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

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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

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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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LEGISLATIVE DAY On November 11 before the Tulane game the University hosted the annual Legislative Day. The Committee of 82 and administration members greeted state officials as they arrived on campus, bestowing gifts upon them as well as a free meal. The whole idea was to promote good relations with the legis- lative and others to acquire the necessary funds to run the state ' s universities. LIQUOR Booze, alcohol, or whatever you may want to call it is big at Ole Miss. Happy Hour, Ozone Hour, and half-price nights pulled students out in drovesJto local bars when they weren ' t drinking in their rooms. It is rumored that Ole Miss drinks more per capita than any other school in the southeast and maybe even in the country. 30 Colonels Code