Is it a trap? Students push Admiral Ackbar for Ole Miss mascot

Is it a trap? Students push Admiral Ackbar for Ole Miss mascot

Will a “Star Wars” character be the new Ole Miss mascot? The campaign for Admiral Ackbar is gaining Internet, if not intergalactic, steam.

A student committee to develop and propose a new mascot will be formed soon.

Ackbar, a member of the Mon Calamari species who led the Rebel Alliance ships into the Battle of Endor, appears to be the early favorite. He has more than 14,000 Facebook fans. Websites like notatrap.org — “It’s a trap!” was his famous line — are promoting Ackbar’s candidacy.

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2/24/10