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"Ole Miss" redirects here. For the University of Mississippi athletics program, see Ole Miss Rebels.
Not to be confused with Mississippi State University.
The University of Mississippi (colloquially known as Ole Miss) is a public research university in Oxford, Mississippi. Including the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, it is the state's largest university by enrollment. The university was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature on February 24, 1844, and four years later admitted its first enrollment of 80 students. The university is classified as an "R1: Doctoral University—Very High Research Activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and has an annual research and development budget of $121.6 million. The university ranked 145 in the 2018 edition of the US News Rankings of Best National Universities.
Across all its campuses, the university comprises some 23,258 students. In addition to the main campus in Oxford and the medical school in Jackson, the university also has campuses in Tupelo, Booneville, Grenada, and Southaven, as well as an accredited online high school. About 55 percent of its undergraduates and 60 percent overall come from Mississippi, and 23 percent are minorities; international students respectively represent 90 different nations. It is one of the 33 colleges and universities participating in the National Sea Grant Program and a participant in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
Ole Miss was a center of activity during the American civil rights movement when a race riot erupted in 1962 following the attempted admission of James Meredith, an African-American, to the segregated campus. While the university was successfully integrated that year, the use of Confederate symbols and motifs has remained a controversial aspect of the school's identity and culture. In response the university has attempted to take proactive measures to rebrand its image, including effectively banning the display of Confederate flags in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in 1997, officially abandoning the Colonel Reb mascot in 2003, and removing "Dixie" from the Pride of the South marching band's repertoire in 2016. In 2018, following a racially charged rant on social media by an alum and academic building namesake, former Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter reaffirmed the university's commitment to "honest and open dialogue about its history", and in making its campuses "more welcoming and inclusive".
The "Dead House" was built before the Civil War and was used as a morgue during the war. Bodies were carried from the Dead House across campus to the Civil War Cemetery, which contains more than 430 graves. The building was demolished in 1958, and Farley Hall--which contains the Meek School of Journalism and New Media--was erected in its place.
The Mississippi Legislature chartered the University of Mississippi on February 24, 1844. The university opened its doors to its first class of 80 students four years later in 1848. For 23 years, the university was Mississippi's only public institution of higher learning, and for 110 years it was the state's only comprehensive university. Politician Pryor Lea was a founding trustee.
When the university opened, the campus consisted of six buildings: two dormitories, two faculty houses, a steward's hall, and the Lyceum at the center. Constructed from 1846 to 1848, the Lyceum is the oldest building on campus. Originally, the Lyceum housed all of the classrooms and faculty offices of the university. The building's north and south wings were added in 1903, and the Class of 1927 donated the clock above the eastern portico. The Lyceum is now the home of the university's administration offices. The columned facade of the Lyceum is represented on the official crest of the university, along with the date of establishment.
In 1854, the university established the fourth state-supported, public law school in the United States, and also began offering engineering education.
With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, classes were interrupted when almost the entire student body (135 out of 139 students) from the University of Mississippi enlisted in the Confederate army, forming an infantry group nicknamed the University Greys. However, all 135 students were killed during the war, a 100% casualty rate. Most died during the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
The Lyceum was used as a hospital during the Civil War for both Union and Confederate soldiers, especially those who were wounded at the battle of Shiloh. Two hundred-fifty soldiers who died in the campus hospital were buried in a cemetery on the grounds of the university.
During the post-war period, the university was led by former Confederate general A.P. Stewart, a Rogersville, Tennessee native. He served as Chancellor from 1874 to 1886.
The university became coeducational in 1882 and was the first such institution in the Southeast to hire a female faculty member, Sarah McGehee Isom, doing so in 1885.
The student yearbook was published for the first time in 1897. A contest was held to solicit suggestions for a yearbook title from the student body. Elma Meek, a student, submitted the winning entry of "Ole Miss." Meek's source for the term is unknown; some historians theorize she made a diminutive of "old Mississippi" or derived the term from "ol' missus," an African-American term for a plantation's "old mistress." This sobriquet was not only chosen for the yearbook, but also became the name by which the university was informally known. "Ole Miss" is defined as the school's intangible spirit, which is separate from the tangible aspects of the university.
The university began medical education in 1903, when the University of Mississippi School of Medicine was established on the Oxford campus. In that era, the university provided two-year pre-clinical education certificates, and graduates went out of state to complete doctor of medicine degrees. In 1950, the Mississippi Legislature voted to create a four-year medical school. On July 1, 1955, the University Medical Center opened in the capital of Jackson, Mississippi, as a four-year medical school. The University of Mississippi Medical Center, as it is now called, is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi. It houses the University of Mississippi School of Medicine along with five other health science schools: nursing, dentistry, health-related professions, graduate studies and pharmacy (The School of Pharmacy is split between the Oxford and University of Mississippi Medical Center campuses).
Several attempts were made via the executive and legislative branches of the Mississippi state government to relocate or otherwise close the University of Mississippi. The Mississippi Legislature between 1900 and 1930 introduced several bills aiming to accomplish this, but no such legislation was ever passed by either house. One such bill was introduced in 1912 by Senator William Ellis of Carthage, Mississippi, which would have merged the college with then-Mississippi A&M. However, this measure was soundly defeated, despite the bill only seeking to form an exploratory committee. In February 1920, 56 members of the legislature arrived on campus and discussed with students and faculty the idea of consolidating MS A&M, MS College of Women and Ole Miss to be located in Jackson, rather than appropriate $750,000.00 of funds requested by then-Chancellor Joseph Powers which were needed to repair dilapidated and structurally unsound buildings on the campus, which was discovered following the partial collapse of a dormitory in 1917 and a scathing review of other buildings later that same year by the state architect. These funds, plus an additional $300,000.00 were appropriated to the school, which was used to build 4 male dormitories, a female dormitory and a pharmacy building, which partially resolved a longstanding issue of inadequate dormitory space for students. During the 1930s, Mississippi Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, a populist, tried to move the university to Jackson. Chancellor Alfred Hume gave the state legislators a grand tour of Ole Miss and the surrounding historic city of Oxford, persuading them to keep it in its original setting.
During World War II, UM was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program, which offered students a path to a Navy commission.
Desegregation came to Ole Miss in the early 1960s with the activities of United States Air Force veteran James Meredith from Kosciusko, Mississippi. Even Meredith's initial efforts required great courage. All involved knew how violently William David McCain and the white political establishment of Mississippi had recently reacted to similar efforts by Clyde Kennard to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi).
