[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are [PARA]entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Much nearer the King's Arms (on the opposite side of Holywell [PARA]Street) than Carfax chippy (500yds), though still in the very centre[PARA]of Oxford, next to the Bodleian. [ITAL]Hertford has had a rocky [PARA]history,[EITAL] going bankrupt, collapsing, changing name (previous [PARA]incarnations include Hart Hall and Magdalen Hall) and going [PARA]bankrupt again. Now, however, it's far from broke. It was one of [PARA]the first colleges to admit women and make entrance exams [PARA]optional. Traditionally, it has welcomed more students from state[PARA]education than any other college and even, by 'eck, northerners. [PARA]The college is built of mellow stone around 3 quads, [ITAL]attractive [EITAL][PARA]buildings, but [ITAL]unremarkable by Oxford standards, although there [PARA]is the famous and magnificent[EITAL] Bridge of Sighs. There are also 2 [PARA]more modern blocks, 1 on the college's main site and Abingdon [PARA]House, a residential block a few minutes walk away.[PARA][PARA]Bar [ITAL](where allegedly more beer is drunk per student than at any [PARA]other Oxford college)[EITAL]; [ITAL]strong [EITAL]drama and music; Baring Room [PARA](cap 250) is 1 of the best venues in any Oxford College; bop in bar[PARA]3-4 times a term (125). [ITAL]Mildly left wing[EITAL]. Anglican chapel; library [PARA](32,000 books); 6 computers. [ITAL]Sporty[EITAL], [ITAL]excelling [EITAL]in football; [PARA]boat-house 10mins by bike. All 1st and 3rd years live in and 1/3 of[PARA]2nd years; self catering available; cafeteria. Doctor and part time [PARA]nurse; [ITAL]good security[EITAL].[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]John Donne (poet); David Elleray (1994 FA Cup Final referee); [PARA]Charles James Fox (18th century politician); Thomas Hobbes [PARA](philosopher); Jonathan Swift (writer); Lord Waddington [PARA](Governor, Bahamas); Evelyn Waugh (writer).
