[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]500 yards from Carfax is one of Oxford's smallest colleges - [ITAL]classic dreaming spire-type[EITAL] buildings from the 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, around [ITAL]standard pretty paved[EITAL] quads and set in [ITAL]attractive [EITAL]gardens at the bottom of which are the medieval city walls. A bastion in the walls has been converted into a new music room. At the front of the College is a famous Pelican sundial and the main quad is bordered by an [ITAL]elegant [EITAL]Tudor building. [ITAL]Corpus has a strong academic reputation[EITAL].[PARA][PARA]The Beer Cellar Bar (cap 150, closed Saturday nights); 'Sweaty bops' every fortnight; gigs in the bar; biennial Ball; Xmas party; Burns night with haggis and pipes. 16th century library (20,000 archaic and 60,000 modern books); reading rooms; 7 computers. Playing fields (5 acres) 15mins walk; shares a boathouse; [ITAL]emphasis on participation and fun rather than sporting honours[EITAL]. Everyone lives in college in [ITAL]pretty good [EITAL]rooms on site and shares the [ITAL]plush [EITAL]Liddell housing complex in Iffley Rd with Christ Church; excellent food but long queues. 2 doctors (each sex); nurse; dentist; [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]welfare.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Dr Arnold (of Rugby fame); Robert Bridges (Poet Laureate); Vikram Seth (novelist); William Waldegrave MP (Con).
