Talk:Mississippi College/Archive 1

Archive 1

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Is it okay to use school logos? What is their copyright status? RickK 01:05, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)

This is not legal advice, but I think it should be OK under fair use, when discussing the school. A logotype like this might fall under trademark law (if it is a registered trademark) instead of copyright law, but in either case it should be OK when discussing the college in the article.

Yes,I work for the school... they are ok with it.

Rewrite

If this is a copyright vio, can't someone familiar/affiliated with the school rewrite this and then cite the university source as a reference? Rlquall 15:39, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Radio Station

The entire section on 93.5 seems unassociated with an article about Miss. College. What is its place? If it must stay, I suggest rewriting it to sound more professional.

Define "Citations"

I'll be more than happy to cite any info on the page... but these WikiBots are a little unclear as to what extent something needs to be "cited." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bamassippi (talk • contribs) 20:56, December 18, 2006 (UTC).

See Wikipedia:Citing sources. Basically, the information in articles needs to be drawn from reliable sources. --Slowking Man 07:44, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Accolades

There's an awful lot of stuff here that needs to be cited. What exactly does this mean, for example: "MC ranks in the top 2.5% in the field of education, top 3.5% in the non-sciences, and the top 17% in the sciences." According to who? That's just one example. 68.94.224.207 01:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Overhaul

This page needs an overhaul. I'm closely associated with the university and could provide references for all the necessary information. I'd like to recommend restructured the article into the following sections:

1. History 2. Campus 3. Academics 4. Athletics 5. Notable Alumni 6. Accolades

Along with this updated information, I believe some additional photography would be helpful. I'm not 100% sure how this process works, so I suppose if nothing new is posted here in the next few days I'll start updating content myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgarcia421 (talk • contribs) 17:30, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Removal of "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" ranking Campus Pride

One or more unregistered editors have repeatedly removed, without discussion, the mention of this college's inclusion among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride. Can those editors - or others - please discuss their objection(s) here instead of edit warring without any communication? Thanks. ElKevbo (talk) 23:39, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

My apologies for not providing a rationale for my request to remove this item from Mississippi College's Wikipedia site - at the time, I was unaware of Wikipedia's policy regarding correcting information from one's own page. The source mentioned here appears to merely a listing of all independent Christian college and universities who adhere to the universal teachings of the Holy Bible regarding marital status, sex outside of marriage, sexual orientation, pregnancy, abortion, and gender identity. Although Mississippi College's vision is to be a university recognized for academic excellence and commitment to the cause of Christ, it is obvious that the inclusion and placement of this notation is intended to emphasize something negative about the University. There is also a notation in the article - referring to the same source - that "MC was granted an exception to Title IX which allows the University to legally discriminate against LGBTQ students for religious reasons." The reason I suggested removing these comments is because they offer no value or actual truth to the narrative. By virtue of being a University committed to Christian values, it is obvious to everyone that those who reject or oppose the teachings of Jesus Christ may not be interested in attending Mississippi College. No official from MC had any input in nor opportunity to rebut the published ranking. In addition, since discrimination is a concept that has been determined by the law, it is impossible to "legally discriminate" as the entry suggests. Although both of these comments are obvious attempts to paint MC as an unwelcoming institution, they are patently untrue: for example, there is no mention of the University's policy regarding the fair adjudication of issues of sex and gender-based harassment, intimate partner violence, and stalking on its campus. The actual claims against Mississippi College, according to news articles listed by the cited source, related to a pair of incidents that took place more than a decade ago and involved illegal protests on the University campus. Therefore, we would like the statements removed. However, should it be determined that the statements should remain, we respectfully request a more honest presentation of the facts as provided by the same source (information taken from https://www.campuspride.org/wp-content/uploads/mississippi-college-response-10132015.pdf) "In 2015, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights granted Mississippi College an exception to Title IX, which allows the University to remain committed to Biblical principles regarding marital status, sex outside of marriage, sexual orientation, pregnancy, abortion, and gender identity." Communication Specialist (talk) 19:53, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

That language is taken from the university's own response to the Office of Civil Rights, and thus is not deemed reliable, being a self-published source. The current language is neutral and accurate. As to your assertion of "Biblical principles": I suggest you take it up with these people. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)