Editing Churchill College, Cambridge (section)

== Student life ==
The student population is divided into two [[Common Room (university)|common rooms]]: the Junior Common Room (JCR) and Middle Common Room (MCR). The former contains undergraduates and the latter postgraduates (known as ''advanced students''). Fourth year undergraduates studying towards their [[Master's degree in Europe#Undergraduate Master's Courses|Masters]] may choose to be in either.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/?page_id=25#Advanced_Student|title=Churchill MCR: What is an Advanced Student?|work=Churchill College MCR |access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref> These student bodies organise various academic and social events as well as handling issues regarding welfare. The college funds sports clubs and societies which provide entertainment for students.

[[File:Students on Hepworth, Churchill College.jpg|thumb|right|Students relaxing on 'The Hepworth' or 'Babs' following a formal]]

=== Social events ===
Every two weeks of the Michaelmas and Lent terms, and twice in Easter term, Churchill is host to Pav, a music event unusual for Cambridge events in that it is free and open to all university members. The name Pav originates from the pavilion buildings of the college where the event was originally held. Since 1992, Pav has been held in the Buttery, the main bar area.

In the early years of the college's foundation, the college held a ball in [[May Week]], in common with many older colleges. However, more recently Churchill has held a Spring Ball every February, close to [[Valentine's Day]]. The Ball has hosted a number of upcoming bands, such as [[The Wombats]] (2007) and [[The Noisettes]] (2008).

During May Week the JCR organise a free [[garden party]]. The event hosts performances from local bands and musicians.

Students of the College run Churchill Casino,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.churchillcasino.co.uk|title=Churchill Casino|access-date=5 February 2010}}</ref> a Cambridge-based enterprise which provides professional casinos at various social events. Churchill Casino is frequently hired for [[May Ball|Cambridge May Balls]] as well as balls at the [[University of Oxford]] and corporate events throughout the country. Profits have been donated back towards the college and to local charities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churchill Casino donates to Cam-mind at Churchill College event on 20th March 2012|url=http://www.cam-mind.org.uk/News/Story/Churchill-Casino-donates-to-Cam-mind-at-Churchill-College-event|work=Cam-mind News|access-date=30 July 2012|date=22 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224024033/http://www.cam-mind.org.uk/News/Story/Churchill-Casino-donates-to-Cam-mind-at-Churchill-College-event|archive-date=24 December 2012}}</ref>

The MCR has its own reserved area, the [[P. G. Ashmore|Sandy Ashmore]] Room, where students may socialise. This incorporates a student-run bar known as the Vicious Penguin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/?page_id=18|title=Churchill MCR: MCR Bar|access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref> The MCR organises a range of activities including an annual conference, the Conference on Everything, and hosts termly Guest Nights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/?page_id=21|title=Churchill MCR: Activities & Calendar|access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref> The Conference on Everything gives students an opportunity to present their own research as well as featuring talks from distinguished speakers including [[Salah Al-Shaikhly]], the [[Iraq]]i ambassador to the United Kingdom; [[Michael Green (physicist)|Michael Green]], [[Lucasian Professor of Mathematics|Lucasian Professor]] and pioneer of [[string theory]]; [[Julian Huppert]], scientist and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Cambridge; [[David Spiegelhalter]], [[Winton Professorship of the Public Understanding of Risk|Winton Professor]] of the Public Understanding of [[Risk]], and [[Nicholas Bingham]], Senior Investigator at [[Imperial College London]] and Visiting Professor of Mathematics at the [[London School of Economics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/?page_id=388|title=Churchill MCR: Conference on Everything|work=Churchill College MCR |access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

=== Sport ===
[[File:Churchill College Boat Club Fairairns M1.JPG|thumb|[[Churchill College Boat Club]] men's first VIII rowing past their boathouse on the [[River Cam]]. The club is noted for its pink boats.]]
With playing fields on site, unlike many other colleges, sport is an integral part of the college. As well as football pitches, a cricket pitch and others, the facilities include a gym, and tennis and squash courts.

Churchill College Football Club (CCFC) were the first college team to retain the Cambridge University Amateur Football League Division 1 title, winning it in 2005–06 and 2006–07. In the 2006–2007 season they also reached the final of [[Cuppers]].{{citation needed|date=November 2009}}

The college also has a successful boat club ([[Churchill College Boat Club]]) which in 2013 won the [[Pegasus Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miltonbrewery.co.uk/pegasus-cup/2013.html|title=Pegasus Cup 2013 — The Milton Brewery, Cambridge Ltd|publisher=The Milton Brewery, Cambridge Ltd|access-date=13 September 2014}}</ref> (This trophy is awarded annually to the most successful college boat club competing in the Cambridge May Bumping Races<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cucbc.org/handbook/pegasus_cup|title=Pegasus Cup - CUCBC|access-date=13 September 2014}}</ref>). In 2015, Churchill College Boat Club made history by being the first boat club at the university to win both the Pegasus Cup and Marconi Cup (This award is present to the most successful college boat club in the Lent Bumps) in the same year.