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

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3J • V • V t 9 1 The Grove • Avid Ole Miss fans pitch tents on game days for tailgating prior to kick-off. Quickly, the Grove turns from a shady park into a sea of red and blue. Most tents have the basics to entertain fans for the few hours before the Rebels take the field. However, there are some tents that are decked out with candles, silver and china. These fans bring out the very best to tailgate and support their team. Then again, some fans make their tents into a home away from home. They bring generators for fans in the summer and heaters in the winter. Also, they bring grills and crock pots to keep the food coming. For some, the only way to enjoy an Ole Miss football game is by listening to radio while still partying in the Grove. The most amazing quality of the Grove is the southern hospitality; no one is a stranger in the Grove. Student Life 23

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through word of mouth. - Paul MacLeod creator of Graceland Too Holly Springs, Miss — ITTt V» 3R i - ' - • ■■ 2 Graceland Too! • Not quite a shrine, not quite a museum, but an Elvis time capsule. Graceland Too in Holly Springs, Miss., is a library of all-things Elvis. Paul MacLeod started his collection in 1955 and has grown to over 55,000 newspaper clippings and thousands of carefully catalogued pieces of information. 3 Keeping up with our Student Section • Many schools show their spirit by painting their bodies, our student section takes a different approach. Instead of T-shirts donning our school logo, we dress to the 9 ' s in dress shirts and ties, and cocktail dresses and heels. We may have lost the game, but we have never lost a party 4 Walk of Champions • During game day, the football team walks down the center of the Grove to the cheers of their fans. 24 Student Life When first arriving at Ole Miss, most :w to the campus immediately notice the inormal speed limit. Many wonder who their right mind would make students ive 18 mph? Once more familiarized with le Miss and the traditions of the campus udents will find that 1 8 mph serves not lly as a speed limit but also as a means of membrance to the athletic achievements the famous Archie Manning. Before arriving at Ole Miss potential udents hear tales about the Grove, le tents, the food and the thousands football fans crowded at the center of mpus preparing, waiting and yearning to ;OW their undying love and support for eir football team. Fans arrive at ungodly urs of the night and morning to set up eir tents. They all gather with friends, mily and people of neighboring tents to tare in the excitement of game day. Fans ime out despite poor weather conditions st to enjoy the good times of the day. The a of people and tents cover the Grove, ansforming the popular spot on campus. Football season is the most anticipated me of year. Students long for the sights, unds and smells of game day. Seeing ie tents, smelling the food, hearing the usic, people laughing, kids running ound having fun truly an unforgettable tperience. All gather around the Walk of hampions anxiously awaiting the football team. The sound of the band playing Rebel March, whistling, cheering and yelling players ' names fills the air as the team walks through the Grove to Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium. Memories of the Grove and the experiences students have there will last a lifetime.