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re: Tell me interesting stories/facts about your SEC campus.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 4:53 pm to TeLeFaWx
Posted on 4/19/12 at 4:53 pm to TeLeFaWx
I'll get this thread back on course, after the Aggie had to talk smack.
The University of Alabama issued an official apology in 2005 for its role in slavery. Here is the marker placed near the graves of two slaves that worked on the campus.
The University of Alabama issued an official apology in 2005 for its role in slavery. Here is the marker placed near the graves of two slaves that worked on the campus.
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Buried near this plaque are Jack Rudolph and William “Boysey” Brown, two slaves owned by University of Alabama faculty, and William J. Crawford, a University student who died in 1844.
Rudolph was born in Africa about 1791 and died May 5, 1846, from “Bilious Pneumonia.” Brown was born April 10, 1838, and died November 22, 1844, from “Whooping Cough.”
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Posted on 4/19/12 at 4:57 pm to DCRebel
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Why do people think Dallas and Houston are so great?
Because people like to make money (and keep more of it)
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:00 pm to GalvoAg
Really need to check out the bonfire memorial if your ever in CS
*My bad about the double post
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Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:00 pm to MaroonNation
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We are the largest SEC campus in terms of acreage.
Were.
We're sitting at around 5500, you look to be around 4200.
And for what its worth, the Permanent University Fund which provides some amount of our money, owns 2.1 million acres. We get 1/3 of the money that land generates.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:06 pm to relapse98
In 1936 capacity of Tiger Stadium was more than doubled to 46,000 when the north end zone was enclosed with a 24,000-seat addition. Money was not allocated in the state budget for the seating expansion, but money was allocated for dormitories. To bypass the legislature and increase his beloved school's stadium capacity, Governor Huey P. Long ordered that dormitories be built in the stadium, with seating above the student living quarters.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:17 pm to NBamaAlum
"The Chi Omega Greek Theater on the University of Arkansas campus was constructed as a gift to the University to commemorate the founding of Chi Omega. •The dedication tablet bears the following inscription: "Given to the University of Arkansas by Chi Omega as an expression of appreciation for its founding and as a symbol of its devotion to the human struggle for enlightenment."
•The words KNOWLEDGE, INTEGRITY, COURAGE, CULTURE and INTELLIGENCE on the frieze above the columns of the theater interpret Chi Omega's ideals and represent attributes found in the finest of mankind.
•The fourteen columns represent the fourteen original members.
•The five aisles, representing our five Founders, lead to seating for 3,000. "
This was the first gift given to a University from a fraternity founded at that campus. Pep rallies, concerts, and sorority bid day all occur here.
•The words KNOWLEDGE, INTEGRITY, COURAGE, CULTURE and INTELLIGENCE on the frieze above the columns of the theater interpret Chi Omega's ideals and represent attributes found in the finest of mankind.
•The fourteen columns represent the fourteen original members.
•The five aisles, representing our five Founders, lead to seating for 3,000. "
This was the first gift given to a University from a fraternity founded at that campus. Pep rallies, concerts, and sorority bid day all occur here.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:19 pm to I Ham That I Ham
I always wondered what that thing was for on Arkansas campus.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:21 pm to I Ham That I Ham
My sister was a Chi Omega at Southern Mississippi. When I was living in NWA, and she came to visit me, she had to take a visit to Fayetteville to see that theater and the Chi Omega house.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 5:31 pm to I Ham That I Ham
"The Clinton House is a house in Fayetteville, Arkansas built in 1931. The house is the first home of Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham while they both taught at the University of Arkansas School of Law. The home also witnessed the marriage of Bill and Hillary in the living room in 1975."
Although technically not on campus it is right between UofA and Fayetteville High School. Many Clinton fans make a Billgrimage here.
Although technically not on campus it is right between UofA and Fayetteville High School. Many Clinton fans make a Billgrimage here.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:06 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Everything is bigger in Texas, and I'm pretty sure our campus is bigger than all your pussy arse campuses combined. I have no facts to support this other than the 2 years of Texas History I took somewhere in K-12
Those 2 years of state history...is there twice as much or are y'all just twice as slow over there?
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:12 pm to TulsaTimeTiger
One of the most striking features in Ventress is the large, stained glass window commemorating the University Grays, a Confederate unit from the Civil War era.
The unit was made up entirely by Ole Miss students — none of whom ever returned from the Battle of Gettysburg.
The 100 percent casualty rate gives a chilling spin to the picturesque building. The hauntingly beautiful glass window depicts Confederate Grays heading off to the war, memorializing the young lives lost in the Confederate war effort.
Another historical aspect of the building is the signatures.
Back when Ventress was a library, a Confederate veteran signed his name and unit on the interior portion of one of the soaring turrets.
Since then, signatures of generations of students are still visible upon that wall. Although not as easily accessible as it used to be, students still attempt to join the ranks every year, creating a time capsule within the turret.
The unit was made up entirely by Ole Miss students — none of whom ever returned from the Battle of Gettysburg.
The 100 percent casualty rate gives a chilling spin to the picturesque building. The hauntingly beautiful glass window depicts Confederate Grays heading off to the war, memorializing the young lives lost in the Confederate war effort.
Another historical aspect of the building is the signatures.
Back when Ventress was a library, a Confederate veteran signed his name and unit on the interior portion of one of the soaring turrets.
Since then, signatures of generations of students are still visible upon that wall. Although not as easily accessible as it used to be, students still attempt to join the ranks every year, creating a time capsule within the turret.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:15 pm to TeLeFaWx
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What's wrong with fake boobs? Spend some time in Dallas and you'll learn to love em.
Spent 11 years there dude, including 8 years at an office on Greenville Ave. just down the street from MDS and there was one stripper that they had walking the sidewalks to pull in business. This gal had so much "enhancement" that she was top heavy to the point of practically tipping over every step she would take. Sorry but not exactly attractive. But as you say, there were some other nice ones!
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:18 pm to RebelNutt48
Ventress turret is cool as shite. 
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:24 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Im sorry, friend. We will get you a nicer pair one of these days. Promise.
Bone Daddy's House of Smoke on Spring Valley would have some good "prospects".
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:34 pm to Smoke Ring
Here is the stained glass
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:40 pm to RebelNutt48
Ventress is definitely my favorite building on campus. It has such a castle look to it which makes it awesome, and the history behind it makes it that much better
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:42 pm to olemiss5931
Yeah it's my favorite too.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:51 pm to RebelNutt48
Hume is my favorite.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:54 pm to OBReb6
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Hume is my favorite.
Posted on 4/19/12 at 11:57 pm to RebelNutt48
I mean how could it not be? I took calculus 1, calculus 2, calculus 3, calculus 4, and differential equations there. Great memories.
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