1) Title: Alachua County Jail
Hacker Outsmarted System “Just to Prove” he Could
This article tells the
story of Justin Lee Williams, a man who used forgery, hacking, and social
engineering to almost successfully con his way out of jail. Williams was raised
by his grandmother in a poor neighborhood. He eventually turned to crime to
keep himself afloat. He learned how to use bitcoin to buy credit card information
and eventually got very good at social engineering. He learned the identity of
James Woodland, an ACSO employee and impersonated him on the phone with the help
of his friend, Freeland, to lift his own warrant and several other warrants for
arrest. He made a profit from doing this. Eventually, he and Freeland made a fraudulent
fax from Sumner County Sherriff’s office. The jail booking clerk was suspicious
of this fax and investigated the validity of the source. Woodland was caught.
This story shows that there’s a security problem in our jail system that needs
to be fixed.
2)
City
Commission repeals plastic ban, raises GRU rates
https://www.alligator.org/news/city-commission-repeals-plastic-ban-raises-gru-rates/article_cbb76770-d5e3-11e9-9a5e-2fe54a48b3cd.html
The city of Gainesville has
overturned its efforts to eliminate Styrofoam and single use plastic bags.
This came after a Third District court of Appeals ruled that local governments
can’t ban disposable plastic bags or regulate polystyrene products. This is a
problem because our local governments aren’t able to pass laws to combat
climate change. Additionally, an ordinance passed that would allow GRU to
increase utility rates by 2.3% starting on October 1st. This is a
problem because GRU is a monopoly and rates are already absurd!
3) UF Student Reported
She was Raped in Jennings Hall, UPD Says
A UF shared that she was sexually
battered in Jennings Hall less than a month ago. This report came around two weeks
after a resident at Weaver Hall was arrested for asking a female student for
repeated sex and even trying to come into her dorm room when she was asleep.
This story shows that UF has a problem with security in our dorms.
4) UF Preview Prices
Broke State Law. How are they fixing it?
UF has been charging more
over triple the maximum orientation fee required by Florida’s state statutes
for at least ten years. Currently, the maximum orientation fee is $35 but UF
charged its students between $125-$200 dollars from 2014 to 2018. This is a problem
because UF is home to many students who are paying their way through college or
come from low SES backgrounds and need that money to make ends meet.
5) Vaping-linked lung
problems surface in Florida
In 2018, about 25% of Florida
high school students reported that they use vaping devices. This was a 58%
increase to 2017. Excessive vaping has caused an increase in nationwide teen
hospitalizations. Vaping causes symptoms in teens such as coughing, shortness
of breath, chest pain, vomiting, and fever. The problem is that vaping devices
are appealing and easily accessible to teens so that teen addiction to nicotine
is on the rise. This addiction comes with serious consequences such as liver
disease, lung disease, and even death.
Hi Ana! I love that you picked the Preview article since I personally worked during it this past year. It is pretty unfortunate since it mandatory to attend. Also, having a parent attend is also ideal since they sit through different presentations than the students. I also think the dorm security issue is very important for the University to address in addition to the current issue all over Facebook about how there are no "Blue lights" on fraternity row. I have always felt comfortable walking around campus at night but the variety of stories that keep hitting the news are unsettling and must be address by the University, UFPD, and maybe even Student Government.
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