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Florida Alligator
FORMS  |  CORRECTION

Correction

A story in Monday’s Alligator incorrectly reported that Cafe Gardens’ property is owned by Trimark Properties. Trimark is the property manager.


Florida Alligator
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Students mail holiday cards to cancer patients

Young cancer patients all over the country will be getting a little extra cheer this holiday season in the form of a greeting card. The UF chapter of Friends for Life of America kicked off its annual Hearts for the Holidays campaign Tuesday on Turlington Plaza.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Blood screening keeps public safe

This World AIDS Day, I reflect on the number of people in the U.S. and abroad who contract HIV daily. It’s a staggering number. I also remember those who are currently living with HIV, a disease characterized by stigma and social blame. While originally considered a disease of gay men, many today are living with HIV for reasons beyond their control — including receiving tainted blood transfusions.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Alligator should have reported on crash

I am curious as to why there was no mention in the Alligator of Bernie Machen’s hit-and-run incident and subsequent criminal charges. He received a notice to appear in court on a misdemeanor charge after hitting a parked car and not leaving insurance and contact information as required by law. Something like this is newsworthy, especially given the fact that he refused to admit fault until police got involved and escorted him back to the accident scene.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gainesville gives alumni warm welcome

Last Saturday’s festivities were a tremendous send-off for a unique senior class. My wife hadn’t been back to the university in 16 years, and the students and fellow alumni we met were all very friendly. We got to tour the dorms still there, the Heavener complex, and met Alberta at a volleyball game.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Church sets bad example

Being accosted by crazies of all types, usually benign, is normal in a college town like Gainesville. However, when it’s virulent hatred that evokes remembrance of Nazis persecuting Jews and other minorities, silence is not always the best response.



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