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FRESHMAN CLASS LARGEST IN OLE MISS HISTORY BY ALEXANDRA COMBS The Daily Mississippian
It’s the million dollar question that people in the University of Mississippi admissions department are asking themselves, and it’s bringing big numbers in a big way to campus. The freshman class of 2014 is the largest incoming class to date at the University, with a total 4,763 enrolled students. This is a 19 percent increase from last year’s incoming freshman class. Over the last five years, the University has seen a steady increase in applicants, admits and overall enrollment for incoming freshman students. “There really is no why yet,” Whitman Smith, director of enrollment services said. “We have a lot of theories, economy is certainly one, publicity is another.” According to an article written for the New York Times, admission for public colleges is up all around the country. Admissions officers at State University of New York, Oregon State University and University of Cincinnati, are all reporting
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COMING SATURDAY: UM VS. LSU FOOTBALL
VICTORIA BOATMAN | The Daily Mississippian
Above, the total undergraduate student body numbers for the Oxford campus over the years. The University has seen a steady rise in enrollment over the years, especially as the economy has suffered.
over 10 percent increases in their incoming classes. “Ole Miss has been in a number of major publications as a school where you get a real good value for your dollar,” Smith said. Since the crash of the economy in 2008, the University has experienced a 37 percent increase in applications and a 30 percent increase in students who enrolled for the fall semester.
Admissions officers have not the state. increased or decreased the rePotential students are auquirements needed for a stu- tomatically admissible if they dent to be admissible; all ap- meet either one of the two replicants who meet the required quirements set by the IHL. StuGPA and SAT/ACT scores are dents with a high school GPA automatically admitted. between 2.5-3.2 need an ACT The University admits appli- score of 16 and an SAT score cants based on requirements set of 760. If a student has a lower by the Mississippi Institutions GPA, they are required to have of Higher Learning. The IHL between 2.0-2.5 with an ACT is responsible for admissions score of 18 and an SAT score requirements in all eight of the public universities throughout See FRESHMAN, PAGE 4
New minor upgrades in the series of Tad Pad renovations BY MOLLY HUTTER and EMILY ROLAND The Daily Mississippian
ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian
Three upgrades within the Tad Smith Coliseum are now complete, helping to keep the stadium up-to-date in terms of safety and mechanics. The upgrades include four brand new LED video displays, new handrails throughout the lower-level seating section and four new boilers that help to heat the stadium. According to OleMissSports. com, the video boards are approximately 7 feet tall and 13 feet wide. They will be used as part of the “centerhung structure” and play host to many different graphics, statistics and animations. A new sound system has been customized by Daktronics to complement these LED displays, and Ole Miss Sports said the arena’s sound quality has come a long way. University architect and direc-
tor of facilities planning Ian Banner said that the new boilers are more energy efficient than the ones they replaced — a decision that reflects the general movement on campus towards greater energy efficiency. He said that while it is good that they will be better for the environment, the upgrade was out of necessity. “We didn’t just tear out the old boilers because we wanted higher efficiency,” Banner said. “The old boilers had reached the end of their useful lives.” Although fans will be unable to tell a difference between the old boilers and the new ones, Banner said that hopefully, over time, the University will see a decrease in the cost of heating the stadium. The two upgrades were completed last week and are the most recent repairs in a series of renovations completed over the past few years. The most recent renovation before these two, Banner said, was the new highly reflective roof that was completed last year.
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