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The cadence of the cheer is a direct takeaway of the Ole Miss cheer "Hotty Toddy" after then Ole Miss marching band director James Ferguson was appointed director of the Million Dollar Band. The cheer is still referred to as "Ole Miss", and today the drum major's signal is still the motioning of one arm in a full circle (an "O"). [16]
In 1989, star Ole Miss women's basketball player Kimsey O'Neal became the first black student to gain the title "Miss Ole Miss." One year later, in 1990, Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins, the Rebel athlete who suffered a devastating football injury in 1989 that left him a quadriplegic, was elected "Colonel Reb" by the student body. In 2013, the ...
The Hotty Toddy cheer is a chant unique to Ole Miss. The cheer is primarily used at Ole Miss sporting events, and is commonly started by cheerleaders, fans, and players. [32] The Ole Miss Band plays the cheer with a drum cadence following the school's fight song, Forward Rebels. [33]
In 2010, Ole Miss students voted to choose a new mascot. The election did not allow the option of reinstating Colonel Reb as the official mascot, in spite of sizable popular support. [ 6 ] An internet campaign to adopt the Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar as the Ole Miss mascot gained considerable support. [ 7 ]
Videos of the confrontation at Ole Miss drew reactions from lawmakers who have been vocal in their opposition to pro-Palestinian protests breaking out across American campuses.
Rammer Jammer Cheer - (informally known as the "Ole Miss Cheer" or “O cheer”) is played at the end-of-the game, after the team has won the game. Dr. Ferguson introduced the cheer to the band in 1981. The lyrics to the cheer were based upon the Ole Miss' Hotty Toddy cheer, the school which Dr. Ferguson was teaching at prior to coming to Bama.
A fraternity at Ole Miss where a member last week jeered a Black female protester released a statement saying the man has been expelled from the organization. ... man captured in a viral video and ...
The University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of pro-Palestinian protesters ... only 11.4% of Ole Miss' student ... our challenging history, and ...