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UL struggles to get good support because on Saturdays the majority of students are in places like Opelousas, Breaux Bridge, Kaplan, Abbeville, New Iberia, Crowley.....A small minority of students are actually in Lafayette on the weekend. Until someone can figure out how to get the commuter students involved and engaged our school will always struggle with student support which turns into good Alumni support.
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KajunKrazy
UL struggles to get good support because on Saturdays the majority of students are in places like Opelousas, Breaux Bridge, Kaplan, Abbeville, New Iberia, Crowley.....A small minority of students are actually in Lafayette on the weekend. Until someone can figure out how to get the commuter students involved and engaged our school will always struggle with student support which turns into good Alumni support.
UL is not a ____ing commuter school. Georgia Southern is a commuter school because they're in the middle of ATL.
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Louisiana is definitely a commuter school.
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ManAboutTown
UL is not a ____ing commuter school. Georgia Southern is a commuter school because they're in the middle of ATL.
Err...Georgia St.?
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fanof71
Err...Georgia St.?
I always do it... Shows how much they matter...
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CajunVic
Louisiana is definitely a commuter school.
What is the dorm+college apartment count?
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Turbine
What is the dorm+college apartment count?
Many living there go home on the weekends also.
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UL has more students on campus than ever before. This is a good mixture of both on campus and not.
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SMD7636
UL has more students on campus than ever before. This is a good mixture of both on campus and not.
…..and the huge # that live technically off campus but in housing very close…..it is cool for LSU students to go to games and not cool enough for UL students yet….it is really sad about this but it exists…..a to the point interview with members of the student body could reveal the causes…..also interviews with various age group alumni in the Lafayette area might give some answers!
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ManAboutTown
UL is not a ____ing commuter school. Georgia Southern is a commuter school because they're in the middle of ATL.
Georgia Southern is in Statesboro. Georgia State is in Atlanta.
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SMD7636
UL has more students on campus than ever before. This is a good mixture of both on campus and not.
Just curios is there a way to find the numbers of commuter vs non commuter students.
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SMD7636
UL has more students on campus than ever before. This is a good mixture of both on campus and not.
Actually we do not have more students than ever. We have suffered an enrollment decline like most universities in the nation. For Awhile, we had a hiring freeze implemented.
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Boomer
…..and the huge # that live technically off campus but in housing very close…..it is cool for LSU students to go to games and not cool enough for UL students yet….it is really sad about this but it exists…..a to the point interview with members of the student body could reveal the causes…..also interviews with various age group alumni in the Lafayette area might give some answers!
Good point. I have a niece at UL right now living near campus and has only been to 1 UL home game in 2 years. They just don't go. Hoping to get her to a few this year. We as alumni and season ticket holders cannot give up on getting them to the games!
Longest win streak in the country!
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ManAboutTown
UL is not a ____ing commuter school. Georgia Southern is a commuter school because they're in the middle of ATL.
As some one who grew up in NI and drove transit buses and worked in the parking and transit office in school I'd have to disagree. First you ever see how may busses run every day to drive commuter students from cajun field to campus?
Secondly when I gradated from high school lets say between CHS and NISH there were 120 kids coming to school here, I guarantee no more than 20 of them actually moved to Lafayette. And that is a very generous number. Not to mention the fact that while living in the dorm for the first 2 semesters on the weekend it was a ghost town. On Friday there was a mass exodus and they didn't come back until Sunday.
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CajunEXPRESS
Part of the problem is that so few graduates make Louisiana their homes after generations doing just that. The Cajun nation is dying a death of attrition. Not at all surprising our attendance continues to be a struggle.
While I don’t have any idea how much of an issue this is, I would say it’s true about attrition out of Louisiana being a problem overall. It’s quite depressing to think about sometimes, as I’m one of those and understand the reality.
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Cajunrunner
While I don’t have any idea how much of an issue this is, I would say it’s true about attrition out of Louisiana being a problem overall. It’s quite depressing to think about sometimes, as I’m one of those and understand the reality.
The data shows it too. The population growth in Louisiana in the last 10 years is only 3%, well below national average. Compare that to Texas at 16%.
Another eye opener for me is the average age. It’s been climbing significantly over the last 5-7 years, much more than national average.
Louisiana’s population is stagnant because young people and young families are leaving and not coming back.
Signed, a Houston resident for the last 16 years
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BabbForHeisman
The data shows it too. The population growth in Louisiana in the last 10 years is only 3%, well below national average. Compare that to Texas at 16%.
Another eye opener for me is the average age. It’s been climbing significantly over the last 5-7 years, much more than national average.
Louisiana’s population is stagnant because young people and young families are leaving and not coming back.
Signed, a Houston resident for the last 16 years
Nasa got you?
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SMD7636
UL has more students on campus than ever before. This is a good mixture of both on campus and not.
You might want to double check that.
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UL_Cajuns
Good point. I have a niece at UL right now living near campus and has only been to 1 UL home game in 2 years. They just don't go. Hoping to get her to a few this year. We as alumni and season ticket holders cannot give up on getting them to the games!
Longest win streak in the country!
I have a son there now and he don't miss a football, basketball or baseball game. He even road tripped tp Tx last year and slept in his truck with a couple of buddies. I guess it just comes down to each individual and their passion for their U.
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KajunKrazy
As some one who grew up in NI and drove transit buses and worked in the parking and transit office in school I'd have to disagree. First you ever see how may busses run every day to drive commuter students from cajun field to campus?
Secondly when I gradated from high school lets say between CHS and NISH there were 120 kids coming to school here, I guarantee no more than 20 of them actually moved to Lafayette. And that is a very generous number. Not to mention the fact that while living in the dorm for the first 2 semesters on the weekend it was a ghost town. On Friday there was a mass exodus and they didn't come back until Sunday.
The busses run because parking on and around campus is a disaster and no where near enough. The majority of those cars at CF are people from Lafayette and/or the immediate surrounding towns. That is not a commuter school designation.
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Cajunsmike
Georgia Southern is in Statesboro. Georgia State is in Atlanta.
No ____, Mike. You got the point. Bourbon and RP don’t always mix well.
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ManAboutTown
The busses run because parking on and around campus is a disaster and no where near enough. The majority of those cars at CF are people from Lafayette and/or the immediate surrounding towns. That is not a commuter school designation.
You just defined commuter school. People who live in small towns with there parents and attend college. Like I said I worked in the department I know where they are coming from.
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KajunKrazy
You just defined commuter school. People who live in small towns with there parents and attend college. Like I said I worked in the department I know where they are coming from.
My freshmen year, I lived in apartments off of Kaliste saloom. Parked at CF every single day. Many people did that. It was way more convenient and cheaper.
UL is not a commuter school.
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Ever lived in a UL dorm? Your spouse? Raise your hand!
4th floor Mcullough and THE Roymada Inn...wifey dormed as well at UNC G
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KajunKrazy
The guy had been a season ticket holder since graduation in the early 90's. Even through the baldwin years when we were some of the few out there every week. You didn't get much more loyal fan over that time period.
If they aren't attending games now then they are fair weather and casual fans.