So, some fabulous guest speaker came to campus and you missed it. You can’t seem to make it to the Common Grounds Cafe, which serves free coffee and hot chocolate by the University Lakes, but you will eventually. No doubt college is expensive, but you may be missing all of your freebies. You’re probably paying for things you don’t even know about. Luckily for you, LEGACY has compiled a list with some of the amazing deals you can get with a Tiger Card.
For example, did you know:
» Career Services offers career assessments, one-on-one career counseling, résumé assistance and coaches students for interviews.
» The Academic Center for Success gives free online and in-person tutoring, organized study sessions and free individual customized learning strategies and plans.
» LSU Student Government allows you to apply for funding for an event, depending on what your student organization needs. For example, homecoming committee received $43,000 this past year.
» The Bengal Book Group pays for the books members read and discuss together and gives out free snacks at their meetings.
» The Health Center offers mental health counseling, dietitian and nutrition counseling and medical appointments.
» The Health Center gives free condoms and discounted birth control.
» IT Services gives free anti-virus and Microsoft Office software. You can also check out computers, clickers and other mobile devices with your student ID at the library for a few days.
» Lynda Campus (lsu.edu/lynda) is free to students and shows tutorial videos for how to do virtually anything on a computer or students can get one-on-one training with another student through training.lsu.edu.
» The Union has a free computer lab and study rooms on the second floor that can be booked at 9 a.m. the day before.
» The UREC offers discounted camping equipment, stand- up paddle board rental and swimming and boating gear.
» The UREC’s climbing gym, challenge ropes course and GroupX fitness classes are all free to students.
»The UREC provides free bike maintenance and kayak/ canoe workshops.
Or check out some places you can visit:
» The Museum of Natural History specializes in taxidermy and is located by Murphy J. Foster hall, right behind the Subway, free with student I.D.
» Fourteen-acre Hilltop Arboretum located on 11855 Highland Road is LSU’s own beautiful garden.
» The Andoine Museum located next to the Lod Cook Alumni Center showcases LSU and football history.
» Louisiana Art and Science Museum located downtown features local and foreign exhibitions if you have a flair for the unique arts. University-sponsored groups are admitted for free.