Sports & Travel

By: Khadija FaruquiOn March 4, 2021 the remaining matches of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) were postponed due to a COVID outbreak among the players. Considering everything the pandemic affected, the arena of sport and especially cricket in Pakistan was the one thing, which served to distract people from the anxieties of post-COVID life and online learning. Although the decision was made with regards to ensuring players’ safety, LUMS’ avid cricket watchers mourned the postponement of what seemed to be the only form of escape in a stressful semester.Before the matches were postponed, a forum where the excitement of LUMS’ students to attend the matches could be seen was LDF as it was flooded with frantic requests for tickets, indicating people’s desperation to experienc...

By: Munema ZahidYou're sitting at the Khokha (in a reopened campus) and sipping on a cup of elaichi chai when a horde of students gather near you. Suddenly, "Haaye Dil" starts blasting from the speakers and they break out into a dance.This flash mob would be one of the events the Dance Society of LUMS has envisioned for the year, in addition to a Theme Week, online dance lessons, and an interschool all-arts competition in collaboration with other societies. Founded at the start of the semester by Alina Anjum ‘22, the society aims to provide an all-inclusive platform for people who appreciate dance."We want [DanceLUMS] to be for everyone. Even if people aren’t a part of it, they can feel free to come up to us and volunteer as teachers or performers," emphasises Wadood Ahmad ‘22, Vice Presid...

By: Laiba AhmadThe LUMS Shredded Society has found a way to continue their Zumba and HIIT classes, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has made these large group workouts otherwise impossible, by bringing the gym to everyone’s rooms.Before the closure of campus on March 16, the Shredded Zumba and HIIT (high intensity interval training) programmes were a fitness staple for many. The latter was averaging a large turnout of 40 to 50 participants per day, according to Nabeel Ahmad Chauhan ‘22, captain of the Shredded society.The end of the fitness classes caused many students to adopt a sedentary lifestyle during the pandemic and led to compromised productivity.LUMS Shredded member and regular gym goer Abdullah Abdul Manan ‘23 commented on feeling lethargic, and said, “Besides my chores, ther...