Why do we hate our students!!!

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

No. We "WON" because at least the admin was forced to face the issue. So many have claimed that they were "unaware" or "in the dark" about the entire situation with Heidie Lindsey, these dumbass 'rules' and the disgruntled student orgs.

Forcing them to face the issue and then respond is a win for everyone.

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Seek help, your nonstop stalking of my online posts is reaching a new level. Like I said before, I can recommend a few mental health providers if you'd like.

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

Just maybe it is because all sporting events at UL are FREE. If students paid a fee to attend events as part of tuition like many schools do, maybe they would put more value in attending.

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Students don't pay for anything.. Their parents take loans out in their name and they get to go to 13th-16th grade before considering the financial consequences. Most would never even notice that they paid an athletics fee....

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

Thirdly, we need to regain the excitement of tailgating for students and fans. We used to have great tailgating, packed parking lots, excitement in the air. How did we lose that?

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"All grass areas around Cajun Field are reserved for tailgating. A tailgating pass is required."

Meanwhile you can roll up to Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge on Friday night, put up your 10x10 canopy, show up the next morning with your keg, Weber kettle, and bluetooth speaker.. and away you go. Beer pong, flip cup, funnels hanging from trees, peeing on the fence across the train tracks. All at your own risk, like a true young adult.

Our students are required to go to a glorified dog park, drink responsibly under police supervision, and keep the noise down so as to not disturb some old lady who doesn't like their music.

. . . you have to sneak them in where you can . . . chalk that one up as a winner . . .

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Students don't pay for anything.. Their parents take loans out in their name and they get to go to 13th-16th grade before considering the financial consequences. Most would never even notice that they paid an athletics fee....



"All grass areas around Cajun Field are reserved for tailgating. A tailgating pass is required."

Meanwhile you can roll up to Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge on Friday night, put up your 10x10 canopy, show up the next morning with your keg, Weber kettle, and bluetooth speaker.. and away you go. Beer pong, flip cup, funnels hanging from trees, peeing on the fence across the train tracks. All at your own risk, like a true young adult.

Our students are required to go to a glorified dog park, drink responsibly under police supervision, and keep the noise down so as to not disturb some old lady who doesn't like their music.

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. . . what an accurate picture you paint . . . keep on painting my friend . . .

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Students walk into traffic with their phones in their face on campus ... signs and sidewalk chalk are a waste of time.

I remember professors giving bonus points for bringing your ticket stub to class on Monday morning -- which I'm sure is probably illegal now under some discrimination policy

Honestly it's baffling.. The student body walks around 24/7 with an advertisement in front of their faces, and the marketing people can't figure out how to get anything to go the slightly viral with them..

I mean we used to sign up for credit cards at a shady table on campus to get a free Swisher Sweets t-shirt

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Yesterday I was driving up Nicholson in BR from the south toward the campus on the part that is still 2 lane. A kid in front of me drove right through a red light that had been red for a while as he was approaching. When it turned 4 lane we were stopped a a light side by side and he had that phone in hand texting away. No doubt he was looking at his phone when he drove directly through the red light. He’s lucky someone didn’t get killed.

. . . so that is why we hate our students . . . not too sure about that on KK . . .

Minnesota has their own student thought police.

https://www.twincities.com/2014/05/1...ed-by-umn/amp/

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Students don't pay for anything.. Their parents take loans out in their name and they get to go to 13th-16th grade before considering the financial consequences. Most would never even notice that they paid an athletics fee....



"All grass areas around Cajun Field are reserved for tailgating. A tailgating pass is required."

Meanwhile you can roll up to Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge on Friday night, put up your 10x10 canopy, show up the next morning with your keg, Weber kettle, and bluetooth speaker.. and away you go. Beer pong, flip cup, funnels hanging from trees, peeing on the fence across the train tracks. All at your own risk, like a true young adult.

Our students are required to go to a glorified dog park, drink responsibly under police supervision, and keep the noise down so as to not disturb some old lady who doesn't like their music.

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Been saying for years there needs to be a place that you can do exactly what you said. Show up on a Friday and stake your claim. I for one don’t think it should be inside the fences of cajun field. If we keep thinking in side the gates of cajun field we will never grow to the level we all would like. Create a party / festival/ Mardi Gras atmosphere on the east side of CF there is a lot more room for growth. Make a whole other TG area. Heck shut down CD BLVD from Johnson to Reinhardt and allow tents in the median and all around that area.

. . . everyone needs to keep their feelings to themselves . . . focus on feelings is ruining this country . . .

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . so that is why we hate our students . . . not too sure about that on KK . . .

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Just replying to the first line as a good example of students phones always in their face. I witnessed first hand yesterday. When saw that kid wasn’t stopping my heart dropped.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . everyone needs to keep their feelings to themselves . . . focus on feelings is ruining this country . . .

