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Friday, October 15, aoio | The Red a Black 2A Candidates meet voters with pre-game tailgates By KATHRYN INGALL Thi Red & Black For anyone who thinks Saturday in Athens is just about the game on the field, you’re missing out. The real competition this fall is at the voting booth. Each gameday, the pros pect of 90,000 voters gath ered in the same place is an opportunity too good to resist for many politicians. In Oeorgia this November, a U.S. senator, all 13 U.S. congressmen from Georgia, the governor and many other state-wide positions will be decided. Candidates trying to convince voters reach out through stickers, conversa tions, handshakes and even the occasional flyover mes sage. “I’m here to meet people and answer their questions. I’m supposed to be listen ing, not talking,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson. Republicans Isakson and governor-hopeful Nathan Deal attended a Republican tailgate at the Wray-Nicholson alumni house last Saturday. The CRIME NOTEBOOK Rape reported in Cre swell Hall A woman was raped in Creswell Hall Wednesday at about 2.30 a.m., according to a University Police report. The University Health Center reported the rape to University Police after the woman came to the Health Center for assistance. The woman told personnel she knew her attacker and did not want law enforcement involved, according to the report. Wednesday’s incident is the 17th reported rape in Athens-Clarke County since June. It is also the second recent rape reported first to the University Health Center. On Oct. 4, a female student reported to the Health Center that she was raped in Mell Hall. University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said ail University officials, includ- . ing University health offi cials, are required to report crimes committed against students. Student arrested after driving without headlights A University student was arrested and charged with underage possession after police observed him driving without headlights Thursday, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report. Officers stopped Terry Dewayne Williams, 20, for driving without headlights. touts Bcfore Swmc* ■YSrmuwtPAsm umwctminTyjtoMOTYnil ii i w Viss!twH m UO*K WAS \ 0h... 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Political tailgates are opportunities for politi cians to meet their sup porters and hear from their constituents. “Jobs and the economy is by far the No. 1 issue on people’s minds —and obviously for young people on a college campus who want to have jobs when they graduate,” Deal said. Democratic candidates also see tailgating as a powerful campaign oppor tunity. On Saturday, the Young Democrats plan to hold a tailgate on Myers Quad. "The most important thing as a political organi zation is you can't not do it,” said Alex Foster, presi dent of the Young ON THE WEB Police Document While handing officers his identification, officers noticed a second license in Williams’ wallet. Williams pretended to not see the second license when asked for it, according to the report. When asked why he had the second ID, Williams told officers he was holding it for the owner. 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"But it is a lot of fun and you can get together with other people who are interested in poli tics.” Foster said campaigning on gameday isn’t overly competitive, but “when you see a Republican handing out stickers, your first FAKE: Police use compliance checks in bars ► From Page 1A early 20s the green light. “There’s a lot of that going on around since a lot of doormen and bouncers are pretty connected folks,” he said. "I tried to keep it to a minimum with my staff since that can get you in a lot of trouble.” Trouble, indeed. After the shots are gone and the spins subside, it's not only the not-quite-of-age crowd feeling the pain. The doormen can be in for a sobering reality of their own —one that can lead to fines, community service and loss of a job. To combat underage drinking, the Athens-Clarke County Police perform alcohol compliance checks where an underage person attempts to enter a bar and purchase an alcoholic drink with a valid license that states they are under 21. “[lf] they went in and purchased alcohol, it is the responsibility of the doorman because he allowed them into the establishment,” said Sgt. Laura Lusk, adding that if the loca tion does not have a doorman, the responsibility falls on the bartender. Lusk said punishment for fur nishing alcohol to people under 21 varies, and the verdict often depends on the judge. “I’ve seen some fines higher than others, some people receive com munity service, some not receive it,” she said. “That all depends on the judge with what the fine will be.” Lusk said there are approxi mately 303 establishments in Athens-Clarke County holding alco hol licenses. Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009, police held 236 com pliance checks, 28 of which resulted in alcohol being furnished to the undercover operative. "Our goal is to see them twice a year, but at least once,” she said. Lusk said the police presence during last year's 236 checks of the 53 Fortune teller's deck of cards 54 Piano piece 55 Hair bonnets 56 Simple float 57 Ms. Fitzgerald 59 Beige shade 60 Snatch 62 Oversize 31 Rex or Donna 32 Largest city in Norway 33 Underground part of a plant 34 Janitor 35 Church table 37 Make over 40 Make joyous 1 44 Correct text 46 Cautiously 48 One-celled organism 50 Make into law 52 Jeweled crown NEWS instinct is to hand out stickers right next to them.” There is a strategy behind campaigning on a gameday, said John Wallace, who was handing out stickers for attorney general candidate Sam Olens on Saturday. approximately 300 total establish ments in the county have likely resulted in fewer alcohol-related incidents. Last year, nearly 90 per cent of alcohol compliance checks resulted in establishments’ accu rately checking identification. “If we heard there’d be under cover cops going around, we’d text each other and say. ‘Hey, there’s cops going around, make sure to check those things thoroughly,'" Allred said, adding the text warn ings would light up doormen's cell phones a couple times monthly. “When the thing about the No. 1 party school came out, the cops definitely stepped it up. *fhere were a lot more arrest they were crack ing down a lot harder.” But according to Gregg Raduka. director of prevention/intervention with the Georgia Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative, the measures only save lives. “There’s a lot of violations of the underage drinking laws that hap pen via retailers,” Raduka said, adding police checks can help. He said if retailers are more aware of the liability of serving underage drinkers, they'll be less likely to turn a blind eye to selling them alcohol. And this need for awareness has recently increased. “Especially since the University of Georgia was rated the No. 1 party school by the Princeton Review, my sense is that the com munity is going to get more cau tious,” he said. “The University, I would assume, would be more cau tious about stepping up measures they would like to see taken to make access tougher.” But according to Annie DeCelles, a senior from Alpharetta, gaining access into bars as a freshman was as easy as shooting fish in a keg. “We used to pass back like four times in a row at Barcode and they [CORN MAZE) www.WashingtonFarms.net ■ 706.769.0627 Free hayrides, vortex tunnel, jumping pillow, and campfires with purchase of admission. Group Nights: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat raearas&o NOW OPEN! WEST BROAD STREET LOCATION 2139 W. Broad Street • 706.546.9200 199 Stone Mill Run i Athens. GA >*os BjLjfJ I www.RiverMillAthens.com He hands out stickers at the tailgate for voters already likely to vote Republican, but switches to push cards or infor mation brochures at the gates of the stadium for those who may not be familiar with the candi date. Either way, the goal is to engage voters. “We’re trying to get peo ple to stay in there and go all the way down the ticket and not be aware of the line behind them," Wallace said, speaking of the ten dency of some voters to only vote on high-profile races. For campaigners trying to spread the word about lesser-known candidates, name recognition is the biggest battle. Justice David Nahmias, a candidate for the state Supreme Court, was at the tailgate. He has attended political events across the state both Republican and Democratic —and says running a nonpartisan race can have its challeng es. “People who come to this know a lot of people, and the hardest thing is to get the word out,” he said. “If they come to something like this, they’re probably interested in politics.” Matt Wilson, running against Nahmias for the Supreme Court seat, also had his supporters working hard on Saturday. His daughter Elizabeth Wilson, a Junior magazines major, was passing out handouts and stickers to people on their way to the game. She and Claire Miller, an alumna and family friend, said their strategy was to make a personal connec tion with people. “It’s out of my comfort zone, but it’s been really fun,” Wilson said. The combination of poli tics and football is not new. Isakson remembers going to his first political tailgate in 1964 for Barry Goldwater, who was running for presi dent against Lyndon B. Johnson. “Anytime a lot of people are together, it’s a good time to shake hands,” Isakson said. “Plus I'm a Dawg myself." wouldn’t even do anything," she said, noting that the scheme worked almost every time. “Literally, my friend Kristin, who’s black, would get in with white girls’ IDs.” However, with Lusk and other law enforcement officials on what some believe to be heightened patrol in the wake of the No. 1 party school title, not every establishment seems quite so lenient. Corey Ripley is the general man ager of The Loft and Pauley’s two establishments downtown that serve alcohol. He said doormen undergo training and supervision before they can watch the front. “We’ll have training shifts for two to three weeks at the door before they’re down there by themselves,” he said, adding the employees are taught to check for dress code, excessive drunkenness —and fake IDs. “We make sure to train them to the best of our ability. Obviously at nighttime, it can get really hectic and it can get you down sometimes when you’re at the door, doing the best you can, just trying to make a dollar and follow the law.” Amanda Williams, a University senior, said though she is of age and a regular patron of Pauley’s, she still gets asked for her ID. “I don’t mind,” said the Columbus native. “They can get in trouble if they’re not asking for IDs. It’s defi nitely still worth coming here.” When it comes down to drinking before age 21, the ultimate decision may not lie with doormen, bar man agers or the police —but with the underage drinkers themselves. “If people have a way to think they're gonna be deviant and think they can get away with it, they’re gonna try it,” Allred said. “More than likely, you can do it and no one will find out. It just comes down to personal morals either you'll do the right thing or you won't.” Ask about our specials Call Now' 706-353-1111 Fla mtreeApartments • •SotTlC!\.SlVldti V ' . . ... 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