Meredith won a lawsuit that allowed him admission to The University of Mississippi in September 1962. He attempted to enter campus on September 20, September 25, and again on September 26, only to be blocked by Mississippi Governor Ross R. Barnett, who proclaimed that "...No school in our state will be integrated while I am your Governor. I shall do everything in my power to prevent integration in our schools."
After the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held both Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Paul B. Johnson, Jr. in contempt, with fines of more than $10,000 for each day they refused to allow Meredith to enroll, Meredith, escorted by a force of U.S. Marshals, entered the campus on September 30, 1962.
Two people were killed by gunfire during the riot, a French journalist, Paul Guihard and an Oxford repairman, Ray Gunter. One-third of the US Marshals, 166 men, were injured, as were 40 soldiers and National Guardsmen.
After control was re-established by federal forces, Meredith, thanks to the protection afforded by federal marshals, was able to enroll and attend his first class on October 1. Following the riot, elements of an Army National Guard division were stationed in Oxford to prevent future similar violence. While most Ole Miss students did not riot prior to his official enrollment in the university, many harassed Meredith during his first two semesters on campus.
According to first-person accounts, students living in Meredith's dorm bounced basketballs on the floor just above his room through all hours of the night. When Meredith walked into the cafeteria for meals, the students eating would all turn their backs. If Meredith sat at a table with other students, all of whom were white, they would immediately move to another table. Many of these events are featured in the 2012 ESPN documentary film Ghosts of Ole Miss.
In 2002 the university marked the 40th anniversary of integration with a yearlong series of events titled "Open Doors: Building on 40 Years of Opportunity in Higher Education." These included an oral history of Ole Miss, various symposiums, the April unveiling of a $130,000 memorial, and a reunion of federal marshals who had served at the campus. In September 2003, the university completed the year's events with an international conference on race. By that year, 13% of the student body identified as African American. Meredith's son Joseph graduated as the top doctoral student at the School of Business Administration.
The Circle, including its flagpole and Confederate Monument.
Additionally, on April 14, 2010, the university campus was declared a National Historic Site by the Society of Professional Journalists to honor reporters who covered the 1962 riot, including the late French reporter Paul Guihard, a victim of the riot.
From September 2012 to May 2013, the university marked its 50th anniversary of integration with a program called Opening the Closed Society, referring to Mississippi: The Closed Society, a 1964 book by James W. Silver, a history professor at the university. The events included lectures by figures such as Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the singer and activist Harry Belafonte, movie screenings, panel discussions, and a "walk of reconciliation and redemption." Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers, slain civil rights leader and late president of the state NAACP, closed the observance on May 11, 2013, by delivering the address at the university's 160th commencement.
The university was chosen to host the first presidential debate of 2008, between Senator John McCain and then-Senator Barack Obama which was held September 26, 2008. This was the first presidential debate to be held in Mississippi.
The university adopted a new on-field mascot for athletic events in the fall of 2010. Colonel Reb, retired from the sidelines of sporting events in 2003, was officially replaced by "Rebel", a black bear, and then, in 2018, was replaced by The Landshark. All university sports teams are still officially referred to as the Rebels.
The university's 25th Rhodes Scholar was named in 2008. Since 1998, it has produced two Rhodes Scholars, as well as 10 Goldwater Scholars, seven Truman Scholars, 18 Fulbright Scholars, a Marshall Scholar, three Udall Scholars, two Gates Cambridge Scholars, one Mitchell Scholar, 19 Boren Scholars, one Boren fellow and one German Chancellor Fellowship.
The student-faculty ratio at University of Mississippi is 19:1, and the school has 47.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Mississippi include: Integrated Marketing Communications, Elementary Education and Teaching; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Accountancy, Finance, General; Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other; Biology, Psychology and Criminal Justice; and Business Administration and Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student success and satisfaction, is 85.3 percent.
University of Mississippi Medical Center surgeons, led by James Hardy, performed the world's first human lung transplant, in 1963, and the world's first animal-to-human heart transplant, in 1964. The heart of a chimpanzee was used for the heart transplant because of Hardy's research on transplantation, consisting of primate studies during the previous nine years.
The University of Mississippi Field Station in Abbeville is a natural laboratory used to study, research and teach about sustainable freshwater ecosystems.
Since 1968, the school operates the only legal marijuana farm and production facility in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) contracts to the university the production of cannabis for the use in approved research studies on the plant as well as for distribution to the seven surviving medical cannabis patients grandfathered into the Compassionate Investigational New Drug program (established in 1978 and canceled in 1991).
The first commercial blues recording was Mamie Smith's performance of Perry Bradford's "Crazy Blues" in 1920.
The university houses one of the largest blues music archives in the United States. Some of the contributions to the collection were donated by BB King who donated his entire personal record collection. The archive includes the first ever commercial blues recording, a song called "Crazy Blues" recorded by Mamie Smith in 1920. The Mamie and Ellis Nassour Arts & Entertainment Collection, highlighted by a wealth of theater and film scripts, photographs and memorabilia, was dedicated in September 2005.
The Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) delivers academic programming to prepare outstanding students for careers in intelligence analysis in both the public and private sectors. In addition, CISS personnel engage in applied research and consortium building with government, private and academic partners. In late 2012, the United States Director of National Intelligence designated CISS as an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence (CAE). CISS is one of only 29 college programs in the United States with this distinction.
The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) was established in June 2008 to provide unique opportunities for students interested in manufacturing. The CME is developing interdisciplinary educational opportunities within an innovative academic learning model that provides our students with the practical experiences, fundamental knowledge, and creative skill sets needed to lead the world of modern manufacturing. The CME is working with companies who express a strong desire to become industry leaders and who wish to work with CME staff and students.
The university offers the Chinese Language Flagship Program (simplified Chinese: 中文旗舰项目; traditional Chinese: 中文旗艦項目; pinyin: Zhōngwén Qíjiàn Xiàngmù), a study program aiming to provide Americans with an advanced knowledge of Chinese.
The Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi is a privately funded, select-admissions, undergraduate program for high achieving students who pursue a B.A. degree in international studies. Croft students combine a regional concentration in Europe, East Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East with a thematic concentration in global economics and business, international governance and politics, or social and cultural identity. The program emphasizes intensive foreign language training, qualitative and quantitative skills, mandatory study abroad for a semester or more, and a yearlong senior thesis.
The University of Mississippi has several student organizations to help students get to know one another and adapt to life at the university. One organization is the International Student Organization (ISO), which organizes activities and events for international students. Notable events of the ISO include a cultural night, date auction and international sports tournament.
Named in honor of distinguished Ole Miss alumnus, former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, the Lott Leadership Institute offers a wide range of leadership and outreach programs that work to enrich the lives and enhance the abilities of students and faculty, as well as high school students, students from other colleges and universities, and the community.
