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- United States
http://mississippitoday.org/2016/08/19/for-ole-miss-sports-dixie-is-dead/
It'll only be time before the "3 in 1" and and "Oskee Wow-Wow" will be scrapped from the Marching Illini's repertoire.
The University of Mississippi’s marching band will no longer play any variation of the song “Dixie” – a tradition some seven decades old at football games and other sporting events.
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"We felt that it’s the right thing to do. It’s time to move forward," Bjork said. "It fits in with where the university has gone in terms of making sure we follow our creed, core values of the athletic department, and that all people feel welcome.
"The Athletics Department asked (the band) to create a new and modern pregame show that does not include Dixie and is more inclusive for all fans," the University Athletic Department said in a statement released after Mississippi Today asked about the song being dropped.
It'll only be time before the "3 in 1" and and "Oskee Wow-Wow" will be scrapped from the Marching Illini's repertoire.