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Friday, April 13, 2018 THE DAILY Volume 106, No. 99 MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news City considers lower drivers-for-hire age limit ASB calls for syllabi bank TAYLOR VANCE STAFF WRITER The Associated Student Body Senate passed a res- olution requesting the uni- versity create an online syl- labi bank allowing students to access past class syllabi. The bank was proposed to help students signing up for classes gain a better under- standing of the courses be- fore they start. The resolution was spon- sored by Sen. Catrina Cur- tis, chairwoman of the Ac- ademicis Committee, and passed the Senate unani- mously. It is now waiting for approval from the uni- PHOTO BY: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON versity administration. Flying Tuk driver Tyler Willis waits for his next fare on the Square Thursday. The City of Oxford is considering lowering the minimum age for vehi- “I sponsored the reso- cle-for-hire employees to 20 years old after a request from the company. lution because I thought it was a really good idea,” Curtis said. “This is a ser- need to focus more on their school are usually the busiest days with up vice that I would want as a KATHRYN ABERNATHY work, senior projects, applying for to five tuks on the road, depending STAFF WRITER student and other schools grad school, jobs, etc.,” Klimetz said. on the weather and what events are in the (Southeastern Con- “We find ourselves with a driver going on in town. ference) have done this.” The owners of Flying Tuk, a low- shortage and our hope with lowering Tolley Yoste, a junior marketing Curtis said she talked to speed vehicle taxi service, have the age limit is that we could appeal major said she loves riding with the Provost Noel Wilkin about been lobbying the city of Oxford to to a larger pool of eligible drivers.” Flying Tuk due to its fun experience the resolution, and he liked lower the driving age limit of vehi- The company operates three- and cheap prices, but does worry it, but he wants the legisla- cles-for-hire, and recently achieved wheeled low-speed vehicles which about the age being lowered. tion to go through the fac- a small victory. run Monday through Saturday from “I don’t necessarily know if I would ulty senate as well. Curtis Danny Klimetz, co-owner of the 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. or by appointment. trust an 18-year-old driving me also said if the legislation company, attended last week’s Board The vehicles travel at a maximum of around on a Flying Tuk,” Yoste said. passes, Wilkin and his of- of Aldermen meeting and requested 25 mph on the Oxford streets and “It kind of does scare me in a sense fice would be responsible the age to be lowered to 18, but May- can fit up to six people. because I’m wondering if they really for leading the project and or Robyn Tannehill said she was not Former driver for the company Je’ are responsible enough for that.” carrying out the specifics of comfortable making it that low. Af- Michael Handy said he is in favor of As an owner, Klimetz said he un- the test bank. ter discussion, the board came to an the city lowering the age limit. derstands the concern with lowering The current universities agreement in considering lowering “While working there, there wasn’t the age to 18, but said he would be in the SEC that have sylla- the driver age to 20 and will further a lot of drivers, but lowering the happy with whatever the board de- bi banks are the University discuss the matter on Tuesday at a age could possibly increase driv- cides to lower it to. of Georgia, Auburn Univer- public hearing before a possible vote ers,” Handy said. “Eighteen year “We are very selective as a compa- sity, Louisiana State Uni- on May 1. olds are licensed drivers just as well ny as to who we trust with our vehi- versity, the University of Currently, the city requires a driv- as 21-year-olds, and I don’t think it cles, but more importantly who we Florida, the University of er to be 21 years old to operate a taxi wouldn’t change much besides hav- trust with our passengers,” Klimetz Tennessee, the University or low speed vehicle in Oxford. Kli- ing more people that can make shifts said. “I think just because someone of Kentucky, Texas A&M metz requested that age to be low- easier.” is ‘younger’ doesn’t necessarily mean University and the Univer- ered because he’s having a hard time Klimetz said his nearly 2-year-old they are going to be riskier or more sity of Missouri. keeping a full staff of drivers during company has about 10 drivers on immature. There are 18-year-olds The University of Mis- the spring season. staff at the moment, but in the fall out there who I would trust a lot sissippi, Mississippi State “We get a lot of senior students that that number is usually around 20 more then some 30-year-olds.” University, the University drive for us, which is great, but usu- to 25 drivers. Fridays and Saturdays ally come the spring semester, they SEE FLYING TUK PAGE 3 SEE SYLLABI BANK PAGE 3 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 13 APRIL 2018 OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: LANA FERGUSON editor-in-chief [email protected] SLADE RAND managing editor [email protected] MAGGIE MARTIN copy chief [email protected] RACHEL ISHEE MADDIE MCGEE news editors [email protected] BLAKE ALSUP assistant news editor [email protected] SAM HARRES GRAYSON WEIR sports editors [email protected] MARLEE CRAWFORD BILLY SCHUERMAN photography editors [email protected] DEVNA BOSE lifestyles editor COLUMN MARY LIZ KING assistant lifestyles editor [email protected] Avoid emotions in Syrian intervention LIAM NIEMAN imminent response from last year was unconstitu- day in spite of it. opinion editor REAGAN MEREDITH the U.S. and its allies have tional, as well as President The most troubling [email protected] STAFF COLUMNIST led me to provide some Obama’s bombing of Libya. thought is one of great con- thoughts on the subject. However, a Congressional sequence. If the United HAYDEN BENGE Last April, the town of ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA What we should first ask approval for war would and States and Russia continue Khan Shaykhun, Syria was ourselves is: Did Bashar should reflect the will of the to invest their resources in design editors forced to inhale sarin nerve [email protected] al-Assad, the president of American people. This pres- minor international actors gas. At least 74 people were Syria, do it? ents an obstacle because such as the Kurds or Assad, killed and more than 557 EMILY HOFFMAN To be clear, I am not say- polling from last year indi- the risk of even a slight mis- were injured. In response, social media editor ing that Assad did not do it. cates that a large portion of calculation by a minor actor President Donald Trump I think he did, but military Americans disagreed with causing a World War III- unleashed 59 Tomahawk KIMBERLY RUSSELL intervention at the level President Trump’s decision type clash between major missiles on the Shayrat Air- online editor discussed over the past few to launch an airstrike, and powers becomes higher by base. days should require that we that only 22-percent sup- the day. On March 7, the town of know, without a shadow of a port the U.S. taking an ac- The U.S. has been active- ADVERTISING Douma, a Syrian city east of doubt, that he did it. tive role. ly intervening in Syria for SALES MANAGER the capital of Damascus, ex- Considering that our me- Let’s assume that Con- 10 years. Assad is still ar- Blake Hein perienced a chemical weap- dia gets all its information gress turned against the will bitrarily killing his people. [email protected] ons attack on innocent ci- from U.S.-funded rebel of the American people and Red lines are still being vilians just like the ones we groups, this is not particu- approved military interven- drawn in the sand, although SALES ACCOUNT have seen before in Syria. larly clear. tion. What is the goal? Is it I hope that French Presi- EXECUTIVES This particular attack Let’s assume that Assad, to oust Assad? Or is it to be dent Emanuel Macron does Rebecca Brown killed at least 42 people and or as Trump called him the something symbolic like the not back away from it like Cameron Collins injured more than 500, al- “Gas Killing Animal,” is the attack on Shayrat? Obama did. Sam Dethrow though the numbers are ex- culprit. If you think the answer is Whatever your solution is, Ethan Gray pected to rise. Before a president even the former, ousting Assad consider these factors with This time, President considers intervening in a is not as simple as it seems.