UM is a collaborator in the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, designed to attract top students to teacher education programs with full scholarships and professional incentives. The goal is to attract the top high school seniors who want to become mathematics and English teachers in Mississippi. Funded by the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation, the program is designed to create a unique “honors college style” learning experience for high-performing education students and promote collaboration between students and faculty at UM and Mississippi State University.
The World Class Teaching Program is a special program at the University of Mississippi School of Education designed to provide support to teachers going through the National Board Certification process.
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College attracts a diverse body of high-performing students to the University of Mississippi and prepares citizen scholars who are fired by the life of the mind, committed to the public good and driven to find solutions. Established in 1997 through a gift from the Jim Barksdale family, the Honors College merges intellectual rigor with community action. It offers an education similar to that at prestigious private liberal arts schools and universities, but at a far lower cost. Small, discussion-based classes, dedicated faculty and a nurturing staff enable honors students to experience intellectual as well as personal growth.
The University of Mississippi is a member of the SEC Academic Consortium. Now renamed the SECU, the initiative was a collaborative endeavor designed to promote research, scholarship and achievement among the member universities in the Southeastern Conference. The SECU formed to serve as a means to bolster collaborative academic endeavors of Southeastern Conference universities. Its goals include highlighting the endeavors and achievements of SEC faculty, students and its universities and advancing the academic reputation of SEC universities.
In 2013, the University of Mississippi participated in the SEC Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia which was organized and led by the University of Georgia and the UGA Bioenergy Systems Research Institute. The topic of the symposium was titled "Impact of the Southeast in the World's Renewable Energy Future."
The University of Mississippi was No. 18 on the 2012 Forbes Best Value Colleges list, part of the annual America's Top Colleges section. It was the only SEC school to make the Top 20 list. However, it failed to make the top 300 in best value in 2017. For the last 10 years, the Chronicle of Higher Education named the University of Mississippi as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For", putting the institution in elite company. The 2018 results, released in the Chronicle's annual report on "The Academic Workplace", Ole Miss was among 84 institutions honored from the 253 colleges and universities surveyed. In 2018, the Ole Miss campus was ranked the second safest in the SEC and one of the safest in nation. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Professional MBA program at the UM School of Business Administration in the top 50 among American public universities, and the online MBA program ranks in the top 25. All three degree programs at the University of Mississippi's Patterson School of Accountancy are among the top 10 in the 2018 annual national rankings of accounting programs published by the journal Public Accounting Report. The undergraduate and doctoral programs are No. 7, while the master's program is No. 9. The undergraduate and doctoral programs lead the Southeastern Conference in the rankings, and the master's program is second in the SEC. One or more Ole Miss programs have led the SEC in each of the past eight years.
The Army ROTC program received one of eight prestigious MacArthur Awards in February 2012. Presented by the U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, the award recognizes the ideals of "duty, honor and country" as advocated by MacArthur. For its life-changing work in 12 Delta communities, the UM School of Pharmacy won the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's 2011–12 Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award. AACP presents the award annually to one pharmacy school that not only demonstrates a major commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research but also serves as an example of social responsiveness for others. Ole Miss continues to be the premiere destination for college tailgating as the Grove claimed second place in Southern Living's "South's Best Tailgate" contest in 2012. The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi was honored by the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies with its 2012 International Award. This accolade from the nonprofit organization devoted to promoting civil and human rights around the world was presented in New Orleans.
The University of Mississippi's main campus is located in Oxford. There are also regional campuses in Booneville, DeSoto, Grenada, and Tupelo.
The University of Mississippi in Oxford is the original campus, beginning with only one square-mile of land. The main campus today contains around 1,200 acres of land. Also, the University of Mississippi owns a golf course and airport in Oxford. The golf course and airport are considered part of the University of Mississippi, Oxford campus as well.
The buildings on the main University of Mississippi campus come from the Georgian age of architecture; however, some of the newer buildings today have a more contemporary architecture. The first building built on the Oxford campus is the Lyceum, and is the only original building remaining. The construction of the Lyceum began in 1846 and was completed in 1848. The Lyceum served as a hospital to soldiers in the Civil War. Also on the campus, the Croft Institute for International Studies and Barnard Observatory were used for soldiers during the civil war. The Oxford campus of the University of Mississippi contains a lot of history with the Civil War. The campus was used as a hospital, but also after soldiers died, the campus served as a morgue. Where Farley Hall is now located, the prior building was referred to as the "Dead House" where the bodies of deceased soldiers were stored.
Architect Frank P. Gates designed 18 buildings on campus in 1929-1930, mostly in the Georgian Revival architectural style, including (Old) University High School, Barr Hall, Bondurant Hall, Farley Hall (also known as Lamar Hall), Faulkner Hall, Hill Hall, Howry Hall, Isom Hall, Longstreet Hall, Martindale Hall, Vardaman Hall, the Cafeteria/Union Building, and the Wesley Knight Field House.
Today on the University of Mississippi campus, most of the buildings have been completely renovated or newly constructed. There are currently at least 15 residential buildings on the Oxford campus, with more being built. The Oxford campus is also home to eleven sorority houses and fourteen fraternity houses. The chancellor of The University of Mississippi also lives on the edge of campus.
The University of Mississippi campus in Oxford is known for the beauty of the campus. The campus has been recognized multiple years, but most recently, in 2016, USA Today recognized Ole Miss as the "Most Beautiful Campus". The campus grounds are kept up through the University of Mississippi's personal landscape service.
The different satellite campuses that The University of Mississippi has are much smaller than the main campus in Oxford. The satellite campus in Tupelo started running in a larger space in 1972, the DeSoto campus opened in 1996, and the Grenada campus has been operated on the Holmes Community College campus since 2008. The University of Mississippi campus and satellite campuses continue to grow. There will continue to be progress in construction to accommodate for the large growth in student population.
Archie Manning's uniform number, 18, is the official speed limit of the Oxford campus. In March 2012, Ross Bjork was named the university's new athletics director. The other speed limit on campus is 10, for the uniform number of Eli Manning (Archie's son).
There are hundreds of students organizations, including 25 religious organizations.
The Daily Mississippian (DM) is the student-published newspaper of the university, established in 1911. Although it is located on the Ole Miss campus, it is operated largely as an independent newspaper run by students. The DM is the only college newspaper in the state that is published five times a week. The staff consists of approximately 15 editors, about 25 writers and photographers, and a five-person student sales staff. Daily circulation is 12,000. The award-winning publication celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011–12.
TheDMonline.com is the online version of The Daily Mississippian and also includes original content that supplements the print publication - photo galleries, videos, breaking news and student blogs. Page views average up to 360,000 a month.
