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

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Laura Rutherford Summer School Experience Had enough of the library? Sick of term papers, projects, and exams? Ready for a vacation? Here comes summer school. Though summer enrollment was significantly down this summer, quite a few of us used June and July to get three, six, nine, or maybe even twelve hours of credit. Summer school is a totally different Ole Miss experience. In fact, some would say you haven ' t been to Ole Miss until you ' ve been to Ole Miss in the summer. But why go to summer school when we get more than our share of studying from September to May? The reasons are obvious. 1. It beats getting a summer job. Of course, if you spend your summers cruising the Caribbean or Hawaiian Island hopping, scratch this reason. 2. You can find parking places. At Ole Miss? Yes, even on a worf Sororit no, W 3. SIB If you 1 ifvou ' i look at lYoin 26 Summer School

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d the Break! Coliseum. Thursday, the remaining Ole Miss preppies sighed with disgust at a New Wave Fashion Show in the Union. That afternoon was the highlight of the week: The Dixie Week Olympiad featured a tobacco-spitting contest and a creative banana-eating contest. And in an Airband Competition, contestants mouthed the words and mimed the actions to popular songs. Comedian Tom Parks was emcee for the Olympiad. Later, the Student Alumni Coun- cil sponsored a run. Then just when we thought it was safe to go to the Turner Complex (though some of us still manage to get lost in there), Dixie Week ' 84 presented Jaws in the natatorium B.Y.O.F.D. (Bring Your Own Flotation Device.) For many Ole Miss students, though, Dixie Week began Friday with Shrimp and Beer. This gigantic party at Sardis Lake brought even the most serious students out of the library stacks to enjoy one of Ole Miss ' s most exciting traditions. Dixie Week ' 84 was a success as usual, and a much- needed break for Ole Miss students itchy for summer vacation. But as for classes being called off for the Dixie Weeks of the future . . . don ' t hold your breath! B.B. A.O. . ' ..: md Lee as the 5 three: i DM :: .; its and i Smith 25

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a Different Ole Miss! But why go to summer school when we get more than our share of studying from September to May? The reasons are obvious. Sorority Row. Of course, taking cars to class is still a no- no, but you can park closer to class, and you can find a parking place near where you live on campus. 3. Summer school can inch your graduation date forward. If you have no desire to graduate, scratch this reason. But if you ' re behind on your credits, and you promised your parents you ' d be self-supporting by 1990, take a serious look at summer school. 4. You can get a tan. You can ' t do this with an eight-to-five desk job, but you can if you schedule your summer school classes for early morning or late afternoon. 5. You can boost your G.P.A. It ' s easier to study during summer school. There are no football weekends, no com- mittee meetings, no formals to distract you. An A is less out of reach. 6.There ' s less competition for dates. Of course, there ' s less to choose from, but that ' s the price you pay. 7. There ' s really plenty to do. Activities are just more relaxed, that ' s all. You can swim, go shopping, play golf or tennis, go out at night, or spend hours at Sardis. And the theater department always puts on a marvelous selection of entertainment in its Summer Showcase production. After two semesters of struggling through classes, sum- mer school may be the break you ' ve been needing. B.B. A.O. A Biker Summer School 27