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L
onsdale College, one of the two founding colleges, is also celebrating its 50th birthday this
year and remains one of the largest colleges on campus. Like many of the other colleges,
it is named after a region of the traditional county of Lancashire and the Lonsdale area,
the valley of the River Lune. With a cry of ‘simply the best!’, Lonsdale is represented by the
colloquially known Lonnie Lion on its logo.
In the early years of the college system, the colleges were unsure of their role in University
life. In a statement of intent produced by the college in 1966, the college’s main aims were
defined as being: to provide a means of expression for the academic staff in general matters
of university policy and a basis for an academic life transcending that of the department, to
provide a focus of communal life, and to provide for the welfare of junior members through
both the tutorial system and the maturing influence of corporate life, while avoiding the
sacrifice of their personal liberty.
Lonsdale was originally located in what is now known as Bowland North and was designed
in tandem with Bowland. In 2004, Lonsdale was relocated alongside Cartmel to the newly
built development in Alexandra Park, and the original buildings were given to Bowland. For
40 years, Lonsdale was home to the Law department and the Modern Language department,
but as the University entered the 2000s, the role and location of Lonsdale College changed.
Lonsdale has a long-standing reputation as the ‘party college’, with some of the most popular
social events held on campus – the end of the year Extrav parties held by the colleges in
summer term are always extremely popular for Lonsdale.
Lonsdale bar was recently renamed ‘The Red Lion’ in order to incorporate the logo. The
college magazine – the Purple Lonnie, although it is currently named Roar - enjoys a claim to
fame, as the name comes from an encounter with the popular Purple Ronnie character, used
in greetings cards and who was included in an advertising campaign for Vimto. A parent of a
member of the JCR worked for the company that wrote the Purple Ronnie poems and when
asked to pen a Purple Ronnie poem for Lonsdale, it came back signed ‘Purple Lonnie’.
C
artmel College, founded in 1968, is named for the Cartmel peninsula which is deemed to
be one of the most beautiful areas in Cumbria and remains home to the famous Cartmel
Priory.
Cartmel College and the University embroiled in a scandal in May 1968, when Lancaster
student-run publication Carolynne published a piece about a confidential meeting of the
Cartmel College syndicate, at which the idea of mixed corridors when the college became
residential was discussed. It was supported by the Dean-Elect of the college, Dr David Craig,
who stated that he believed students should also have mixed bedrooms if they wished. Founding
Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University, Charles Carter, spoke in 1963 of his desire to find
ways for male and female social students to socialise with each other within the colleges, but
after fears of donation withdrawals in the light of the Carolynne article in 1968 he stated: “No
arrangements would be made which might in any way be interpreted as an invitation to sexual
licence.” Nowadays, of course, all college residences are mixed sex.
In 2004, Cartmel accommodation was relocated from the top of campus to Alexandra Park,
as part of the new development in the southwest campus centred round Barker House Farm.
The old Cartmel buildings towards the north of the Bailrigg campus became County South and
were originally designed by Manchester-based architect Haydyn Smith. Smith planned the
structure of the college in order to expose it to as much natural light as possible, although with
Lancaster’s reputation for cloudy skies, it is debatable how much sunlight the buildings enjoy!
Barker House Farm is an integral part of the Cartmel dining hall and bar, as although it was
originally purchased to be sports fields, it was deemed to be suitable for either arts teaching
or student residences. In the end, it was decided that the development would be a part of the
south west campus project and the plan was to surround and incorporate the listed buildings
of Barker House Farm into the soon-to-be Cartmel College residents. Barker House Farm,
which is now the core of the Cartmel College dining facilities, features a lintel above a window
which was built in approximately 1691, and is engraved with the initials for a Richard (16441711) and Jennet (birth date unknown – 1713) Barker. It was opened by Her Royal Highness
Prince Alexandra in December 2004 as her last official duty as Chancellor.
Alumni from Cartmel include: Simon Danczuk (Sociology, 1992) currently MP for Rochdale,
David Watson (Politics, 1998), Senior Campaigns Manager for the Prime Minister’s Office and
Rainer Hersh, (Economics, 1985), Presenter, Comedian & Musician.
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The rebellious 60s youth culture
Twigs & The Miniskirt
Chelsea Eddy
If we all cast our minds back to the 60s, I
imagine we all think of Woodstock, Hippies, drugs and The Beatles. What these
were actually part of was an amazing,
defiant counter-culture. What you usually had was a dominant, mainstream culture: a collected way of living. The 60s,
however, a decade that had seen a massive baby boom, cold war tension, political discontent, welcomed anarchy. This
counter culture - a culture that opposes
the mainstream collective - became so
dominant in numbers, and the strength
of beliefs, that it had enough recognition
to be noted as a culture alongside the
mainstream. For a fashion writer, this
is the pinnacle of all topics, as this
decade denotes how fashion became
truly demonstrative as an extension
of ourselves; the freedom of creative expressive.
Here is my homage to the defiant, the revolutionary, the rebels
of the conservative – the 60s youth
culture.
Our Twiggy pioneered the mini skirt,
revealing the legs of every adolescent.
Twigs is the emblem for the swinging
sixties and the face of the mod sc ene.
Whatever she wore, even designed, the
girls would all follow suit, such is the
case with the mini skirt. The girls began
to show more skin, something
unheard of previously; in concordance with
the
fash-
Girls were completely varied. Long
hair was made into intricate and skyscraper-high designs and short hair was
styled into boyish, pixie crops like Twiggy. The men are who changed the most.
