Name Change Causes Fury in Coastal Town University

The name change of a bar located on the premises of the Anna van Buerenplein building in the coastal town of The Hague has sparked serious uproar. The new name, Coasters, is perceived as being potentially offensive to students. Extensive research by the LUC News team finds that students from countries such as Hungary, Paraguay and Mongolia are angered by the name because it implies that coast towns are greater than landlocked places. However, other sources point at a disgruntled former member of LUC's staff.

As LUC is a place filled with tradition, the discussion started after a Confession Bear post which received a few hundred comments. Popular rumour on the first and ground floors of the Anna van Buerenplein building is that the parents of a new student of the class of 2019, hailing from the Central African Republic, are the driving force behind the 'crusade' against Coasters.

When asked about the issue by this reporter, the newly arrived student declined to comment, stating she "had to read some bullshit Stoic texts for History of Philosophy". A third-year student, who just got back from a holiday in the (coastal) town of Gothenburg reacted on the matter, but only after he advertised Sweden as a holiday destination to your LUC News reporter: "Goth is the greatest!", he said "That place is booming!". In regards to the issue surrounding coasters, he commenced an extensive rant over the beer prices in the Scandinavian country: "I don't get the issue with coasters. The Hague is a coast town, we are not a Nepalese university, so it's not a weird name. Also, €1,20 for a beer is great value compared to Swedish prices!" A Californian professor, dressed in a Hawaiian t-shirt, also commented: "the real issue here is not the name of the bar, it's that the university needs another advisory body!” (Author’s note: for more information, see here.)

The real question at stake is who changed the name? LUC News has it on good authority (if not the greatest authority) that the last act of a disgruntled former LUC Dean was to dictate a name change. Reportedly, the bar staff continuously failed to have the former LUC leader's favourite brand of Vodka (Russo-Baltique, for connoisseurs) on stock. Commenting on the rumour, the bar staff became very defensive and stated to have had 'at least ten new bottles of the stuff on stock every week'.

LUC News will continue to follow the issue closely.

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