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

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HIU»I ¥ilife ThA m ■ m £ i |I J I Ever wonder who, demographi- cally, the typical Ole Miss student is? Going on figures provided by the office of Institutional Research, the average student on campus is a female enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts whose home state is Mississippi. Females at Ole Miss make up roughly 51% of the student body, 64% of which come from Missis- sippi. Of those students not from Mississippi, a full 26% of the 36% out of state students are from Ten- nessee alone. Other major contrib- utors include, in order of the prevalence of students from each state: Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida. Ole Miss also has students from anoth- er 41 states and U.S. principalities, not including the 406 students from foreign countries. Out of the 10,916 students at the University of Mississippi, 44% are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts, 20% in the School of Busi- ness Administration, 14% in the School of Education, and smaller percentages in the Schools of Engi- neering, Accountancy, Law, and Pharmacy. ississippians 24

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Jennifer and Elise Knapp were born on August 19, 1978, in Houston. Texas. Their favorite benefits of being a twin include the following; knowing everything about the other person, being best friends, and hav- ing someone else to blame. One major disadvantage is that people auto- matically assume these sisters are the exact same people with the same personality and tastes, which is far from the truth. Twins are different than regular sisters. They complete each others sentences and are sensitive to each others pain. So far their best trick pulled at Ole Miss, is when Jennifer took Elise ' s date. He was fooled until Jennifer blew her cover. While the Knapp sisters enjoy having family in Oxford, they both enjoy dif- ferent aspects and activities at Ole Miss. Elise is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and a broadcast journalism major. While Jen- nifer is a member of Phi Mu sorority and a managerial finance major. Through their different activities, Jennifer and Elise have finally escaped being referred to as the twins or the Knapps. Their separate personalities have also become more evident. Elise tends to be more creative, spontaneous, and assertive. Jennifer is more analytical, patient, and reserved. Each sees qualities in her sister that she might not possess as strongly. Jennifer likes Elise ' s take charge attitude and her ability to lead naturally. Elise loves her sister ' s kind spirit and her ability to control her emotions. EXPLORING NEW WORLDS 23 ©HITr©

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Students in the College of Liber- al Am study in order to keep up with their curriculum. (Opposite Page) The women of Ole Miss enjoy the grove before the ballgames just as much as the men. (Left) Courtney Jotter works hard at Channel 12 Newswatch. (Below) SPECIAL THANKS TO RYAN PIERINI AND STEPHEN MILES FO R PHOTOGRAPHS. WRITTEN BY REED MARTZ. 25