[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] The College is part of University of Oxford and students are [PARA]entitled to use its facilities.[EBOLD][PARA]Pembroke's quads, 300 yards from Carfax, range from medieval[PARA][ITAL]marvels [EITAL]to modern [ITAL]misdemeanours, but they win the gorgeous [PARA]garden prize[EITAL].[ITAL] They really know how to enjoy themselves with [PARA]constant partying and punting. JCR politics are low-key, but green[PARA]in a pale kind of way. If students want to get involved in that sort [PARA]of thing, they tend to take over on a University level as they do in [PARA]many sports.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Bar (cap 120) and JCR (150) used for student bands; ball every 2 [PARA]years; regular bops (180) with new, funky lights/PA. Termly [PARA]mag, fortnightly gossip sheet, yearbook; library (40,000 books); 19[PARA]computers; Anglican chapel. [ITAL]Thriving [EITAL]sports; high proportion of [PARA]University sports players, [ITAL]however anyone can join in the fun[EITAL];[ITAL] [PARA]women's teams especially strong, as are hockey, pool, darts, [PARA]rowing and rugby.[EITAL] 1st and 3rd years guaranteed [PARA]accommodation, 20% of 2nd years also live in; [ITAL]poor heating[EITAL]; no [PARA]sharing; some single sex staircases; formal dinner in dining hall, [PARA]except on Sat. [ITAL]Good [EITAL]disabled access in new Geoffrey Arthur [PARA]Building, where all finalists are guaranteed rooms. Doctor, nurse.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Julian Critchley MP (Con); Denzil Davies MP (Lab); Michael [PARA]Heseltine MP (Con); Samuel Johnson (writer, lexicographer).
