Lincoln College (University of Adelaide)

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Lincoln College at 45 Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australia is a Uniting Church in Australia residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It was established by the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1952 and is named after the University of Oxford College at which John Wesley was a Fellow. Lincoln College started as a men's college and admitted women in 1973. Currently the college has 240 residents, with about 49% international students. This mix of students is what makes Lincoln College such a unique and fascinating place to live.

Lincoln College does extremely well academically. The majority of students study Medicine or Dentistry although there exist the odd student of Oneology.

It has a weekly published newsletter called the "Ibex." It is notorious for its 'Back Page' which reports on gossip from the previous week. this includes scores, spews, notable mentions and quotes. In recent times the Ibex has come under scrutiny by people who are worried about harrassment; numerous people, however, have been instrumental in ensuring that the popular aspect of college life still exisits including, Luke Schofield.

The yearly magazine publication is called the "Stag."

The alumni association has a newsletter called the "Lincoln Line."

The Cambridge Balcony Bar on O'Connell St is now the home of Lincoln College Pub Nights. They recently moved from the British Hotel to the Dover, then again from the Dover when it was converted into apartments. Many collegians also frequently visit the Oxford Hotel.

Lincoln Students also have a strong bond with the Blue and White Cafe on O'Connell St. After college pub nights, students often frequent the Blue and White Cafe for an 'AB'.

The College was the centre of a controversy consisting of a web cam placed in female toliets of one of its buildings becoming headline news in the Adelaide Advertiser in 2004. (1)

1 Current Principal
2 Incoming Principal
3 Previous Principals
4 The College Club
- 4.1 College Club Presidents
- 4.2 College Club Vice-Presidents
5 Sports
6 Cultural Events
- 6.1 Cultural Secretaries
7 Social Events
- 7.1 Social Secretaries
8 International Events
- 8.1 International Representatives
9 Trivia
10 External links
11 References

[edit] Current Principal

Mr Ken Webb (June 2004 - finishes term in June 07)

[edit] Incoming Principal

Dr Francis J.K. Warne, M.A., M.D., Ph.D, F.R.A.C.S. (June 2007-)

[edit] Previous Principals

Rev. William Frank Hambly, M.A., Ph.D (Divinity) (1952 - 1972)
Dr. John W. Whitehead, B.A., B.D., Ph.D (1973 - 1985)
Dr. Scott, (1986 - 1994)
Dr Peter Gunn Ph.D (Sociology) (1995 - June 2004)

[edit] The College Club

Lincoln College has an active student club that values an active social and academic university life.

[edit] College Club Presidents

1998 Nicola Slocombe
1999 Susan Butler
2000 Megan Ridge
2001 Andrew Perry
2002 Trent 'Fish' Schmidt/Mel Cheung
2003 Sam Blake
2004 Maliek De Alwis
2005 Michael Kuhlmann
2006 Jessica Murdoch
2007 Cameron Frew

[edit] College Club Vice-Presidents

2000 Karen Stewart
2001 Bikram Sethi
2002 Melinda (Mel) Cheung
2003 Emily Reid
2004 Arran Yuill (Yuillie)
2005 Sarah Miller
2006 Nicholas Sjoberg
2007 Megan Ang

[edit] Sports

Lincoln Collge competes for the High Table Cup on an annual basis with the other University Colleges in Adelaide. The competition is held across a wide variety of sports including tennis, swimming, cricket, volleyball and athletics in the Summer months and AFL, soccer, basketball, table tennis and hockey in the Winter months.

Other sports that are held throughout the year include Debating and the keenly anticipated Boat Races.

On a more informal basis, regular games of soccer, basketball and cricket are played by members of the College within the College grounds and on the adjacent Brougham Gardens.

[edit] Cultural Events

The College Club has a range of 'cultural' events throughout the year organised by the Cultural Secretary. These include annual winery tours to surrounding wine regions such as the Barossa Valley and Clare Valley, weekly pub nights and the annual 'Hen's and Buck's' pub crawl, a favoured event for many.

[edit] Cultural Secretaries

2000 Jason Aldridge
2001 Dawn Foo
2002 Nick Hooper
2003 Karthik Bhatia
2004 Michael Kuhlmann
2005 Cameron (Uncle) Frew
2006 Matt (farting machine) Hauser

[edit] Social Events

The social calender at Lincoln consists of four main events throughout the year as well as O-Week and Re O-week. First semester includes Birthday Bash, celebrating Lincoln College's creation and the Lincoln College Open Show. The Open Show is an event where all other North Adelaide Colleges are invited to attend. It was entitled Trapdoor until 2005 when it was changed to a 'Battle of the Bands' format, with much success. Second semester includes Lincoln Ball and the end of year celebration, VD (Valedictory Dinner).

[edit] Social Secretaries

2000 Lauren Brotherton
2001 Daniel Stocker
2002 Alison Quirk
2003 Arran Yuill (Yuillie)
2004 Tim Rady
2005 Ken Lim
2006 Cameron (Uncle) Frew

[edit] International Events

A sizeable amount of international residents call Lincoln College their home away from home. This brings considerable cultural diversity to the College and the contribution of these students to the College is highlighted at the annual International Night held in Semester One.

This night features a variety of cultural entertainment as well as a wide buffet of international food diligently prepared by members of the College community.

[edit] International Representatives

2001 Melinda (Mel) Cheung
2002 Anant J.Raina
2003 Anant J.Raina
2004 Johan Harris
2005 Chun Khai Gan
2006 Yick Ho Lam

[edit] Trivia

It has become a tradition at Lincoln, like many other Australian Colleges, that male students drop their pants whenever Daddy Cool's classic single Eagle Rock is played. The full tradition requires female students to accordingly remove their tops, however this is rarely ever adhered to.

The mulitplay network game DOTA is played by a large proportion of the College's International Community. From 2007, an annual 'shootout' will be held between the college's top DOTA players with the winner representing the College in the NAUCC DOTA Challenge.

The College is presently undertaking an extensive refurbishment programme of the Annexe and Federation Buildings. The work includes painting, installation of new furniture and refurbishment of several rooms. This work is expected to be completed before the commencement of 2007.