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Also, the administration wouldn't let ub have a concert with any non Christian bands at the time. Churches out numbered the students. Plus ULM was getting big names like third eye blind, Iggy azalea and a few more big names that I can't think of. So yea the ub members and school administration made it easy to take shots at ub
The concert thing was definitely something those who organized events were made fun of for.
Thats why when they got Bowling for Soup before homecoming a few years ago, it was kind of surprising.
What the administration did to the SGA over several decades is a good example of why we're where we are today with student attendance and interest in Tech athletics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
Tech saw the downside of the SGA president having some power and a voice but never considered the upside of what the SGA once was and could be on campus.
Tech took their office space in Howard Auditorium away while also diminishing the organization in general.
If some of you are wondering how much interest there once was in the SGA consider the fact we had an election in the late 80s for SGA president where nearly half the student body turned out to vote in the primary. We had over 4,000 students physically go to the student center to cast a ballot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. over 2 days in April.
Tech basically killed off the one organization that organized student interest in Tech athletics and never replaced that with a person or department within athletics to achieve the same goal.
People were saying the same thing 50 years ago. Not sure most people even know what they do, but the SGA is not a joke. The SGA is elected. The SGA serves a purpose by giving Tech students a voice in how the school is managed campus wide. For example, the SGA has a representative sitting on many campus boards, e.g., the Tech Athletic Council, who hires Head Football coaches, etc.... I'm disappointed to see The Historian's post immediately above this one, because it sounds like the SGA's power has been diminished over the years. The SGA used to be involved in many decisions involving the students.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
I'm not as familiar with the Union Board. They always seemed a little artsy fartsy for my taste, but that's okay.
Bring in Burton Cummings and it will be packedQuote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
Yik Yak is a cesspool and all the worst parts of social media rolled into one. I wouldn't say that app is a true representation of the student body. If you said most students were apathetic to what SGA and UB does, than yeah I would agree. I wouldn't put all the fault into SGA and UB though as explained below.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
The administration, at least during the times of Jindal's education cuts, really tied UB's hands and prevented UB from using more money for concerts. Student fees for UB and SGA are considered public money and are scrutinized by state audits (so they say). So if UB or SGA is deemed to be wasting money (like spending 80,000 for only 1000 people to show up, a ratio of 80 dollars spent for each person), the administration says that the state could cut the funding. In order to protect UB and SGA, they would put limitations on the amount spent for a concert, which severely hurts the chance of bringing in a better artist. I wouldn't doubt that they'd try and influence UB's selection in order to get better attendance and prove the money is well spent without giving UB a choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
Furthermore, the administration would not allow a fee increase for these organizations. So UB and SGA are inhibited by the administration by how much they can spend and then not allowed whatsoever to increase fees and have more money to bring in better artists or whatever SGA does. The budgets have stayed the same for 20+ years now (probably much longer). So while prices go up for everything, the choice of artists for concerts will only get worse as the budgets continue to stay the same.
SGA has representation on the following councils:Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Student Advisory Council
Food Service Committee
Administrative Council
Student Organizations Committee
Athletic Council
Technology Fee Committee
Parking and Traffic Committee
Student Activities Committee
Instructional Policies Committee
Honor CouncilGraduate Council
University Fee Committee
Library Advisory Committee
Student Organizations Grant Committee
Behavioral Standards Committee
So the SGA president or whoever represents SGA can influence these councils if they have the willpower. The only committee the SGA president is explicitly mentioned to be a part of is the Student Organizations Committee which handles disciplinary decisions for students and organizations. That includes the UB president and presidents of the inter-greek organizations as well for student representation.
My senior year (aka 5th year) we had 3 Doors Down and Nickleback at the Tonk. This was before Nickleback was known and a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
What does it matter that a few people get their friends to vote for them if the rest of the student body is indifferent? It doesnt represent the students, just the cliques that bothered to vote their friend in.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
I never once knew anyone who was in SGA. I didn’t know much about anything on campus. I went to class, went to lunch, went to work, and attended ballgames. I lived in town so didn’t spend any time on campus really.
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Originally Posted by Tech52
Both of these are good examples of how most of the student body is apathetic towards SGA. How to fix it? Not too certain but I would bet that most students feel the SGA does nothing of importance for them that warrants the time and effort to vote for representatives and know who they are. So SGA would need to be able to make decisions that seriously affect students in order for students to care.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
....Someone sounds bitter. That's a petty complaint. I'm just not interested i that nonsense. You're ordinarily a good poster. I expected more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech52
They do. But apparently all these "students" who never bothered getting involved in campus clubs and events, and especially those who "lived in town so didn’t spend any time on campus really", missed out. Imagine that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgonit
As my beloved grandmother used to say, "You boys would complain about receiving too much ice cream". :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Dawgonit
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Believe me, my school involvement had little to do with want as much as time. I worked 35-40 hours Monday-Saturday and went to church on Sunday. If the rest of my time wasn’t in class or studying for class, I would have bombed out. I wasn’t built for college and had to fight for every C I got with no extra curricular to speak of.