The Ole Miss student yearbook is a 368-page full-color book produced by students. It has won many awards, including a Gold Crown.
WUMS-FM 92.1 Rebel Radio, is a FCC commercially licensed radio station. It is one of only a few student-run, commercially licensed radio stations in the nation, with a signal stretching about 60 miles across North Mississippi. Its format features Top 40, alternative and college rock, news and talk shows.
NewsWatch is a student-produced, live newscast, and the only local newscast in Lafayette County. Broadcast through the Metrocast cable company, it is live at 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and livestreamed on newswatcholemiss.com.
These publications and broadcasts are part of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at Ole Miss.
Approximately 5,300 students live on campus in 13 residence halls, two residential colleges and two apartment complexes. All freshmen (students with less than 30 credit hours) are required to live in campus housing their first year unless they meet certain commuter guidelines. The Department of Student Housing is an auxiliary, meaning that it is self-supporting and does not receive appropriations from state funds. All rent received from students pays for housing functions such as utilities, staff salaries, furniture, supplies, repairs, renovations and new buildings. Most of the residence staff members are students, including day-to-day management, conduct board members and maintenance personnel. Upon acceptance to the University of Mississippi, a housing application is submitted with an application fee. The cost of on-campus housing ranges from approximately $4,000 to more than $8,000 (the highest price being that of the newly renovated Village apartments) per academic or calendar year, depending on the occupancy and room type. Students (with more than 30 credit hours) have the option to live off campus in unaffiliated housing.
Graduate students, undergraduate students aged 25 or older, students who are married, and students with families may live in the Village Apartments. The complex consists of six two story buildings, and is adjacent to the University of Mississippi Law School. Undergraduates over 25, married students, and graduate students may live in the one-bedroom apartments. Graduate students and students over 25 may live in studio style apartments. Students with children may live in the two-bedroom apartments. Children living in the Village Apartments are zoned to the Oxford School District. Residents are zoned to Bramlett Elementary School (PreK-1), Oxford Elementary School (2-3), Della Davidson Elementary School (4-5), Oxford Middle School (6-8), and Oxford High School (9-12).
Despite the relatively small number of Greek-letter organizations on campus, a third of all undergraduates participate in Greek life at Ole Miss. The tradition of Greek life on the Oxford campus is a deep-seated one. In fact, the first fraternity founded in the South was the Rainbow Fraternity, founded at Ole Miss in 1848. The fraternity merged with Delta Tau Delta in 1886. Delta Kappa Epsilon followed shortly after at Ole Miss in 1850, as the first to have a house on campus in Mississippi. Delta Gamma Women's Fraternity was founded in 1873 at the Lewis School for Girls in nearby Oxford. All Greek life at Ole Miss was suspended from 1912 to 1926 due to statewide anti-fraternity legislation.
Today, sorority chapters are very large, with some boasting over 400 active members. Recruitment is fiercely competitive and potential sorority members are encouraged to secure personal recommendations from Ole Miss sorority alumnae to increase the chances of receiving an invitation to join one of the eleven NPC sororities on campus. Fraternity recruitment is also fierce, with only 14 active IFC chapters on campus.
The Associated Student Body (ASB) is the Ole Miss student government organization. Students are elected to the ASB Senate in the spring semester, with leftover seats voted on in the fall. Senators can represent groups of organizations such as the Greek councils and sports clubs, or they can run to represent their school (i.e., College of Liberal Arts or School of Engineering). The ASB officers are also elected in the spring semester, following two weeks of campaigning. A common tradition among Ole Miss students is that, after they vote in ASB elections, they go to local convenience stores to purchase Coca-Cola or PepsiCo brand soft drinks. Following the elections, newly sworn-in ASB officers release applications, conduct interviews, and eventually choose their cabinet members for the coming school year. The student body, excluding the Medical Center, includes 18,121 undergraduates, 2,089 graduate students, 357 law students and 323 students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program. African-Americans comprise 12.8 percent of the student body.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, who attended the university but did not graduate, served as the university's postmaster from 1921 to 1924. In 1929, Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying in the University of Mississippi Power House, where he worked as a fireman and night watchman.
Best-selling legal thriller writer John Grisham received his Juris Doctor degree at Ole Miss Law.
United States Senators Trent Lott, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran earned their undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen earned a master's degree.
NFL quarterback Archie Manning attended Ole Miss and played football for the Rebels.
Manning's youngest son, NFL quarterback Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion, also played at Ole Miss.
Mahesh Bhupathi, tennis player and winner of 4 Grand Slam doubles titles.
The university has produced three Miss Americas: Susan Akin, Mary Ann Mobley and Lynda Lee Mead.
Charlie's Angel Kate Jackson and longtime As the World Turns star Anthony Herrera attended the university.
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the university of mississippi (colloquially known as ole miss) is a public research university in oxford, mississippi. including the university of mississippi medical center in jackson, it is the state's largest university by enrollment. the university was chartered by the mississippi legislature on february 24, 1844, and four years later admitted its first enrollment of 80 students. the university is classified as an "r1: doctoral university—very high research activity" by the carnegie classification of institutions of higher education and has an annual research and development budget of $121.6 million. the university ranked 145 in the 2018 edition of the us news rankings of best national universities.
across all its campuses, the university comprises some 23,258 students. in addition to the main campus in oxford and the medical school in jackson, the university also has campuses in tupelo, booneville, grenada, and southaven, as well as an accredited online high school. about 55 percent of its undergraduates and 60 percent overall come from mississippi, and 23 percent are minorities; international students respectively represent 90 different nations. it is one of the 33 colleges and universities participating in the national sea grant program and a participant in the national space grant college and fellowship program.
ole miss was a center of activity during the american civil rights movement when a race riot erupted in 1962 following the attempted admission of james meredith, an african-american, to the segregated campus. while the university was successfully integrated that year, the use of confederate symbols and motifs has remained a controversial aspect of the school's identity and culture. in response the university has attempted to take proactive measures to rebrand its image, including effectively banning the display of confederate flags in vaught-hemingway stadium in 1997, officially abandoning the colonel reb mascot in 2003, and removing "dixie" from the pride of the south marching band's repertoire in 2016. in 2018, following a racially charged rant on social media by an alum and academic building namesake, former chancellor jeffrey vitter reaffirmed the university's commitment to "honest and open dialogue about its history", and in making its campuses "more welcoming and inclusive".
the "dead house" was built before the civil war and was used as a morgue during the war. bodies were carried from the dead house across campus to the civil war cemetery, which contains more than 430 graves. the building was demolished in 1958, and farley hall--which contains the meek school of journalism and new media--was erected in its place.
