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2 Wednesday, November 3, aoxo j The Red a Black Changes coming for cat shelter By KATHRYN INGALL The Red & Black Athens residents will soon have a place to bring unwanted and stray cats. Anew shelter renova tion on Beaverdam Road should be finished by the middle of November, said Patrick Rives, the animal control superintendent. In July, the Athens Area Humane Society decided not to renew its contract with the city to provide a cat shelter. The Athens-Clarke Commission voted in September to spend $150,000 to renovate the facility that will contain 28 cages as well as hire three fUll-time staff members. “We needed a way to take in and shelter cats,” mayor Heidi Davison said. “Sometimes good people move and they need a place to surrender their ani mals.” Three of the 10 commis sioners voted against the measure. Commissioner Doug Lowry said the money for the project should have come from the regular bud get instead of the contin gency fund. “The cat shelter is not an emergency. The contin gency fund is for emergen cies or maybe not emer gencies, but unforeseen issues,” Lowry said. Clarke County residents may bring cats they can no longer care for or strays to the shelter. The Athens Area Humane Society was receiving about 1,000 cats a year, Rives said. Suspected feral cats will be held overnight for obser vation. Since there is no clear test, the animal con trol staff will observe the behavior of the cat. Feral cats found to be part of a registered colony will be returned to the caretaker, Reeve said. Caretakers are responsible for the sterilization and vaccination of cats tagged in their colony. Feral cats found not to be part of a registered colo ny are euthanized. Reeve said. “The fact that UQA is here means there are a lot of new people coming into Athens every year,” Rives said. “That’s one of the things we caution students about when a student comes to adopt a dog. ‘Do you know where you’ll be living in one, two, three years?’” ' IV STffNMI PASTIS wxjiaw wmv \ wwrwwMAr hi mgvdiim 2,2010. 2--u p.h |;[ Ifevie ] ummmm. 3 notAMflUMi*?! m.mKMmMHTTQOQ !• itnouwtvou 'mHtHkvsm- ronmounm. piita? j / ■ SMomuMTto umimml hsita cua pawssc. / ACROSS 1 Lemon meringue 4 Clear the slate 9 Snake s greeting 13 even keel 15 Persons, places & things 16 Doing noth ing 17 Beige shade 18 Gem mea sure 19 Drop of (oy or sorrow 20 Alaska sea port 22 Partner 23 Boys 24 Greek letter 26 Plot 29 Cool (kink 34 Zones 35 Thou shaft not thy neigh bor's...’ 36 Edge 37 Letter open er 38 in; pay ing attention! 39 Oecar- Previous puzzle’s solution l_ T T * ■ ~ o ci s T^VT 1 A 2 OMO i. £ oil ok N ? E. EaZijEolmJe an ? winning film i for Leslie i Caron 40 Dirt bike or i quad, for short i 41 Rouse i 42 Place to sit i 43 Adolescent 45 Sunday din ner entrees, maybe 46 Old-age acct. 47 Traffic tie ups 48 "No way. P 51 Caused a i*o9*<l wound 56 Heroic story 57 Egg-shaped 1 58 Ancient harp f / MILLER HIGHUFE TALLBOYS $2 ALWAYS! POWER HOUR SPECIALS* EVERYDAY TIL 11 PM LIVF f\VF $1 NATURAL LIGHT DRAFT* $2 WELLS* $2 TALLBOYS Ml/Cir T WEDNESDAY $4 JAMESON • ALL NIGHT LONG! n /Gm ;' C y MON-SAT 9 PM-2 AM * 140 E. CLAYTON STREET vnr LY!j Elections Tuesday was midterm Election Day, and voters lined up in Athens on a cloudy day to have their voices heard. Athens citizens were able to cast their votes for governor, mayor and other officials, exercising one of the most important American freedoms. Two years ago, we elected our nation’s president, but today’s vote is just as impor tant. The Red & Black asked some voters fresh out of the booth why they came out to vote during the midterms. —Compiled by Katie Weise -** L L Siffiwl m. Ww? * 1 Faculty goes green with carpools By TIFFANY STEVENS The Red & Buck University faculty who take steps to reduce their carbon footprints may expand their wallets in the pro cess, officials say. The University is in the process of offering two new programs that will give offices and staff incentives to improve sustainability on cam pus. Rewards include cash prizes and hinds allowing offices to replace equipment. Don Walter, director of Parking Services, said the University is con sidering a partnership with the Clean Air Campaign. If the partnership is finalized, participants would be matched with others looking to- carpool through a program called Rideshare “It's part of our alternative trans portation program. We already give out free parking passes to people who want to clean-commute,” he said. “We already have a pretty robust transportation program, so this would just be the icing on the cake.” University staff participating in Rideshare would receive S3 per day for up to SIOO. Walter said the Clean Air Campaign would provide funds. “[The prizes are] only for employ ees. It’s not for students,” he said. “And the funds are only an incentive to get started carpooling.” Carpooling will not be the only way staff can earn prizes. The Office of Sustainability is finalizing the details of another pro gram. Offices that participate in the program may receive the ability to advertise themselves as a green friendly office. 