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After Uproar, ‘Ole Miss’ Leaders Defend Embattled Nickname, Pledge To Keep It
Monday, August 18, 2014 16:41
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Via SHNV
Pro-Confederate group protests ‘Ole Miss’ rebranding efforts, urge secession Was it all just one big misunderstanding?
In an interview with The College Fix, University of Mississippi’s chief communications officer Tom Eppes strongly denied the campus will eliminate or diminish its widely used and beloved “Ole Miss” nickname due to its historic ties to slavery.
The recent idea that “Ole Miss” would be axed or used less frequently because some people are uncomfortable with it had been met with a huge backlash, prompting national headlines, a petition that called for Chancellor Dan Jones’ resignation signed by about 3,000 people, and a protest march against the changes.
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Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/08/after-uproar-ole-miss-leaders-defend.html
