Talk:Mansfield College, Oxford

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[edit] Academic Performance

To whoever removed the section on academic performance: Why? Sure, it isn't something Mansfield should be proud of, but this article is neither a prospectus nor an advertisment. If you have a good reason, please share it. Till then - your change has been reverted. The section was supported by a reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.99.59 (talk) 09:54, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sister college?

Why does Mansfield not have a sister college? It does! Homerton.

Although, having seens what's left to sister with, I'm quite happy with it being an only child.

It seems obvious that Westminster College, Cambridge be the sister college to Mansfield (both being of non-conformist foundation which later became the United Reformed Church), but this remains to be confirmed. What's so wrong with being Dannii to Kylie? – Kaihsu 09:12, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

No, Mansfield doesn't have a sister college - this has proved unfortunate for past MCR events when Oxbridge exchange dinners have been attempted and the MCR just had to get in touch with random Cambridge colleges. Remember that there are fewer colleges at Cambridge than at Ox. --Treefox 15:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and Westminster isn't actually a Cambridge college... --Treefox 15:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Though from an historical perspective, Homerton College, Cam would make logical sense as a sister college. --Treefox 16:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Could do better

This page reads like it was written by the JCR. "The Kylie Minogue of colleges"? "The college porters are also notable characters"? For god's sake.

Why is there no mention of Champneys's chapel, which is a highly regarded example of late-Victorian Gothic?

Why does the list of alumni include some nonentity that writes for a Nintendo magazine?

Even Heaven's Gate doesn't get a mention, which I would have thought would be trivial enough for this entry.

Beta minus 81.19.57.146 11:31, 25 January 2007 (UTC)


Every wikipedia entry for an Oxford College is written by some bored JCR member... Treefox 08:43, 29 June 2007 (UTC)


Much of the article reads more like a prospectus than an encyclopaedia. 163.1.99.59 (talk) 18:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notable former students

It seems to me that Adam von Trott zu Solz wasn't a student at Mansfield College but at Balliol College.

To be honest, I don't care what it "seems". He is an alumnus of this college. Malcolm Starkey 00:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
As I understand it, he did his BA at Balliol, then studied theology at Mansfield, which was fairly typical for students in the college's early days. Treefox 16:41, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)