Men traditionally had suave, slick styles
but this era saw men growing hair longer
than their girlfriends. Finally, how can
we forget the afro? The 60s
saw big, bouncy,
beautiful afros
epitomising the
People who peacefully opposed the
Vietnam War were hippies. They coined
the term ‘flower power’ as a means to
communicate their peace and prevalence
of nature. They wore flowers as accessories, their clothing was printed in flowers – they just were fans of the floral.
Who’s to judge? Their political views
transferred outwardly through their
clothing as a means of expression.
Oh, and they loved bell bottoms too.
Feminists were taking heed of
Twiggy’s boyish crop. They started
defending their womanly principles and did this through fashion. They would wear loose fitting
clothes to emphasize their freedom
and independence. They would avoid
figure- hugging clothing as they objectified their bodies. Bra burnings became
the common Wednesday night social.
ion
evolution and increasing awareness of their sexuality,
something which was off-limits and
unheard of to their older generations.
Space Age
Hair
Cast your mind back to GCSE history,
the Soviets and the Americans battled in
carefree exuberance of the
young.
We learnt a lot from the youth of the
60s. For example; they made jeans everyday wear, they gave us the miniskirt - a
lot of you appreciate that - they showed
us that individualism and expression is
good, we got the Rolling Stones and The
Who and truly began to value fashion as
both an art form and a way of expression.
Thanks to the 60s, a decade of true enlightenment and all round cool.
Fashion-O-Meter
T
he fifth college to be established at Lancaster University, Furness College, was conceived
in 1966, when a 12 person planning committee, chaired by the founding Principal of
Furness, Professor Reynolds, was created to design the buildings and facilities of the
college.
In 1968, Furness became the college that declared ‘Everywhere else is nowhere’. Currently,
Furness is one of the smallest colleges, bringing in around 400 first year undergraduates each
year, which furthers their reputation as a small, close-knit college.
The Furness logo is a cross-section of the Furness landscape and it provides an indication as
to the nature of the region from which the college takes its name. The Furness region stretches
from the industrial docklands of Barrow-in-Furness to the mountains of Coniston in the Lake
District and has been witness to a turbulent history. In the 12th century, Furness, alongside
Cartmel, was taken under the wing of the Honour of Lancashire. For 800 years, Furness and
Cartmel separated Morecambe Bay from the rest of Lancashire, and were only brought into
Cumbria after the reorganisation of the county boundaries.
Despite the turmoil of the Furness region, the College is situated in the heart of campus, with
each of its residence blocks being named after the towns and villages – as a permanent legacy
brought into the hubbub of campus life. The College and its JCR are known for encouraging
a vibrant social, cultural and sporting life amongst their students – the 15 hour bar crawl is
a long-established tradition. Furness competes in the Patriots Cup each year against Cartmel
which involves dozens of different sports played over the course of a weekend.
The Furness bar, Trevor, was refurbished and opened in 2012 much to the delight of students
after being closed for over a year. In an interview in 2004 the President of Furness at the time,
Emma Harper, spoke of the most important feature of life in Furness College: “All Furnessians
are extremely friendly and up for a good time, which makes life in Furness a pleasant and fun
atmosphere. I feel proud to belong to the best college on campus.” Another member of the JCR
described the members, past and present, of Furness College as “one big happy family.”
Furness alumni include: Actor and screenwriter, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (Music, 1978),
Labour MP for Tynemouth, Alan Campbell, (Politics 1978), Actor in ‘The Office’’, Harry Potter
films, and ‘Game of Thrones’ Ralph Ineson (Theatre Studies, 1991) and Chief Executive of the
Money Advice Service, Caroline Rookes CBE (English, 1975).
Pacifists & Flower Power
Androgyny
Pop Art
You know the type – the posters that
look like a geometric maze of clashing
colour, but when you stare at a fixed
point, the shapes start to move in an
optical illusion. Well this really took off
in the late 50s, early 60s and it radically
influenced the patterns used on clothing. Men and women alike would wear
garments with garish, abstract patterns
in bold colours that emphasised their
youth, their freedom and their independence from the norm.
a full-on Space Race with each other. For
fashion this was seminal, with new materials and clashing textures on the catwalk. Plastics, wires, transparent fabrics
with underlays, were only some of the
innovations. Metallics became a massive
thing as did the sacrilege that is neon.
Because somebody needs to keep things stylish around here...
Damian Gray
The Good
• Twiggy: The woman of the moment. She’ll go far! (2014 Note: ANTM Judge and M&S Women’s range - far indeed...)
• Being a Hippie: Because there’s nothing else that screams ‘free love’ more than a fringe jacket and a tie-dye t-shirt.
• Mary Quant: Inventor of the mini-skirt. Give that girl an OBE or something! (2014 Note: She got an OBE)
• Excess Eyes: Eyeliner flick, mascara on both lashes and block colour eye shadow. Those girls really know how to go wild!
I suppose it was this or LSD.
The Bad & The Ugly
• Curves: How are you going to become like Givenchy’s muse Audrey Hepburn if you continue to e at breakfast at Tiffany’s? (2014 Note: keep eating, healthy is hot and
curves a la Kate Upton are SO in right now)
• Pencil Skirts: Not the best when running for the bus. That’s why those up North where the mini skirt t’work! ‘Twerk’ if you will! Maybe that will catch on…
• Leotards: No way are we wearing that. Next you’ll be saying we’re all going to get into Disco! (2014 Note: A 1970’s reference? Oh never mind…)