5A - Identifying Local Opportunities


1.     Title: Students and activists make posters ahead of blue light protest on Fraternity Row
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/students-and-activists-make-posters-ahead-of-blue-light-protest/article_6c882e9c-d4e9-11e9-a8c9-83afa3c1f69c.html
Story: Local activists and Santa Fe students decided to protest in downtown Gainesville, due to the lack of blue lights on Fraternity Row. The blue light emergency phones prevent a safety hazards, such as sexual assault and battery.
Problem: There are no emergency blue light phones available on Fraternity Row.
Who has the problem: Anybody who wanders alone and is unsafe, as they walk around Fraternity Row.
2.     Title: Florida teen addicted to e-cigarettes: ‘I never realized how dependent I would be’
Link: https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/florida-teen-addicted-to-e-cigarettes-i-never-realized-how-dependent-i-would-be-
Story: Bailey Legacki suffers from breathing issues and chronic migraines, due to her addiction to the Juul.
Problem: Many children have become dependent on the e-cigarette and are suffering with health conditions. There have been kids who have had seizures and difficulty breathing.
Who has the problem: Those, mostly children, who become addicted to the nicotine in the Juul.
3.     Title: Police issue warning over increase in phone scams in Fort Lauderdale
Link: https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/police-issue-warning-over-increase-in-phone-scams-in-fort-lauderdale
Story: Scammers in South Florida have been masking their caller ID number as the police department’s main number.
Problem: Unexpected, scam calls are being made in South Florida. The scammers are asking for personal information, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, and banking information.
Who has the problem: South Floridians who are getting scammed calls.
4.     Title: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport experiencing delays, cancellations
Link: https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/fort-lauderdale-hollywood-internationalairport-experiencing-delays-cancellations
Story: The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is experiencing many cancellations and delays, due to the weather.
Problem: Due to ripple effects in the Florida weather, there has been 14 cancelled flights and over 150 delayed flights.
Who has the problem: People who have scheduled flights into and out of the FLL Airport.
5.     Title: Florida agency clarifies message to kill invasive iguanas
Link: https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/florida-agency-clarifies-message-to-kill-invasive-iguanas
Story: Florida wildlife officials are instructing the public to kill non-native iguanas. One suggestion they are making is to shoot them.
Problem: These invasive iguanas are digging lengthy tunnels and damaging seawalls, landscape foliage, and sidewalks.
Who has the problem: Civilians of South Florida

Comments

  1. Haonan WangSeptember 15, 2019 at 4:35 PM

    Nicolette,
    I've also found the first article that you posted, and I think it is an urgent issue for us. We need to take actions right now to prevent further problems from happening. Also, I believe the scam call is another critical issue that we need to solve. I think anyone who owns a phone has received different kinds of scam call in their life and it can be very annoying sometimes.

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  2. CmvoorheesSeptember 16, 2019 at 12:07 AM

    Nicolette,
    I think you've written a very solid post here. I was surprised by the 5th article where wildlife officials want the public to kill iguanas. However, I thought back to growing up in South Florida and remembered how common these animals were, so i can definitely see how they've grown into a problem now. The only critique I have is that your formatting is a little bunched together but other than that this is a great post.

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