The Daily
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Mississippian
Vol. 102, No. 16
The Student Newspaper of The University Of Mississippi | Serving Ole Miss and Oxford since 1911
Oxford considers Square curfew for minors By Samantha Abernathy slaberna@go.olemiss.edu
Cady Herring| The Daily Mississippian
Oxford city leaders are considering enforcing a curfew to limit the time minors spend on the Square. Oxford Police Chief Joey East indicated that those aged 16 and under will be limited by the proposed measure aimed at preserving Oxford’s family-safe environment. “It is not to be seen as a punishment, but as a safer alternative,” East said. “This will help parents enforce late-night curfews.” Oxford officials have yet to reach a consensus, however, according to Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson. “Nothing has been decided yet,” Patterson said. “We are only discussing the possibility of a curfew.” Patterson noted the potential benefits of enacting the curfew as selling points of the policy. “The curfew was proposed to ease the concerns of the late-night activity in Oxford,” Patterson said. “A curfew will be another
tool for the police department to use.” Specific directives of the proposed policy have yet to be solidified, according to Patterson. However, the policy is said to be applicable to Oxford as a whole, with emphasis placed on enforcement in the Square. Junior political science major Christine Sims is in support of the proposed policy. “I think the curfew is a good idea because younger kids will not be around the rowdiness of the college kids in the Square late at night,” Sims said. “Also, younger kids will not have the opportunity to have access to alcohol, and bar owners will not be responsible for the younger children.” Safety is the primary concern, according to East. “The university life is pushing on the life of Oxford, and we just want to make sure that everyone is safe,” East said. “Establishments will have less to worry about in terms of serving alcohol to younger high school students.”
Isabel, age 9, Madeline, age 14, and Susanna Henderson, age 6, walk at the Square Monday.
Foul play suspected in Otter accident By Pete Porter tjporter@go.olemiss.edu
Foul play is suspected in the injury of UM student Carson Otter, according to an incident report released by the Austin Police Department. Authorities were dispatched to Trinity and East 7th streets in response to an emergency call early Saturday morning around 2:30 a.m. According to the police report, the accident was filed as an aggravated assault. An Associated Press article states police are investigating a verbal disturbance between a man walking along the street
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At least 13 dead in Navy Yard shooting WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Navy man opened fire Monday morning inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets at office workers in the cafeteria and the halls, authorities said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman. Authorities said they were looking for a possible second attacker who may have been disguised in an olive-drab military-style uniform. But as the day wore on and night fell, the rampage increasingly appeared to be the work of a lone gunman, and Navy Yard employees were being released from the complex and children
were let out of their locked-down schools. Investigators said they had not established a motive for the rampage, which unfolded about 8:20 a.m. in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than four miles from the White House and two miles from the Capitol. As for whether it may have been a terrorist attack, Mayor Vincent Gray said: “We don’t have any reason to think that at this stage.” But he said the possibility had not been ruled out. The FBI took charge of the ivestigation and identified the gunman killed in the attack as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Tex-
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and some men in a passing car. Police say a passenger in the car got out of the vehicle and hit the pedestrian once, causing him to fall and hit his head. The suspects then returned to the vehicle and left the scene. Police say no suspects have been named and no arrests have been made. Otter, a junior from Bloomington, Ind., is in recovery at the University Medical Center-Brackenridge in Austin after having emergency brain surgery Saturday. Otter’s mother posted to his Facebook page Monday night, “Today was a really good day
for Carson. He is completely breathing on his own, is out of sedation but is really sleepy. If you would start to pray for Carson’s swelling to decrease and for him to respond to commands. That is where the need is now…There were tubes draining his incision on his skull, they were removed (great news!) He is breathing on his own and the ventilator was removed!” Otter’s mother is posting updates on his Facebook page for those interested in staying updated on his progress. The DM will continue providing updates as new information is available.
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