![]() Some people, myself included, were surprised that a place like Lincoln hadn’t had such a seat of learning since way back when, given its status in the Middle Ages as an important centre of commerce. However, what they tend to forget is just what having a university in Lincoln at last has brought to the city. Certainly some residents of Lincoln’s West End would still appear to resent the exuberant behaviour often associated with those studying and living nearby. ![]() ![]() That’s often the view that many people still have of university students. Roughly translated it means “Let us rejoice, therefore, While we are young” and actually dates back to the Middle Ages. ![]() I bet it’s not often that you get a column title partly in Latin on The Lincolnite!Īctually, fans of musicals and film buffs will probably recognise the words from Sigmund Romberg’s 1924 light operetta, ‘The Student Prince’, which also featured in the 1954 MGM musical of the same name. ![]()
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