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

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The perfect theme and the perfect way to describe the end of the old and the beginning of the new decade seemed al- most impossible to find. Students, however, were more than willing to share their ideas for theme and cover design. Some of the suggestions were Enter into the World of 1990, Breaking All Barriers, and, perhaps the most interesting, Rebelbusters a take-off on the popular movie Ghostbusters with a rebel flag instead of a ghost. During the past ten years, Ole Miss has experienced a tremen- dous influx of changes. Old buildings were renovated for better office space; new parking elTlitiiilt yud y l ti ui e s dl atniem: faqillties Combined efforts of the students and faculty have enabled Ole Miss to progress in a positive direction and thus deflected much of the negativeness that tended to be as- sociated with the university. As students, we share a common goal: to get through those classes needed to graduate so that one day we can assume our roles as leaders in the world. Methods of achieving this goal may range from taking 1 8 hours each semester, studying and making all A ' s to taking 12 hours, partying and barely passing. By providing such things as student government, hands on training, student-teacher conferences and some social functions to relieve stress that comes with studies, the university has paved the way for fere; ed ; ' -a- ne t 6hknoeHer office; a major motion picture, Heart of Dixie, was filmed; a new flag was adopted by the sen- ior class; enrollment reached an all-time high and the list goes on. Although the decade has Just begun, one can see the evidence of newness at the university. Whether it is a new office build- ing or a new face, a new stand- ard or a new parking space, Ole Miss has grown to develop an identity all its own. fiea Ye rfrold : debtsn oV-elicdllei and athletics, a place whose fac- ulty and students take steps to en- sure equality, and a place that is in the heart of all students, faculty, and staff of Ole Miss. New Directions seemed like the perfect theme for a school with so many changes. For what better way can one describe a school that is definitely progressing positively? New Directions — A vision Jot tomorrow. — . by Katrina F. Howard STARS AND M A fan demostrates support for the new flag adopted by the senior class, photo by em O Theme

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Uhe sions facil- rar), been fit is lenls, ferent glhai leauty te« idence m ) iland ewin- I of lis ' ilsTac ' - lentsJi women on, in- knowl- aied to lenence m m ■mid DID YOU KNOW. . . .when Oxford was founded in 1837, the citizens chose the name Oxford after Oxford, England in hopes that a great university would be founded here? When the state legislature chose th j i r iiie university Oxford beat Mississippi C r ( e ote . . .the first fraternity Rainbow Fraternity . the first football game was nela in Amumn ' ormed on the Ole Miss cam J atin professor Bon 1848 was the 6rd against nt was the Southwestern Ba first coach? .. .in 1897 students were prohibited from attending any dancing parties in Oxford and elswhere from the beginning of exams until the end of com- mencement exercises! the fir St female 01 anie The its occupants paid.$9 0 ajnontfj for room and boar(d?„M nd, in 1904, that some of the trees in the grove have been there since the opening of the university in 184S the first volurrie of nhuai. n 1897? The theyytE MISS, aj name was suggested to the eitors in 1896 by Elma Meek, and by 1910 Ole Miss had come to be applied to the athletwteanis andmnce, it has become synonymous i lththe imiversity itself. — ♦ Facts were g ■ ' ' Ole Miss o

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GO REBS GO! Kappa Del- tas root for the Rebels at the pep rally before Home- coming, photo by Ken tvey. ROLL EM UP. Stacy Greer prepares her shirt during tie dying festivities in the Grove, photo by Buuohnson — K Theme L '