Undergraduate Student Guide 2012-2013 - Selwyn College ...

9.3.2 Boathouse
Selwyn shares its Boathouse with King’s, Churchill and the Leys School. The Boat Club welcomes
beginners and experienced rowers, male and female; most Selwyn rowers learn to row after coming up
to Cambridge.
Races are held at the end of each term. The May races (held in June) are the best known. The College
enters several crews; the first three also enter Head of River races and regattas, and the first VIII often
goes on to compete at Henley Royal Regatta. There are also facilities for sculling and rowing in fours.
9.3.3. College Gym
The College has a small gym available for all members of the College to use free of charge. It is situated
in the double garage between 21 and 23 West Road. The key can be signed out from the Porters’ Lodge.
The gym is equipped with two erg machines, which are the property of the Boat Club, and a set of free
weights that belong to the Hermes Club. Both clubs have agreed that their equipment is available for use
by all members of College. As part of the Cripps Court refurbishment it is planned to provide a
dedicated gym area with more equipment.
The gym can be booked for periods of up to one hour, using the book that is kept in the Porters’ Lodge
for this purpose. You are asked to note, however, that Boat Club crews have priority in booking the erg
machines.
There are one or two rules, mostly related to safety, which must be observed when using the gym:
1. No one may use any of the equipment in the gym without having familiarized
themselves with its safe operation.
2. No one may use the gym on their own – there should be a minimum of two people
present at all times.
3. Unaccompanied use of the free weights is strictly prohibited.
4. Equipment should be used inside the gym area and not moved outside.
5. Any accidents or damage should be reported to the Porters immediately and, in the
case of accident, an Accident Report Form completed.
6. The gym should be left tidy and all lights, heaters etc switched off at the end of each
session.
7. Music should not be audible outside the gym. Amplified music is prohibited at all
times. Users should at all times avoid disturbing the neighbours.
Anyone who is unfamiliar with the safe use of a rowing erg or the free weights and who would like to be
shown how to use either or both of these is invited to enquire at the Porters’ Lodge in the first instance.
There are members of the Boat Club and the Hermes Club who have agreed to conduct induction
sessions if required.
All who use the gym do so at their own risk. The College accepts no liability for personal injury incurred
in the use of the gym or the equipment within it.
9.4 COLLEGE SOCIETIES
You will also find many non-sporting activities. Both drama and music flourish at Selwyn. The Mighty
Players are active in staging theatrical productions, while the Music Society promotes concerts on
Sunday evenings during Full Term, both by professionals and by members of Selwyn. It ends its year
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