep the pigs from GETTING swine flu. Because so far, no pigs have swine flu.