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Cabs unconcerned by streetcar STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat

Despite the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar’s proposed route through areas with a thriving nightlife, the new form of transportation isn’t a concern for taxicab company owners who are willing to stay out much later. Shellie Ginn, streetcar project manager, said that although there were initial talks of having the streetcar run until 2 a.m., project leaders later decided that was most likely not going to happen due to operation costs and safety purposes. The city’s department of transportation has a bid out for a management services group who will help decide how late the streetcar will run. “Right now, just based on what we’re hearing, I don’t think that we are running to bar time,” Ginn said. “They are talking about running probably until about 1 in the morning.”

A lot of business for taxicabs comes from the Fourth Avenue and downtown nightlife. Doormen at bars and nightclubs often have to call taxicabs for people too drunk to drive. Adam Carvell, a doorman at The Buffet Bar and Crock Pot, said he calls taxicabs for his customers about eight to 10 times a day, mostly between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. This doesn’t include the taxicabs he waves down during peak hours on weekends. “The majority of people we send home in cabs are responsible middle-aged people who realize that they went out with the intention of taking a cab,” Carvell said. “If someone is severely intoxicated, a cab is the best choice.” Nancy Jeannie Langan, owner of Jeannie’s Van and Taxi Cab Service, doesn’t think her business will be affected

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WITH THE SUN LINK Tucson Modern Streetcar operational in the next year, taxicab drivers say they aren’t worried about the competition because they’re more willing to stay out later.

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The intersection of Speedway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue sees its second collision in two days.

College of law in search of new dean BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat

A national search will soon be underway to find a new dean for the James E. Rogers College of Law. Dean Lawrence Ponoroff recently announced his resignation from the position after three years. Ponoroff, also a law instructor, cited personal reasons behind his resignation, but explained that he still plans to continue teaching in the college. Ponoroff talked about various issues he has faced over the past few years, including significant budget cuts, a decline in applications and the retirement of several longtime faculty members. “It’s been a challenging time, but one takes these jobs because of the challenges,” Ponoroff said. “I feel like we’ve navigated some pretty choppy waters with reasonable success.”

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EMERGENCY RESPONDERS clear the scene of a multiple-car collision at Speedway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. The wreck temporarily closed one lane of traffic, for the second time in two days. The first accident this week was on Monday, when a driver rear-ended the car in front of her. Five cars were involved in Monday’s accident.

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STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY president Greg Collins has been searching for a faculty adviser for the club since last semester.

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Groups prioritize recycling at games

Despite struggles to find an adviser to support Students for Concealed Carry, club organizer Greg Collins, has not yet given up in pursuing club recognition by ASUA. The club has been trying to find an adviser since last spring in order to gain recognition from the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. In the past three weeks, more than 700 emails were sent to faculty and staff, requesting an adviser. Although he has missed the deadline for club recognition for the fall semester, Collins, a senior studying public management and policy, said he plans to continue emailing faculty and staff. Several people have replied that they are not interested in supporting the club nor do they agree with the issue. While some have shown interest in the club’s message, they refused to become advisers for fear of losing their job by supporting an issue that most of the majority does not support, Collins added. “The goal is to allow people to understand, educate and

DAVID WEISSMAN Arizona Daily Wildcat

With tons of recyclable materials being used at each home sports game, a collaboration between several UA departments aims to make sure the waste goes in the right bins. As recently as two years ago, there were no recycling bins at any athletic stadium, according to Natalie Lucas, the executive director of Students for Sustainability and a senior studying environmental science and philosophy, politics, economics and

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law. Last year, the Arizona Model United Nations, with funding from the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, carried out recycling efforts in the football stadium together with Students for Sustainability. This year, two more tiers were added to recycling efforts at home football games. Now, in addition to recycling in the stadium itself, Students for Sustainability has added students at the gates to collect recyclable materials from people entering the stadium, as well as adding recycling in the tailgating area — an initiative

It’s sad that he is resigning as dean but we are happy that even with his resignation he’s going to be staying on as a teacher and a faculty member at least for the foreseeable future.

— Josh Miller, President, UA Student Bar Association

Andrew Comrie, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, will meet with law faculty on Monday in order to discuss the future of the college and the next steps. An interim dean will be appointed while the search is conducted. A search committee will be appointed in the coming weeks, which will represent faculty, students and relevant community members, Comrie said. The committee will work toward shaping the job advertisement and the search. “What you have to do is go and find the very best people, and that’s not just sticking an ad on the web,” Comrie said. “This is a challenge in any leadership job, to really find

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that hasn’t been implemented before at the UA, Lucas said. According to Chris Kopach, the assistant vice president of Facilities Management, one of their key efforts this year was “green tailgating.” The program at the UA has been modeled after similar programs at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Both Kopach and Lucas said that the eventual goal of the program is to add or increase recycling at every

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