UL tags 3 buildings for demoliton

[billbeck451]

it wasn't that bad when I lived there and I do have some fond memories of sneaking a girl in and having wild shower fun in the middle of the night. It was a good thing that our floor supervisor never showed his face. What fond memories

[RaginFan2]

_ well i was working there when they built legacy, the kids seem to really like those, they are just so darn expensive compared to the equivalent accommodations off campus. they need to do something to help the kids who are out there having to pay their own way.

either way im glad they are coming down for whoever is working maintenance nowadays because they were a pain to work in _

That's why I am suggesting we build more dorms. Both of my kids have stayed in the Conference Center (one is there now). I lived in Voorhies (R.I.P.). I think our dorms where always a bit cramped and run-down compared to other schools' dorms. I stayed in a dorm at LSU my first semester. Also, I visited friends at their dorms in a number different universities (including LA Tech and Northwestern State), and none were as small and depressing as ours. In addition, Tech actually had quite a bit more dorms than us despite having about 2/3 the student body. Like I said, we need to provide more dorms/housing on campus.

I certainly don't have any problem tearing down those awful dorms, but just want to make sure we add new ones. To me, this has been an issue since the early 70's. It has never been properly addressed by the university. In my mind, it is an impediment to the growth of UL both quantitatively and qualitatively.

[RaginFan2]

_ it wasn't that bad when I lived there and I do have some fond memories of sneaking a girl in and having wild shower fun in the middle of the night. It was a good thing that our floor supervisor never showed his face. What fond memories _

I had a pretty conscientious RA (resident assistant) when I lived in Voorhies. His name? T-Joe Savoie!

[shasta]

That's why I am suggesting we build more dorms. Both of my kids have stayed in the Conference Center (one is there now). I lived in Voorhies (R.I.P.). I think our dorms where always a bit cramped and run-down compared to other schools' dorms. I stayed in a dorm at LSU my first semester. Also, I visited friends at their dorms in a number different universities (including LA Tech and Northwestern State), and none were as small and depressing as ours. In addition, Tech actually had quite a bit more dorms than us despite having about 2/3 the student body. Like I said, we need to provide more dorms/housing on campus.

I certainly don't have any problem tearing down those awful dorms, but just want to make sure we add new ones. To me, this has been an issue since the early 70's. It has never been properly addressed by the university. In my mind, it is an impediment to the growth of UL both quantitatively and qualitatively.

i do get what your saying, and agree that it would be nice to have a surplus of dorm buildings that are at the same time nice to live in, but i know that the housing department cant just up and build buildings when it sees fit, it takes years of politicking and money raising just to build one, and I dont really see it happening any time soon, I think with the demand for legacy style apartments and the amount of money they are getting for those, we will continue to see more and more of those instead of dorm style dwellings.

[RaginFan2]

_ i do get what your saying, and agree that it would be nice to have a surplus of dorm buildings that are at the same time nice to live in, but i know that the housing department cant just up and build buildings when it sees fit, it takes years of politicking and money raising just to build one, and I dont really see it happening any time soon, I think with the demand for legacy style apartments and the amount of money they are getting for those, we will continue to see more and more of those instead of dorm style dwellings. _

I'm not really disagreeing with you, and I know it takes years to get the buildings put up. But I have been seeing the need and saying we need to do something since about 1980. I think that is long enough, even in this state, to get something done about it. To me, the biggest negative about the university is the general lack of a big-time campus community life. And I believe that is a direct result of the lack of on-campus housing (be that Legacy-style or dorms). It's not that we have no campus life, just that it so small compared to where it should be for a campus of 17-18K students. IMO, that increase in on-campus population, if done right, would increase school spirit and pride and be attractive to gaining more high quality students. Most so-called "big-time" schools have a virtually self-contained community within or immediately adjacent to campus. Commuter schools do not have that. I have never felt like UL is a commuter school, but since I graduated, it has been drifting closer and closer to becoming that. I would like to see that trend reversed.

[Cajunbander]

_ ALL HAIL THE PARKING NAZI!!!!!

I plan on being on campus when he becomes the first parking nazi ever to have his little ID badge retired by the university. That will be a very emotional day for me. After one semester on campus, we figured out his route and would park accordingly so we wouldn't get tickets. _

Yeah, with both Denbo and Bancroft now closed, they never really issue tickets in that parking lot. There's always a spot to park in. Although I did get a ticket because I parked right next to Angelle Hall to put some band equipment up, farqin Nazi.