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

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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

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Whether you are walking around construction sites or searching for a place to park, getting around at Ole Miss can sometimes be difficult. Enrollment is the high- est it has ever been, and the University continues to receive millions for new buildings or special projects. That means more construction is taking place while more students are on campus trying to get to class on time. Some students ride bicycles or motorcycles to class, but most people walk. Walking can be dangerous as illustrated by the fact that three pedestrians were hit by cars last year. The University has since lowered the speed limit to 1 8 mph. Parking seems to have always been a problem, and the number of tickets being given indicate the problem is getting worse. During the ' 99- ' 00 school year, a total of 75,464 tickets were written by the University Police Department. That is more than 8 tickets for every undergraduate at Ole Miss. The total amount of money collected from the tickets was $1,136,767.00, and a majority of this money goes into the University ' s general scholarship fund. The selling of decals to faculty, staff, and students generated $424,255 in ' 99- ' 00. Most of this money went to the Physical Plant who builds parking spaces, puts up signs, paints crosswalks, etc. The Physical Plant has been con- structing parking spaces behind the Turner Center, and a parking area next to the Depot, and the New Fine Arts Center will hopefully be completed by the first of the year. Parking tickets went up this year to $ 1 for the first offense, $20 for the second, and $40 for the third. The parking and traffic committee composed of faculty, staff, students, and representatives from UPD are the ones who decided to raise the cost of tickets. -HAYS BURCHFIELD -DENISE WILLIAMS Everyone hustles to arrive on time, and walking in without disrupting class is motivation enough. On and nil - campus students find biking a great way to get around. UPD registers and marks bikes in rase of theft. £3 Student Life