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August 30, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 6 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
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Gubernatorial race
Third-party candidate wants in on debates By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com Jonathan Narcisse wants in on the gubernatorial debates with Gov. Chet Culver and former Gov. Terry Branstad. Narcisse announced Friday he’s started a
drive, “Iowans For A Fair Debate,� with an online petition to include the third-party candidate for governor in the debates this fall. Narcisse is a former Polk County Democratic Party Chair, Des Moines School Board member and owns multiple Iowa me-
dia outlets. He originally launched a campaign to challenge incumbent Culver for the Democratic nomination, but switched to running independently on the “Iowa Party� ticket. His campaign said debate organizers have not explained why
Narcisse is not currently included in the three scheduled debates to take place on Sept. 14, Oct. 7 and Oct. 21. “How can the sponsoring media, having reported on Jonathan in well over 400 media reports this past decade, ignore his can-
didacy when it comes to the debates?� said Fran Koontz, chairman of Narcisse For Iowa. Walter Reed, former head of the Waterloo Human Rights Commission, heads Iowans For A
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Residents asked to be weary of merchants By Sarah.Haas iowastatedaily.com
Cortez Sexton, left, Steven Schulteis and Jonathan Sanford play Dungeons and Dragons on Saturday. The gaming section of Mayhem was open for 24 hours Saturday through Sunday for game playing. Photo: Kait McKinney/Iowa State Daily
A full day of Mayhem By John.Lonsdale iowastatedaily.com
The ninth hour was quickly approaching. The slumber party for gamers was underway and no one was going to sleep. Instead of talking about boys and listening to Ke$ha songs under the sheets, it was “Yu-Gi-Oh!� and ... Ke$ha songs seeping out of speakers in the corner of the bluewalled room. With no air conditioning, passers-by on Lincoln Way could feel the heat radiating off of Mayhem’s glass door while the 24-hour gaming session took place inside. White tables were set up all around and post-
ers beguiled all who entered with their charm and splendor. Apart from the chatter of those playing the different games, voices could be heard in animatedtones of elďŹ sh and other altogether odd sounds that blended in with the shuffling of cards or role-playing and lingo of everyone gathered in the space. “Hi, Mom,â€? said a boy with a handful of playing cards of some sort spilling out of his backpack and hands while leaving the room into the phone. “I had to buy them to ďŹ nish my collection. It was only $60, and plus, I still have $4 left.â€? Coming up on 20 years of business, Mayhem Comics and Games on Lincoln Way in Ames has
hosted the 24-hour gaming session for a little more than 15 years, said Rob Josephson, co-owner and manager of the store. Sitting at the front of the store, adjacent to the game room where the session is taking place, Josephson says hello to the customers and what seem to be Mayhem family by now. “Your mom just called,â€? he said to one younger man. “She wants you to call her back.â€? With the beginning of a new school year, Josephson ďŹ nds the 24-hour session provides an opportunity for new ISU students to meet each other and get an introduction to the comic book
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Ames police are encouraging Ames residents to be weary of doorto-door salespersons who have not registered with the city. Under an ordinance, all door-todoor salespersons are required to register with the City Clerk’s office in order to legally sell goods. Residents and local businesses are exempt. “It helps protect the citizens so that they aren’t being taken by some y-by-night outďŹ t that is selling magazines,â€? said Ames Police Cmdr. Mike Brennan. “At least it’s a way to check identiďŹ cation on people and do a bit of background on them.â€? Police arrested ďŹ ve transient merchants last week. They failed to register with the city and obtain a peddler’s permit. “Make sure if you have somebody selling something door-to-door, ask to see their city of Ames peddler’s permit,â€? Brennan said. The majority of peddlers sell magazine subscriptions, although Brennan said there have been a variety of products sold including meat. The sellers are typically young adults who have been bused in by a company. There are several ways Ames residents can protect themselves.. Brennan said people should never buy a product from a pushy salesperson whether or not he or she has a peddler’s permit. Residents should not pay for a product before it is delivered in order to ensure satisfaction with the product. In addition, he said not to provide personal information. If you’re uneasy about a solicitor, Brennan said to call the police. “Some of them are legitimate, but there are some that aren’t,â€? he said. The charge of transient merchant without a license is a simple misdemeanor.
Ames landmark
Bridge destruction upsets local residents By Taysha.Murtaugh iowastatedaily.com The painted wooden ties of Dinkey Bridge lay in a colorful heap at the end of North Riverside Drive. Looming 40 feet over Squaw Creek, the 206-footlong skeleton of steel beams behind the pile gave the impression of a bird stripped of its feathers. The removal of these boards, covered in designs and poetry by local artists, was the ďŹ rst step excavating contractor Mike Howard took in the destruction of the bridge, which began at noon on Friday. “What’s your story?â€? read one board. Smoky swirls of paint spread across several of the ties, and an 18-
line poem covered one side of a beam. Howard had been hired by Union PaciďŹ c Railroad, owner of Dinkey Bridge, to tear it down. He was instructed to haul all the pieces to a landďŹ ll, but instead had been saving some of them. “There are some that are too good to throw away,â€? Howard said. “The time and the brain power that went into them.â€? Members of the Historical Society, as well as Nitin Gadia, an Ames resident who actively petitioned to save the bridge, attended the demolition to see what artwork they could salvage for a future museum exhibit. “We want to save 10 of the ties so that kids can experience walking
across it,� said Dennis Wendell, curator of the Ames Historical Society museum. “We think the bridge is historic because of its function,� said Alan Spohnheimer, also of the Ames Historical Society, “but in past years it’s become popular with some of the high school and college kids who like to hang out and express their artwork.� Dinkey Bridge originally served as a railroad track connecting Iowa State to downtown Ames. It was nicknamed “Dinkey� after the public trolley line that ran across it and around campus.
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Both sides of the Dinkey Bridge were blocked off Friday. Students frequented the path before it was slated for destruction earlier this year. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily
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