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No Comments Erudite Vernacular and Arcane Tripe: Addressing the Inaccessibility of Academic Writing
By: Rida ArifDespite my intention to major in English, after my first two weeks of freshman year, I was convinced that I did not know how to read.Subjects I had studied for the past four years of my school life were suddenly cloaked in ambiguity as my professors assigned sixty-page supplementary journal articles, adorably termed “readings.” To my dismay, they were far from adorable--they were convoluted, dull, and extremely lengthy. Being the concerned first-year that I was, I spent hours in the library poring over a single reading and making meticulous notes: a feat rarely tackled by anyone past their first semester in university. I would ask myself: why are humanities readings so difficult to understand when in class, the professor demystifies the daunting jargon in the span of ten minut...
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No Comments Saida Waheed Gender Initiative: Paving the Way for Gender and Sexuality Discourse on the LUMS Campus
By Mahrukh Murad S aida Waheed Gender Initiative (SWGI) at LUMS operates as an academic center and focuses on bringing research and conversations around gender to the fore. However, a survey conducted by The Post found that 60% of respondents were unaware of SWGI’s work.Ms. Aimen Bucha, Program Manager for SWGI, spoke to The Post about her role in running the initiative, “I am responsible for coordinating and handling the financial aspect of the canter. I am involved in the day-to-day running of the canter, putting out the events, coordinating with folks. I'm not only a part of the logistics but also help in planning events.”She went on to add, “SWGI has a Steering Committee that consists of faculty across the five Schools, who have an interest in gender studies on an academic and individu...
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No Comments Zoom, Mute, and Study: How Study Groups Help Students Stay Afloat During a Global Pandemic
By Maryam Narejo At this very moment, I am clicking away on my laptop while being on camera with three of my college friends who have their own assignments to complete. Usually, the idea of sitting in front of a screen for a few hours and communicating with strangers isn’t very appealing. However, with Zoom being essential to students’ lives over the lockdown, many have developed a bittersweet relationship with the app.Handling one semester without any on-campus facilities was difficult enough. With the spring semester being partially online, LUMS students have been finding new ways to regain motivation and focus to bring back some form of the college experience to their room’s isolation. One way is to organize silent Zoom group studies to create a library-like environment where students c...
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No Comments Outdoor Classrooms
By Syeda Aiman Zehra In the quiet, green plains behind the SDSB — where the rustle of autumn leaves and memories of birthdays and swing rides reign — there now stands a white canopy over a congregation of desks and chairs. In the middle, affixed between two poles, is an empty white board full of possibilities for the upcoming semester.This makeshift outdoor classroom is one of the developments that the admin has made to, as stated in the Vicechancellor’s email on 25th November, take the LUMS body towards a return to campus in a manner that is safe and convenient during the ongoing pandemic. Similarly, Dr. Adnan Khan, Dean of SSE, explained to The Post: “many universities have shifted to temporary outdoors classrooms to have in person classes during the COVID outbreak. This is done in order...
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No Comments Creativity in Times of Adversity: Social Media Eateries and the Women That Run Them
By: Rida ArifFrom budding freshmen to alumni, many female entrepreneurs have decided to make use of the pandemic to take the plunge into food-related start-ups. This seems to be an anomaly considering the industry of both home-businesses and commercial restaurants are dominated by men; in 2018, Food & Wine magazine reported that only 6 percent of women owned restaurants or ran kitchens. Similarly, a 2015 report by the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland showed that the majority of home-based business owners are male (66 percent). These gendered statistics show that the following women are defying the norm to establish their eateries and are using social media and even the lockdown to their advantage.
Aleeha Shah ‘24, started her baking venture, Aleeha’s Pantry, during quarantin...