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Alumni Guides Flashcards

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Founding of UofC

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1209

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Founding of Peterhouse

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1284

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Old colleges

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16, set up before 16th century

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New colleges

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15, set up after 19th century

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Newest college

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Robinson, set up in 1977

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Range

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Clare Hall (±250) to Homerton (±1200, only half are resident undergraduates)

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Academic departments

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150

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Full membership for women (receiving degrees)

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1948

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Girton

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1869

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Corpus Clock official name

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“Chronophage” - time eater

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CC Inscription meaning

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“The world passes and so do its desires” (from the Bible)

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CC inventor

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John C Taylor

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CC construction

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100 workers (jewellers, engineers) - 6 inventions made for the clock

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CC inauguration

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2008 by Stephen Hawking, Time Mag’s on of inventions of the year

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St Bene’t’s age

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1000 - 1050

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Watson and Crick

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1953

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Cavendish Labs

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1874; Henry Cav (founder, physicist), funds from William Cav (chancellor of the university)

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Nobel prizes

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Cambridge - 121; Oxford - 72

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Cav labs scientists

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JJ Thompson (electron), James Chadwick (neutron), splitting of the atom

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Corpus Christi

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1352 by the townspeople to train priests

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Plague

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struck again in the mid-17th century; in 1632 Henry Butts (Master) was left alone to organise relief. Eventually killed himself, haunts the college. Ghost sightings were so prevalent that a master in the 1930s threatened expulsion to anyone who reported it

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Christopher Marlowe

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Playwright, contemporary of Shakespeare. Received scholarship to study at CC, spent most of his time drinking. Uni reluctant to give him degree, but Quen Elizabeth’s Privy Council intervened on his behalf. Led some to believe that he was working in her intelligence service. This is supported by the mysterious circumstances of his death. He was stabbed in the eye in a bar in Deptford. Originally reported that it was a bar brawl over the bill, but in reality he was in a private room with three other men who were linked to her majesty’s service

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Pembroke

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1347, third oldest college. Founded by the Countess of Pembroke, how lived at Denny Abbey just north of Cambridge

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Accommodation

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Primary purpose of college. Single-occupancy, undergrads live in student housing. Assigned democratically or according to academic results (less popular)

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Food

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Eat in Halls, warm meals for competitive prices. Look like Harry Potter.

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Formal Hall

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Go in gown. Grace is said beforehand, gong is rung, three courses

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Library

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Has what you need for first year undergrad, speciality subjects in faculty library or UL. Good work space.

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Pembroke Chapel

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Designed by Christopher Wren in 1665. Cross of the migrants - built with wood from 2016 boat of Lampedusa

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William Pitt the Younger

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Youngest person to attend (14 yrs), became PM at 24. Used to be many Pms came from Cam (Eton), Now most PMs come from Oxford.

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Hobson’s Ditch

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built 400 years ago to bring fresh water into the city. Thomas Hobson was mayor, remembered by the phrase ‘Hobson’s choice’

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Mathematical Bridge

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Legend: designed by Isaac Newton (he died 20 years before it was built). Actually build by James Essex and William Etheridge

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Queens’

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1448, Margaret of Anjou (Henry 6) but construction was interrupted WotR. Re-founded by 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville (Ed 4)

Stephen Fry

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Cambs origins

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Leader of the Iceni tribes (Boudicca) burned the Roman capital (Colchester), London and St Albans, Roman legions returned from Wales to crush the rebellion. Built road through cams to keep an eye.

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Kings College

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1441, Henry 6, founded Eton the same time. Meant to be a continuation of an Eton education. Only Etonians allowed, didn’t need to take exams as they’d been ‘handpicked’. Could do a “gentleman’s degree” until the late 19th c.

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KC liberal rep

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No formal halls, no dress code at May Ball. Highest rate of state school students. Soviet Flag in the JCR. Alumni include feminist author Zadie Smith, author EM Forster, Alan Turing.

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Kings Chapel

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Construction spanned the reign of three kings, completed under Henry 8 in 1520. Famous for the Christmas Eve choral service, since 1918, broadcast on the BBC since 1928.

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Clare College

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1326, 2nd oldest. Refounded 12 yrs later by Elizabeth de Clare. (married three times)

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Clare Bridge

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Oldest in Cambridge (1640). Pass through middle door, third in your exams. Reverse by rubbing bust of David

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Clare music rep

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Alum John Rutter, founded Cambridge Singers. Open mic night (Tinie Tempah)

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Wren Library

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Built one floor up to avoid flooding. Original copies of Shakes’ first folio, Newton’s principia Mathematica, Winne the Pooh

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St John’s clocktower

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Rivalry with Trinity because Trin’s founder (Henry 8) beheaded the founder of St John’s. Began building clocks at same time, Trinity finished first, St Johns went higher

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Great Court Run

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From the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ (actually filmed at Eton). At midnight after matriculation dinner, students run around the courtyard before the clock.
377 m / 43-44 sec, 400 m record is 43.1 sec
only two have succeeded, one of whom won gold at 100m dash (1924 Olympics).
Cold, dry weather = up to six additional seconds

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Trinity Gate (intro)

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Founded 1546 by Henry 8, though parts are older. I.e. Gate is two centuries older (Ed 3 - 1337)
Wanted to dissolve King’s Hall & Michaelhouse to de-catholicise bc they were to train priests. 6th wife (Parr) convinced him to found a new college instead.

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Henry 8 statue

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holding orb w. cross (symbolise his power over the church) and a sceptre. Sceptre has been replaced with a chair leg (night climbers)

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Trinity facts

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One of the largest colleges, over 1,000 students combined and by far the wealthiest. Endowment of £1.3bn. Landowner, 02 arena etc

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Trinity reputation

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Maths and sciences reputation, 34 Nobel prize winners. Most famous = Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton

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Undergrad here, stayed the rest of his life. 1665 sent home to Woolsthorpe Manor because of the plague, apple etc.
planted here because his rooms were there. Garden in front was infertile because of the chemicals he threw out of his room while conducting experiments

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Other famous (artistic) alumni

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Byron (bear)
Anthony Gormley, Angel of the North
Wittengenstein, philosopher & linguist, buried in Cambridge

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Prince Charles

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lowest grades, bodyguard

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Gonville & Caius

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1348, Edmund Gonville. 200 years (disrepair) rebounded by John Keys.

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John Keys

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Accepted no payment as master, but refused to allow entry to the handicapped, the sick or the Welsh. Strong tradition for Medicine

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Caius & law

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12 students, 11 bursaries

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Stephen Hawking

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Fellow here, plaque in the old court where his room was

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3 doors

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Humility (matric), Virtue (studies), Honor (graduation)

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Senate House

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Administrative buildings, receive your degree. Grades are posted inside on the wall

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Graduation procession

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Praelector calls students one at a time, addresses the master in Latin “I know these students well, they are hard workers with excellent morals, and I suggest you confer a degree upon them”.

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