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NEWS The Red & Black | Friday, September i, 2006 | 3A University law student reports garnet ring stolen Aug. 29 Michelle Tarley reported to Athens-Clarke County Police her University law school ring was stolen between 8 a.m on Aug. 28 and 3:19 on Aug. 30 from Fairfax Hall at 2085 South Milledge Ave. The silver ring with a gar net stone and engraved with her name and 2007 is valued at $310. She said she had been expecting UPS to deliver the ring. When she called UPS, an employee said it was CRIME NOTEBOOK delivered and Tarley’s room mate signed for it, the report said. Tarley said she has no roommate. The UPS employ ee then said a man named Helton in apartment 213 signed for the the package, the report said. Tarley said she called her property manager who said no person by the name Helton lives in the complex. She said she also visited her neighbors in apartment 213, who said they did not sign for a package. Tarley told the police she thinks a UPS employee opened her package because the return address was a jew elry store. Aug. 30 John Whitaker told ACC Police that between 2 and 7 a.m. someone entered his 2002 red Ford F150 parked at 193 Marlin St. and took $180 cash, according to a police report. Athens-Clark County police gave Xiao Ping Li and Libo Zhad a criminal trespass warning and barred them from 125 South Milledge Ave., Suite G for two years, accord ing to a police report. Li and Zhad went to Landmark Properties at 12:15 p.m. to get back a deposit check. The clerk, Jamie Burton, told police the check she gave them was for the full amount they originally paid, but Li and Zhad objected. Nick Sheffield told ACC Police that at about 5 p.m. someone took a black Cobra radar detector valued at $100 and $20 cash from his car parked at River Edge Apartments at 200 Sycamore Drive, according to a police report. Sheffield left his red 1999 Honda Civic unlocked for about 10 minutes while he entered his apartment, the report said. Three finger prints were taken. Aug. 31 ACC Police gave James Ostenson a criminal trespass warning and barred him from the Phi Mu house at 250 South Milledge Ave. for two years, according to a police report. At 3:02 a.m. Ostenson was visiting a female resident of the house when a security guard asked him to leave. When the house mother knocked on the closed door of the room he was in, Ostenson jumped out of a window and walked away from the house, the report said. — Compiled by Juanita Cousins RIDIN’ DIRTY t- V ■ J TOM O’CONNER | The Red & Black A Matt Turner, a third-year microbiology major from Stockbridge, takes advantage of the rainy weather to surf the mud created by a moped on the East Campus Village quad Thursday. Turner and friends have been mud surfing for roughly a month. GAMEDAY: Necessary steps taken for safer tailgating ► Fans v Saturday. NEW GAMEDAY REGULATIONS /ill not be permitted to tailgate before 7 a.m. on ► University established two "family-friendly” zones on cam pus where alcohol will not be allowed. ► Fans no longer will be allowed to park their vehicles on the sidewalks or on grassy areas. The University has opened the three intramural softball fields for parking. ► Parking a vehicle and tailgating in adjacent spots is prohibited. “Blogs can enrich the debate in traditional media. I see them becoming more and more prevalent. ” BLOGS: Online forums could influence campaigns of future HEATHER FINLEY | The Red 4 Beack A Johnathan McGinty, 28, poses for a picture in the Georgia Museum of Art. The University alum is the museum’s public relations coordinator and also writes a blog that discusses local politics in his free time. LOCAL POLITICAL BLOGS > www.safeashouses.blogspot.com Moderator: Johnathan McGinty >- www.antidisingenuous.blogspot.com Moderator: Hillary Brown >- www.athenspolitics.blogspot.com Moderator: “Publius” >- From Page 1A though people can play in the space where their car already is parked. Police also will patrol the intramural fields, where offi cials plan to direct overflow parking. George Stafford, associate vice president for Auxiliary and Administrative Services, said the fields can hold 1,200 to 1,500 cars. “But the exact number will vary by gameday,” Stafford said in an interview Wednesday. Administrators say park ing cars on the fields will free up traffic on campus, and emergency vehicles can get through if needed. Police will use six pur chased mobile message boards and six donated all- terrain vehicles, given to the University this summer by Polaris Industries, a company that manufactures recre ational vehicles. The ATVs will be used to enforce the new gameday rules. “They are a way to cover a lot more area with less per sonnel,” Williamson said. The vehicles are smaller than golf carts and easier than motorcycles to ride, he said. Law enforcement is also permitted to drive ATVs on highways. Six University