LSU Atlanta

LSU ATLANTA NEWSLETTER
Nov. 12, 2008
In This Issue:

• Football vs. Troy View-In
• Become an LSU Atlanta Volunteer
• Basketball Season Opens
• Mike's Blog
• LSU License Plates in Georgia

Hey Tiger Fans,

LSU will host the Troy Trojans for Homecoming this week, in a game rescheduled from Sept. 6 due to Hurricane Gustav. The game will be televised on TigerVision, LSU's pay-per-view network. Join us for a free view-in of the LSU-Troy game on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

Join the LSU Atlanta Alumni Chapter on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET for the official LSU-Troy view-in party at Rio Grande Cantina in Buckhead. Rio Grande Cantina (3227 Roswell Road, 404-237-3227) serves as LSU Atlanta's weekly destination for football games in the fall. Also, new for 2008, Buffalo Wild Wings in Alpharetta (2375 Mansell Road, 678-352-4599) has been added as a Northside view-in location.

Can't make it to Baton Rouge for the game? Join us for a taste of Tiger Stadium in Atlanta at Rio Grande Cantina or Buffalo Wild Wings in Alpharetta.

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BECOME AN LSU ATLANTA VOLUNTEER: Each year, the Atlanta Alumni Association elects a slate of board members to occupy the most important positions of the board. Of course there are many other opportunities to support our association throughout the year without committing to chapter leadership. If you have a desire to support our association in one of these very important positions, we would like to speak to you ASAP. We would like to have the new board members elected so that when the New Year arrives, they are ready to take over. Click here for more information on how you can help LSU Atlanta.

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BASKETBALL SEASON OPENS: LSU basketball begins this weekend with the Saturday, Nov. 15 men's opener against Jackson State and the Sunday, Nov. 16, women's State Farm Tipoff Classic in which LSU plays Notre Dame in the first-game of a nationally-televised doubleheader. The men's game on Nov. 15 will tip off at 1 p.m. CT in the first-ever basketball-football doubleheader as LSU will take on Troy in football that evening at Tiger Stadium. The women's game on Nov. 16 will tip at 1:30 p.m. CT with Pittsburgh and Texas A&M to follow in the second game at approximately 4 p.m. CT. Both of the women’s games will be televised on the ESPN family of networks.

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MIKE'S BLOG: Mike A. Tiger previews the Troy game in his weekly blog. Check it out at the LSU Atlanta website, and maybe start a blog of your own.

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LSU GEORGIA PLATES: The LSU Atlanta chapter is now accepting applications to have special LSU plates manufactured by the state:
Georgia Department of Revenue Commissioner Bart L. Graham has approved the LSU Atlanta Alumni Chapter's request for special interest or commemorative license plates in the state of Georgia. We have until April 24, 2010 to collect 1,000 pre-paid applications for the plates. If we reach 1,000 applications, the state will begin production, and LSU can join Auburn, Florida and Clemson as out-of-state schools with Georgia plates. With the Tiger football team treating the Georgia Dome like their home field (6-1, three SEC titles) -- and thousands of LSU alumni and fans across the state -- the LSU Atlanta chapter figured it was time we have our own Georgia plates, too. Details on how to apply for a plate, and a downloadable application, can be found at lsuatlanta.com: Application information for LSU plates in Georgia

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TELL A FRIEND: If you know of fellow Tiger fans in Atlanta who would like to receive this newsletter, encourage them to visit http://www.lsuatlanta.com and sign up via the E-mail Newsletter box on the homepage.

Until next week ... GEAUX TIGAHS!

- LSU Atlanta