Graffiti Oxford Style

If you have the good fortune to visit any of the colleges in Oxford, you might notice chalk graffiti on the stone walls inside the quads or next to the porter's lodge or the dining hall.  The only graffiti allowed on the walls of the colleges at Oxford are bragging rights of the wins and rankings for colleges' men and women's rowing teams. They are badges of honor, hard won, and drawn with a special chalk that is supposed to stay legible for at least 10 years. Look for them when you visit a college.  They celebrate important victories over rival colleges' boat crews.  

Rowing races worth watching in 2016: 

The big race between Oxford and Cambridge, Sunday 27 March, 2016

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/the-boat-race-everything-you-need-to-know

Torpids 2016: 6th week Hilary Term: Rowing on 19th(/21st) February, bumps 24th-27th (running in 6th week due to clash with Women's Eights Head Of the River Race)

Women's Eights Head of the River Race: Saturday,  5th March 2016, 12:45pm start

Summer Eights 2016: 5th week Trinity Term; Rowing on 20th(/22nd) May, bumps 25th-28th May

If you want to learn more about Oxford's rich rowing traditions, here is an interesting blog that is dedicated to all things rowing in Oxford. 

http://hear-the-boat-sing.blogspot.com/2014/06/bumps-to-head-2014-oxford-summer-eights_10.html