As for the question if they do or not, I think we'll disagree. I think we could agree though then that there is an extremely poor job of promoting SGA to students. SGA's fault? Administration's?Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Not discounting your schedule or lack of available time for participating in clubs and campus activities, but voting in an SGA election and knowing your representatives would require just a quick visit to the SGA website or quick visit to the back of Tolliver while getting lunch. That's not difficult for students to do even with a busy schedule. But if you look at voter turnout, I would bet it's extremely low. I would bet the number of students who know their representative is even worse. The question is, why?Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
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Not discounting your schedule or lack of available time for participating in clubs and campus activities, but voting in an SGA election and knowing your representatives would require just a quick visit to the SGA website or quick visit to the back of Tolliver while getting lunch. That's not difficult for students to do even with a busy schedule. But if you look at voter turnout, I would bet it's extremely low. I would bet the number of students who know their representative is even worse. The question is, why?[/QUOTE]
I won’t disagree with that. I could have made time if I it was made clear that it was important. I am very active now in paying attention to my representation in government. I probably would have been back then, but wasn’t paying attention or it wasn’t publicized well. I don’t know which.
I just dont see it as a good representation of the student body.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
That’s on those who choose not to participate. It’s normal at commuter schools and even though we have lots of housing, our students go home on the weekends instead of supporting athletics. Been that way since the 70sQuote:
Originally Posted by Tech52
We had Savoy Brown, Lynrd Skyrnd, Jimmy Buffett, and many others,Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Going WAY back, we had Ray Charles, The Box Tops, Fifth Dimension, Brenda Lee, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Sam & Dave, Jay and the Americans, and many more......in the '60's.
ZZ Top, Ohio Players, The Spinners, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Louisiana Leroux, Hall & Oates, England Dan & John Ford Coley, and...others.
Those were the days my friend
Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Survivor, RVS
Bryan Adams, Chicago WITH Peter Cetera, Styx...'82-'86
Late 90s featured Better Than Ezra in JAS, Cowboy Mouth in Howard, Goo Goo Dolls in the TAC ... Guiss wouldve loved it.
Not a music act, but also Chris Rock in the TAC.
Lynyrd Skynyrd performed twice at LA Tech. Once in 1973, and again in 1974. The last one was 3 years BEFORE the plane crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
https://guestpectacular.com/artists/...ech-university
.....Other famous bands who performed concerts at LA Tech's Memorial Gym during the Golden era of the 1970's & early 80s:
- The Eagles (1974)
- The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) (1976)
- Journey (1976)
- Rare Earth (1972)
- Iron Butterfly (1970 & 1971)
- Black Oak Arkansas (1970)
- Poco (1981)
- The Charlie Daniels Band (1975)
- Steely Dan (1973)
- Seals & Croft (1975)
- The Little River Band (1979 & 1981)
- Billy Squier (1983)
- Petra (1982)
- Cheap Trick (1982)
- Peter Frampton (1981)
- America (1974)
- Muddy Waters (1973)
- Wishbone Ash (1973)
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/memoria...-63d26efb.html
https://www.setlist.fm/search?page=4...Louisiana+Tech.
I can't find info on 1977 & 1978 even though I was there. LOL!
You're right. I went to almost all of those. Think I missed the Leroux concert.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Memorial Gym was a really good concert hall.
Would have? I was there for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
I think he had you confused with JoeQuote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Little River Band! one of my all-time favorite bands, and I was there for '79 gig. Dang! I missed the Steely Dan concert as 1973 was before my time at Tech. Saw Peter Frampton twice elsewhere. And Wishbone Ash is one of those very under-appreciated bands...awesome guitar work.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Sorry, I was thinking that was just before your time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Which of those performances was your favorite?
Cowboy Mouth always put on a good show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
And Run DMC in the TAC. Caedmon's Call being barraged by crickets in the plaza. Trace Adkins in the Tonk. And maybe the Little Black Backpack group in the Tonk? Stroke 9? I may be imagining that last one (I didn't go, or maybe only stayed for opening act).Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
OOH -- forgot RunDMC. I ended up giving away my ticket to that one (think I had flu, or something.)Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
I dont remember Trace, but I take your word.
Amy Grant at the TAC in '89 / night after we beat LaSalle in NCAA tournament / lost to OU next day
Joan Jett performed at the TAC in early 80's wore her legendary black leather jumpsuit.. sans bra..
