[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Cambridge and students are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Queens' College's medieval appearance - Elizabethan and early 17th century buildings - 200 yards from King's Parade, make it a [ITAL]good-looking and convenient[EITAL] place to be, close to The Anchor pub. [ITAL] By Cambridge standards, there's quite a mellow social mix. The bar is a strong magnet. Students are getting more involved in the University than they used to (especially in drama and music), but never lose pride in their own College, and academic standards are high. [EITAL][PARA][PARA]Bar; Fitzpatrick Hall (380, theatre) for student bands and bops (2 per week); films. 'The Drain' student mag; JCR newsletter. 2 libraries (70,000 books); 14 computers; CofE chapel. [ITAL]Big [EITAL]sports fields (15 acres shared with [ULNE]Robinson[EULNE]) 1/2mile away; very modern boathouse; success at basketball, badminton, women's football; world Tiddlywinks champ. All undergraduates live in; students eat in dining hall; [ITAL]very limited[EITAL] self catering. Nurse; creche; hardship fund (usually pays creche fees); scholarships.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Erasmus (Renaissance scholar); Mike Foale (1st British man in space); Stephen Fry (polymath); Graham Swift, TH White (writers).
