University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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INFIRMARY College infirmaries care for ill students by combining expert medical knowledge with professional facilities. Unfortunately, Ole Miss ' infirmary is lacking in the latter, and many students use Oxford physicians or go without care. Renovation of the infirmary will hopefully improve university health care and students will be more willing to stay on campus when they are sick. ID - - Students were identified in many different ways, most notably by the use of a student identification card. The student could not register, vote in student elections, cash a check, buy a drink, or get in a football or basket- ball game without his ID. By the end of the semester, the ID was bent and mangled beyond recognition. In 1978, Ole Miss unveiled the new improved ID that was good for the student ' s 2 life. Instead of being punched for every occasion, the ID will now be stickered to death. 28 Colonel ' s Coda

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GRAFFITI The Ole Miss student found ways of expressing his thoughts, hopes, dreams, fears, and prej- udices through graffiti. International and social problems, greek-independent affairs and fraternity rivalries were seen scrawled on desktops, bathroom walls, elevator panels, and bulletin boards rather than through open debate and letters-to-the-editor. Though crude and sometimes illegible, the graffiti brought life into perspec- tive and told how the student really felt. GROVE From early spring into the fall, the Grove was an integral part of Ole Miss life. Barbecues, Fall Festival. Dixie Week, the Welcome Back Rebels Party, outside studying, and some love affairs have all taken place in the Grove ' s cool shade. The trees there have watched Ole Miss students for 1 30 years and with luck will continue to do so. HOLIDAYS From the first day of classes in the fall, Ole Miss looked forward to the holidays. Even though there was Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break, students felt that too much time was spent on classes and studying. So. students fabricated their own vacations by cutting classes, taking football trips, and going out of town to formals. HOURS While there are only twenty-four hours in a day, many at Ole Miss wish there were more. Between sleeping, eating, activities, and dating, there were very few hours left. The well-organized student even found time for classes and studying. Colonels Code 27

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JOGGING Physical fitness became a sickness in itself as more people donned warmups, sweatshirts, and gym shorts to jog. Running the fitness trail or jogging around the block gave guys a chance to show off their physiques and girls the opportunity to reveal their legs, increasing Ole Miss dating. JEANS The return of Levi ' s to in campus fashions caused a shortage of blue jeans in Oxford and the sur- rounding area. Student tastes demanded the straight-leg jeans with slightly long legs so that the cuffs could be turned up. This look was stylish whether worn with sports shirts, or starched button downs. KEYS Arriving at Ole Miss with keys to the car and to the house back home, the college man or woman imme- diately received keys to his dorm or apartment, a post office box, and maybe to a fraternity or sorority house. If he became involved, he gained keys to the annual and ASB offices or the Daily Mississippian. After a while the accumulation on the key ring was so vital to his existence that, if he lost them, he became a non-verbal recluse. Colonels Code 29