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

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Ole Miss has changed over the past several years, maturing, reaching yet another stage in her nearly 140 year lifetime. Already strong in many areas. The University developed considerably in others. Growing qualitatively, Ole Miss was a University from which we could be proud to have earned a diploma. The Honors Program, geared toward the outstanding youth of Mississippi, made major strides in the past few Ole Miss ... a sophisticated and extensive social environment, and an atmosphere where serious students come to learn. years. There was a marked growth in research and publication through the departments. A service jour- nalism emphasis in that department was added, the first such program in the nation. Visual and performing arts at the Univesity made a turnabout theatre production including recent Broadway hits supplimented the tried and true productions of- fered year after W . f year. The University ' s rs rose to national prominence and acclaim, as did the Ole Miss Cheer- leaders and debate teams, who consist- ently defeated teams twice their size (and with twice their fund- ing). Changes throughout departments brought, in many instances,recognition to professional j leaders at The University. This along with inten- sified recruitment by individual departments drew more students of a higher caliber to Ole Miss. Ole Miss has managed for years to maintain the balance between its sophisticated and extensive social environment and an atmosphere where serious students come to learn. Both parts make up the tradition of Ole Miss, and their balanced coexistence is in fact what makes The University of Mississippi Ole Miss to thousands of students and alumni. LCM Opening 9

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p Mi-Miss ' From the first week of school; meeting room- mates, making friends, to graduation four years later Ole Miss is home to thousands of students. Once the initial excitement of Rush and new- found independence wears away, the pace of col- lege life becomes comfortable then perfunctory, but students soon find that there is more to Ole Miss than they ever imagined. Wow, it was even better than The Gin! I saw everybody! one of my freshman roommates ex- claimed as she walked in our dorm room, remov- ing her backpack and Sony Walkman. She had discovered the librarysocial hub of the Ole Miss campus as each semester comes to a close and pro- jects are due. Other important places on campus included the Turner Complex where students could swim, jog, lift weights, play racquet ball, or simply keep an eye on those who did. The Union housed the bookstore (where we waited in line to buy or sell books), the Post Office (where we went to clear cobwebbs from our boxes, collect Fred ' s fliers, or search for checks from Mom and Dad), the Grill and Galley (quick stops for a Coke or ice cream cone). It was where we ran into everyone between classes, as we ran endless errands. But the most well known spot on the Ole Miss campus was The Grove where students did everything from studying to playing Frisbee. Football weekends began and ended there, as did Bid Day parties, Dixie Week, and endless Saturday afternoons. LCM Opening 11