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re: Petition calling for Dan Jones' resignation

Posted on 8/10/14 at 10:20 pm to
Posted by OBReb6
Memphissippi
Member since Jul 2010
37912 posts
Posted on 8/10/14 at 10:20 pm to
Wasn't this ridiculous idea never even mentioned until 20 years ago when some professor mentioned that the nickname might have come from plantation speak but he didn't know? The dude pulled it completely out of his arse, and it makes me sad that so many have fallen for it.
Posted by Diddles
LA
Member since Apr 2013
6981 posts
Posted on 8/10/14 at 10:31 pm to
quote:

“If I could do one thing, the place would never be called Ole Miss again,” history professor Charles Eagles told The New York Times in February .
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10684 posts
Posted on 8/11/14 at 9:24 am to
this is exactly right and something that the school needs to emphasize. One way to do that might be to get the damn wickipedia page changed.
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