[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Queen's is steeped in history and tradition. For example, under ancient lore, a student can claim sanctuary from punishment by the University by standing on the front steps of Queen's. Its[ITAL] superb [EITAL]buildings[ITAL] dominate [EITAL]the High Street, 600 yards from Carfax. The cupola and quad designed by Hawksmoor are [ITAL]impressive[EITAL]. [ITAL]Queen's isn't typical of Oxford colleges. There is a larger northern contingent among the students than at most colleges and the atmosphere is refreshingly unpretentious. Most have a bash at some sport or other and there's a thriving throng of thespians. They don't often go beyond their own doorstep for entertainment, with such mind-numbing fun as[EITAL] karaoke and the Rugby Club's naked race around the back quad.[PARA][PARA]Bar (Queen's was the last college to brew its own beer); Queen's Hall (cap 350), The Beer Cellar (150) and JCR (75) used for ents as above and bands, cabaret and fortnightly groove in The Beer Cellar; also slap-up dinners for clubs, afternoon tea. 'Queenie' gossip rag; library (135,000 books); Anglican chapel. [ITAL]Participation in sport stressed rather than success[EITAL]; 61/2 acres of playing fields, 3/4 mile from College. Everyone lives in and eats in the dining hall. Doctor, nurse.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Rowan Atkinson (comedian); Jeremy Bentham (philosopher); Edmund Halley (as in comet); Henry V; David Jenkins (Bishop of Durham); Gerald Kaufman MP (Lab); Oliver Sacks (writer, psychiatrist); Brian Walden (journalist, ex-MP).
