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Tech summer internships, famous for giving college students a taste of Silicon Valley life, are among the most sought after gigs. This year, there will be fewer of them.

For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get

Critics say the intern selection process often favors wealthier students, just like the admission process at some elite colleges.

One home was constructed by students from Harford Technical High School.

Citizens on an advisory board are questioning whether Gainesville police are calling out the SWAT team too often and whether it should be deployed at all for white-collar cases. The Gainesville Police Department’s SWAT team was used 76 times in the last year, with several criminal apprehensions and zero injuries or deaths, the leader of the team told the citys Police Advisory Board. Lt. Mike West told the board Wednesday evening that the team has talked several people who had weapons out ...

The concerns follow a discussion about body camera usage in a prior meeting. Councilmember Keyon Young advocated throughout the meeting for fair body camera usage. He asked, for example, how many times the department has seen officers deactivate their cameras and how many officers have been reprimanded as a result. According to Gainesville Police Department Chief Inspector Jaime Kurnick, these deactivations were non-existent. “We did not have any issues with activation within our internal aff...

Body cameras will be required for Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies soon ASCO said it will enforce consequences for any deputy who does not follow wearing policy. May 17, 2021 | 6:19am EDT The Alachua County Sheriffs Office on Southeast Hawthorn Road on Monday, May 3, 2021. (Photo by Mingmei Li) Nearly half of all law enforcement agencies in the United States require officers to wear a body camera. Soon, the Alachua Count...

Meet The 28-Year-Old Truck Driver Leading the Gainesville Police Advisory Board By Kalia Richardson April 27, 2021 Fareed Johnson’s life experiences don’t resemble those of people typically chosen to lead civilian police advisory boards across the country. In Jacksonville, a pastor to more than 1,400 members leads the Jacksonville Safety and Crime Reduction Commission. The chair of the Dallas Community Police Oversight Board is a credit bureau reporting analyst who is also a writer, commun...

The voting for the 11-member panel’s leadership positions proved contentious. Council member Bob Cohen recommended Fareed Johnson, a commercial driver who had previously served as vice chair, because of his perspective as a 28-year-old Black man. However, two members – Keyon Young, 21, a night auditor at a local hotel, and Ernest Walker, 42, who works at a fast-food restaurant – said a newly appointed member should serve as chair. Walker suggested Andrew Miles serve as chair, saying the 6...