re: Would the administration prefer the Wisconsin student section

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News flash: the administration is not necessarily cracking down on random student chants, they are just making it clear that the LSU band, which is an official part of the university, can not be seen as promoting the vulgar chants. Playing a song that creates these chants could be viewed as the LSU administration encouraging such behavior.

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LSUAD is notoriously close to having a lawsuit filed against them based on First Amendment Free Speech issues. They're not going to continue banning traditional songs like TR without a court fight

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I just wish we could play the University of Havana again so we could bring out the old "Lic the Spics" cheer

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What makes LSU students need to yell STTDB.. and not students in
athens, oxford, knoxville, talahassee, austin, college station, tuscaloosa, auburn, nashville, starkville, charlottesville, state college, hattiesburg, chapel hill, norman, stillwater, lincoln... I could go on....

yeah.. rutgers yelled PHUCK NAVY.... but that's new jersey for ya..

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But colleges across the USA are cracking down on stadium behavior. Administrators want their universities to be viewed positively and students, as well as all fans, to act with dignity.

Schools also don't want children hearing foul language, let alone people watching on television. And they are taking steps to stop it:

•Virginia Tech, which started a program called "Hokies Respect" in 2003, no longer allows its band to play a song to which students yelled sexually suggestive chants. Athletics director Jim Weaver said the gestures that went along with the cheer caused him to stop the song. The school also sent e-mails to students and season-ticketholders promoting good sportsmanship. A 30-second Web video on abusive chants tells fans, "Don't be a jerk!"

•Texas has a campaign called, "Texas Fans Make Us Proud," and tells fans, "Watch your language."

•Kansas is trying to combat a profane kickoff chant by reaching out through the media and asking the students to regulate themselves, said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director.

•Vulgar chants directed at Navy players last month by a group of Rutgers football fans resulted in school President Richard McCormick issuing an apology to the academy for "disrespectful and disgraceful behavior."

•Florida instituted a code of conduct for Gators fans five seasons ago. Since then, a handful of fans are ejected from each home game because of disorderly conduct, anything from spitting at someone to shoving people to using profane language, said Capt. Jeff Holcomb of the university's police department.

Natalie Gonzalez, Florida coordinator of operations and facilities, said the school implemented its "Gator Fans Code of Conduct" to treat visiting fans with respect.

"A college game-day experience isn't as good without visiting fans," she said. "I've been to some stadiums that I don't want to go back to because of the way I was treated."

Football is not the only problem area.

•Boston University banned cursing from its hockey arena in 2006, then took away ticket privileges for nearly 20 students that season for their language. "I can't tell you it's perfect," athletics director Mike Lynch said. "But the behavior in the stands has gotten a lot better."

One chant has changed from "(expletive) 'em up" to "Rough 'em up."

•Washington implemented a zero-tolerance policy for foul language in its basketball arena by putting familiar faces to work. "Our coach (Lorenzo Romar) is not afraid to tell them to knock it off," said Scott Baebler, assistant athletics director. Membership in the school's "Dawg Pack" fan group comes with weekly reminders about sportsmanship and no profanity.

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Then why, only in the last 5-10 years, have 80 year-old revered traditional school songs and cheers been banned, JUST because of the most recent brand of LSU student? Or should I say breed?

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Would the administration prefer the Wisconsin student section


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Then why, only in the last 5-10 years, have 80 year-old revered traditional school songs and cheers been banned, JUST because of the most recent brand of LSU student? Or should I say breed?





Still going with it's only the most recents students being vulgar?

Did you just drink too much while you were a student to not remember what yall were like?

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