Punters on River Cam Do It Without a Pigskin

CAMBRIDGE, England Back around the turn of the last millenium, anenterprising Saxon built a bridge across the River Cam. The bustlingtrading center that soon sprang up here took the name of thatstructure.

So much for Cambridge's name origins. The original span is longgone and more than a dozen now cross the narrow, shallow stream. Thecommercial importance of this English town has been replaced by oneof the world's most prestigious universities.

A walk around Cambridge is a lesson in England's architecturalhistory. The 31 colleges that make up Cambridge University coverseven centuries years of learning, from Peterhouse, established in1284, to Robinson, opened in …