{"id":213,"date":"2017-11-23T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=213"},"modified":"2017-11-23T14:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:47:08","slug":"the-only-way-is-ua92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2017\/11\/23\/the-only-way-is-ua92\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ONLY WAY IS UA92"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace\">It is with sadness that subtext noted that the authors of the letters in subtext 168 regarding the plans for UA92 all wished to remain anonymous, implying concern about expressing views other than that lending our collective academic credibility to this scheme is a fantastic idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace\">It is noticeable that the ubiquitous propaganda screens which have appeared all over the refurbished areas of campus portray only one acceptable body type for anyone associated with UA92 i.e. beautiful, young, muscular, athletic and healthy, combined with a Serious Expression* (presumably indicative of \u2018academic excellence\u2019).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace\">It would be a great shame if the repeated reinforcement of the message that \u2018the university\u2019 welcomes this association with the world of sport has also led to a perception that there is also only one acceptable mindset for anyone associated with Lancaster University i.e. blind agreement with the leaders\u2019 decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace\">*if you haven\u2019t clocked this expression on the UA92 PR machine then imagine a cross between Einstein, the Curies, de Beauvoir and Confucius at their most contemplative. Now forget that, and instead combine a lot of boredom, a touch of bewilderment and just a hint of belligerence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with sadness that subtext noted that the authors of the letters in subtext 168 regarding the plans for UA92 all wished to remain anonymous, implying concern about expressing views other than that lending our collective academic credibility to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2017\/11\/23\/the-only-way-is-ua92\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":568,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[53,123,95,54],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters","tag-football-university","tag-issue-169","tag-stretford","tag-ua92"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p99sHo-3r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":571,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/05\/10\/subtext-177-be-realistic-and-demand-the-impossible\/","url_meta":{"origin":213,"position":0},"title":"subtext 177 &#8211; &#8216;be realistic and demand the impossible&#8217;","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"May 10 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Fortnightly during term time. Letters, contributions, & comments: subtext-editors@lancaster.ac.uk Back issues & subscription details:\u00a0http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/about\/ In this issue: editorial,\u00a0sports (x3), local government (x2), tech, senate, horticulture, justice (x2), buildings, grads, buses, activism, loans, noise, shart attack, widden, letters. ***************************************************** EDITORIAL Once again, subtext has an avalanche of news stories regarding the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"editorial","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":409,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/03\/01\/spawt-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":213,"position":1},"title":"SPAWT!","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"March 1 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"APPLICATIONS WELCOME FROM AXE-WIELDING MANIACS The search for a permanent full-time Principal for UA92 has begun. As our own HR department was clearly not up to the job, the task of finding the right person has fallen to posh recruitment consultants Anderson Quigley. Prospective candidates logging into their website will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;news&quot;","block_context":{"text":"news","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":309,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/01\/18\/subtext-171-the-stable-genius-of-a-shithole-subtext\/","url_meta":{"origin":213,"position":2},"title":"subtext 171 &#8211; &#8216;the stable genius of a shithole subtext&#8217;","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"January 18 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Fortnightly during term time. 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That's University Academy 92, a private university that we're partnering up with a group of ex Manchester United players to build. Sadly, condensing this omnishambles into\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;history&quot;","block_context":{"text":"history","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":566,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/05\/10\/ua92-updates-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":213,"position":4},"title":"UA92 UPDATES","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"May 10 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"TRAFFORD ELECTION TREAT As predicted in subtext 176, opposition to Gary Neville's plans to colonise Turn Moss, the Stretford open green area, proved to be crucial in overturning the Conservative majority on Trafford Council, with Labour gaining four seats and the Greens (unexpectedly) gaining two seats. 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