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51 Colleges and Universities on Twitter Part 6

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

yellow-bird-twitter-iconMy College Guide can’t think of a more fun way to connect with prospective colleges while easily gaining short and sweet updates. Why not keep up with the colleges or universities that you are interested in? You can keep up with everything college admissions while scoping out the events and activities available at a given college.

Due to popular demand, My College Guide has created yet another list of colleges and universities on Twitter! Feel free to follow colleges individually by clicking on their Twitter link below or follow our master Twitter list. As always, when interacting with anyone online (especially college admissions) be respectful, be polite, and don’t SPAM their Twitter page with 200 different questions!

Anderson University Lipscomb University
Azusa Pacific University North Central University
Berea University North Park University
Biola University Nyack College
Bloomsburg University Oakland University
Bowie State University Peirce College
Brandman University Penn State University
Centre College Radford University
Chapman University Southeastern University
Clarion University Southern Nazarene University
Colgate University Trinity International University
College of William and Mary Troy University
Concordia University Tuskegee University
Covenant Christian College UMass Amherst
Culinary Institute of America University of Michigan-Flint
Denison University University of Mississippi
Eastern Kentucky University University of New Haven
Evangel University University of North Carolina Wilmington
Fairfield University University of Oregon
Florida A&M University University of Rhode Island
Genesee Community College University of San Diego
Hampton University University of St. Thomas
High Point University University of Tulsa
Judson University Utah State  University
Kettering University Winthrop University
 

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It’s a Trap! No, Just Ole Miss Students Voting

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

lukeamotion/Luke Pickard

Colleges sometimes have really unusual college mascots – or, possibly even more unusual — no mascot at all!  That’s the  case with the University of Mississippi.  Ole Miss retired Colonel Rebel, their controversial southern gentleman mascot, back in 2003 — and haven’t had one since!

But a mascot is in the future for Ole Miss students.  Tuesday, February 23, 2010, University of Mississippi students voted online as to whether or not they wanted a voice in choosing the new mascot – or if they wanted to leave it in the hands of college officials.  The result? UM students voted yes — well, 2,510 students voted yes with only 856 voting no.

Students selected to serve on the Student Mascot Advisory Committee will begin developing a new mascot, keeping the school colors (red and blue), and the name “Ole Miss Rebels” which only leaves the question – what (or who) should be the next University of Mississippi mascot?

Students, alumni, and the Twittersphere in general have been tweeting all sorts of hilarious mascot suggestions but the favorite by far is currently none other than Admiral Ackbar – yes, you read that right: the Admiral Ackbar of Star Wars fame!  The Mon Calamari and his catch-phrase “it’s a trap” has been appearing everywhere: on his website, Facebook page, Twitter account, and is suddenly one of the high ranking search terms on Google!

What do you think?  Will Lucas Arts permit Admiral Ackbar to become the new Old Miss Mascot or do you think that Ole Miss students should move on?  Do you have a better idea?  Share it in the comments section below!