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

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Country Music is a Hit Randy Travis and Alan Jackson drive straight to the heart of country music fans in Oxford. It was a concert that came into town with little warning. Promoted by an outside promoter, the Randy Travis — Alan Jackson concert went unannouced until shortly before tickets went on sale both in Oxford and through the central ticket office. Reminiscent of the REM concert in 1987, students slept under the tick- et counter in the Union to be first in line for tickets. Only allowing each student to pur- chase eight tickets, the central ticket office quickly sold thousands of tickets to waiting fans. On concert night everything from babies, to toddlers, to young teenagers, to students, to parents, to elderly packed Tad-Smith coliseum for a heart warming taste of their favorite mu- sic. A 3 Photo by Katherine Bomboy 1 . Security was tight to keep fans under control. 2. Award winning country music star Randy Travis. 3. Jackson finishes warming up the crowd. 4. Fans from all over came to Oxford to see the show. 26 — Student Life A 4 Photo by B.J. Mannlx

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Did you Vote? Problems, problems, problems, characterized Fall elections and forced some candidates to appear on the ballot four times. Just thirty minutes before the polls closed on Thurs- day, November 21, 1991, the entire Miss Ole Miss. Colonel Rebel and favorites race was called off. After weeks of campaigning, candidates were told that problems with the student identification card readers, made the election null and void, and due to the fact that it was so close to Christmas vacation, elections could not be held again until Tuesday, January 28, 1992. Elections commissioner Cary Lee and Attorney Gen- eral Cory Wilson made the decision and also decided to nullify the primary election which had taken place on Tuesday, November 19, and which had produced a field of five male and five female favorites. The entire election and campaigning process was put on hold until the new year. Judging by the outcome of the final election held on Thursday, January 30, it seemed that students had already made their choices for the election. The orig- inal favorites were once again chosen and the front- runners, Marci Matthews for Miss Ole Miss and Josh Fletcher for Col. Rebel, handily defeated their op- ponents Ruth Echols and Mike Malouf . 1 . Katherlne Fowler casts her ballot In the first general election for homecoming queen. 2. Penn Wilder helps campaign for Robyn McKenzle, while supporters for Stacy Greer, Ginger Hub- bard and Amy Harrison hold signs in the back- ground. 3. A mob of sign-holders bombards po- tential voters outside Conner Hall. ▲ 2 Photo by Oavld Dunson ▲ 3 Photo by Ame Cast Student Life — 25

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1 . One Alan Jackson fan probably had all her wishes come true, giving the entertainer a big hug during his opening performace. 2. Even the smallest fans were out to see the country performers live. ▲ 4 Photo by Katherlne Bomboy Student Life — 27