[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Cambridge and students [PARA]are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Selwyn College is on the outskirts of Cambridge, 1/2 mile from [PARA]King's Parade, adjacent to the University Arts lecture halls and [ULNE][PARA]Newnham[EULNE]. Old Court - the focal point of the College - is [ITAL]an [PARA]attractive [EITAL]example of neo-gothic Victorian architecture. A more [PARA]recent addition, the Cripps Building has won an award, [ITAL]but not [PARA]from [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]. Selwyn is some distance from other colleges, which [PARA]doesn't help involvement in University activities. However, [PARA]students are easy-going, and there's a fun, tolerant, atmosphere.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]3 bars (2 for events only); theatre and 2-3 bops a term in Selwyn [PARA]Diamond (cap 175), also live music and in Main Hall (200) and JCR[PARA](100); biannual balls. [ITAL]Excellent [EITAL]college mag 'Kiwi'; library (30,000 [PARA]books); 14 computers; CofE chapel. Few sports facilities 1/4 mile,[PARA]shared with other colleges. All years live in; [ITAL]self catering not [PARA]encouraged[EITAL]. Nurse; sickbay; hardship fund, scholarships, prizes;[PARA]free rape alarms; parenting; [ITAL]some disabled facilities.[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]Clive Anderson ([ITAL]quick-witted[EITAL] TV host and lawyer); John Gummer[PARA]MP (Con); Simon Hughes MP (Lib Dem); Hugh Laurie (comedy [PARA]actor); Malcolm Muggeridge (journalist); Rob Newman (comedian,[PARA]neurotic sex god).
