I love it when a student body can actually change something at a university. The Ole Miss student body voted to change from the Colonel Reb mascot by a 75% margin. What that stat doesn't say is that only 3,000 something students voted in a student body of over 10,000. I think its awesome when students can band together to usurp the apathetic, non-voting masses.
So Admiral Ackbar has taken the lead and I really love what students are doing to campaign. They have a website http://www.notatrap.org/ and Twitter feed, a bunch of facebook friends (14,000??) and printable flyers all over campus. Some sweet signs too. The twitter feed even read that the Admiral said "I am eagerly waiting on the forest moon of Endor for the results." That's good storytelling.
It even got on ESPN with 'Around the Horn'. Now I hope Lucas isn't a jerk and puts some copyright hold on this--it would be a shame. Makes me want to go to Ole Miss if the Admiral won--at least get a t-shirt....The force is strong in this university...
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