re: Just booked my trip to Fayetteville....

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That all changed in Fayetteville in the early 90s. You'll still see a random blazer and cocktail dress at a game, but the vibe is just a lot different now. There's more students, but there's also enough of an economy so that people just hang out here and don't leave.

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Oxford has changed so much in the few short years that I've been here.
Back when my uncle was still in school here (2000,2001) There was nothing in the town. The entire school was Greek. there were 11 or 12 thousand students. There are 17k students now (almost as big as UA) and hell of a lot more diversity. Our minority student population % has tripled since then.
We have an incredible study abroad program, that brings in a ton of international students, and sends our students to better schools.

We had no music scene 5 years ago.
Oxford (as well as the country as a whole) is on a huge upswing in terms of cultural development.