re: Tiger Stadium Dorms

i know the girl in that picture. there is too much random shite on google.

During my freshman year I was among the many who arrived on campus without prior room arrangements. The stadium had at that time large, barracks-like units that could accommodate 30 or 40 people if I recall correctly. We were housed there for several weeks until rooms became available elsewhere on the campus. The large dorms had a very military-like atmosphere, but that was not a problem since most of those living there were veterans. I later moved to a double room in the stadium where I spent my first semester. I don’t remember a problem with the lack of a/c, but I hated the bathrooms

I lived on the 3rd floor of East Stadium during the summer and fall of 1987. Yes, no air conditioning and the bathrooms were military style, but I loved living there. I would wake up and do pull-ups on the pipes that ran along the hallway. My room was very big. As a previous poster mentioned, it was very cool to hear Mike the Tiger roar. What was also interesting was that there were windows along the inside hallway which gave me a view of the Tiger Stadium walkway. My boss when I was an RA at Hatcher lived in West Stadium, and he had his own above ground swimming pool.

My first year at LSU (1975) they put me in West Stadium, first floor. On about the third day I awoke to loud noises outside my window. There was a construction crew unloading steel pipe piles. On the door was a note that we had to move out the place because they were beginning construction on the west upper deck. I lived there about a week or so before moving.

My older brother lived in North Stadium and was famous for keeping a pet nutria in his room. About a year ago someone posted here on the rant about my brother's nutria. FYI, brother is doing fine, no word on the nutria since the early 70's.

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I don’t remember a problem with the lack of a/c

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Are you kidding me!?!?
The stadium dorms had no a/c and the heat rose through those concrete walls like a Mutha. We tried to smuggle a window unit in, but we blew the circuits on the entire 5th floor!!!

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Are you kidding me!?!?
The stadium dorms had no a/c and the heat rose through those concrete walls like a Mutha. We tried to smuggle a window unit in, but we blew the circuits on the entire 5th floor!!!

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LOL, thats hilarious!!

Lived in North Stadium and was an RA in West Stadium.

The head RA lived in West Stadium and had a swimming pool in his quarters. Not BSing. Was incredibly humid. His name was Randy Robichaux. He was gay and way over the top. He was shot and killed in a mugging right after Bachus. Think his brother was a monsigniour. He had a HUGE funeral.

The rooms and bathrooms differed. Some bathrooms were big and way open. Some rooms were really small and some a good size.

My first room was on the 5th floor of North and was no bigger than a jail cell. Was miserable climbing those stairs in the heat. But waking up 10 minutes before class, putting on gym shorts, a tshirt and flip flops and jetting to class was cool.

Can't tell you all the sh&t that was done there. Filling an album cover with shaving cream then putting the edge under the door and stomping on it. Spraying hairspray under the door and lighting it. Putting ketchup packets under the seat of the toilets. Running the hot water in the showers for an hour then taking a steam sauna.

And we'd pass liquor through the windows of the hall to our buddies in the stadium before football games.

Ah... good times.

I lived in Hatcher as a freshman, but had friends in North Stadium. One was a RA and he had some guys who always caused him problems. He was taking a nap one afternoon when they cranked up "Burn Rubber" by the Gap Band on the stereo...he really thought there was a motorcycle on the 4th floor so he came charging out to catch the offender only to see those guys ROTFLAO at him. Great times and memories

I stayed in Pentagon in 1985-1986. No AC but it was the best dorm life on Campus. I still talk with a few guys on my floor to this day.

It was hard for me the first few times back at LSU. In my heart I felt at home around "The GON".

I knew a few guys who stayed in Stadium. None were happy about it. Pentagon, Hodges and Stadium were un airconditioned at the time. Hatcher, Kirby Smith and Power were all pussies as far as we were concerned. LOL