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Facts

Slang

The BLG - Broward, Landis, and Gilchrist residence halls
Club Stroz - Strozier Library
Fresh - Fresh Food Company
JRB - Jennie Murphree, Reynolds, and Bryan residence halls
The Rez - FSU Reservation
SLC - Student Life Cinema
The Swan - Suwannee Room
The Union - Oglesby Union

Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School

Budgeting money.
How important it is to meet with your advisor on a regular basis.
How much you miss your family.
How quickly it was going to pass.
Just how humid North Florida can be.
That it’s expensive to eat out every night.

Tips to Succeed

Don’t rely on the notes written in used textbooks by the previous owners.
Don’t skip too many classes.
Don’t study on Landis Green in the summer. There are too many beautiful people.
Get to know your instructors, and make sure they know who you are.
If the professor offers a chance for extra credit, take it.

Urban Legends

It is said that the Pensacola Street Bridge was closed and torn down because head football coach Bobby Bowden didn’t like the fact that people could stand on it and watch the football team practice inside Doak Campbell Stadium.
Strozier Library is rumored to be haunted.
The school is supposedly built on an ancient Seminole Indian burial ground. Hence the mascot.

Traditions

Fountain Fling - Another demented tradition is skinny dipping in Westcott Fountain. To make it all the more interesting, the school now has a live Web-cam recording the fountain 24 hours a day.
Planting of the Spear - Possibly the most famous tradition at FSU is the planting of the spear by Chief Osceola, played by a lucky student. Prior to kickoff, Chief Osceola, riding his horse, Renegade, gallops onto the field and plants a flaming spear at midfield to begin every home game.
Sex at the Stadium - One tradition that has become increasingly difficult to pull off is having sex on the 50-yard line at Doak Campbell Stadium. Unfortunately, recent renovations have made it much more secure than it used to be, and the success rate has dropped off dramatically.
Sod Cemetery - The sod cemetery began when the first piece of sod was buried in the corner of the Florida State practice field, and a monument was placed to commemorate a road victory against Georgia in 1960. The tradition of planting a piece of sod from a road win stuck and is continued to this day.

School Spirit

School spirit is taken to the extreme at Florida State, especially during football season. The homecoming parade actually shuts down part of downtown Tallahassee. Game days are completely nuts. Be prepared to see nothing but garnet and gold everywhere you look. This is especially true when in-state rivals University of Florida or the University of Miami come to town. FSU students take great pride in their school, and it shows.

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