Identifying Local Opportunities

Police say unnamed man flashed genitals on Sorority Row

http://www.alligator.org/news/crime/article_b0e6afbc-c0c7-11e5-a026-5f1c1c6e1789.html
This story is about a man in is 30s-40s who hangs around Norman Hall exposing himself in the parking garage.
Problem? Public indecency and along the lines of sexual assault.
Who has the problem? Anyone who parks in that garage and is there at night.

Court sentences man for animal cruelty

http://www.alligator.org/news/crime/article_8ad66f08-c0c5-11e5-907b-23753e6dc1a5.html
This story is about a man who adopted a puppy from Alachua Animal Services where he later beat it to death. He was sentenced to only 270 days in prison
Problem? Animal abuse and lack of background check for people wanting to adopt animals. Many animals who come from shelters are adopted and put into fighting rings to kill each other or are given to bad homes.
Who has the problem? Innocent animals, animal shelters

Woman wields machete

http://www.alligator.org/news/crime/article_36bf5c78-b377-11e5-9858-338202a227dd.html
This story is about a roomate who lost her temper and weiled a machete at her roomate and thankfully missed.
Problem? How people cant use words instead of violence to communicate their problems
Who? Anyone who is upset with their roomate

Community looks to save rock gym

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_c93b077c-bffd-11e5-badc-eb05fe339931.html
This story is about a local rock gym that has gone under and was forced to close down. Despite their efforts to raise money with a GoFundMe campaign, they are still short
Problem? Local businesses continue to be unsuccessful thanks to corporate operations.
Who? This affects every small business owner

Cold weather shelter program houses homeless

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_42dd9a7c-bb44-11e5-8aaa-2b8f4774dbac.html
This story is about how Gainesville’s Cold Night Shelter Program opened their doors to the homesless in response to the cold weather. 169 people were able to stay but it did not fit as many as they wanted to. With someone explaining it was "like a palace" for them, but only open for when the temperature drops below 45 degrees.
Problem? The cold weather is making homelessness, an already awful situtation into a worse one. People are not warm enough and have nowhere to go
Who? Homeless people, homeless shelters