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Lifestyle
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Lifestyle of Lancaster
Lifestyle Editor, Alice Young, and Head of Photography, Mae Reddaway,
celebrate the 50th anniversary by talking to a variety of staff members
about their experiences at Lancaster University.
Culture
14 - 16
Features
17 - 22
Fashion
23 - 27
Lifestyle
29 - 31
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Phil Walling, 3 years. David Hargreaves, 1 day.
Staff at Walling’s Ice Cream Shop.
Phil: My favourite thing about Lancaster is the people, without a
doubt. You get so many different characters all with a different opinion
on life. It’s great putting smiles on their faces. I love making peoples’
day. The most popular flavour among students is blue banana. There’s
no particular reason why it’s blue, it’s just something a bit different to
quirk it up.
David: It’s been a very good first day.
Lee Parry - Facility Security for
County College, 10 years.
Phil: Do I still like ice cream? Nah, I’m sick to death of ice cream. I
don’t touch the stuff. It’s poison.
David: Well, that’s not exactly great for sales.
The thing I enjoy most working here is conversing with students from
diverse cultures and learning about their day to day life.
There’s been a few weird parcels in the past. Students have been
delivered washing machines and bikes. That’s all I can think of at the
moment. Oh wait- and a sword from America. It was a weapon, so I had
no choice but to confiscate it. Not a fake one, a proper massive sword
for a collection. Actually, I’m pretty sure they’re illegal to import now. I
mean, it was sharp enough to do some serious damage.
Lorraine Thornton - Senior Retail Assistant at
LUSU Shop, 8 years.
My favourite thing about working here is that there’s so many different
people, and I love to get on with everyone. You get your favourites, you
know, and it can be very hard to say goodbye. The best way I can describe
Lancaster University is that it feels like a little town on campus.
Marion McClintock MBE - Honorary University
Archivist and Honorary Fellow, 46 years.
I’ve been working since before your parents were born, I imagine.
It must feel strange to think about that, yes? The main thing that has
changed is the size of the institution. When I first began working here,
Lancaster University was only a small cluster of buildings. County
College and the Chaplaincy Centre were just being built. I remember that
the students had to walk on boards in their Wellington boots because it
was so muddy.
Dr Brian Baker - English Literature Lecturer, 8
years.
One seminar that sticks out in particular occurred on my birthday
when a group of students were kind enough to bring in a cake. I think I’d
mentioned it in passing. It was a complete surprise for me.
It’s immensely rewarding to see individual students transform
dramatically throughout the years. I’ve developed close bonds
with many, and it’s absolutely fascinating to see how they grow in
confidence. And it’s the same with members of staff; I’ve known some
to arrive relatively early in their careers and become successful and
senior members of their departments. This university is all about
growth and realising potential. It’s about the next set of opportunities.
As well as lecturing, I do a lot of admin. But it’s building up a bond
with the students that I really enjoy. Some students change dramatically;
something inside them just seems to switch on and they become more
passionate about their work. I mean, one student in particular began his
course with dreads, he didn’t turn up to many lectures, you know, just
didn’t seem to care too much. Well, he went on to do an MA and now
he’s just finished his PhD.