the mississippi legislature chartered the university of mississippi on february 24, 1844. the university opened its doors to its first class of 80 students four years later in 1848. for 23 years, the university was mississippi's only public institution of higher learning, and for 110 years it was the state's only comprehensive university. politician pryor lea was a founding trustee.
when the university opened, the campus consisted of six buildings: two dormitories, two faculty houses, a steward's hall, and the lyceum at the center. constructed from 1846 to 1848, the lyceum is the oldest building on campus. originally, the lyceum housed all of the classrooms and faculty offices of the university. the building's north and south wings were added in 1903, and the class of 1927 donated the clock above the eastern portico. the lyceum is now the home of the university's administration offices. the columned facade of the lyceum is represented on the official crest of the university, along with the date of establishment.
in 1854, the university established the fourth state-supported, public law school in the united states, and also began offering engineering education.
with the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, classes were interrupted when almost the entire student body (135 out of 139 students) from the university of mississippi enlisted in the confederate army, forming an infantry group nicknamed the university greys. however, all 135 students were killed during the war, a 100% casualty rate. most died during the battles of gettysburg and vicksburg.
the lyceum was used as a hospital during the civil war for both union and confederate soldiers, especially those who were wounded at the battle of shiloh. two hundred-fifty soldiers who died in the campus hospital were buried in a cemetery on the grounds of the university.
during the post-war period, the university was led by former confederate general a.p. stewart, a rogersville, tennessee native. he served as chancellor from 1874 to 1886.
the university became coeducational in 1882 and was the first such institution in the southeast to hire a female faculty member, sarah mcgehee isom, doing so in 1885.
the student yearbook was published for the first time in 1897. a contest was held to solicit suggestions for a yearbook title from the student body. elma meek, a student, submitted the winning entry of "ole miss." meek's source for the term is unknown; some historians theorize she made a diminutive of "old mississippi" or derived the term from "ol' missus," an african-american term for a plantation's "old mistress." this sobriquet was not only chosen for the yearbook, but also became the name by which the university was informally known. "ole miss" is defined as the school's intangible spirit, which is separate from the tangible aspects of the university.
the university began medical education in 1903, when the university of mississippi school of medicine was established on the oxford campus. in that era, the university provided two-year pre-clinical education certificates, and graduates went out of state to complete doctor of medicine degrees. in 1950, the mississippi legislature voted to create a four-year medical school. on july 1, 1955, the university medical center opened in the capital of jackson, mississippi, as a four-year medical school. the university of mississippi medical center, as it is now called, is the health sciences campus of the university of mississippi. it houses the university of mississippi school of medicine along with five other health science schools: nursing, dentistry, health-related professions, graduate studies and pharmacy (the school of pharmacy is split between the oxford and university of mississippi medical center campuses).
several attempts were made via the executive and legislative branches of the mississippi state government to relocate or otherwise close the university of mississippi. the mississippi legislature between 1900 and 1930 introduced several bills aiming to accomplish this, but no such legislation was ever passed by either house. one such bill was introduced in 1912 by senator william ellis of carthage, mississippi, which would have merged the college with then-mississippi a&m. however, this measure was soundly defeated, despite the bill only seeking to form an exploratory committee. in february 1920, 56 members of the legislature arrived on campus and discussed with students and faculty the idea of consolidating ms a&m, ms college of women and ole miss to be located in jackson, rather than appropriate $750,000.00 of funds requested by then-chancellor joseph powers which were needed to repair dilapidated and structurally unsound buildings on the campus, which was discovered following the partial collapse of a dormitory in 1917 and a scathing review of other buildings later that same year by the state architect. these funds, plus an additional $300,000.00 were appropriated to the school, which was used to build 4 male dormitories, a female dormitory and a pharmacy building, which partially resolved a longstanding issue of inadequate dormitory space for students. during the 1930s, mississippi governor theodore g. bilbo, a populist, tried to move the university to jackson. chancellor alfred hume gave the state legislators a grand tour of ole miss and the surrounding historic city of oxford, persuading them to keep it in its original setting.
during world war ii, um was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the v-12 navy college training program, which offered students a path to a navy commission.
desegregation came to ole miss in the early 1960s with the activities of united states air force veteran james meredith from kosciusko, mississippi. even meredith's initial efforts required great courage. all involved knew how violently william david mccain and the white political establishment of mississippi had recently reacted to similar efforts by clyde kennard to enroll at mississippi southern college (now the university of southern mississippi).
meredith won a lawsuit that allowed him admission to the university of mississippi in september 1962. he attempted to enter campus on september 20, september 25, and again on september 26, only to be blocked by mississippi governor ross r. barnett, who proclaimed that "...no school in our state will be integrated while i am your governor. i shall do everything in my power to prevent integration in our schools."
after the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit held both barnett and lieutenant governor paul b. johnson, jr. in contempt, with fines of more than $10,000 for each day they refused to allow meredith to enroll, meredith, escorted by a force of u.s. marshals, entered the campus on september 30, 1962.
two people were killed by gunfire during the riot, a french journalist, paul guihard and an oxford repairman, ray gunter. one-third of the us marshals, 166 men, were injured, as were 40 soldiers and national guardsmen.
after control was re-established by federal forces, meredith, thanks to the protection afforded by federal marshals, was able to enroll and attend his first class on october 1. following the riot, elements of an army national guard division were stationed in oxford to prevent future similar violence. while most ole miss students did not riot prior to his official enrollment in the university, many harassed meredith during his first two semesters on campus.
according to first-person accounts, students living in meredith's dorm bounced basketballs on the floor just above his room through all hours of the night. when meredith walked into the cafeteria for meals, the students eating would all turn their backs. if meredith sat at a table with other students, all of whom were white, they would immediately move to another table. many of these events are featured in the 2012 espn documentary film ghosts of ole miss.
in 2002 the university marked the 40th anniversary of integration with a yearlong series of events titled "open doors: building on 40 years of opportunity in higher education." these included an oral history of ole miss, various symposiums, the april unveiling of a $130,000 memorial, and a reunion of federal marshals who had served at the campus. in september 2003, the university completed the year's events with an international conference on race. by that year, 13% of the student body identified as african american. meredith's son joseph graduated as the top doctoral student at the school of business administration.
the circle, including its flagpole and confederate monument.
additionally, on april 14, 2010, the university campus was declared a national historic site by the society of professional journalists to honor reporters who covered the 1962 riot, including the late french reporter paul guihard, a victim of the riot.