Seems I remember when Leroux, then the Jeff Pollard Band, played at Van Zandt's. Also saw Marcia Ball at his place. As you said, the Golden Era.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
We gonna pitch a Wang Dang DoodleQuote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
When did the TAC open? I remember the first game I attended there was after I had left and against USC. I think we won and Cheryl Miller fouled out. I don' think I ever attended a concert there as they were all in Mem Gym in my day. Memories are fuzzyQuote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDog
1982. My Freshman fall. We actually referred to it as the "STAC" back then...Sam Thomas Assembly CenterQuote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
First time I heard that, i.e. STAC, was when I was leaving a game and Bob Ramsey, during Dave's hiatus, made the reference. "You're listening to the radio. KLPI Ruston"Quote:
Originally Posted by ChuckK3
Bump to point out Guice’s earlier posts did not go as well as expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by thewyldman
Still waiting for that domination to start. 😬
That aint gonna happen. He's too busy recycling Pepsi bottles for social justice.
Wow. I assuming these shows were in Memorial Gym?Quote:
Originally Posted by Amos Moses
I don’t know who was running Union Board in the 80s but they were amazing. Seems I heard the UB President had some real connections.
Peter Frampton (my first concert and first time I smelled weed LOL), Hall and Oates in Memorial Gym. Then when TAC opened: Chicago, LeRoux (one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen), Gap Band with Midnight Star opening. Starship with The Outfield opening. I know I’m forgetting a lot, help me remember any of my 80s friends.
Saw LRB at Cowboys in Bossier City and they had the lead vocalist (writer) of Baby Come Back from Player sitting in with them. Great band in concert.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Those of us that have been around a minimum of 30 years deserve a huge refund from these clowns that are so called leaders! Guice doesn’t have a passion to see Tech be great in athletics! He doesn’t understand the frustration from the longtime loyal fans that have been very loyal supporters that traveled to great distances to watch our football and basketball teams play! We have felt the last straw and the back is breaking! He better pull a rabbit out of his ass soon and correct this disastrous conference realignment! He needs to form some kind of committee that is ALWAYS looking for excellence for our future! We have been mediocre for wayyyyy too long! Its time to make some serious progress soon or find another job! We have lost confidence in his leadership along with Wood and Holtz! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was my first game attended in the TAC as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
The women lost that game. But the men followed up by beating a favored USL team. It was Karl Malone’s freshman year.
Styx...Survivor...Bryan Adams
Opening night in the TAC on December 4, 1982, was a doubleheader loss. Women to USC and men to USL. And that was after the I-AA semifinal loss to Delaware that started the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
I was there for both games.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
Best concert I ever saw in Memorial Gym was Harry Chapin. He performed there twice between 77-81. I remember the "floor" rushing toward the stage when he started and he just looked out, laughed, and said "Guys, we are gonna be here a while. Everyone sit and have a good time". Guy played for a very long time each time he performed. Because he was also raising money for his charity, he would sign a book of his lyrics after each concert. Stayed hours after his concert finished. One of my best stories came from a UB member that was assigned to pick him up at the airport. He was used to bands that wanted all of the lockers covered in the dressing rooms, had to ensure the finished product didn't look like a locker room, etc (certain types of M&Ms in certain bowls, etc. etc.). When they picked Harry up in the Shreveport airport, all he requested was a hot meal, location to be picked by the driver. From those 2 concerts, followed him until his untimely death.
I was at all three games...Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
Cheap Trick, Billy Squier, Jimmy Buffet and Saga were some of the ones I remember from the early 80's. All in the TAC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rama Jama
I was too but I could swear our dawgs won. Maybe I was just so impressed with young Malone and team that I just remember a win. 🤪Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal&Ken
Did you know he attended the US Air Force Academy?Quote:
Originally Posted by jycww
Yes I did. I believe he alludes to that in the Taxi line "I was gonna learn to fly". (think I read that somewhere).Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
YeppersQuote:
Originally Posted by jycww
Until he passed, we would do free concerts for USAFAQuote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
I seem to recall Harry Chapin playing The Coffeehouse. The old dive underneath the cafeteria...Morrison's???
I was there from 77-81 and I don't remember that one. I only saw him in Memorial Gym. I would think it would be too many people for The Coffeehouse, but it could have happened before my time.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
While sad, when I saw how Chapin died (car crash in his VW bug), I thought he was pretty much true to the end. Freely admit his music wasn't for everyone (my wife hates it when I play his music), but he was a classic.
One of the great story tellers IMO. My dad talked about him playing at Memorial Gym when he was at Tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by jycww
We may have a non-existent sports program budget drain and tanking academics, but by golly Guice has his finger on the real priorities: a giant modernist hellsculpture.
https://1894.latech.edu/2021/02/27/s...entury-campus/
https://www.choicesdomatter.org/wp-c...-up-sticks.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
I had missed the announcement but it arrived on campus today if you'd like to avoid it.
