Oriel College, Oxford

Student Life

Oriel has a reputation for its success in rowing and quiz, in particular the two college rowing events Torpids and Eights Week. In 2005 they kept 'Head of the River' in Torpids and rowed over second in Eights Week.

Related Topics:
Rowing - Quiz - Torpids - Eights Week - 2005

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Since 2001, Oriel College students have chosen not to be affiliated to the University-wide Students' Union, OUSU. The college has a reputation for students to be more Right-leaning than the other Oxford colleges.

Related Topics:
2001 - OUSU

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As well as rooms for accommodation, the buildings of Oriel include the Chapel, Hall, two libraries, a bar, and common rooms for dons, graduates and undergraduates. There are also sportsground and boat-house facilities.

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Accommodation is provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, though some accommodation is off-site. Members are generally expected to dine in hall, where there are two sittings every evening, one informal and one formal (where jackets, ties and gowns are worn). The Bar next to the Hall serves food and drinks around dinner time. There is both a Junior Common Room (JCR) and a Middle Common Room (MCR).

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The college lending library supplements the university libraries (many of which are non-lending). Most undergraduate tutorials are carried out in the college, though for some specialist papers undergraduates may be sent to tutors in other colleges.

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Croquet may be played in St Mary Quad in the summer as can bowls in the First Quad. The sportsground is mainly used for cricket, tennis, rugby and soccer. Rowing is carried out by the boat-house across Christ Church Meadow.

Related Topics:
Croquet - Bowls - Cricket - Tennis - Rugby - Soccer - Christ Church Meadow

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