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Louisiana State University

Hallmarks and Quirks

Things I'm Good At:

  • Football. Football, football, football.
      
  • Petroleum engineering. We're anything but gassy.
      
  • Landscape architecture. Don't ask me how or why, but we're also the best at this.
      
  • Partying and Mardi Gras. What other school in the country gets a whole week off for Mardi Gras?
      
  • Cooking. Cajun food for the win.

My Top 5 Must-Haves:

  1. Like I've said so many times before, football.
      
  2. Booze. Any and all.
      
  3. Southern pride. If you ain't got it, you ain't welcome.
      
  4. A social personality and a serious party attitude.
      
  5. Tailgating equipment. Mini barbecues and coolers are staples around here.

Why You Might Have Heard of Me:

  • What great football player didn't go to LSU?
      
  • I have a live tiger on campus. Me-ow.
      
  • Yeah, I think that's pretty much it.

On a regular Saturday night, you can find me...

Well obviously, if it's fall, I'll be in Tiger Stadium with 102,000 of my closest friends.

Other than that, I love hanging out in bars and clubs. I used to hang out in the Tigerland bars a lot when I turned twenty-one, a long, long time ago.

Now that I'm old and distinguished, I go to Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge. They have a more mature crowd and always a few live music acts.

Favorite Hangouts:

  • Tigerland bars for silly nights
      
  • Pluckers Wing Bar is one of my favorite late-night eat spots.
      
  • And of course, how could anyone forget Raising Canes chicken fingers?

Quirks:

  • I don't use the +/- system that so many other schools seem to use these days.
      
  • Our colors are purple and gold—so representative of my state's culture.
      
  • We not only offer French, but we include an emphasis on Cajun French. We can't forget our Southern roots.

Famous Alumni:

  • James Carville went here—you know, the famous Democratic strategist. He's so Cajun and I love him for it.
      
  • Shaquille O'Neal, the greatest basketball player of all time
      
  • Eduardo Aguirre, former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra.
      
  • Better Than Ezra, a very good band.
      
  • Will Wright, creator of The Sims