#LUMSU: Twitter can't deal with LUMS changing its official name

Varsity says institution 'evolving from management school to comprehensive university'

It is routine to see Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) being the talk of the town on Twitter for some reason or the other; however, this time around a change in the varsity's name had users of the micro-blogging site in a fix.

The private educational institute in Lahore will now be called LUMS University, i.e. LUMS will no longer be used as an acronym.

Vice-Chancellor Dr Arshad Ahmad sent an email to the students and faculty, saying that "the step had been taken as the varsity has evolved from a management school to a comprehensive university offering over 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes through its schools of business, humanities, and social sciences, science and engineering, law and education”.

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The management feels, the email went on to read, that the “disciplinary growth and its comprehensive status is better captured by LUMS University”.

The explanation, however, fell on deaf ears as #LUMSU soon became the top trend in the country with users of the micro-blogging site mercilessly trolling the varsity.

Woke up to an admin email that says LUMS is no longer an acronym. The university is now formally called LUMS University (i guess on account of it being way more than just a place for people to study management)

— Umair Javed (@umairjav) January 6, 2020

Slept as LUMS student, woke up as LUMSU one.

— golaaaami 🇵🇸 (@margareeeeti) January 6, 2020

LUMSU sounds like LUMS ka annoying chota bhai who no one takes seriously

— Faizan (@fezsmh) January 6, 2020

This is hilarious
LUMSU 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/2NrnBcHydo

— Atta Ur Rahman Syed (@AR_Syed92) January 6, 2020

Everyone from LUMS University cannot stop talking about them being from LUMS and the management has taken this wonderful step to stop the students from boasting every second because 'i am from LUMSU' is not going to sound cool.

— Shk Aqeel Ahsan (@AqeelAhsan1) January 6, 2020

LUMSU students don't need to tweet to embarass themselves anymore. The name is enough.

— Rizwan (@Rizwow) January 6, 2020

https://twitter.com/zulu24niner/status/1214188587954180098

All of you saying Lahore University of Management Sciences University need to realise that the acronym does not exist anymore. LUMS is LUMS now. Not Lahore University blah blah blah. LUMS is a noun. A brand name. Piyaar se Lumsu bhi bulate hain.

— Bilal (@billiyboo) January 6, 2020

Students at LUMSU: Why did you change the name from LUMS to LUMSU

Admin at LUMSU: pic.twitter.com/ahXvt48WqT

— ahsan. (@babayaga4567) January 6, 2020