Popular Weekend Activities: Pay a visit to University Way- “The main street you need to know at UW is the Ave. It’s the nickname for University Way, which is two blocks west of campus,” said Amanda Wilbur, University of Washington junior. The Ave features a variety of restaurants, bars and stores.Go shopping at Pike Place Market- “Pike Place Market would be good for college students to go to because it’s relatively cheap,” said Molly Ronan, mass communications sophomore. “If you prefer to stay closer to campus, there’s University Village, also called U-Village, at the bottom of 45th street, located on a large hill north of campus,” Wilbur said.The Space Needle, one of the most recognizable landmarks in Seattle, is also worth a visit.”The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair,” said Janet Olin, volunteer at the Seattle Visitor’s Center. “It’s located about 15-20 minutes north of the downtown area.”Nightlife:Dancing is one of the most popular nighttime activities on the weekends for University of Washington students.”There’s a big movement for dancing at UW,” Wilbur said. “The Century and Halle’s Loft have salsa and swing nights. Blues dancing is also very popular.”Transportation to the clubs and bars shouldn’t be a problem, as Seattle has an excellent public transportation system.”Seattle has a great public transportation system,” Ronan said. “There are always free buses.”The Ave is also a destination for the traditional college bar experience.”There is a good chunk of [UW students] that likes to go clubbing and partying, which would mostly be downtown or in the Greek community,” Wilbur said. “There’s Earl’s and Finn’s on the Ave, and there are some new places opening up north of the Ave.”Restaurants:Visitors to Seattle can expect a wide variety of restaurants, ranging from Mexican to Asian to strict vegetarian fare.”Most of the restaurants UW students eat at are on the Ave,” Wilbur said. “There are a lot of Asian foods, a few Mexican restaurants, and a decent amount of Greek food, pizza and bubble tea. On Saturdays, there are a lot of farmers markets around the city, including one at 50th Street and the Ave.”Another must-stop visit is the first Starbucks, located in the Pike Place shopping area.During the Day:Seattle is located on the beautiful Pacific Coast, and there are many outdoor activities for the adventurous types.”Two of the most popular parks with college students are Gasworks Park and Golden Gardens Park,” Wilbur said. “Gasworks has an amazing view of the city and areas for picnics. Golden Gardens is a beach that has places for bonfires.”Other outdoor activities include paying a visit to one of the famous volcanoes near Seattle, like Mt. Rainier or Mt. St. Helens.Gameday Activities:Visitors can expect to do the classic gameday move — the wave — while at Husky Stadium.”Husky stadium is the original birthplace of the ‘Wave’,” said Michael Benezra, University of Washington political science senior.University of Washington students also participate in tailgaiting activities before each game.”The tailgaiting is legendary as students and citizens from all over Washington, Oregon and Canada come down to the North Parking Lot,” said Benezra.  “People camp out double digit hours prior to the game to celebrate the upcoming event. Husky football is the pride of the Northwest.”The Seattle chapter of the LSU Alumni Association is also hosting gameday activities, like a raffle that will support the chapter and its scholarship foundation. “There’s definitely a difference in expectations here [with tailgating],” said Matthew Bull, president of the Seattle chapter of the LSU Alumni Association. “Just organizing the tailgate was entertaining to say the least. There really isn’t any comparison [to LSU tailgaiting].”If LSU fans are worried about being the Husky equivalent of tiger bait, they can probably expect to be safe.”Any LSU students wearing their school’s gear should be safe from heckling,” Wilbur said. “It just depends on who they run into. I’ve even been heckled while wearing UW gear on the Ave by some visiting individuals from another school, so anything is possible!”