Identifying local problems

1. Swimming not advised at one South Florida beach after samples show high poop levels
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article239621663.html
2. Florida health department finds high traces of poop in the dog beach on Rickenbacker Causeway and issued a swimming advisory for the beach. 
3. Swimming in waters polluted with that much bacteria is detrimental to both human and canine health.
4. Dogs and people have the problem.
2. Campus blue lights not used for emergency situations often, data shows
1. https://www.alligator.org/news/campus-blue-lights-not-used-for-emergency-situations-often-data/article_18d5adfa-4407-11ea-8944-73d007b022df.html
2. Reports by multiple universities show that campus blue lights are not being utilized much in emergencies, and some students have expressed that they have become obsolete, yet campus police officers disagree. They mention that they are still doing their function by acting as deterrence. 
3. The problem is that campus blue lights are not being used for all emergencies as some people might find using their cell phones are more effective and efficient. This could lead to the removal of the blue lights but officials feel that that would invite more danger. 
4. Students and staff on campus have a problem since they are the ones who can utilize the towers if needed.
3. UF implements two-factor authentication to combat cybercrime
1. https://www.alligator.org/news/uf-implements-two-factor-authentication-to-combat-cybercrime/article_70230c50-4246-11ea-bf84-03d618ab4326.html
2. The University of Florida will implement an added security procedure to combat cybercrime, which is a present issue in many colleges through a method called 'phishing'. Cybercriminals can obtain student credentials or student data if they fall for the false emails. The system will be added at the end of the spring semester.
3. Cybercriminals are stealing both student and school information by sending scam emails pretending to be the student help desk. 
4. Students and the university have a problem since they risk exposing their private information.
4. Super Bowl-inspired snake hunters capture 80 pythons in Everglades competition
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article239656523.html
2. Snake hunters participated in an annual competition to capture pythons in the Florida everglades in the days leading up to the Superbowl. 
3. The problem is that pythons are an invasive species that have dominated the everglades and thus upset the local food chain. They reproduce rapidly and have no natural enemy to keep their numbers down. 
4. Everglades animals, visitors, and park officials all share the python problem. 
5. In Miami, your Super Bowl beer is going to be different. It won’t come in a plastic cup
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article239494128.html
2. The Miami Super Bowl will be ditching plastic in their venue with recyclable material instead in hopes of alleviating some of the plastic waste that ends up in our oceans.
3. The problem is that most food items and beverages are produced with single-use plastics which will likely end up polluting the environment. 
4. Plastic pollution is a problem for people and animals on a local and global scale.