from september 2012 to may 2013, the university marked its 50th anniversary of integration with a program called opening the closed society, referring to mississippi: the closed society, a 1964 book by james w. silver, a history professor at the university. the events included lectures by figures such as attorney general eric h. holder jr. and the singer and activist harry belafonte, movie screenings, panel discussions, and a "walk of reconciliation and redemption." myrlie evers-williams, widow of medgar evers, slain civil rights leader and late president of the state naacp, closed the observance on may 11, 2013, by delivering the address at the university's 160th commencement.
the university was chosen to host the first presidential debate of 2008, between senator john mccain and then-senator barack obama which was held september 26, 2008. this was the first presidential debate to be held in mississippi.
the university adopted a new on-field mascot for athletic events in the fall of 2010. colonel reb, retired from the sidelines of sporting events in 2003, was officially replaced by "rebel", a black bear, and then, in 2018, was replaced by the landshark. all university sports teams are still officially referred to as the rebels.
the university's 25th rhodes scholar was named in 2008. since 1998, it has produced two rhodes scholars, as well as 10 goldwater scholars, seven truman scholars, 18 fulbright scholars, a marshall scholar, three udall scholars, two gates cambridge scholars, one mitchell scholar, 19 boren scholars, one boren fellow and one german chancellor fellowship.
the student-faculty ratio at university of mississippi is 19:1, and the school has 47.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. the most popular majors at university of mississippi include: integrated marketing communications, elementary education and teaching; marketing/marketing management, general; accountancy, finance, general; pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration, other; biology, psychology and criminal justice; and business administration and management, general. the average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student success and satisfaction, is 85.3 percent.
university of mississippi medical center surgeons, led by james hardy, performed the world's first human lung transplant, in 1963, and the world's first animal-to-human heart transplant, in 1964. the heart of a chimpanzee was used for the heart transplant because of hardy's research on transplantation, consisting of primate studies during the previous nine years.
the university of mississippi field station in abbeville is a natural laboratory used to study, research and teach about sustainable freshwater ecosystems.
since 1968, the school operates the only legal marijuana farm and production facility in the united states. the national institute on drug abuse (nida) contracts to the university the production of cannabis for the use in approved research studies on the plant as well as for distribution to the seven surviving medical cannabis patients grandfathered into the compassionate investigational new drug program (established in 1978 and canceled in 1991).
the first commercial blues recording was mamie smith's performance of perry bradford's "crazy blues" in 1920.
the university houses one of the largest blues music archives in the united states. some of the contributions to the collection were donated by bb king who donated his entire personal record collection. the archive includes the first ever commercial blues recording, a song called "crazy blues" recorded by mamie smith in 1920. the mamie and ellis nassour arts & entertainment collection, highlighted by a wealth of theater and film scripts, photographs and memorabilia, was dedicated in september 2005.
the center for intelligence and security studies (ciss) delivers academic programming to prepare outstanding students for careers in intelligence analysis in both the public and private sectors. in addition, ciss personnel engage in applied research and consortium building with government, private and academic partners. in late 2012, the united states director of national intelligence designated ciss as an intelligence community center of academic excellence (cae). ciss is one of only 29 college programs in the united states with this distinction.
the haley barbour center for manufacturing excellence (cme) was established in june 2008 to provide unique opportunities for students interested in manufacturing. the cme is developing interdisciplinary educational opportunities within an innovative academic learning model that provides our students with the practical experiences, fundamental knowledge, and creative skill sets needed to lead the world of modern manufacturing. the cme is working with companies who express a strong desire to become industry leaders and who wish to work with cme staff and students.
the university offers the chinese language flagship program (simplified chinese: 中文旗舰项目; traditional chinese: 中文旗艦項目; pinyin: zhōngwén qíjiàn xiàngmù), a study program aiming to provide americans with an advanced knowledge of chinese.
the croft institute for international studies at the university of mississippi is a privately funded, select-admissions, undergraduate program for high achieving students who pursue a b.a. degree in international studies. croft students combine a regional concentration in europe, east asia, latin america, or the middle east with a thematic concentration in global economics and business, international governance and politics, or social and cultural identity. the program emphasizes intensive foreign language training, qualitative and quantitative skills, mandatory study abroad for a semester or more, and a yearlong senior thesis.
the university of mississippi has several student organizations to help students get to know one another and adapt to life at the university. one organization is the international student organization (iso), which organizes activities and events for international students. notable events of the iso include a cultural night, date auction and international sports tournament.
named in honor of distinguished ole miss alumnus, former u.s. sen. trent lott, the lott leadership institute offers a wide range of leadership and outreach programs that work to enrich the lives and enhance the abilities of students and faculty, as well as high school students, students from other colleges and universities, and the community.
um is a collaborator in the mississippi excellence in teaching program, designed to attract top students to teacher education programs with full scholarships and professional incentives. the goal is to attract the top high school seniors who want to become mathematics and english teachers in mississippi. funded by the robert m. hearin support foundation, the program is designed to create a unique “honors college style” learning experience for high-performing education students and promote collaboration between students and faculty at um and mississippi state university.
the world class teaching program is a special program at the university of mississippi school of education designed to provide support to teachers going through the national board certification process.
the sally mcdonnell barksdale honors college attracts a diverse body of high-performing students to the university of mississippi and prepares citizen scholars who are fired by the life of the mind, committed to the public good and driven to find solutions. established in 1997 through a gift from the jim barksdale family, the honors college merges intellectual rigor with community action. it offers an education similar to that at prestigious private liberal arts schools and universities, but at a far lower cost. small, discussion-based classes, dedicated faculty and a nurturing staff enable honors students to experience intellectual as well as personal growth.
the university of mississippi is a member of the sec academic consortium. now renamed the secu, the initiative was a collaborative endeavor designed to promote research, scholarship and achievement among the member universities in the southeastern conference. the secu formed to serve as a means to bolster collaborative academic endeavors of southeastern conference universities. its goals include highlighting the endeavors and achievements of sec faculty, students and its universities and advancing the academic reputation of sec universities.
in 2013, the university of mississippi participated in the sec symposium in atlanta, georgia which was organized and led by the university of georgia and the uga bioenergy systems research institute. the topic of the symposium was titled "impact of the southeast in the world's renewable energy future."
the university of mississippi was no. 18 on the 2012 forbes best value colleges list, part of the annual america's top colleges section. it was the only sec school to make the top 20 list. however, it failed to make the top 300 in best value in 2017. for the last 10 years, the chronicle of higher education named the university of mississippi as one of the "great colleges to work for", putting the institution in elite company. the 2018 results, released in the chronicle's annual report on "the academic workplace", ole miss was among 84 institutions honored from the 253 colleges and universities surveyed. in 2018, the ole miss campus was ranked the second safest in the sec and one of the safest in nation. u.s. news & world report ranks the professional mba program at the um school of business administration in the top 50 among american public universities, and the online mba program ranks in the top 25. all three degree programs at the university of mississippi's patterson school of accountancy are among the top 10 in the 2018 annual national rankings of accounting programs published by the journal public accounting report. the undergraduate and doctoral programs are no. 7, while the master's program is no. 9. the undergraduate and doctoral programs lead the southeastern conference in the rankings, and the master's program is second in the sec. one or more ole miss programs have led the sec in each of the past eight years.
