[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Cambridge and students [PARA]are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]If you want to cause a sudden embarrassed hush at parties say [PARA]'Maggdallin', but to flow with wit and wisdom pronounce it [PARA]correctly as 'Maudlin'. The atmosphere at this college, 700 yards [PARA]from King's Parade and with more river frontage than any other, [PARA]is [ITAL]certainly not maudlin and the social scene, which revolves [PARA]around the bar, is simply spinning. [EITAL]Magdalene is one of the [PARA]smaller colleges[ITAL] and [EITAL]a[ITAL] strong team spirit pervades. This can [PARA]stifle individuality, and the college has image problems within the [PARA]University. Women are a recent innovation, and some have yet [PARA]to come to terms with them. [EITAL]The College includes [ITAL]pleasant [EITAL][PARA]features such as the medieval and 15th and 16th century courts [PARA]and Pepy's Library (which was started by Samuel himself in the [PARA]day when they ate formal dinners by candle-light every night), but [ITAL][PARA]unfortunately, it hasn't escaped[EITAL] [ITAL]clumsy [EITAL]post-war architecture for [PARA]some residential blocks.[PARA][PARA]Bar; concerts in Benson Hall (cap 100) and student bands in [PARA]Ramsay Hall (150); 3 discos a term; biennial ball ([ITAL]very posh[EITAL]) [ITAL][PARA]trendy [EITAL]eateries surrounding the College. 'Ars Magna' College [PARA]mag. 4 libraries; 8 computers; CofE chapel. [ITAL]Good [EITAL]sports fields [PARA](8 acres) 500 yards shared with [ULNE]St John's[EULNE]. All students live in; [ITAL][PARA]okay [EITAL]self catering facilities; most eat in the college dining halls ([ITAL][PARA]good food[EITAL]). Nurse; hardship funds, scholarships, travel grants [PARA]and prizes; subsidised rape alarms.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Bamber Gascoigne ('University Challenge' quizmaster and [PARA]writer); Gavin Hastings (Scottish Rugby Captain); Anthony Jay [PARA](writer, 'Yes Minister'); Charles Stewart Parnell (C19th Irish [PARA]nationalist); Samuel Pepys (diarist); John Simpson (newscaster).
