Dear Editor,
I think there is an interesting situation occurring here at Ole Miss’ satellite campus in Desoto.Oftentimes, we Ole Miss students here at Desoto are seen as second class to the main campus’ students.
The majority of students at Desoto attend this campus because Oxford is too far for us to commute. Most of us have near full-time or full-time jobs that we have to work and families to care for. Desoto is comprised mainly of non-traditional students.
When it comes to class scheduling or adviser meetings, we are unable to work conflicts out because advisers are not available or classes that are needed for us to graduate are not offered here or have conflicting schedules with one another.
With the raised tuition and new capital improvement fees, we at Desoto are raising the question amongst ourselves as to whether or not we are really Ole Miss students.
We attend this campus because it is listed that our majors can be achieved from Ole Miss here at Desoto. We understand a few classes must be taken at the Oxford campus. Yet, each semester we have more and more classes that are ONLY offered in Oxford.
This leaves us with the situation of whether to change colleges, quit our jobs or brace ourselves for a 70-plus mile one-way commute to the main campus.
We pay the money of any normal student, yet we are given second-rate treatment from most administrators. Most of us want to know what we are really paying for if not an equal education.
Rebecca Massey
English education major
The University of Mississippi-Desoto campus
