The Student Affairs Collective Ole Miss students vote yes for new mascot

The Student Affairs Collective Ole Miss understudies vote yes for new mascot Ole Miss understudies vote yes for new mascot24 Feb 2010college understudies, higher ed, sports by Pete Pereira I was taking a gander at one of my favored locales, ESPN, and I saw that the University of Mississippi (also called Ole Miss) understudies have decided to legitimately leave Colonel Reb, Ole Miss torpid mascot that looks like umman ol school southern men of their assertion? Heres a pic of the colonel: The colonel has been torpid for a long time as Ole Miss endeavors to move away from what some view as lingering ties to a confederate past (IMHO right, the colonel does). Understudy Koriann Porter started the intrigue action that incited the vote coordinated by the foundations Associated Students. Notwithstanding the way that the grounds has in excess of 18,000 understudies, only 3,366 threw a polling form. There will be a warning gathering molded to develop another mascot. I without a doubt accept that it is unbelievable that this understudy drove movement has happened to encapsulate their school soul in a less antagonistic manner. I am intrigued how much assistance she got (expecting any) from staff or faculty on grounds. You can scrutinize the ESPN article here. Theres furthermore a conventional article from MSNBC that you can find here.