I assume the artist, Curtis Pittman, is a Tech grad...right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
That would hardly make it better. In fact, I'm glad a Tech grad didn't produce this monstrosity.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Not to be confused, apparently, with Curtis Pittman, Grambling Women's T&F Assistant Coach
Negative / Penn StateQuote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
And IF we're going to allow ugly structures to be built on campus, and said untalented so-called "artist" be paid for it, we could at least help a Tech grad out. Tech has an art department...or did.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Nah, anyone can create crap. It takes real talent to create ugliness.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
I actually like it. Something's wrong with me. :laugh:
Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by boxerdog
Why do I "aspire" to spaghetti for dinner all of a sudden?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
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That was the coffee house under Tollivar cafeteria, home of the 1lb. donuts and a great juke box. I remember Martin Mull performing his stand-up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Tolliver was "the" cafeteria when I was at Tech. Upper Tolliver and Lower Tolliver it was called.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddog75
Good God that's ugly and an eyesoreQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
It's a metaphor for Tech Athletics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Sure, it's an affront to good sensibilities and a waste of money, but the elites think its great!
The only good use I see for it is to stick the effigies for the victims of our victories when next we have one... IF next we ever have one. So yeah, it’s a waste of money and space. A Bulldog hotdog stand would’ve served the passers by better.
Well, it doesn't look that bad to me. Better than that urinal thing they put where the Lady of the Mist was when she was decapitated.
I will say it looks like a bad landing zone for the skydiving team!
Ahhh....... Lady of the Mist. Haven't thought about her is quite some time. Still remember the time I got in big trouble with the wife when we took our young girls back to Tech to see where Mommy and Daddy went to school. We walked in the Quad and the girls asked what that statue was. I said that was the Lady of the Mist. One of the kids, without missing a beat, said "yea, don't you remember, she stands up when a virgin walks by". Never seen my wife's face as red as it was that day!Quote:
Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow
😂Quote:
Originally Posted by jycww
Good stuff. Kids keep things interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by jycww
I don't get "modern" art. The company I worked for with the corporate office in St. Paul, MN. paid an egg-head sculptor 6 figures to produce a sculpture to put by the building.....it literally looks like about 6 steel 18" diameter drain pipes welded together and painted red! They even named it...."Above, Above"!! What?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Super-dangerous playgroundQuote:
Originally Posted by Amos Moses
https://www.ecolab.com/-/media/Ecola...B23723D88480BA
I guess none of us are deep enough to get it. Oh well, I’m not too bummed about it. What ever happened to paintings or sketches of bowls of fruit? Landscapes? Or large scale art that actually looks like something.
Public art is always weird. I kinda like it.
That's it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
I'm sure it's fine in person. The cost of these things is part of what always shocks me. That and this one just reminds me of pick-up sticks or uncooked spaghetti. But it's probably just fine. Something interesting to look at as you walk by. Looks like they had to put some kind of art there. Could be worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
Yes, Tollivar. I had a senior moment and couldn't remember it. Some called it Tomain Cafeteria, referencing ptomaine poisoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddog75
The states more to blame for the statue than Tech. They have to spend 1% of construction cost on art. This was apparently made because of the new dorms and apartments. Not the biggest fan of the statue itself, but it could’ve always been worse
Thank you for this look inside the president's officeQuote:
Originally Posted by thewyldman
No one mentioned them, and I know I am old, but the one I remember in Memorial Gym was The Lettermen, but there were a lot of good ones and packed crowds the whole time I was there—late 60s. Fun times.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Aspire has lights and sound. Another rumor has it being used as an outdoor WiFi tower. Functional art I can live with.
I seem to remember a play off game against Delaware and it stormed all day with a driving hard rain. Sat thru the whole game but I thought we won. I think the game was on ABC. Don't remember what year. Maybe '84?Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
I was at Buffett. Acoustical Tour with Buffett, Barry Chance and Fingers Taylor instead of the whole Coral Reefer Band. My future wife had backstage passes for us. 1981 I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow
I think we won every game when I was there, which would mean we won every home game from the '60s thru the '10s. I'm probably wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
That was 1982 on the same day the TAC opened. Tech lost 17-0. Sad last game at Tech for Matt Dunigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
Tech won the 1984 I-AA semifinals at Middle Tennessee and lost to Montana State in the I-AA championship game.
OK. I remember taking a charter to the NC game at the Citadel in '84Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
I remember Harry Niilson's "The Point" movie playing at what I thought was the Coffee House but it was at Tolliver in mid '70sQuote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
We have the smallest athletic budget in CUSA, and we're PAYING for this CRAP??Quote:
Originally Posted by thewyldman
I knew about lights and speakers, but that would be great if it had wifi as well for anyone wishing to study, hang out out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayou Dawg