[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Oriel students are the kings of the river. They've got 20 years as rowing champs under their belt already. [ITAL] Students like to be flat out on the river and sports field or letting off steam afterwards in the bar, which is one of the liveliest in Oxford (but unwelcoming to non-Oriel students). They work hard as well as play hard.[EITAL] One of the oldest and smallest Colleges, Oriel is 300 yards from Carfax and [ITAL]despite the popular stereotype, it's no more of a public school stronghold than the rest of Oxford. Its quiet and closed quads and tight, friendly communal spirit can be suffocating. If students need to escape, they get into University level activities[EITAL]. Oriel only went mixed in 1985 and [ITAL]is still getting used to it.[EITAL] There is an [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]choir (which has produced a CD) and a [ITAL]famed [EITAL]drama society.[PARA][PARA]Outdoor summer Shakespeare extravaganza; student bands and bops in the bar (cap 160); regular cabaret; ball every 3 years. [ITAL]Political debating society thrives[EITAL] and attracts big names; various news sheets and College mags; library (100,000 books); Anglican chapel. 61/2 acres of playing fields 1 mile off site; ideally positioned for the river. All 1st and 2nd years live in, 2/3 of finalists; students eat in the dining hall; [ITAL]moderate [EITAL]food. Nurse. Scholarships, book and travel grants and lots of prizes.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Beau Brummel (dandy); Cardinal Newman; Sir Walter Raleigh; Cecil Rhodes ([ITAL]dodgy[EITAL] imperialist).
