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Wednesday, February 04, 2026

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Florida Alligator
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This week in Gainesville

February 3, 1964: Three UF faculty members are among 10 people killed when a twin-engine aircraft crashes immediately following takeoff at Gainesville Municipal Airport. South Central Airlines Flight 510, departing for Jacksonville, loses power in its left engine and falls about 75 feet to the runway. William G. Cowperthwaite, James W. Willingham and David V. Legate are on board.


Florida Alligator
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Education can clarify gun misconceptions

Nicole Iovine’s paranoid Jan. 26 raving (“Carrying Guns on Campus Unnecessary”) was not only short on specifics but also completely failed to comprehend why it is necessary to defend oneself. Nicole claimed there are 30,000 people killed each year by firearms; she  neglected to mention how many of those 30,000 are dangerous criminals who are killed in the act of committing a violent crime.


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