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

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Annie Pettit, an International Business major from Springfield, Missouri, and Ashley Williams, an undecided major from Roswell, • Georgia, live in • 701 Crosby. The girls on their floor dubbed • the room THE PURPLE PALACE since the carpet, desk chairs and pillows are all purple; even the walls seem a purple tint. After being roommates their freshmen year, these two have the perfectly decorated room •complete with numerous angel items, matching bedspreads, and hanging Chinese • •lanterns. • -ASHLEY WILLIAMS Campus 1-fousing £

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Living On Campus There ' s always room for improvement. Campus housing is no exception to the rule. What we ' re striving for... are noticeable improvements in facilities, staff, customer service, in community development and lastly, academic support services, said Director of Student Housing Bill McCartney. Everything we do should be aimed at how we get better in providing services for students. The 2000-2001 school year brought a number of changes to campus housing activities and proce- dures. For starters, there is no longer housing on campus reserved strictly for freshmen. Both freshmen and upperclassmen occupy the dormi- tories, excluding Guess Hall, which is restricted by gender and age. (A student must be at least 21 to live in Guess.) The Residence Hall Association voted in favor of this change last year. We believe students should be able to choose to live where they would like to, McCartney said. Kristen LaBan, a sophomore vocal education major from Madison, thinks the change is not beneficial. When freshmen come to Ole Miss, they should go through the first year experience living togeth- u er, said LaBan. They need to go through the change of being away from home and learning responsibilities, something that upperclassmen have already experienced. Other changes for the year include the elimination of all halogen lights in dorms for safety precautions, and as of August 1, 2000, this is the first year that all residence halls are smoke-free. Dinner with 6 Strangers was another big addition for campus residents this year. Campus residents can come by Student Housing and sign up to have dinner in the home of a faculty, or staff, member who has volunteered to be a part of the event. We wanted to find ways to connect students and faculty, McCartney said. It allows faculty to see students differently. Among the changes taking this year, the housing department also submitted a proposal to have the University accepted into the National Student Exchange Program, which will allow students to attend 160 other colleges and universities across the United States, and at no additional cost. Student Housing is the house office and responsible for student recruitment. -DEMISE WILLIAMS €3 Student Life -BY KATHLEEN HILLMAN

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IGORD. JARAMILLO GRADUATE STUDENT GEOLOGY GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA I would say that I came to Ole Miss in a rather unexpected manner. I was in Ecuador when I assisted in a short course on Geographic Information Systems in August 1997. There is where I met Dr. Greg Easson, my current advisor. I did not know what Ole Miss was back then, but I kept in touch with Dr. Easson and after almost a year, I was traveling to the US. I was finally accepted in Spring 1999 and was ready to start this journey in an American university. There are a lot of things I like about Ole Miss, such as the campus, because it is small enough where almost everybody knows each other. I also like the friendliness that most people demonstrate-a part of southern culture that I have started to appreciate. Ole Miss is different from the campuses in my country because of the size and the number of cars around. I would prefer students riding bikes. The most inter- esting thing was the football season. I saw probably hundreds of people in the stadium cheering for the Ole Miss Rebels. I expect to graduate in May 200 1 . JORGE W.VINUEZA MARKETING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS QUITO, ECUADOR I chose Ole Miss because I was offered a scholarship as a transfer student. It was somewhat a cultural shock when I came here, even though I lived in Kansas for four years prior to my arrival. Although I do not like small towns, I will take with me many good memories from Oxford. The friendly people, that traditional southern envi- ronment, and the friends that I ' ve made here. Cheerleading is probably the single activity that I had the most fun doing. It is something that I ' ll always remember from college. ere are 448 students i International Program TIFFANY HAMELIN JOURNALISM FRENCH YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA What can I say about France? From the bountiful dog poop on the streets and the break-your- teeth hard baguettes to the coziness of a sidewalk cafe and la vie en rose ... it was quite a trip. I studied in Rennes, a rainy city in northwestern France. I made memorable friends from all over the world, traveled and learned a lot. £3 Student Life