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Newspaper Page Text2A Thursday, April 30, 2009 | The Red & Black TAXI: Lack of transportation options force students to use cabs ► From Page 1 The Red & Black found some cab drivers spend their free time participat ing in less-than-legal activi ties. Athens taxi driver Telly Harris was arrested and charged with DUI, driving with a suspended license and stop sign violation in spring 2008, adding to a criminal history that included multiple counts of obstruction of an officer, criminal trespass, theft, battery and possession of cocaine. His permit was renewed in October. Many Athens taxi com panies said they rely on police issuance of permits requiring seven-year nationwide criminal and vehicle background checks to ensure drivers have clean records. 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Horton awards for dining excellence. Gold Med id Meal Plan Dining - Spotlight on Broadway Bronze Award Retail Sales-Multiple Concepts/Outlets - Bulldog Cafe ' / / .... '*■ / / / / O -;■ -A f t/ffi Of. ( sS (-o-/f'tttfyaSig* The University of Georgia Food Services has won 62 Loyal F. Horton awards for dining excellence from 1987 to 2009. 69 NATIONAL AWARDS Congratulations to all of our team members! is very good and thorough about [checking on driv ers], as far as I can tell,” Sharon Benton, owner of Your Cab, said in a phone interview Monday. “They could not get a permit if they had over a certain number of points.” There have been 677 traf fic citations issued in Athens-Clarke County for current taxi drivers in the past seven years. Eleven of the cases involved driving with a suspended license, 25 for failure to maintain lane, 45 insurance citations and three DUIs. “Our drivers are not employees, they are inde pendent contractors,” Benton said. “We can ask them to represent us well and we can tell them how we want them to be, but we can’t ride in every vehi cle to supervise them.” Students use cabs, despite possible safety con cerns, for lack of options. The University’s student group, WatchDawgs, pro THURSDAY 4/30 TOUBAB KREWE doors @ 9 Previous puzzle's solution rlals Ip I s al l Irleld Jdlelw O M A H tin O O R ele V A wl 1 h InlFli InlwlFln sMu E x ■A£.± A R Y A o N. sIH TOUTED L l_M> D E TMetal ic R E M E C|HjO|L|E|R|Allßj I A TBIBBI MB? I N A JeMT R eJn C H V E R S U Sip E E pMo R O A V_ EjM IS DEIIE NOR S a -Be A __S j_ rWT _H [s S_ E N d|s NEE sßs ASSY —USOV 8 Vows 9 Twistings 10 Hut 11 Yearn 12 Singer Murray 13 Rip 21 Tall grass 22 of Man 25 Battling 26 Dancing Castle 27 Rule 28 Decorative hanging 29 Ears of corn ward 63 Out of DOWN 1 Triumphant cry 2 Word with Cal or Virginia 3 English river 4 More stylish 5 “Hail Mary,” for one 6 Door fasten ers 7 Nay voter vided safe rides home from downtown, but lack of funding caused it to shut down earlier this semester. “The issue of safety is a partnership with the local police and the community we can’t do it by our selves,” University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said. “Jurisdictionally, we become less involved when students are off campus.” Williamson said he ques tioned how much students really want the University police to be involved in their off-campus lives. “Students get targeted because they are intoxicat ed, so people feel they can take advantage [of them],” Williamson said. Kevin Carter, a senior from Hazlehurst, said he felt taken advantage of by a cab driver after a night downtown. “I had a taxi driver take my money one time,” he said. “He took my S2O. He definitely took advantage of me being intoxicated.” FRIDAY 5/1 PACKWAY HANDLE BAND DEHILALOW doors @ 9 2 6 7 8 11 12 13 iiit 1 4_z I:m 21 ' “““ 22 llljPllllii 25 26 27 ■■2 B 29 |3O 31 32 ■■34 “■■3s 36 ■■37 |h3B lIJIIII JIIIII lIIIIIKZIZM 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 ■- 54 ""TMBsT"" ”” HsT '”” 57 - ■r ' In - aB 4/30A)9 41 Carbonated - drink 43 Fallacies 44 Family of the ! opponent of ! FDR and HST 46 Item in a i backyard ! shed 47 To ; also ! 30 More ‘ civilized 31 Happening 32 Domingo 34 Farmer’s home, in song 37 Is tipsy 38 Peter and the others 40 Out of town NEWS L ’■’H■ ?• ■ Hof ******* / AUTUMN MCBRIDE | The Red a Black A Many taxi companies hire drivers as independent contractors and rely on police permits for criminal and vehicle background checks. Carter said even before the incident he thought of drivers as “a bunch of creepers.” “It would be nice if we had a bus route to take us home,” he said. Tom Jackson, vice presi dent for public affairs, said he felt the University did not need to provide alter nate transportation from SATURDAY 5/2 TELEPATH EP3 LANDSQUID doors @9 11 I Jj|| k f radgl t* * :laPr '' HH*'’ • j : - 48 Actor Ray 49 Autos of old 1 50 Mishmash 51 “Damn Yankees” seductress 52 Weird: var. 53 Parade spoiler 57 room r— —- Need an “A+”? Get Student Notes™ for Finals! You can pick up Student Notes™ 5 days before your test. For information Call (706) 546-1440, or go to www.studentnotes.com AAEC 2580 ACCT 2101 ACCT 2102 ACCT 5000 ADPR 3100 ADPR 3850 ANTH 1102 ARHI 2300 ARHI 2400 ARHI 3030 ARHI 3000 ARHI 3025 ARTS 2000 ASTR 1010 ASTR 1020 BCMB 3100 BCMB 4010 BCMB 4120 BIOL 1103 BIOL 1104 BIOL 1107 BIOL 1108 CBIO 2200 CBIO 2210 CHFD 2000 CHFD 2100 CHFD 2200 CHFD 2950 CHEM 1110 CHEM 1211 CHEM 1212 CSCI 1100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2000 DRAM 2120 ECOL 1000 ECOL 3500 ECON 2100 ECON 2105 ECON 2106 ECON 2200 ECON 4000 ECON 4030 ECON 4040 ENTO 2010 EHSC 3060 ESPY 2020 FARN 1100 FDNS 2000 FDNS 2100 FDNS 3000 FDNS 4050 FDST 2010 FINA 3000 FINA 4000 GENE 3000 GENE 3200 NOTES FOR FINALS AVAILABLE NOW! downtown for students. “The students are adult citizens of the community,” Jackson said. “Of course we want them to be safe, but I don’t think the University could provide an alternate service.” The University had a nighttime bus system in the past, but it was unsuc cessful. 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He said students should call police if they have been wronged, even if they were partaking in illegal activi ties themselves. Some of the University’s peer institutions have implemented alternate nighttime transportation. The University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of South Carolina have nightly bus services from downtown to off-campus locations funded by student trans portation fees. Williamson said the University provides an escort van service to take students to and from cam pus locations and Greek houses. “We did not make that service go downtown because the students who really need safe transporta tion needed it more when they are with the mission of the University than at establishments for hospi tality reasons,” he said. l' J ■_* , J ■ a . 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