the army rotc program received one of eight prestigious macarthur awards in february 2012. presented by the u.s. army cadet command and the gen. douglas macarthur foundation, the award recognizes the ideals of "duty, honor and country" as advocated by macarthur. for its life-changing work in 12 delta communities, the um school of pharmacy won the american association of colleges of pharmacy's 2011–12 lawrence c. weaver transformative community service award. aacp presents the award annually to one pharmacy school that not only demonstrates a major commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research but also serves as an example of social responsiveness for others. ole miss continues to be the premiere destination for college tailgating as the grove claimed second place in southern living's "south's best tailgate" contest in 2012. the william winter institute for racial reconciliation at the university of mississippi was honored by the international association of official human rights agencies with its 2012 international award. this accolade from the nonprofit organization devoted to promoting civil and human rights around the world was presented in new orleans.
the university of mississippi's main campus is located in oxford. there are also regional campuses in booneville, desoto, grenada, and tupelo.
the university of mississippi in oxford is the original campus, beginning with only one square-mile of land. the main campus today contains around 1,200 acres of land. also, the university of mississippi owns a golf course and airport in oxford. the golf course and airport are considered part of the university of mississippi, oxford campus as well.
the buildings on the main university of mississippi campus come from the georgian age of architecture; however, some of the newer buildings today have a more contemporary architecture. the first building built on the oxford campus is the lyceum, and is the only original building remaining. the construction of the lyceum began in 1846 and was completed in 1848. the lyceum served as a hospital to soldiers in the civil war. also on the campus, the croft institute for international studies and barnard observatory were used for soldiers during the civil war. the oxford campus of the university of mississippi contains a lot of history with the civil war. the campus was used as a hospital, but also after soldiers died, the campus served as a morgue. where farley hall is now located, the prior building was referred to as the "dead house" where the bodies of deceased soldiers were stored.
architect frank p. gates designed 18 buildings on campus in 1929-1930, mostly in the georgian revival architectural style, including (old) university high school, barr hall, bondurant hall, farley hall (also known as lamar hall), faulkner hall, hill hall, howry hall, isom hall, longstreet hall, martindale hall, vardaman hall, the cafeteria/union building, and the wesley knight field house.
today on the university of mississippi campus, most of the buildings have been completely renovated or newly constructed. there are currently at least 15 residential buildings on the oxford campus, with more being built. the oxford campus is also home to eleven sorority houses and fourteen fraternity houses. the chancellor of the university of mississippi also lives on the edge of campus.
the university of mississippi campus in oxford is known for the beauty of the campus. the campus has been recognized multiple years, but most recently, in 2016, usa today recognized ole miss as the "most beautiful campus". the campus grounds are kept up through the university of mississippi's personal landscape service.
the different satellite campuses that the university of mississippi has are much smaller than the main campus in oxford. the satellite campus in tupelo started running in a larger space in 1972, the desoto campus opened in 1996, and the grenada campus has been operated on the holmes community college campus since 2008. the university of mississippi campus and satellite campuses continue to grow. there will continue to be progress in construction to accommodate for the large growth in student population.
archie manning's uniform number, 18, is the official speed limit of the oxford campus. in march 2012, ross bjork was named the university's new athletics director. the other speed limit on campus is 10, for the uniform number of eli manning (archie's son).
there are hundreds of students organizations, including 25 religious organizations.
the daily mississippian (dm) is the student-published newspaper of the university, established in 1911. although it is located on the ole miss campus, it is operated largely as an independent newspaper run by students. the dm is the only college newspaper in the state that is published five times a week. the staff consists of approximately 15 editors, about 25 writers and photographers, and a five-person student sales staff. daily circulation is 12,000. the award-winning publication celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011–12.
thedmonline.com is the online version of the daily mississippian and also includes original content that supplements the print publication - photo galleries, videos, breaking news and student blogs. page views average up to 360,000 a month.
the ole miss student yearbook is a 368-page full-color book produced by students. it has won many awards, including a gold crown.
wums-fm 92.1 rebel radio, is a fcc commercially licensed radio station. it is one of only a few student-run, commercially licensed radio stations in the nation, with a signal stretching about 60 miles across north mississippi. its format features top 40, alternative and college rock, news and talk shows.
newswatch is a student-produced, live newscast, and the only local newscast in lafayette county. broadcast through the metrocast cable company, it is live at 5 p.m. monday-friday, and livestreamed on newswatcholemiss.com.
these publications and broadcasts are part of the s. gale denley student media center at ole miss.
approximately 5,300 students live on campus in 13 residence halls, two residential colleges and two apartment complexes. all freshmen (students with less than 30 credit hours) are required to live in campus housing their first year unless they meet certain commuter guidelines. the department of student housing is an auxiliary, meaning that it is self-supporting and does not receive appropriations from state funds. all rent received from students pays for housing functions such as utilities, staff salaries, furniture, supplies, repairs, renovations and new buildings. most of the residence staff members are students, including day-to-day management, conduct board members and maintenance personnel. upon acceptance to the university of mississippi, a housing application is submitted with an application fee. the cost of on-campus housing ranges from approximately $4,000 to more than $8,000 (the highest price being that of the newly renovated village apartments) per academic or calendar year, depending on the occupancy and room type. students (with more than 30 credit hours) have the option to live off campus in unaffiliated housing.
graduate students, undergraduate students aged 25 or older, students who are married, and students with families may live in the village apartments. the complex consists of six two story buildings, and is adjacent to the university of mississippi law school. undergraduates over 25, married students, and graduate students may live in the one-bedroom apartments. graduate students and students over 25 may live in studio style apartments. students with children may live in the two-bedroom apartments. children living in the village apartments are zoned to the oxford school district. residents are zoned to bramlett elementary school (prek-1), oxford elementary school (2-3), della davidson elementary school (4-5), oxford middle school (6-8), and oxford high school (9-12).
