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Video: What was it like to be a Fresher at UCL in 1960?
29 September 2009
Recently rediscovered archive footage from the UCL Film & TV Society gives new students an insight into the lives of their predecessors nearly 50 years ago.
In the film now running on UCL's YouTube channel, we meet Charlie, UCL's Top Hat Beadle (head of security) at the time.
The student presenter then interviews incoming Freshers on their first impressions of UCL.
While the student body and campus have changed much since 1960, some opinions never do.
The general impression of the Gower Street campus is one of 'size and confusion' while the beer is 'terrible'.
To watch the footage of Freshers Week 1960 follow the link above.
Image: the Quad in the early 1960s
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