Camford University (CU) Notes Coat of arms: Quartered, lion (gold)/ox (red)/beaver (green)/elephant (black) on white, cross of red. In addition to lectures and classes, students are taught by faculty fellows in groups of 1 to 3 on a weekly basis. Students receive direct feedback on weekly essays or work in a small discussion setting. Divided into colleges and halls (within colleges) Colleges: (note most offer a mix of classes, not strictly those within their fields) * Manchester College - Biology and Medicine (life-based research) - Began as Warrington Academy in Manchester in 1757, run by English Presbyterians - Moved to York in 1803, back to Mancester in 1840, then to Camford in 1853 - Joseph Priestley, credited with discovery of oxygen * Trinity - Chemistry and Physics (most technological research) - nominally mathematics at Cambridge but we have Christ Church and the atomic bomb reference is too sexy to pass up * Wadham College - Geology and Earth Sciences (ecology, agriculture, botany, etc.) - Relatively large gardens compared to those of other colleges - Notably queer-friendly compared to other colleges - Notables include Robert Blake (Cromwell's admiral), libertine poet John Wilmot, Warden John Wilkins * Christ Church - Mathematics and Civil Engineering - Lewis Carroll teaching, Dean Liddell (father of Alice) * Clare - Fine Art, Drama and Music (theater) - hosts the campus newspaper, the Clarefication - holds the largest May Ball in the middle of June * Blackfriars - Philosophy and Theology - a monastery staffed by Dominican monks * Exeter College - Archaeology and Ancient History (Egyptology) - Many writers including the future J.R.R. Tolkein were associated with this college - has its own choir made up of 24 singers * Pembroke College - Current History and Anthropology (Oriental Studies) * Downing - Law and Political Studies - fields teams in a range of sports including football (UK), rugby, and tennis - successful boat club * St. John's College - Psychology and Education (social sciences) - the home of a scandalous invite-only dining/drinking society, the King Charles Club * St. Catherine's College - Classics, Modern and Medieval Languages - main library - Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, notable for its open court, wheel motif * Queens' College - Economics and Management - Spans both sides of the river, colloquially referred to as the 'light side' and 'dark side', connected by the Mathematical Bridge - Silver boar's head badge * All Souls' College - a graduate research institution admitting postgraduates only - Every hundred years, generally on January 14, the Mallard feast Each college needs: - halls (residences for students) - dining hall(s) - lecture halls - workrooms as needed/suitable - chapel Overall university needs: - Executive offices, records, accounting, staff residences, and dining - Libraries (housed within colleges?) - Research and work facilities for advanced students? - Theater - Sports, Gym and Varsity - Camford Town (CT) Structures of Note Train station Docks + warehouses Swamp Downtown shops + cafes + hotel Restaurants Boarding homes Town hall Red Lights District Industrial area (tannery, textiles, grain mill) Residential Nearby farms Graveyard