Title of the article: RTS sees drop in
ridership
Description: Gainesville Regional
Transit System (RTS) is continuing to decline since last year. Less and less
people are using RTS. It is not only in Gainesville, but across the country as
well. It is due to multiple problems. UF students give 70 to 75 percent of business
to RTS. The students are using scooters or walking.
Problem: The main issue is Gainesville
Regional Transit System is losing money and riders. There are small factors
contributing to the big problem like: students not using the transit as much, a
bad stigma with riding the bus, and more students are using scooters, cars, or
walking.
Who has the problem: RTS company has the
problem of not getting people to use the transit system.
Title of the article: UF willing to host Richard Spencer at later
date
Description: University of
Florida will allow Richard Spencer, leader of the alt-right movement after cancelling
him the first time. A Gainesville-based attorney challenged UF’s cancelations
and demanded that the event be allowed to continue. If UF did not comply, then
a lawsuit would be filed.
Problem: UF does not want to
allow Richard Spencer to speak on campus because it can cause a safety and security
issues. Many students are offended by his views and are upset that UF is allowing him to speak.
Who has the problem: The University of
Florida has a problem because it wants to keep its students safe and not have a
lawsuit.
Title of the article: Gainesville, UF
prepares for Hurricane Irma
Description: Due to Hurricane Irma,
a category 5, Gainesville residents are preparing for a possible hit. The
county became under a state of emergency. People are preparing for the storm
coming. Students and Gainesville residents are purchasing as much canned goods
as possible.
Problem: Stores are running out
of cases of water and have yet to restock. With the hurricane coming closer, it becomes more of a big issue for the community.
Who has the problem: Gainesville residents
have the problem of lack of water supplies from grocery stores.
Title of the article: Sign warns motorists not to stop for
bears
Description: There is a sign along
East State Road 40 near Ocala that warns drivers not to stop for bears. People
stop on the side of the highway to take photos and feed the bears.
Problem: People are stopping on
the side of the road to feed and interact with a wild animal that can
potentially harm them. It is not good to interact with wild animals because of their safety as well.
Who has the problem: The Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission has this problem because it can cause traffic,
it is dangerous to interact with wild animals (especially a bear) and it is a
hazard to the animal as well.
Title of the article: UF drops in global
university ranking for a second year
Description: UF continues to drop
for the past two years in ranking, which are based in five categories. The categories
are teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. UF
dropped in teaching and citations. However, it continues to remain the number
one school in Florida. Steve Orlando, a UF spokesperson, said they could not
provide an exactly reason for the drop in this year’s ranking, but will look
more into it in the future.
Problem: The University of
Florida is dropping in global university rank, and a reason has yet to be found. It has been happening for two years with a specific unknown cause.
Who has the problem: The University of
Florida has this problem because it involves their academic reputation and can affect their future applicants.
As a UF student, this was quite informative. In the last article I believe that students can have the problem too. If teaching was dropped in this ranking, it may affect the education for students. The first article about RTS was interesting. I thought a lot of students still use the bus because it is convenient. Not only does the RTS company have the problem, but the city does too. This definitely bumps up the scooter and bicycle companies.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why anyone would stop to feed a bear! thats insane and ignorant.
You picked great articles to write about (:
ReplyDeleteHi Shelby!
I also saw the RTS article and was surprised more students weren’t taking advantage of the bus system. Although, Gainesville is swamped with scooters so I shouldn’t have been so surprised. Personally, I hope ridership increases so traffic wouldn’t be as crazy as it is. I was particularly interested in the article about UF dropping in global ranking. It is odd that the university has dropped twice consecutively in global ranking and is unsure why. I would have thought the university would have been quick to analyze and pinpoint the reason for the drop the first year it happened. As you said the drop impacts the reputation of the university and its students education so I hope they research into this issue.