DENVER -- The University of Colorado says three students may have the H1N1 virus.

Campus officials said Monday one student living in a residence hall has been identified as a "probable case." University officials would not confirm which dorm contained the sick student, or say whether other dorm residents will be tested for the virus. Classes for spring semester have ended, though students are taking final exams.

Two students living off campus have been medically identified as possible cases, though not yet confirmed by the Colorado Department of Health, said CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard.

"The student in CU housing has voluntarily participated in self-containment measures and is recovering successfully. Officials are confident these measures are working," Hilliard said.

CU has decided to cancel "discretionary events" including Monday night's Midnight Breakfast.

Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano said the decision to cancel the Midnight Breakfast was "an administrative decision and not a strict medical necessity."

Final exams and graduation ceremonies will continue as scheduled, Hilliard said.

"We will provide additional quantities of sanitizing hand gel for commencement," said Deb Nelson, emergency planning coordinator for CU-Boulder's Department of Environmental Health and Safety. "We don't perceive a general health threat at commencement, which is outdoors, but we are urging all students, their families and other visitors to continue to follow the health safety measures we and other agencies have provided."

DiStefano asked CU-Boulder's pandemic flu working group to continue to meet every day and issue updates to the campus community daily for as long as the virus appears to be present on campus, Hilliard said.

"It is important to take prudent, careful measures here to protect our community, and to take a thoughtful and measured approach. Every indication we have is that this virus is no more severe than the seasonal flu at this point, but we want to do what we can now to contain its spread and finish out the work of the semester," he said.

Students shrugged off the news of suspected swine flu on campus.

"It seems like there's a bigger chance I'd get hit by a car than die from swine flu. At least, that's what my professor said when I asked him about it," said Polina Kapchits, 22, who graduates Friday.

Freshman Kimmy Crawford agreed. "It's kind of a joke," she said. "It shouldn't be, but it is."

Despite some chuckles, Crawford believes all the precautions are needed especially this time of year. "(Getting sick) would be the last thing you'd want to have happen," she said.

Total H1N1 Cases Rises To 7

Earlier Monday two more cases of swine flu were confirmed in Colorado. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now lists the state total as seven.

Health officials said one case is in Eagle County in the mountains about 90 miles west of Denver, and the other is in Adams County, just northeast of Denver.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a third new case on Monday, which would bring Colorado's total to seven, but the state Department of Public Health and Environment says that person is being retested.

The Eagle County patient is Colorado's first outside the Denver area. He is in his late teens and is recovering, and he wasn't hospitalized, the Eagle County Public Health Department said. He isn't a student, officials said.

The Adams County patient is a 22-year-old man who is recovering at home and wasn't hospitalized, the Tri-County Health Department said.

The CDC says 286 cases of swine flu have been confirmed nationwide, including the Colorado case that's being retested.

The state health department said it plans to start doing swine flu tests in Colorado by midweek, instead of sending samples to the CDC. That would speed the process of confirming whether someone has the illness.

The previously confirmed Colorado cases included two in Jefferson County and one each in Douglas and Arapahoe counties.

One of the Jefferson County cases is a middle-school-age boy who attends Excel Academy in Arvada. Jefferson County Public Schools officials closed the school for a week to help prevent the illness from spreading.

The school was closed last week for spring break, and the infected student has not been to school since becoming ill, officials said.