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And the first week of school during orientation is the worst time. with students letting loose before classes start. The damage they cause is just "stupid". said Ball. And he's tired of cleaning up after them. Ball said he's noticed more police foot patrols through the uptown until the midnight hour, but there's less of a presence when the clubs and bars that dot King Street let out after 2 am. last call. Ball said once upon a time late- night carousing would only happen one night a week. But now, with stu- dents staying in the city all year round. even the summer months don't give residents a break. He said he won't even bother to call the police this year because they're tired of hearing from him, and he's tired of complaining. "I've just got to give it a rest." he said, "For now I'm just trying to get my sanity back," said Ball, who has seen it all and has the souvenirs from these drunken sprees to prove it. "I'm going to move my bedroom downstairs to the hack of the house where it's dou- ble insulated and put my ear plugs in and just become a hermit. "Sleeping with a window open is note reality/n this neighbourhood." People like Gord Ball. a retired postal carrier who has tried to make a difference in his uptown neighbour- hand for 20 years. said he's decided to give up the fight. Instead of trying to keep people from vandalizing and demolishing everything from street signs to bench- es in his usually quiet neighbourhood near MacGregor senior public school, he's decided to buy some ear plugs and try to ignore the nocturnal hoot- ing and hollering. They hear no evil. see no evil and do nothing to try to stem the tide of public drunkenness and vandalism that sweeps through their neighbour- hood ith' the revelers make their way home to their student lodging houses and residences for the night. ired of dealing with all the late I night rowdies when bars spill their patrons into the streets after the taps are turned off. uptown residents are starting to develop a bunker mentality. Resident ends E fight against l students' noise and rowdiness i WATERLOO CHRONICLE BY BOB VRBANM' t Harmude 'Staff ci2l!,',',ivi'M; A4 ct? M/ti silvtv//o- the all-new Continued on page 7 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 I WATERLOO, ONTARIO “I spoke to G on Sunday (Aug. 28l, and he said that they hadn't left. They'd been moved to the Giasone (G) and Marcy Ital- iano, both in their early 30s, stopped in New Orleans Aug. 27 before they were to set sail on a Mexican cruise to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. said family friend Steven Wedel of Oklahoma. who contacted the Chronicle last Thursday But before the Itaiidnos could leave. the hurricane hit and they were stranded at their hotel. Waterloo couple, who were Agapped in the midst of urricane Katrina in New Orleans. La. last week. are safe and making their way home. Marcyand Giosone ttalian'o of Waterloo were in New Orleans. La. when Hurricane Katrina hit last week They safely made it to a relatives home in Houston. Tex. Waterloo couple 8863988 Hurricane Katrina's clutches By ANDREA BAILEY Chronicle Staff - Servipg your community since 1856 Wedel even contacted Cana- da's Department of Foreign Affairs' Emergency Operations Centre in Ottawa, hoping some- "When I heard about all the looting and rioting that's going on, I became almost obsessed with trying to find out what hap- pened to them." Wedel said. second floor. and they were going to ride it out." said Wedel. who met the ltalianos four years ago at a horror writers conven- tion - a passion Wedel and Marcy share, while G teaches computer courses at a local vocational school and enjoys playing music. That was the last time Wedel or anyone else in their circle of author friends, who are spread all over the continent. had heard from the couple. That's when other friends of the missing couple decided to call every Friscolanti in the Hamilton Phonebook in hopes of finding someone who knew something about G and Marcy. "l was told that Marcy's mom had already contacted them; but then he (government employee) suggested I call Mrs. Italiano myself, which would make me think it was G's mother who called," Wedel said. "1 wasn't able to get that clarified. Marcy's maiden name is Friscolanti. She grew up in Hamilton. I don't know the names or phone num- bers of any parents." one could give him more infor- mation. "tour friends) Erik Aken, SI INCLUDING GST " Continued on page s Crosby Audi 1175 Weber St. E., Kit. SUBMIT! ED PHD") l n v,loviuidi- 894-9300 Arts Calendar 13 Viewpoint Business On a MVroorsttt mm Innlur' whi- qua-mun Im Waterloo Siskins open season this Friday. Freeo MP3 player with new activatlon on selected Bell services WHAT'S INSIDE SPORTS Wanda. Idler k Plum u unappon ltd I (5") 115-157“ Ell] Vino": St N fat Dante) (SI !) $111151 Ask tor details Page 39 31 10