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

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lliivs and km In Lamb are the owners of this eclectic gift shop which features : ' l colors of M IH ' s along with numerous Oxford related gifts. They carry a large selection of Halloween costumes during October and always have numerous Ole Hiss items. Offering various types of massages and services like manicures and facials, Cicada quickly became everyone ' s favorite stop. There are also numerous lines of relavation beautv times available. -PHOTOS BY RYAN PIERINI Hundreds of Tourists visit Oxford each, month! ' Nt r Shops Ctf

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October 9, 2000 Dear Mom and Dad, How are things back home? I ' m missing you so much, but Ole Miss is so beautiful, and I ' m loving it here more and more every day. The weather ' s getting much colder up here, and I ' m having to pull out the sweaters and gloves. The wind is so strong; sometimes I feel like I ' m going to be blown away. I ' m definitely not used to that yet at all. The scenery is so beautiful up here, and the leaves are start- ing to turn colors already. Sometimes there ' s the occasional thunderstorm that lasts for a week, but other than that, it ' s always nice outside. Home is on my mind constantly, but classes keep me preoccupied, and in spite of all the studying, I ' m having no trouble at all getting involved on campus. There are so many activities and organiza- tions to be apart of, and I ' m meeting tons of people. With everything going on, there isn ' t a lot of time left over for sleep. The dorm stays pretty loud at night, making it impossible to get any shut-eye before midnight, but I wouldn ' t take back the experience so far. I ' ve made so many friends on the hall. The college experience is pretty exciting! You ' ve got to come up for a game one weekend, but count on having to reserve a hotel room about a year in advanc e. It ' s impossible if you wait too long. On game days the Grove is packed with tailgaters, and you really can ' t see from one end of the Grove to the other. There are hordes of people and tents everywhere with all kinds of food to munch on; not too good for a healthy diet. The girls here dress up for all of the games like they are making an appearance at a movie premiere in New York or something. I ' ve never seen so much black leather and animal print in my life. Everywhere you turn there ' s another designer handbag, or zebra-print skirt. I miss getting to just throw on a sweat shirt and jeans to head out to a game, but those days are pretty much over here, unless I don ' t mind being the center of some negative attention. The guys show up all spiffy in their suits with red and blue ties, and they ' ve definit ely got the whole shaggy mop top thing going on. I ' ve never seen guys with so much hair on their head. I ' m still trying to get use to it, and I continue to scope out the guys around campus looking for boyfriend material (hee hee). It ' s definitely not like I thought it would be. For some reason, I imagined that college meant you automatically met somebody and started dating, but it ' s a slower process than I counted on. Classes have been strenuous at times, and I ' ve discovered, after months of being warned, that if you don ' t keep up with the reading, it ' s pretty easy to fall behind. Don ' t worry, I haven ' t missed a class yet; still going strong. But I am surprised at how many kids actually don ' t show up for class, especial- ly on Fridays. According to most people here, Thursday nights are the official start of the weekend. Last week everyone I know on the hall went out to some clubs in town. The Library, (not the one with all of the books), seems to be a popular spot. The Gin, too, but I have a feeling that ' s mainly a big freshmen hangout. That ' s all most of the girls ever talk about. Tons of pretty well-known local bands play around town all the time, and even on campus, so this place is a fairly big music scene for little ol ' Oxford. We have Grove concerts all the time, and trust me when I say there ' s never a boring moment here. I continue to count down the days til Thanksgiving. I can ' t wait to see you all again! It ' s just not the same without my family close by, but I ' ve adjusted well. I didn ' t realize, though, how hard it would be to go ten hours away from everything and everyone I ever knew. However, everyday I ' m more and more certain that this is the place I ' m suppose to be. These past couple of months have proven to me how fated it was that I found Ole Miss and made it my new home. I can ' t imagine any- thing better. Until we meet again, XOXOXO!!! Hotty Toddy, Kathleen Hillman T)ear Mom an d ' Dad