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presidential debate screening in overby
OLE MISS STUDENTS URGED TO VOTE
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. a viewing of the first presidential debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will take place in the Overby Center auditorium. Afterward, Charles Overby, chairman of the center, along with a panel will hold a discussion followed by question-and-answer session.
Saturday, Oct. 6, is the last day to register to vote in this November’s presidential election in the state of Mississippi. Students enrolled at Ole Miss can register to vote as residents of Lafayette County with documentation of their university address at the J.D. Williams library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday.
Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin said the most common reasons for arrest on the Square have been underage drinking, public intoxication and making a scene.
Through the eyes of a lieutenant Retired Lt. Henry Gallagher spoke in the Overby Center Monday, relaying his experience with hardships and racial boundaries as the personal security guard of James Meredith. BY KELTON BROOKS krbrooks@go.olemiss.edu
Among the events held to commemorate 50 years of integration at Ole Miss, Lt. Henry Gallagher retold the story from his viewpoint as James Meredith’s personal security guard. “We thought we were going on a routine exercise,” Gallagher said. “Two army units that arrived on campus to confront the mob had prior knowledge of what they were going into; at the time, our mission was not told.” Gallagher said the Justice Department wanted Meredith to be free to come and go
across the campus as a student. To coincide with Meredith’s class schedule, Gallagher positioned his unit 30 seconds apart from Meredith. “Throughout the whole time I was there, my only concern was that someone could bring harm with a rifle,” he said. “All you needed was a deer rifle and a scope and you could take him out within 200 yards.” After witnessing the violence of the riots from the mob, protesters and students, Gallagher said it was troubling to see children ages 12, 13 and 14 hurling bricks and cinder blocks at his patrol vehicle. “When I received my assignSee GALLAGHER, PAGE 5
PHOTOS BY THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian
TOP: Oxford Police Department officers David Misenhelter, Alex Fauver, Cody Pruitt and Lt. Chris Robertson talk while patrolling the Square. BOTTOM: An Oxford Police Department squad car patrols the Square.
BY ALLISON THOMAS allison.thomas15@yahoo.com
WILL STROUTH | The Daily Mississippian
“James Meredith and The Ole Miss Riot” author Henry Gallagher spoke at Off Square Books Tuesday.
Oxford police are never too far away to make sure students and Oxonians are abiding by the law on the Square, according to Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin. “The main thing that gets you in trouble is getting intoxicated and causing a scene,” he said. Martin said an average of 15 people are arrested on the Square each weekend, and most arrests involve
people driving while intoxicated, being loud, starting a fight or drinking underage. All bars on the Square are subject to random Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) sweeps. The ABC monitors bars to catch underage drinking. If caught, the consequences could be a fine up to $500, 30 days of community service, a 90day suspension of his or her driver’s license or a strike on a university account if he or she is a student. The University of Mis-
sissippi’s Code of Conduct states that the two-strike policy is formally entitled Minimum Sanctions for Alcohol and Other Drug Violations. This policy deals with drug and alcohol violations committed by students at Ole Miss. Students found in violation of a drug or alcohol offense will be put on twostrike probation for a period of time and will receive their first strike at that time. Any See SQUARE, PAGE 5