One of the neatest things about LSU is the large amount of history and tradition.The Tiger Band always marches down the same street — in the presence of masses of Tiger fans — to every home football game, the Undie Run is new, but it seems to be catching on and then there’s George.The way I heard it when I was a freshman was, a student — years ago, so despondent with final exam grades — jumped off the Law School building and died. The place where the student landed is now cursed, and anyone who steps on ‘George’ will fail their next exam.I have never tried it, actually I avoid it. Classes are hard enough without a cursed walkway throwing supernatural mojo my way.Athletics play a large part in LSU history and have set up a plethora of traditions. The first time I was sent to video one of Les Miles’ press conferences was a little nerve-racking. Turns out Miles is just a regular guy that is on ESPN a lot.Going to the press conference after the baseball team won the Super Regionals was exciting. Paul Mainieri is just a cool guy. Trent Johnson is remarkably soft-spoken, but intimidating as hell. Some of the ‘celebrity’ awe has gone, but it’s still pretty interesting to interact with one of the head coaches.So many things in LSU’s history are not confined to campus alone; Hilltop Arboretum is one of the gems.In 1981, 90-year-old Emory Smith donated 14 acres of beautiful land to the university to serve as a place to go for “those whose load has become too heavy …” Hilltop, located south of campus on Highland, is a great place to go spend some time and unwind. Armadillos spend a lot of time there, they seem calm, and they don’t even have finals to fail because of a cursed path. We need the natural Valium more than they do.—–Contact Zac Lemoine at [email protected]