Assignment 5A - Identifying Local Opportunities

Title: “Raise tobacco sales age to 21” by John Michael Pierobon

• Link: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0906%21September%2B06&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/175C8DB4EE9DB358
• Description of the story: Pierobon describes in this article the need to raise tobacco sales age to 21. With the rise of alternative forms of tobacco use such as e-cigarettes and vapes, our youth usage rate has grown over fifty percent. He argues that the tobacco industry has marketed to the youth with fun flavors and that this is detrimental because teenagers’ brains are still developing. Pierobon believes that changing the legal age from 18 to 21 will increase life spans and decrease premature births. 
• Description of the problem: The problem is that vaping and other forms of tobacco use by our youth is a growing problem. 
• Description of who has the problem: Youth that use any form of a tobacco problem have this problem.

Title: “Why I left my job as a college professor” by a guest columnist

• Link: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0905%21September%2B05&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/175C35FF71C63000
• Description of the story: The guest columnist who wrote this article talks about his experience being an adjunct professor at multiple colleges including Columbia College and the University of Central Florida. He says he loved teaching but the practicality of it isn’t there due to poor compensation, lack of benefits and long hours. 
• Description of the problem: The problem is that adjunct professors are treated like part-time professors despite that they often teach a full course load. This means that they do not have key benefits such as health insurance, parental leave, sick days or 401k plans. They are also poorly compensated, so paying off student debt also becomes an issue. 
• Description of who has the problem: Adjunct professors who must string multiple part-time jobs to make a full-time work schedule with no benefits are the people who have this problem.

Title: “Be on the lookout for snakes, mosquitoes” by Stephen Hudak

• Link: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0904%21September%2B04&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/175BE1AA12D87298
• Description of the story: The story educates people on dealing with a hurricane including things like displaced reptiles and mosquito-borne illnesses. It encourages people not to be lulled into complacency. 
• Description of the problem: The problem is that the hurricane caused flooding and this displaces snakes, alligators and other pests from their home. This could be a potential danger to nearby residents. Another problem is that Dorian may have brought mosquito-borne illnesses, but the Florida Department of Health are on the lookout for this. 
• Description of who has the problem: Anyone who was in Hurricane Dorian’s path has this problem. 

Title: “Many sexual assault ‘perpetrators’ deserve a government apology” by David Whitley

• Link: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0903%21September%2B03&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/175B8DC5B68ABCF0
• Description of the story: This story describes the legislation around sexual assault and how it does not give much consideration to the convicted. Whitley argues that while legislation such as the “Dear Colleague” zealots and Title IX directives have helped convict a lot of guilty people, they have also pushed a lot of institutions to blindly accept assault convictions. This is because these institutions risked losing a lot of federal funding otherwise. Ultimately Whitley argues that though the motive was good, justice is not served (especially to those falsely convicted). 
• Description of the problem: The problem is the legislation regarding sexual assault. While the “Dear Colleague” zealots and Title IX directives seek to help sexual assault victims come forward, it also resulted in a lot of innocent people being convicted. 
• Description of who has the problem: People who were falsely accused of sexual assault have this problem. 

Title: “Shocker: Dorian wasn’t caused by climate change” by David Whitley

• Link: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0907%21September%2B07&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/175CE22A78EE99A8
• Description of the story: This story talks about how tricky climate change is, and how one cannot correctly assert that climate change is the sole reason for the increase in hurricane activity. It also talks about how consensus among scientists regarding climate assessments is not prudent. 
• Description of the problem: Whitley argues in this article that climate change is not the reason behind the increase in the number of hurricanes. He says that people are quick to believe that climate change is the reason, but Whitley believes that one must be fluent in things such as radiative forcing to authoritatively debate the issue. 
• Description of who has the problem: The people who have the problem are those who are quick to believe that human activities are creating a detectable impact on hurricane activity, and scientists who merely agree to create a consensus.