University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 4-12-2017 April 12, 2017 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "April 12, 2017" (2017). Daily Mississippian. 1109. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/1109 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]. Wednesday, April 12, 2017 THE DAILY Volume 105, No. 123 MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news WHAT’S INSIDE... Edward Snowden: Did he do Take back the night with the Disc golfers head to the right thing? Oxford and university community nationals in South Carolina SEE OPINION PAGE 2 SEE LIFESTYLES PAGE 4 SEE SPORTS PAGE 7 Students combat veteran suicide rates Students promote sexual assault awareness JENNIFER FRONING [email protected] Rebels Against Sexual As- sault will join thousands across the nation in this year’s campaign to “engage new voices” by hosting a variety of educational and discussion-driven events for national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The new national cam- paign puts the focus on in- volving more faith leaders, Greek Life and other by- standers with preventing sexual assault. RASA president Corbin Smith said she believes the events will help educate stu- dents on Ole Miss’ campus this month and spread how important this month is. “The importance of Sexual Assault Awareness month is to spread awareness about consent, resources and sexual assault in general,” Smith said. “The hope is that people become more aware of what sexual assault is and become more sensitive to PHOTOS BY: ARIEL COBBERT survivors of sexual assault.” A group of 30 men and women joined forces with the Ole Miss Student Veterans of America to raise awareness of veteran and military suicide rates for the sec- ond-annual Mission 22 walk Tuesday. Members from ROTC Navy, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Phi Omega and Army ROTC participated in the walk and SEE RASA push-up competition. PAGE 3 League of Women Voters returns after 36 years is critical in making things is your role? How do you plan SLADE RAND happen, especially at a local to play a part? How will you WILLIAM SMITH level.” serve?” [email protected] Tannehill said North Mis- The League of Women Vot- The League of Women Vot- sissippi would certainly bene- ers has promoted informed ers returned Tuesday night for fit from the League’s emphasis political action across the the first registration meeting on informed and active partic- country since 1920, when they in 36 years. ipation in government. formed to unite women voters Mayor-elect Robyn Tan- “I do think that women are around the ratification of the nehill spoke to a crowd at uniquely suited for political 19th Amendment. According the Oxford-Lafayette County participation,” she said. to their website, the League Public Library and signed up Tannehill said Oxford is de- has worked to protect the to join the League alongside veloping outwards as it moves rights of working women, and nearly 60 locals and students. forward, and quickly becom- supported the Social Security She spoke about the League’s ing a not-so-small town. She and Food and Drug Acts. The potential benefits for today’s promised the crowd of women League is open to men and political scene. voters that her office and the women older than 16 years old “I think that the League of city are focused on protecting and welcomes students. PHOTO BY: TAYLAR TEEL Women Voters is an import- what the town holds dear. Tannehill said in a town Dianne Fergusson, president of the Oxford and North Mississippi Chapter, speaks to ant organization,” Tannehill “Everybody in this town has community members at the League of Women Voters meeting at the Oxford Public said. “It’s nonpartisan, which a role,” Tannehill said. “What SEE LEAGUE PAGE 3 Library on Tuesday night. PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 12 APRIL 2017 OPINION COLUMN Edward Snowden: American patriot or traitor? He was, to my surprise, not The question remains: Was have access to your private life. information was not well- championed by either major what he did right? If you send an email or text, thought-out. Covert operations political party. An argument I hear all before it can get to its location, and secrets that were I assumed that the the time when government the message must be cached on unnecessary for the people to Republicans, being champions surveillance is brought into a a server. Tech companies such know were compromised. of small government, would discussion is “I don’t care, I as Apple and Google rent these While he could have given have a parade in his honor don’t have anything to hide.” servers and they often rent this information to the people because he revealed how under But, the argument was them in other countries, just in a better way, I think he a Democratic administration never do you or do you not because of all the server space ultimately did something that the government was so massive have something to hide. The they need. was necessary and good for the it was even violating our argument is about why you As soon as your text or email American people. Fourth Amendment right to should not have to say that in crosses the border of the U.S., When we look back at all ANDREW WILDMAN privacy, even though the USA the first place. the National Security Agency the people we consider great, [email protected] PATRIOT Act was enacted by We as the American public now has warranted access to it. American patriots, none were the Bush administration. have a certain expectation of Snowden, in revealing these perfect. Neither is Snowden. I was equally amazed that the rights. So much so that we have truths, challenged our idea of But, in my eyes, he is just as It has been nearly four years Democratic party, the party of the Bill of Rights that clearly governmental transparency. much, if not more, of a patriot since Edward Snowden leaked social progress, did not praise states our rights, one of which The idea that the government than those before him we have thousands of documents that him for revealing a severe is our Fourth Amendment had such access to every single called patriot. detailed just how extensively overreach of a warmongering right to unwarranted search or aspect of our lives, unnerved we were monitored by the U.S. government. seizure. him. Andrew Wildman is government. Regardless, Snowden was Yet, in the documents that This had to be made known an integrated marketing Since then, a question has equally persecuted from both Snowden leaked, we see to the American people; we communications major from been burning in my mind: sides of the aisle, to the point that the USA PATRIOT Act deserved to know this. Laurel. “Does this make him America’s where he was granted political broadens the cases that gives Admittedly, the way greatest patriot or traitor?” asylum in Russia. the government the right to Snowden released this EDITORIAL STAFF: ADVERTISING PATRICIA THOMPSON The Daily Mississippian is published Monday Assistant Dean, Student through Friday during the academic year, on CLARA TURNAGE LANA FERGUSON SALES MANAGER days when classes are scheduled. 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