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CLAIRE BUSH preschool teacher from Athens "You can mate a difference m your neighborhood and state.’ 32 Finger or toe 33 Kuwaiti leaders 35 Cucumber, for short 38 Pesky fol lower 39 Horrific 41 Card game 42 Uncon scious state 44 Daughters of one's sis ionists 25 Little child 26 Late Egyptian President 27 Largest Greek island 28 Lift with effort 29 Recluse 30 Balanced; fair 31 Opera solos NEWS HI .‘fc, mP : Mg. -.Jp am “It’s a voluntary certification pro gram," said TVra Byers, sustainabili ty coordinator at the Office of Sustainability. “What we’ve included is a toolkit that offices can use to reduce their energy impact. They can choose items under each of those categories that they can implement. And if they agree to do a certain number out of the available categories they would be a certified UOA sustainable office. So they would get a plaque on their wall, they would get to display the logo, and they would get additional resources." Participants may also receive funds that allow them to replace outdated equipment with green friendly technology. Byers said. “But we’re still working through the details of that," she said. One method offices could use would be to acquire a small attach able trash can called a “side saddle” trash can. The side saddle would work by acting as the main trash can, turning the larger, original trash can into the recycling bin. “Hopefully people will take more responsibility for their trash and produce less waste,” Byers said. Both Walter and Byers said many staff members and offices have expressed interest. However, many University employees were already participating in environmentally friendly practices, they said. “There’s a lot of office managers and people at UQA who are imple menting sustainable practices already,” Byers said. “We just want to provide them with more support and allow them to connect with other offices that are doing the same.” CRIME NOTEBOOK Student reports harassing phone calls A student at Oglethorpe House dorm reported receiving multiple unwant ed texts and calls from a person known to the stu dent Monday, according to University Police reports. The student said the individual was sending rude texts and leaving unwanted voice mail mes sages, according to the report. Vehicles entered in Hull Street Parking Deck Two vehicles parked in the Hull Street Parking Deck were unlawfully entered Monday, according "It's been proven>tliroglpMtp?y, ijjiat woHieii's a mystery. ” - PSpeye lIiMHHSK' it' Athens'coolest, best-made, and largest boot selection. SZZ. |LeatherSiOutdoor I. I *—■—■ I ■—■■■* 1 ■ ..11l mi <■— w i ter 45 Most infre quent 47 Volkswagen model 48 Fast planes 49 Mayberry kid 50 Father 52 Declare 53 In _; lest 54 Observed 55 Strong cart 59 Before MARTIN KAGEL I’m ft nil A At, nnM professor from Athens "I'm voting tor the first time because I just became a citizen. I'm going to take part in the political process." JOSEPH ' LARISCY lawyer from Athens “It’s critical tor people to vote. We have too much complacency and no one votes. It’s one of our rights we shouldn't give up. By not voting you are not getting your say." ~— uiimm *i ' r ‘is £ 1 ? "i" f L ... y°T!NG INSTRUCT* £ T 71 "H mm l MEGHAN PITTMAN TANARUS Rid * Blaci ▲ The last voters cast their ballots at the Memorial Parte Voting Precinct Tuesday. In addition to the state wide elections, such as the governor’s race, Athens residents could also vote for several amendments and referendums, the mayor and county commissioners. ONLINE Police Documents to University Police reports. The owner of a silver Honda Civic reported the car was entered by way of an unsecured trunk lid between noon and 3 p.m. A portable Toshiba DVD player was reported miss ing. A black purse and a white iPod adapter were reported stolen from a green Oldsmobile at about 9 p.m., according to the reports. Compiled by Tiffany Stevens Mtjsf ' *- CK v ELECTION DAY 2010 LAURA FEDER student front North Carolina ‘lt is important because it’s one of the only ways you can have your voice be heard and it’s an obligation to your country and citizenship.' LAURA KAGEL *. Clemton University lecturer from Athens "I care about the outcome. It makes a difference to me who wins, so I’d do my part." CORRECTIONS The Red & Black is committed to journalistic excel lence and providing the most accurate news possible. Contact us if you see an error, and we will do our best to correct it. 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