police offi cers received a four-hour training session on the vehi cles, he said. Inside the stadium, the show will go on as usual, said Matthew Brachowski, assis tant athletic director for event management. “The Athletic Association is in the stadium overseeing the game,” from customer service to ticket takers, Brachowski said. “We leave enforcement to the police department.” Beginning with the Sept. 16 game against the University of Alabama — Birmingham, Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division and University police will hand out bags for regular trash disposal and recycling to tailgaters, Williamson said. “I feel pretty confident that we are in good shape,” Williamson said, adding he wasn’t sure what’s in store for this weekend. “But I hope we can evalu ate quickly and make the nec essary changes early,” Williamson said. — Contributing: Kelly Wegel > From Page 1A only jumps into the binary fray if his candidate is being misrepresented. Once or twice a week someone will call to alert Culpepper, candidate to replace state Rep. Jane Kidd in District 115, of perti nent blog discussion. Hicks posted an exten sive reply to an AthensPolitics thread con cerning what he believes to be false tax evasion accusa tions against Culpepper, who is running as an inde pendent. “It is, however, important for candidates and the pub lic to remember that many of the controls and rules that govern traditional media do not apply to blogs — incorrect information, rumor, opinion and hearsay are easily presented as fact. So you have to have a pretty good filter when reading online,” Hicks said in an e- mail. “Blogs can enrich the debate in traditional media. I see them becoming more and more prevalent,” Hicks said in a later conver sation. McGinty shares Hicks’ belief that blogs should only enrich traditional media. “I don’t think it is replac ing the traditional media. I don’t even think we’re in competition because we’re so small,” McGinty said. “We relate existing news and write about what we’re thinking,” McGinty added. Charles Bullock, a University professor and >- From Page 1A service, community interac tion and integrity into their trainees. “Success is based on the creditability of our word,” he said. “There is no option other than telling the truth.” Next is an hour meeting with the Student Incident Response Panel, a group of University faculty and administrators who discuss health and risk issues about students. He doesn’t stop to eat. His lunch break consists of a walk into the Bulldog Cafe for a bottle of lemon flavored Dasani. Williamson knows everyone’s name, and they know his. political expert, said cam paign staffers are “looking for any opportunity they can get (to advertise their candi dates), especially ones that don’t cost anything.” Bullock said blogs offer candidates the ability to connect with a portion of their constituency not “Hey, Jimmy,” several cafeteria workers called out. Before he became police chief two years ago, Williamson said he was run ning four miles during his daily lunch break. “Now I’m lucky if I can get in a run at least three times a week,” he said. The University alum began working at the University Police Department in 1988 while getting his bachelor’s degree in agriculture. Police work paid the bills while he was in school. When he graduated in 1990, he said he weighed the benefits between staying at the station or moving to work at a golf course. He reached by signs or flyers, particularly the younger demographic. “Is it going to move a massive amount of people? I doubt it,” Bullock said, adding that candidates will still pay attention to blogs for their potential to make marginal difference. chose the former. “The hardest part about my job is trying to convince people why we are trying to do something,” said Williamson, who was also police chief at Middle Georgia College for two years. Williamson usually works until 5:30 p.m. and occasion ally longer when he is needed to speak to student organizations or at other University related events. Thursday he retired early to host a cookout with his wife and two children at his Oconee County home. It’s Williamson’s favorite part of the day, he said. “Going home.” POLICE: Williamson enjoys job, life Solve Today's Sudoku Puzzle and win 2-Large Pizzas! Today’s Sudoku is a bonus puzzle! You have two chances to win! It’s easy — complete the Sudoku puzzle correctly in today’s Red & Black. Bring it to The Red & Black office on Baxter hill by 4:00 today. From today’s submissions we will draw one entry and publish the winner in the Tuesday edition of The Red & Black. Write your name clearly on the Sudoku puzzle you submit. The winner will receive two large, two topping pizzas from Domino’s Pizza! Winner must pick up the certificate at the office of The Red & Black. One entry per person, no photocopies. 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