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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WH is everything racial with you all on here? There is a time and  place for everything and this isn't it.[/quote]I understand your sentiment but the U of Mississippi does have a prior history of sordid racial behavior and is remembered by readers (or some).  When you have a street on campus named Confederate Drive or waving the confederate flag at football games or putting a noose around the statue of James Meredith (first black person to integrate Ole Miss), it is hard to try and view Ole Miss as a place that wants to erase the past.

While you may feel this isn't the place or time,  let me remind you that I have seen many discussions on this forum about histories of schools and most recently Harvard's sordid past history and treatment of Jewish students.  Not once did I see a comment like yours.  Because it's Harvard maybe?

Unfortunately for Ole Miss, University of Alabama, and some other southern schools, they do have these past histories and still continue some of the past uncomfortable traditions but I think for the most part not meant to be hateful (though the confederate flag makes some white students uncomfortable too).  I, personally, would want to know about those traditional activities, and I don't care if it's Ole Miss, UCLA, McGill, or Harvard.

In fairness, you are probably not alone in your sentiment, but I guarantee you will find these discussions on College Confidential also.[/quote]

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