BROWARD SHERIFF

socializing and studying at the student union, the library or outside in our uniquely fantastic winter weather on the Patio or the various lawns. This made us the envy of college students across the country. At Syracuse, Ithaca, Columbus, Lincoln, and even in Gainesville, the students were holed up indoors in January because of inclement.

I don’t understand this push to diminish our most distinguishing feature, the reason why such a high percentage of UM grads, from out of the area and state, remain in South Florida.

– Scott F. Rosenberg, Miami

One day into his administration, Gov. Ron DeSantis has already contradicted himself. A scientific look at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy wouldn’t blame the final person involved.

Nikolas Cruz was emotionally and psychologically damaged. His mother should have steered him to the arts and music, for therapy and expression, never toward guns. She paid the price. And no one should be allowed to purchase Army weapons for hunting. A national background check could have stopped this. Everyone at school knew he was the one most likely to shoot the place up, and that info could have appeared on that background check.

Republicans in national and state government and the NRA have been fighting every sensible measure ALEXANDRA VILLOCH PUBLISHER JOHN S. KNIGHT (1894-1981)

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