Rebekka
I hang out with a fairly liberal crowd, so I meet all sorts of people. The only people I don't seem to meet a lot of are Greeks and Republicans, and I still know quite a few of each group.
Lindsay
My experiences at Ole Miss were non-discriminatory. I never was a victim of, or witnessed any discrimination. The typical Ole Miss student usually comes from high socio-economic families. Most of the student body is Conservative and Moderate.
meghan
I've been a part of a couple religious groups on campus and great. They are all really welcoming and accepting of other students. Ole Miss also has thriving black student union which has a huge involvement and presence on campus. LGBT--we have a decently sized population and I feel that the other students are open to all of these. I have a class with a couple members of the Gay Straight Union, and we love them. The square is also the perfect place for gay guys to shop.. I honestly dont see any student feeling out of place. There are so many stereotypes at Ole Miss, but unless you completely segregate yourself, theres going to be someone or some group to welcome you here. Contrary to popular belief, students dont dress up to go to class. We may pull out our sunday best to go to football games, but basically everyday to class I'll wear jeans and a tshirt/shorts and a tshirt. Its grand. I think all types of students interact on campus. So many campus organizations have such a huge presence here in not only campus involvement but community involvement as well that the meshing of these groups really gives students of all different backgrounds a chance to interact. If there were 4 tables in the union of students one would be 4 sorority girls chatting about their night last night, another would be a table of football players in their windsuits not really saying much..just eating, another would be a table of awkward freshman looking at their schedule and trying to figure out where their next class is, and yet another would be a table of fraternity boys talking about their weekend duck hunt. Most students are from the south, though we have a huge representation from the rest of the country. I've had a roommate from a different state each year--last year's being from California. It's awesome. While Mississippi is in fact the poorest state, many students are rather affluent. Theres a lot of money at Ole Miss and lots of people like to flaunt it. Students are indeed very politically active. College Democrats and Republicans have huge voter registration drives all the time and many big political figures come to speak on campus. Last year we had Trent Lott, John McCain, Tom Daschle, and even the King of Jordan. Ole Miss is hosting the presidential debate in September thanks to many of our alumni who are big wigs in washingotn. The school is stereotyped as being a really really conservative school. However, most people are really very intellectual and informed on their political standing. I would say that most teachers are fairly liberal while a majority of the students are conservative, but a large chunk of students being rather liberal or moderate themselves. And yes...students are very driven by future earnings. It's not uncommon to hear students discussing what type jet they will be purchasing in a few years.