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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 7-8-2011 July 8, 2011 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "July 8, 2011" (2011). Daily Mississippian. 374. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/374 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism and New Media, School of at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BENNETT’S BREAKDOWN: SEC WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS weather TENNIS CENTER TO 07/08/2011 p. 5 RECEIVE MAJOR 30% rain high: 91 low: 70 IMPROVEMENTS 07/09/2011 p. 8 partly cloudy high: 93 low: 73 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN F RIDAY , JULY 8, 2011 | VOL . 100, NO . 155 | THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 | THEDMONLINE . COM Security cameras to be installed on Oxford Square Board denies request to extend BY MEGHAN LITTEN tor to them,” he said. The Daily Mississippian Mike Martin, Oxford Police alcohol sales chief, believes the cameras will be In an effort to cut down on valuable. BY JACOB BATTE crime and increase safety on the “The police department will News Editor Square, 10 security cameras will beneﬁ t from the cameras by be- be installed by Aug. 15. ing able to go back and identify A motion to permanently Last Tuesday, the Board of Al- possible assaults that occur on the extend the sale of on-site re- dermen approved the purchase Square around the bars,” he said. tail alcohol to 2 a.m. Thurs- and installation of the security “In the past, we have had some days, Fridays and Saturdays cameras from the Madison-based severe assaults take place and no was denied by the Board of company ADGIX for $37,000. witnesses come forward.” Aldermen last Tuesday. Mayor George “Pat” Patterson Hunter Nicholson, a junior Currently alcohol sales go and the Oxford Police Depart- accountancy, public policy lead- until 1 a.m. on Thursdays ment have been working on the ership and Spanish triple major and Fridays and end at mid- idea of adding extra security cam- from Brandon, agrees with Pat- night on Saturdays. eras downtown since last April. terson that the cameras will be a Dee Hobbs, a business at- “In the last several years we have deterrent. torney in Oxford, brought noticed an increase in crime,” “I think that simply the knowl- forth the motion. Hobbs rep- Patterson said. edge that there are security cam- resented K & J enterprises, Patterson believes the cameras eras on the Square will prevent who own the Library Bar and have the ability to make Oxford students and citizens from acting Grill. safer. “With the university having “I think there is a deterrent fac- See SECURITY, PAGE 4 PHOTO BY PETRE THOMAS | The Daily Mississippian more on-campus restrictions in recent years, students are coming to the Square more,” Hobbs said. Hobbs pointed out that other Mississippi college Lafayette County School District asks for increase in budget towns, including Hatties- burg, Starkville and Colum- BY LEE HARRIS bus, have all extended the The Daily Mississippian deadline for alcohol sales re- cently. Citizens of Lafayette County With the bars currently may be in for an increase in closing at midnight on Sat- property taxes as the Lafay- urday, Hobbs said a later ette County School District sale time would decrease the requested a 4 percent increase amount of binge drinking in its budget for the next fiscal that goes on. year. The property tax would “Most students do not go only affect residents who live downtown until 9:30 p.m. within the school district. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday, Each year, the district esti- many bars turn their lights on mates the growth in the coun- at 11:30 p.m,” Hobbs said. ty and essentially guesses how “That causes students much it will need to increase to drink more in a shorter its budget. The district submit amount of time.” the request to the Board of Su- Hobbs said his clients be- pervisors that adjusts the coun- lieve the permanent extension ty’s property taxes to cover the of alcohol sales would benefit additional needs. According employees of downtown bars, to Lafayette County Superin- taxicab companies, late-night tendent Mike Foster, however, PHOTO BY PETRE THOMAS | The Daily Mississippian restaurants and local bands this does not always mean an by increasing sales. increase in taxes. Ideally, the school district’s they have in Lafayette County ing to have little to no assessed He suggested the increase “When we do our budget, estimate of growth should over the last few years, a tax in- value increase, we’re projecting in money for the town could it’s really just a guess at how very closely match the actual crease becomes more likely. the millage rate for the county be used toward