The Student Government Athletic Department is working on an initiative to officially name Tiger Stadium’s student section.
SG Athletic Director Chas Kelly said SG will begin collecting nominations for section names in January.
“Students can write their name and nominations on a sheet of paper and turn it into the [SG] office,” he said. “Regardless of how many names we receive, we’re going to look through them all.”
The top 10 or 20 names will be placed on the SG spring election ballot in order to provide an incentive for students to vote for the regular election platforms as well.
“We want to increase voter turnout while also seeing what students have in mind for the naming of the student section,” Kelly said.
The student who submits the winning name will be notified as soon as possible, and Kelly said SG is deciding on an incentive to reward the winner.
Kelly said the student section has never had an official name to his knowledge, and he wants to encourage students to turn in “good, clean names that represent LSU.”
According to Kelly, the football players are also excited to hear that the student section will receive an official name.
“It just goes to show that the players are interested in what students want,” Kelly said.
Suman Nag, biology senior, said he is looking forward to the naming of the student section.
“I don’t have a specific name, but it should be something reflective of the unique culture of Louisiana,” he said.
Accounting junior Jennifer Jefferson thinks the initiative is a great idea.
“I like the name Tigertown because we’re tigers and students. It’s just cute,” Jefferson said.
Kelly said he hopes the naming of the student section will make students look forward to game days.
“It’s just a great opportunity for the student section to finally be one unit working together to cheer on the Tigers,” he said.
 
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