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Facing the numbers: COVID-19 in memoriam

For the past three months, The Alligator staff has worked to identify local COVID-19 victims, contact their loved ones and write obituaries in their memory. This is the beginning of that effort. April 21 marks the one-year anniversary of Alachua County’s first COVID-19 death. Since then, our community has lost 262 others. As vaccinations increase and local virus cases and death counts have recently slowed, it’s tempting to look to the future. But it’s important to remember those who were taken.


Karina Elwood was Editor-in-Chief at The Alligator
Opinion

If you’re reading this, my time’s up

Turns out it was this crazy, life-changing experience. It was where I launched my career and made my closest friends. It houses my first bylines and favorite college memories. It will always be where I first fell in love with journalism. I just wish I had a little more time.


Alyssa Feliciano was Audience Director at The Alligator [Photo courtesy of Nuria Curbello]
Opinion

Goodbye Column (Alyssa’s version)

This column is really my first real goodbye. I still have time with my friends and professors, but as I write this, sitting on the dirty carpet of The Alligator office, I know it is the last time I ever do it. And it’s sad.


UF COVID-19 tracking
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A year later, a shroud of uncertainty still surrounds UF’s COVID-19 numbers

The Alligator spent two months analyzing and comparing state, county and university data. It found that the number of cases and tests reported by UF don’t match the cases in state reports. After talking to representatives and officials across the state, some pointed to different reporting methods and all directed to different agencies for explanations of how they report their numbers. Meanwhile, epidemiologists provided possible explanations for patterns and vagueness in university and state data.  


Frank Daldine, 19, a UF mechanical engineering sophomore (left) receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, April 5, 2021. Monday was the first day COVID-19 vaccines were made widely available to UF students.
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UF students reflect on Spring and the future of Fall

As UF’s Spring semester comes to a close, students reflect on how the pandemic allowed for the opportunity to gain new abilities and navigate through HyFlex classes. They also look ahead to Fall — with some feeling apprehensive about UF’s decision to return to full, normal operations and others eager to step foot back on campus.  



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