building a much (property values) have growth in property values. Brian White, business man- to go up,” White said. “We’re parking garage in Oxford. increased,” Foster said. “We In such a case, the additional ager for the district, said the expecting a one mill to a one Hobbs said his client sug- guess and if it’s low, there will money requested by the dis- current conditions will prob- mill and a half increase.” gests that the Oxford Police not be a tax increase. If it’s a trict is covered by the increase ably warrant at least a small tax A mill is the system used to Department should have a little high, then it may be a in property values. However, increase. little tax increase.” when these values stagnate, as “Next year, since we’re go- See DISTRICT, PAGE 4 See BOARD, PAGE 4 How’d you like to have YOUR message on the front page? MAKE AN IMPACT. CALL 915-5503 TO ADVERTISE HERE OPINION OPINION | 7.8. 11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 AMELIA CAMURATI editor-in-chief JACOB BATTE news editor BY JOSH CLARK JON MOSBY Senior Cartoonist opinion editor AUSTIN MILLER sports editor PETRE THOMAS photography editor NICK TOCE visuals editor KELSEY DOCKERY design editor LAUREN SMITH copy chief JASMINE PHILLIPS business manager KEATON BREWER ALEX PENCE account executives SARA LOWREY creative assistant S. GALE DENLEY STUDENT MEDIA CENTER: PATRICIA THOMPSON director and faculty adviser UWIRE ARVINDER SINGH KANG manager of media Arizona elections no longer free or fair technology DYLAN PARKER creative/technical BY NYLES Last week in a narrow 5-4 dollar. provision “unconstitutional” they can spend to convey his supervisor KENDALL decision, the U.S. Supreme CCEA’s aim is quite simple: claim that it flies in the face of or her message. Any claim to Arizona Daily Court upended Arizona’s Citi- to preserve democracy by loos- the First Amendment. Chief the contrary is, quite frankly, DARREL JORDAN Wildcat zens Clean Elections Act, deal- ening the stranglehold that big Justice John Roberts and his baseless and absurd. A simple chief engineer ing yet another crippling blow money has on our political pro- four partners in crime (Jus- reading of CCEA’s text dis- MELANIE WADKINS to the democratic process. cess. Any fair-minded believer tices Antonin Scalia, Anthony pels the central premise of the advertising manager Under this law, candidates in democracy would agree that Kennedy, Clarence Thomas Court’s decision. for state office who collect a the law’s intent is hardly ob- and Samuel Alito) have held So what are the implications STEPHEN GOFORTH sufficient number of $5 con- jectionable. CCEA’s naysayers that CCEA restricts political of the Court’s flawed ruling? broadcast manager tributions from voters and seem to believe that a person’s speech by forcing privately- Well, if you had already lost AMY SAXTON agree to an overall expenditure chances of winning an election funded candidates to curtail faith in the democratic pro- administrative cap are offered a lump sum of depend solely upon how much their fundraising efforts to cess, this decision isn’t likely assistant public funds to pay for their money he or she has at his or avoid triggering the matching to lift your spirits. The upend- campaign expenses. The Su- her disposal. While funds are funds provision. But as propo- ing of CCEA has marked the preme Court deleteriously certainly important, a candi- nents of the law have pointed end of free and fair elections struck down CCEA’s matching date’s message and platform out, all candidates are free to in Arizona. Candidates more funds provision, which levels are meaningful too. Should spend and raise as much money concerned with winning elec- the playing field when the ex- he or she be able to develop a as they please. Arizona’s clean tions than serving the pub- penditures of privately-funded strong and substantive ground election program is strictly vol- lic’s interest will make corrupt candidates exceed the amount to stand on, they should have untary. If a candidate chooses bargains with big business of state funding granted to no problem competing with to fund his campaign through and special interest to gain publicly-financed candidates. publicly financed candidates private and personal funds, the the funds needed to fuel their For every dollar that a private- with equal funding. law does not limit the amount campaigns. Office seekers who ly-financed candidate raises or The five conservative Su- of campaign contributions he are the least financially en- spends, the candidate receiv- preme Court Justices who have or she can accept, nor does dowed will have their voices ing public funding receives a deemed the matching funds it dictate how much money drowned out.

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