Editing Clare College, Cambridge (section)

==Student life==
In 1972 Clare College became one of the three male Cambridge colleges to admit female undergraduates (the other two being [[Churchill College, Cambridge|Churchill]] and [[King's College, Cambridge|King's]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1670838,00.html|title=The pick of the bunch|author=Rebecca Smithers|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=13 September 2014|date=20 December 2005}}</ref>

[[File:Clare-bar.jpg|thumb|Clare College Bar]]
Clare is known as a musical college in Cambridge.{{fact|date=November 2023}} Its [[Choir of Clare College, Cambridge|choir]] has performed all over the world. Clare College Music Society is well known, particularly the orchestra.{{fact|date=November 2023}} As well as jazz and comedy nights, Clare is known for Clare Ents, a student night held every Friday in term time.{{fact|date=November 2023}} The night is popular with students across the university and in the past it has hosted such acts as [[Tinie Tempah]], [[Bombay Bicycle Club]] and [[Chase and Status]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clare-ents.com/ |title=Clare Ents |publisher=Clare Ents |access-date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

The college's student newspaper is called ''[[Clareification]]''.

[[File:Clare Bridge, May Ball 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Clare hosts an annual [[May Ball]], during which the college is lavishly decorated.]]
Clare holds an annual [[May ball]] on the Monday of [[May Week]] in the middle of June.

===Clare Boat Club===
[[Clare Boat Club]] is the rowing club for current members of Clare College. There is a separate club, De Burgh Boat Club, for alumni. In 2012, Clare Boat Club had the highest membership relative to the size of its student body of any college-affiliated boat club in Cambridge, fielding six men's VIIIs in the [[May Bumps]] competition.{{fact|date=November 2023}}