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Rebel, The Black Bear is the official sporting mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi. The anthropomorphic black bear replaced Colonel Reb as the official mascot in 2010. ==Mascot search== In 2003, Colonel Reb was removed from the sidelines at Ole Miss athletic events as the on-the-field mascot due to its racial connotations as a Confederate soldier or antebellum Southern plantation owner. A contest was held in which fans were invited to design a replacement. The athletic department chose two finalists, Rebel Bruiser and Rowdy Rebel, and invited fans to vote on their favorite. The limited fan response〔 prompted the administration to cancel the poll. Many still supported Colonel Reb as the school mascot.〔 In 2010, Ole Miss students voted to choose a new mascot. The election did not allow the option of reinstating Colonel Reb as the official mascot of Ole Miss, in spite of sizable popular support. An internet campaign to replace Colonel Reb with the ''Star Wars'' character Admiral Ackbar gained considerable support. However, the students that began the campaign insisted Admiral Ackbar was not their ideal choice for the school's mascot. Instead, they intended the character as "the face of a push to start a fresh mascot search at Ole Miss." It is unclear if Lucasfilm, owners of the Admiral Ackbar character, would have authorized Ole Miss to use his likeness as their mascot. The studio's only comment on the matter was a tongue-in-cheek statement, saying, "Lucasfilm is flattered that our Star Wars fans at the University of Mississippi are considering electing Admiral Ackbar as their mascot. The last time we checked in with Admiral Ackbar he was leading the Rebel Alliance Fleet on a critical mission so it will be difficult for him to show up for the games!" The student-led committee that led the process of choosing a new mascot was formed Monday, 29 March 2010. The committee did not set a definitive time to reveal the new on-field mascot, but tentatively scheduled it for the 2010 football season. The committee established a website to ensure transparency throughout the process. The field of suggestions was reduced to 11 candidates: Hotty and Toddy, a black bear, a blues musician, a cardinal, a "fan-atic," a horse, a land shark, a lion, the Mojo, a riverboat pilot, and a titan. The committee polled Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni, and season ticket holders about three finalist mascots: Rebel, The Black Bear, based on the legend that Theodore "Teddy Bear" Roosevelt refused to shoot a bound black bear in Mississippi;〔〔 the Rebel Land Shark; and Hotty Toddy, from a popular cheer.〔〔 Based on its support throughout the process, including the final poll, the committee selected Rebel, The Black Bear as the new on-field mascot. The university reclassified the Colonel Reb trademark as historical and still retains ownership of the trademark. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rebel Black Bear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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