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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 SPORTS No Go Bejeweled no more Zone Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz reveals that sophomore run- ning back Jewel Hampton is Some food vendors out for the season with a leg injury. 12 are cautious Iron ridge about delivering The Iowa men’s golf team takes to the city’s second at the Golfweek Conference Challenge on Tuesday. 12 Southeast Side. By DANNY VALENTINE NEWS [email protected] Rushin’ to take One local business will no Russian longer deliver pizzas to the city’s Southeast Side after An increasing number of UI JOE SCOTT/THE DAILY IOWAN two of its employees were students are opting to take Yellow Cab driver Roman Schoenberger heads up Burlington Street on Tuesday on his way to a fare. Yellow Cab is the only company in recently robbed at gunpoint. classes in Russian. 2 town that accepts Cab Cash, a debit-style card that people can use for rides home. The decision came after a Meet the third armed robbery on Monday night, which even- candidates tually resulted in the arrest Read what the six Iowa City of three men who are School Board candidates have Iowa City hails cab card allegedly connected to the to say about district issues. 2 two pizza-delivery incidents University Cab Cash and one other case. ARTS & CULTURE The days of students standing on the curb, Reginald Payne, 20, The program cites drunk driving as an Laron James, 19, both of More typical ethnic wishing for money for a cab, are over. incentive for using its service. Iowa City, and Elander Sim- stereotypes By NICOLE LUMBRERAS two week ago to make the UI the • 13,470 people died because of driving mons, 20, address unknown, [email protected] under the influence in 2006. Fox takes a spin off “Family first school in the Big Ten to partici- face several charges after • 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2007 Guy” with its upcoming ani- pate in the program. the late-evening incident. It works like a debit card. Your par- for driving under the influence. mated sitcom “The Cleveland UI students may use the wallet- Pizza Pit, 214 E. Market St., ents may foot the bill. And it can get • 19 percent of drivers between the ages of Show,” featuring the Brown sized card only with Yellow Cab, the will no longer deliver to an you home on a tipsy Saturday night. 16 and 20 died in 2006 because they were family. 5 company University Cab Cash area south of Highway 6 University Cab Cash, an online chose to work with. drinking alcohol. between Gilbert Street and OPINIONS business based in Florida, is Yellow Cab was chosen based on • In 2006, alcohol-related crashes were Scott Boulevard, said owner designed to help students pay for how many cabs it has, its relation- one-third of the traffic-related deaths in Tim Kelly. Driving impaired their cab rides by using a pre- ship to the university, and its serv- the United States The ban will stick until State lawmakers should ban loaded “cab” card. ice, said Jason Willoughby, the com- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention his employees feel safe the use of cell phones while “It’s a new way to pay and we pany’ president. again, he said. driving. 4 think that not only will students “It’s better because you are using “Both employees were enjoy having [the cards], but it will shaken,” Kelly said. a single cab company that knows three years ago. The card, which WEB BONUS give peace of minds to parents how to provide a better service,” he In both robberies involv- whose students are going off to said, noting the simplicity in pay- works like a debit system and ing Pizza Pit drivers, Photo school,” said Roger Bradley, who ing for the ride with a card. expires after four years, can be pur- employees immediately • A slide show of the day’s works with Yellow Cab of Iowa City. Working with one cab company chased online; the card comes in gave over the money, ran Spotlight Iowa City focus Eric The Florida company partnered ensures drivers understand the the mail. away and called in the sus- Nelson with Yellow Cab of Iowa City, one of system, he said. pect description to police — Video the largest cab operators in Iowa, University Cab Cash was created SEE CAB, 3 exactly what they were sup- • Daily Iowan TV features on posed to do, Kelly said. the liquor-license series, foot- ball, and men’s golf SEE ROBBERY, 3 • Footage of author Ben Nugent and the “Dine on a Dime” feature • The day’s Football Forum LICENSE TO SERVE with discussion on Jewel Hampton’s injury UI adopts new MP3s • Capgun Coup: “My Tears Cure Cancer” and “Social Security Sending a message Number” trash system CORRECTIONS Officials: In the Sept. 1 article, “Int’l grad- Faculty will have to change their PAULA-per- student numbers fall in U.S.,” The Daily Iowan incorrectly ref- disposal habits, but the new system visit ratio is a erenced a report by the Council will promote more sustainability. clear, measurable of Graduate Schools. The report noted a 3 percent decrease in By MARLEEN LINARES UI waste adds up statistic. admissions offers to interna- [email protected] tional graduate students at The new trash-management By CHRIS CLARK public institutions. The UI will soon have a program aims to reduce [email protected] new trash- amount of waste and increase In the Sept. 1 article, “State Hoping to enforce may back city in license management recycling: system in its • Waste (general trash): 4,500 underage drinking laws, denials,” the DI incorrectly Iowa City City Coun- reported that Jim Clayton owns academic tons per year cilors sought a clear way the Soap Opera, 119 E. College buildings: • Recycled waste: 2,000 tons per JOE SCOTT/THE DAILY IOWAN to hold bars accountable. St. Clayton’s son owns the busi- Faculty year Two women walk by 3rd Base on Tuesday. Et Cetera and 3rd Base had That’s why they ness. The DI regrets the errors. members will • Confidential waste (paper with their liquor-license renewals denied by the City Council because of have to cen- student and faculty’s personal approved an ordinance that high ratios of underage-drinking tickets issued per police visit to the hinges bars’ liquor-license DAILY IOWAN TV tralize their Heater information): 413 tons per year establishments. Source: UI Facilities Management renewal on their underage To watch Daily Iowan TV, go garbage dis- posing, and director drinking ticket counts. DAILY IOWAN TV Third in a five-part online at dailyiowan.com or “We’re really trying to tune into UITV. The 15-minute custodial trash and recycling bins in For more on the liquor series get the bar owners to regu- series, watch Daily newscast is on Sunday through staff will empty central central collection bins The Daily Iowan takes a bins once a month. located in every building. late who’s drinking in their Iowan TV’s newscast at closer look at the issue of Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 bars,” said Councilor Con- dailyiowan.com. p.m., with reruns at 12:30 and The change comes in “Because trash will be liquor-license renewals in nie Champion. “[The ratio] Iowa City. 1:30 a.m. and 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. response to the promotion picked up less often, faculty are In a July 29 e-mail is something we can put Monday: Overview — A recap of the following day. of a more sustainable cam- more likely to recycle in order obtained by The Daily pus and to recent budget for their trash bins to stay our fingers on; it’s some- Iowan, Iowa City police events leading up to July’s cuts, said Dan Heater, the empty,longer,”Heater said. thing we can measure.” Chief Sam Hargadine liquor-license denial WEATHER Tuesday : Power — A look at the director of building and The custodial staff will In July, councilors used wrote to Sgt. Troy Kelsay state’s involvement and reputa- landscape services at UI begin to collect from those the new ordinance to that the councilors’ deci- tion with liquor-licenses Facilities Management. bins once per month, as deny renewing liquor sion “should send a shock 75 52 Wednesday: Motives — The Heater is in the progress opposed to current practice of licenses for Et Cetera, wave through the down- 24C 11C reasoning behind the Iowa of implementing a new 118 S. Dubuque St., and town bars.” picking it up twice per month. City City Council’s new trash-management system, Through all the compo- 3rd Base Sports Bar, 111 Under the ordinance, Mostly sunny, mostly calm, which generally aims to E. College St., based approach to curbing under- nents of the new manage- passed in February, Har- age drinking slightly warmer. reduce waste across campus ment system, custodial exclusively on the ratio of gadine is required to rec- and is expected to be com- underage drinking tick- Thursday: History — Learn positions could potentially ommend denial of liquor- about bars that have pleted by the end of this year. ets to police visits. be eliminated. However, license renewals for any previously had their liquor Faculty members will As other Iowa City bar INDEX Heater said a natural attri- bars with a ratio of more licenses denied receive a recycling bin in owners prepare to face than one PAULA per Arts 5,6 Opinions 4 tion is more likely to hap- Friday: Looking forward — Hear their offices where they can the council, city officials police visit.

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