I love me some La Salle

[theneumann64]

Trying to cut this off at the pass this week. I'm fine with the "I hate me some ___" threads, but we already did one for St. Joe's this year. Plus I don't want any more assclownery. So we usually have one of these once a year, although not formally titled.

But I think we need it, with the tough year, and some ill will built up amongst each other on here. Let's hear about the stuff you love about the team, the school, funny stories, etc.

Repeats from prior threads are fine, and encouraged.

I will begin. I had never thought much about the Alma Mater one way or another. Until I heard this version. This is the kind of song I always wished La Salle had, and it turned out we do already.

[theneumann64]

Also trying to get some variety into this before it becomes solely stories about partying/ interactions with the "community" that inevitably takes over these threads. I'm fine with that, but hoping we can diversify just a bit.

[thehawkisdead]

Mar 4, 2014 16:55:59 GMT -5 theneumann64 said:

Also trying to get some variety into this before it becomes solely stories about partying.

I'm out

[SICguy84]

[lasalle89]

I graduated at the civic center but would much rather have done it at LaSalle. My Freshman year was so much fun. It was the last year of the relaxed alcohol policy and each dorm would sponser a happy hour. Your floor would register for it and your RA would go buy the keg. I was in Alberts and we didn't have a lounge so we did it in Catherine's. It was open to all for like two hours from 4 to 6 then we would go to dinner all buzzed. I remember getting on buses and going to the palaestra for games and also to Frat parties.
LaSalle had this thing called Spring Fling and they had bands set up all over the place. They had them in the soccer field and on Good Shepard before the lot went in. It was fun and relaxed and kegs of beer everywhere and no one was out of control. The school really had fun things for the students. Then it got strict and I understand why but my freshman year was awesome(1985) in case u were wondering.
About preparing me for life. Got a great education. Met great people. Still friends with many today. When I went into graduate school I was so prepared. I hear story of class sizes in the 500's at other schools but not ours. I find myself telling my kids stories all the time about my college experience. When we made it to the NIT Final we rented a bus just for us. That was the craziest bus ride of my life. Had we won that game I don't know what would have happened. My roommate was interviewed in the Daily News and doesn't even remember it. Good place LaSalle. I recommend it all the time. Real people. Real values. When I went to LA for the Sweet 16 and saw the banner with our schools name on it it was very emotional for me. Our little school mixing it up with the big dogs. David vs Golieth. I come on here because this is the only place where people get my passion. This is the only place that people know more about LaSalle and LaSalle bball then me.
Well I feel better now that I shared in group.

[coqui900]

I met my two closest friends I met the first weekend. I have a really large amount -- somewhere between 15-20 people -- I consider myself very close with. Almost all of these people went to La Salle. My wife didn't go to La Salle and had no ties to Philly whatsoever. But she's really close to everyone, too.

I had so many wonderful professors. I wouldn't think the way my brain works (or have the career I work in) if it wasn't for my professors. I also love that I am still in touch with a few of my professors regularly, despite getting my BA 15 years ago and my MA in '08.

In my grad program, I wasn't limited one bit with what I wanted to pursue academically. There was no oversight about what I was working on in the best way possible. This directly led me into a wonderful career.

The school treats a lot of its employees right. I worked full-time on campus when in grad school. My salary was really low. But I had free health care and a ridiculous match for the retirement plan.

My department threw me a wedding shower when I was getting married. It was a bit awkward (my wife is on the shy side and we were surrounded by professors and staffers I barely knew giving us toasters and Target cards). No one really had to do that. I've never worked at a place where that happened.

I went to public high school my entire life. I was a little worried going to a Catholic school (despite being raised Catholic) since it's such a different scenario. The Brothers were all uniformly great people who had no airs at all about their religious order. They were just guys who had a spiritual calling to teach. They helped bring me closer to my faith.

When people ask me to describe what La Salle is like, I frequently use the word "unpretentious." That's the best possible way to describe a university. There are a lot of really smart and talented faculty and the like. I have yet to meet one who thought themselves better than their job. They're there to teach. Some, naturally, are better than others. But they're not there to win some ego-inflating academic journal bs awards. They're there to help students learn about the world.

That so many professors are La Salle undergrads also says something.

I was talking to my parents a few weeks ago about my experiences. I was a really crappy student in high school. I didn't apply myself at all and was the textbook underachiever. I used to fight with them constantly. I had a ton of meetings with guidance counselors and teachers about how I was "limiting my opportunities" and the like. My parents and I both agreed that I ended up attending a really wonderful college, and a place that led me to a really great place in life.

The best part about the Sweet 16 run is how many people had similar experiences and got to tell the world about what La Salle was really about.

And, yes, the parties.

[coachd]

Mar 4, 2014 19:30:13 GMT -5 lasalle89 said:

I graduated at the civic center but would much rather have done it at LaSalle. My Freshman year was so much fun. It was the last year of the relaxed alcohol policy and each dorm would sponser a happy hour. Your floor would register for it and your RA would go buy the keg. I was in Alberts and we didn't have a lounge so we did it in Catherine's. It was open to all for like two hours from 4 to 6 then we would go to dinner all buzzed. I remember getting on buses and going to the palaestra for games and also to Frat parties.
LaSalle had this thing called Spring Fling and they had bands set up all over the place. They had them in the soccer field and on Good Shepard before the lot went in. It was fun and relaxed and kegs of beer everywhere and no one was out of control. The school really had fun things for the students. Then it got strict and I understand why but my freshman year was awesome(1985) in case u were wondering.
About preparing me for life. Got a great education. Met great people. Still friends with many today. When I went into graduate school I was so prepared. I hear story of class sizes in the 500's at other schools but not ours. I find myself telling my kids stories all the time about my college experience. When we made it to the NIT Final we rented a bus just for us. That was the craziest bus ride of my life. Had we won that game I don't know what would have happened. My roommate was interviewed in the Daily News and doesn't even remember it. Good place LaSalle. I recommend it all the time. Real people. Real values. When I went to LA for the Sweet 16 and saw the banner with our schools name on it it was very emotional for me. Our little school mixing it up with the big dogs. David vs Golieth. I come on here because this is the only place where people get my passion. This is the only place that people know more about LaSalle and LaSalle bball then me.
Well I feel better now that I shared in group.

Great times at La Salle in the 80's. There were no computers except in the computer lab that closed at 11pm. There was no such thing as the Internet nor Windows only DOS with Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, DBaseIII+. Everyone carried the floppy disks with their data on them. There was no cable tv at La Salle. Obviously no cell phones and most of us used the pay phone at the end of the hall. With leftover money on your meal card you could purchase cases of soda on Friday afternoon. A lot of us worked for food service so we could eat free (i.e, feast) before our 4 hour shift. The Hideaway - anything goes... everyone got served and drugs were openly available. The beer distributor around the corner (walk-up window) served everyone also without carding.

For the NIT week many of us were on Action News locally and USA Network nationally as they televised the games. We took bus trip to MSG for both games with beer flowing. The gals that went painted our faces with blue and gold paint and most of us didn't have a clue what they painted until the next day. Fun times for sure with 30-some bus loads of students.