article_snippet: Among those were measures aimed at dissociating the school from the school Confederate history -- the university athletics teams are the Rebels -- including asking the band to stop playing the fight song "From Dixie With Love.
article_snippet: Under his tenure, the university also adopted a black bear as the university mascot to replace Colonel Reb, a caricature of a plantation owner that had been removed as mascot in 2003.
article_snippet: It's the university's oldest building, which is located in the middle of campus and houses administrative offices.