Cambridge Chat (previously New Cambridge Students Entry 2004)

MadNatSci

Three people I know around my age are getting married... one this summer (she graduates on Friday or thereabouts), one the next, and one the year after that probably. :frown:

Who are all these people? Surely not all Sidneyites? I assume one is Cathy but can't guess the others.

Reply 16984

Camford

There's something I heard specifically regarding marriage. Say that if you get married, you can get one of those rooms for two people.

At Sidney you can marry, but college don't provide rooms for married couples. By this I assume that you'd be able to take a single room, but there are very few double rooms so they aren't available to undergraduates. There was a comment piece in the student press about one of the guys getting married and being kicked out of college for that very reason, though I'm not sure what college he's from.

Reply 16985

The Albatross

12

Fluffstar

Anyone bored and wanting it to be michaelmas yet?

:biggrin:

Who's in cam over the summer?

I am, after we get back from Taiwan
hope u enjoyed Queens May Ball! Saw u very briefly!

oh and i got a 2.i !

Reply 16986

I'm in Cambridge all summer from next Sunday, with the exception of 2 weeks in Italy and a couple of training days. Come and visit me - I am a stone's throw from the Maypole!

Reply 16987

The Albatross

12

From the what? I'd love to if I have time.

Reply 16988

It's the pub near the ADC/Jesus Green. Unless I've spelt it totally wrong...

Reply 16989

Ticki

At Sidney you can marry, but college don't provide rooms for married couples. By this I assume that you'd be able to take a single room, but there are very few double rooms so they aren't available to undergraduates. There was a comment piece in the student press about one of the guys getting married and being kicked out of college for that very reason, though I'm not sure what college he's from.

i doubt (though I could be wrong) that you could actually be kicked out of college, unless that was a punishment (for getting married without asking permission or getting married if it wasn't allowed)

If permission was sought or it was a college marriage was ok at it would probably be more like "you can stay, but you have to have a single room and your wife, who's not at this college, can't live here" "oh. bummer. I guess we'll move out then".

Reply 16990

crana9

i doubt (though I could be wrong) that you could actually be kicked out of college, unless that was a punishment (for getting married without asking permission or getting married if it wasn't allowed)

If permission was sought or it was a college marriage was ok at it would probably be more like "you can stay, but you have to have a single room and your wife, who's not at this college, can't live here" "oh. bummer. I guess we'll move out then".

That's what I meant by kicked out of college, rather than being sent down. Sorry for the confusion. :smile:

Reply 16991

Ticki

That's what I meant by kicked out of college, rather than being sent down. Sorry for the confusion. :smile:

fair does, it just sounded like they actually forced him to leave rather than giving him an option to stay in college he just didn't like.

Congrats!

crana9

fair does, it just sounded like they actually forced him to leave rather than giving him an option to stay in college he just didn't like.

In fairness they could have done. The article was rather ambigious and I'm only going from memory. I think it's more likely that they gave him an unrealistic option, however.

Reply 16994

musicbloke

17

surely you'd have to be completely moronic to get married while at university - why do people have so much of a lack of cynicism?

MB

Reply 16995

eh, it's not that unrealistic. If everyone else can put up with not living with their longterm boyfriends or girlfriends I think they can too. they knew the options beforehand, they shouldn't expect being married to magically grant them college privileges others don't get.

Reply 16996

musicboy

surely you'd have to be completely moronic to get married while at university - why do people have so much of a lack of cynicism?

MB

a large % of them seem to be horny christians.

Reply 16997

musicbloke

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crana9

a large % of them seem to be horny christians.

urgh

MB

Reply 16998

crana9

eh, it's not that unrealistic. If everyone else can put up with not living with their longterm boyfriends or girlfriends I think they can too. they knew the options beforehand, they shouldn't expect being married to magically grant them college privileges others don't get.

I just don't understand why you'd get married and not be together properly like that. Surely you could wait a bit longer? That said, I'm probably just biased because the guy writing the comment was so angry about it. I have no intention of marrying during university so it's unlikely to be an issue I'd have to seriously consider. Those that do are certainly in the minority.

Reply 16999