[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are [PARA]entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Catz, as St Catherine's is known, is[ITAL] Oxford's replica of Milton [PARA]Keynes,[EITAL] 11/4 miles from Carfax - [ITAL]it's a concrete jungle so [PARA]brochures always make a big deal about how much fun it is and [PARA]how genuinely friendly and progressive it is[EITAL]. [ITAL]They have lots of [PARA]ents and bops which pull in the crowds. [EITAL]It's very big and has all [PARA]the mod cons - warm rooms, showers, kitchens, purpose-built [PARA]bars, even a grassy amphitheatre and water gardens[ITAL]. For [PARA]students who want to go to Oxford for the academic kudos, but [PARA]want to steer clear of the Ivory Tower mentality, Catz is a good [PARA]bet. It still has that one big happy family feel, though.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Lively bar; 2 theatres; JCR Courtyard (cap 400), Bernard Sunley [PARA]theatre (250) and the Music House (30) used for bands; [PARA]occasional impromptu cabaret; weekly bops in JCR and MCR [PARA](250). Library (50,000 books) with 4 connected study rooms; 10 [PARA]computers. Some on site sports facilities, the rest 15mins walk [PARA]away; 2 Golds at 92 Olympics (uncoxed pairs). 1st years and [PARA]finalists live in; new accommodation about to open; formal dining [PARA]hall in the evenings; cafeteria; buttery. Doctor and nurse; hardship[PARA]fund. [ITAL]Good [EITAL]disabled access.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]John Birt (Director-General BBC); John Paul Getty (oil baron); [PARA]Joseph Heller ('Catch 22' author); Peter Mandelson MP (Lab): [PARA]Matthew Pinsent (rower).[ITAL]
