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Thursday, October 10, 2024
Volume 113, No. 7
What is your issue? PHOTOS: CJ WILSON / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN
(Top to bottom, left to right) Brock Meyers, Lillyan Madrid, Richard Pattarozzi, Roman Wells, Ivy Comford, Camp Holder, Max Wright, Isaiah Winkler, Elizabeth Olson and Jared Carillo
With the presidential election fast approaching, University of Mississippi students share the issues that will inform their decisions at the ballot box. JAYLYNN CONNER
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From the economy to LGBTQ+ rights, student voters are determining what is important to them in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 5. The Tufts University Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) estimates 40.8 million people ages 18-27 will be eligible to vote, with a voter turnout of 50% or higher predicted in the upcoming election. In the 2020 presidential election, about 51.4% of eligible voters ages 18-24 cast ballots, according to a 2022 Census Bureau. The Daily Mississippian interviewed a random sample of 10 Univer-
sity of Mississippi students to learn what issues matter most to them. For sophomore history major Richard Pattarozzi, the state of the economy matters most. “At the end of the day, inflation needs to get cut and taxes need to be down,” Pattarozzi said. “Things are just so hard right now economically. So honestly, that is the biggest deal for me. The economy needs to be fixed because right now we’re in a bad spot.” Isaiah Winkler, a junior risk management and insurance major, also has major concerns about the economy, specifically taxes. “My biggest concern is proba-
bly taxes — seeing, when whoever gets elected, if they are going to go up or down,” Winkler said. “You just see what the economy is going to be like in a couple of years after whoever gets elected, so we’ll just see what happens.” Jared Carrillo, a sophomore finance major, has concerns about the economy because his family is currently building a house. “I mean, my family, we’re building a house right now, and we’re able to do it,” Carrillo said. “But with how the housing market is and how
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN
FACULTY SENATE
PRAYER
Board discusses plans for a new bar, The Velvet Ditch, and a rezoning proposal to increase housing in Oxford.
UM faculty consider a flat rate book fee for next year.
Muslim students seek an improved prayer space at the university.
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YANKINTHESIP
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
TIKTOK TRENDS
New Yorker Jack Sarachek travels to the South to document the Ole Miss community.
Ole Miss will face No. 13 LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Cultural identities are more than trends and aesthetics.
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