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Let it go. I picture a chart of hurt feelings on your wall. Let it go.

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Originally Posted by Turner

Let it go. I picture a chart of hurt feelings on your wall. Let it go.

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. . . your picture could not be further from the truth . . .

Would this speed things up and get the situation resolved? Hate to see this still dragging next week at this time when we should be at our best on national tv.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Minnesota has their own student thought police.

https://www.twincities.com/2014/05/1...ed-by-umn/amp/

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Ooof and that's from their AD...yikes

Can anyone confirm if the university is still trying to achieve that pie-in-the-sky Research Village use of the area between CF and the Lite Center?

I remember the artist renderings in the '13 Master Plan basically showed zero area remaining for tailgating, except for half dozen canopies on the football practice field

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Originally Posted by CajunJack55

Ooof and that's from their AD...yikes

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That was 9 and a half years ago.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Been saying for years there needs to be a place that you can do exactly what you said. Show up on a Friday and stake your claim. I for one don’t think it should be inside the fences of cajun field. If we keep thinking in side the gates of cajun field we will never grow to the level we all would like. Create a party / festival/ Mardi Gras atmosphere on the east side of CF there is a lot more room for growth. Make a whole other TG area. Heck shut down CD BLVD from Johnson to Reinhardt and allow tents in the median and all around that area.

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I have been promoting this idea for decades. The green area from the Convention Center to Blackham should all be first come, first serve Tailgating.

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Originally Posted by ULvictory

Chris,

I’ll extend the olive branch here because I know you do care. Where I disagree are some of your solutions is that they still go around the incompetence of the decisions the administration has made. For example, you said for students to tailgate on the west side. Well by then doing that, it’s unintentionally saying that the selective rule in place is justified. As far as the Greeks talking to Martin Hall, I do know that the right people are aware of the situation there so hopefully things can get settled before any of this foolishness escalates.

The fact is we never had to deal with these ticky tack selective rules when we were students. And we definitely didn’t have people in the administration selectively picking and choosing what rules to enforce on any given day when they felt like it. If we were students back then and had to deal with that, you and I both know we wouldn’t put up with it nor should the students that are there now.

The reason why people here and in the fan base get mad at MH about this kind of stuff is because it’s become a pattern. We are the customer, and our tax dollars fund their paychecks. If they’re not doing their jobs, we have a right as donors and taxpayers to speak up and tell them.

Hopefully, all of this gets settled because these are future alumni and donors we are messing with. If the administration keeps poking them, they’ll never come back years from now when we are calling them asking for donations.

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Nothing is more American than active anti establishment protest

Signed
Sons Of Liberty Boston Tea Party

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78725

Looking at this, it appears that during Family Days may be one of the only times that students under the legal drinking age of 21 could under applicable Louisiana laws legally possess and drink alcohol on campus and during university sporting events . . .

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That’s right. MADD has been around for several decades and done some great things, but as with any power group they have overreached.

You’re correct in this case is the university becoming illegal parents of people who have reached majority age.

Frankly I am offended that we apparently need a super majority age in several areas but can force young people into the draft if needed.

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

Just maybe it is because all sporting events at UL are FREE. If students paid a fee to attend events as part of tuition like many schools do, maybe they would put more value in attending. Secondly, a game needs to be an event that students (and fans) participate in. UL games are boring, not because of the play on the field, because there is no active fan participation. Look at P5 programs and listen to the whole stadium cheering and yelling and actively participating in the game. We have it at baseball and softball games. Why don't we have that at UL football games and basketball games as well? I have said for years now that game day management needs an overhaul, but that goes on deaf ears. Thirdly, we need to regain the excitement of tailgating for students and fans. We used to have great tailgating, packed parking lots, excitement in the air. How did we lose that?

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I surmise that their fan base is older. Look how many here complain because the music is too loud and they play too much of dat hippity hop.

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Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler

I surmise that their fan base is older. Look how many here complain because the music is too loud and they play too much of dat hippity hop.

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My Son informed me the Frats are still getting hammered from homecoming. They are killing the student experience by threating to suspend socials, etc.

Anyone else that has kids in Greek life hear this?

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Originally Posted by cajunfan96

My Son informed me the Frats are still getting hammered from homecoming. They are killing the student experience by threating to suspend socials, etc.

Anyone else that has kids in Greek life hear this?

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What happened at Homecoming that caused this?

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Originally Posted by ULvictory

What happened at Homecoming that caused this?

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Well, I can tell you my fraternity had music blasting with, "F***" this, and ,"F***" that, in front of small children.

Instead of educating common sense principles, they will issue another pseudo law that those without principles will try to bend.

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Originally Posted by MelRock

Well, I can tell you my fraternity had music blasting with, "F***" this, and ,"F***" that, in front of small children.

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Oof...yeah not too smart on the song selection