King's College, Cambridge

King's College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally King's College of Our Lady and St. Nicholas, it is often referred to as King's within the university.

Student Life

As with all Cambridge colleges King's has both its own student union for undergraduates (King's College Student Union or KCSU), and graduates (King's College Graduate Society or KCGS). Having a reputation for being more politically-active than other colleges students at King's have used both organisations to assist in the decision-making processes in the College itself and the University ? King's students successfully established a university-wide rent strike during the 1999-2000 academic year in response to increased living costs; although a second rent-strike in 2003 was much less successful.

Related Topics:
King's College Student Union - King's College Graduate Society

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King's has a venue known as the Cellar Bar, a small room in the basement of the college, which regularly acts as a music venue. The other bar at King's is far older, and is the site of more informal meetings between students. A columnist in The Times newspaper recently attributed the (controversial) decision of the College Council to repaint the bar to a more subdued beige from its more traditional (socialist) red, and to remove a painted hammer and sickle, as one of the factors involved in Dame Judith Mayhew's decision to step down as Provost after just two years in charge of the College. King's also has a dedicated Coffee Shop adjacent to the bar.

Related Topics:
Cellar Bar - The Times - Hammer and sickle

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Whereas most Cambridge colleges celebrate May week with a May Ball (which actually falls in June), King's has traditionally held a "June Event" ? a much more informal version of a May Ball.

Related Topics:
May week - May Ball

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