despite the relatively small number of greek-letter organizations on campus, a third of all undergraduates participate in greek life at ole miss. the tradition of greek life on the oxford campus is a deep-seated one. in fact, the first fraternity founded in the south was the rainbow fraternity, founded at ole miss in 1848. the fraternity merged with delta tau delta in 1886. delta kappa epsilon followed shortly after at ole miss in 1850, as the first to have a house on campus in mississippi. delta gamma women's fraternity was founded in 1873 at the lewis school for girls in nearby oxford. all greek life at ole miss was suspended from 1912 to 1926 due to statewide anti-fraternity legislation.
today, sorority chapters are very large, with some boasting over 400 active members. recruitment is fiercely competitive and potential sorority members are encouraged to secure personal recommendations from ole miss sorority alumnae to increase the chances of receiving an invitation to join one of the eleven npc sororities on campus. fraternity recruitment is also fierce, with only 14 active ifc chapters on campus.
the associated student body (asb) is the ole miss student government organization. students are elected to the asb senate in the spring semester, with leftover seats voted on in the fall. senators can represent groups of organizations such as the greek councils and sports clubs, or they can run to represent their school (i.e., college of liberal arts or school of engineering). the asb officers are also elected in the spring semester, following two weeks of campaigning. a common tradition among ole miss students is that, after they vote in asb elections, they go to local convenience stores to purchase coca-cola or pepsico brand soft drinks. following the elections, newly sworn-in asb officers release applications, conduct interviews, and eventually choose their cabinet members for the coming school year. the student body, excluding the medical center, includes 18,121 undergraduates, 2,089 graduate students, 357 law students and 323 students in the doctor of pharmacy program. african-americans comprise 12.8 percent of the student body.
nobel prize-winning novelist william faulkner, who attended the university but did not graduate, served as the university's postmaster from 1921 to 1924. in 1929, faulkner wrote as i lay dying in the university of mississippi power house, where he worked as a fireman and night watchman.
best-selling legal thriller writer john grisham received his juris doctor degree at ole miss law.
united states senators trent lott, roger wicker and thad cochran earned their undergraduate and law degrees from the university of mississippi, and senator jeanne shaheen earned a master's degree.
nfl quarterback archie manning attended ole miss and played football for the rebels.
manning's youngest son, nfl quarterback eli manning, a two-time super bowl champion, also played at ole miss.
mahesh bhupathi, tennis player and winner of 4 grand slam doubles titles.
the university has produced three miss americas: susan akin, mary ann mobley and lynda lee mead.
charlie's angel kate jackson and longtime as the world turns star anthony herrera attended the university.
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Discussion in 'Cards: Strategy and Rulings Discussion' started by xgearsx, Nov 27, 2007.
ive heard alot of people have been making top cut with this deck and I was wondering how exactly it works.
You act like theres some complex strategy behind it. Absol and Blissey are just the two best cards, and people put them together.
Great synergy between high-energy and low-energy attacks.
Blissey has only 1 energy attacks.
Absol has only 1 energy attacks.
How is there any high-energy attack costs in the deck? Chansey's double edge?
The deck works because people stuck the two best cards together. It's how lucario/blissey one. There's no real strategy or anything.
Mix them and you got a bdif.
And tech in Disabeleye and you have best tech against bcif.
Happy chance needs a few energies to do decent damage. Generally, you want lots of energy on Bliss unlike Absol.
I built it a while back when I got my hands on some Absols. I thought it was okay, but it took away from the early attacking of Blissey (a problem I had with Banette/Absol too) and totally didn't cover the deck's total weakness to fighting. I always have a Lucario variant built at home and the deck just couldn't stand up to Lucario with fighting weakness.
But it's a decent idea. I am sure the deck in the hands of a skilled player could do well with it. What did it win?
There really is not much synergy. In my deck, I plan to add Sableye -my deck currently plays Weavile, Blissey, and Absol. When you throw Weavile into the picture, it adds some synergy to the deck since it can power up anybody in the deck, and it also has an attack that discards cards!
I think it won my first Cities. In my deck thread, I tried to cover how the battle against it went. I have conformation that it at least took second. I am guessing it was a mirror match. It mad three out of four spots in the top four. I am very bitter about this, my deck went 3-1, but I missed the top cut !
Absol's just nuts. And Blissey's already good. However, I think the deck does better with Weavile in it.
Do typical lists run Mars? Haven't seen any yet.
It works because it has Blissy in it.
With Absol, Mars is rather amazing (-3 cards per turn? Yes, please). Iono specifically if Blissey/Absol would play it, but I'd be shocked if it didn't.
What would be good with 4 absol sw and 4 absol ex? I would like to find something to work with these.
I understand, but it says in the rule book you can run 4 regulars and 4 ex's of the same card, hence 4 absol SW and 4 absol EX! Right?

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discussion in 'cards: strategy and rulings discussion' started by xgearsx, nov 27, 2007.
ive heard alot of people have been making top cut with this deck and i was wondering how exactly it works.
you act like theres some complex strategy behind it. absol and blissey are just the two best cards, and people put them together.
great synergy between high-energy and low-energy attacks.
blissey has only 1 energy attacks.
absol has only 1 energy attacks.
how is there any high-energy attack costs in the deck? chansey's double edge?
the deck works because people stuck the two best cards together. it's how lucario/blissey one. there's no real strategy or anything.
mix them and you got a bdif.
and tech in disabeleye and you have best tech against bcif.
happy chance needs a few energies to do decent damage. generally, you want lots of energy on bliss unlike absol.
i built it a while back when i got my hands on some absols. i thought it was okay, but it took away from the early attacking of blissey (a problem i had with banette/absol too) and totally didn't cover the deck's total weakness to fighting. i always have a lucario variant built at home and the deck just couldn't stand up to lucario with fighting weakness.
but it's a decent idea. i am sure the deck in the hands of a skilled player could do well with it. what did it win?
there really is not much synergy. in my deck, i plan to add sableye -my deck currently plays weavile, blissey, and absol. when you throw weavile into the picture, it adds some synergy to the deck since it can power up anybody in the deck, and it also has an attack that discards cards!
i think it won my first cities. in my deck thread, i tried to cover how the battle against it went. i have conformation that it at least took second. i am guessing it was a mirror match. it mad three out of four spots in the top four. i am very bitter about this, my deck went 3-1, but i missed the top cut !
absol's just nuts. and blissey's already good. however, i think the deck does better with weavile in it.
do typical lists run mars? haven't seen any yet.
it works because it has blissy in it.
with absol, mars is rather amazing (-3 cards per turn? yes, please). iono specifically if blissey/absol would play it, but i'd be shocked if it didn't.
what would be good with 4 absol sw and 4 absol ex? i would like to find something to work with these.
i understand, but it says in the rule book you can run 4 regulars and 4 ex's of the same card, hence 4 absol sw and 4 absol ex! right?


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