[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are [PARA]entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Mansfield[ITAL] [EITAL]was once a Free Church centre[ITAL] and prides itself on a [PARA]tradition of being the source of many a minister[EITAL]. It is one of [PARA]Oxford's 6 private halls, but is shortly to be recognised as the [PARA]University's newest undergrad college. The main Victorian [PARA]buildings are set around the huge circular lawn. Outside it [ITAL]looks [PARA]inspiring and spacious. [EITAL]Inside, the [ITAL]beautiful [EITAL]library (60,000 books)[PARA]has beams and other [ITAL]fancy[EITAL] stuff. [ITAL]Rowing is popular[EITAL] and the [PARA]College has its own boathouse, but most sports amenities are [PARA]run jointly with [ULNE]Merton College[EULNE]. [ITAL]The atmosphere is friendly and [PARA]down-to-earth.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Bar; 2 bops termly and bands in the JCR (cap 225); cabaret; jazz [PARA]and cocktail parties. 'Heaven's Boilers' news sheet; 'Heaven's [PARA]Gate' student mag. 5 computers; URC chapel; KEEN (students [PARA]take underprivileged kids out for the day). [ITAL]Varied [EITAL][PARA]accommodation for all 1st years and finalists; [ITAL]s[EITAL]tudents eat in [PARA]college dining halls except Sundays; new residential block is [PARA]being built, which will also house new bar in basement. 1 room [PARA]for a wheelchair user; doctor and nurse; counselling team.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]C H Dodd and Albert Schweitzer (theologians); Von Trott (who [PARA]tried to kill Hitler).
