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Celia Irving
Dec 29, 2024
A Merry Masquerade Ball
Move over, Welly Ball —a formidable opponent vies for the title of ‘Guests Most Committed To The Theme’. Hosted at Kinkell Byre on Sunday...
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David Buchan
Dec 5, 2024
St Andrews Honours Scottish TV Presenter JJ Chalmers
On 4 December, as part of its winter graduations, the University of St Andrews awarded Fife-based TV presenter JJ Chalmers with the...
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David Buchan
Dec 3, 2024
St Andrews Lecturer Appointed Scotland’s Makar
It has been announced that Dr Peter Mackay, Senior Lecturer in the School of English, has been appointed as Scotland’s new Makar —...
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Isabella Checkley & Tilly Frain-Bell
Nov 28, 2024
"I really need to know… should I stay or should I go?": The Struggle of Study Abroad Students in Jordan
On 1 October, Iranian missiles struck Israel. Two days later, St Andrews students studying abroad in Amman, Jordan received communication...
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Soren Rasmussen
Nov 28, 2024
Literature Needs A Letterboxd
The Problem with Goodreads The same story occurs whenever I discover a friend has Goodreads. I’ll ask for their username to add them, and...
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Anonymous
Nov 28, 2024
Love in the Bubble — Issue 285
It’s a cold November day, and I’m sitting wracking my brain for a novel tale from my romantic history. Despite there being many stories I...
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Shelbi Owen
Nov 28, 2024
Yule Be Sorry
The Phenomenon of the Bad Christmas Film Roasted chestnuts crackle in the winter air, while the dialogue in bad Christmas films crackles...
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The Saint & Topping & Company
Nov 28, 2024
Festive Favourite with Topping & Co.
David Recommends Small Things Like These — Claire Keegan There’s a feeling, this time of year, of standing on a ley line -- somewhere...
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Reese Abromavage
Nov 28, 2024
The Art of Dreams
Perhaps you experience startling recurring dreams that have pervaded your nights since childhood, or your mornings are spent eagerly...
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Saffron Rowell
Nov 28, 2024
November Blues Begone
Even storm clouds have silver linings Since the beginning of time — or at least, the beginning of the month system — November has had a...
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William Finlator
Nov 28, 2024
“A Worthy and Highly Respectable Student Newspaper” — Highs, Lows, and Halos: The Saint and Its Archives
“I used to consider The Saint a worthy and highly respectable student newspaper […] however of late, things seem to have gone into a bit...
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Anna-Marie Regner
Nov 28, 2024
The Ghost of White Christmas Past
“By this time it was getting dark, and snowing pretty heavily; and as Scrooge and the Spirit went along the streets, the brightness of...
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Daniel Alderson
Nov 28, 2024
A Complete Unknown: Bob Dylan on Screen
Bob Dylan: prolific songwriter, Nobel Prize winner, the subject of Timothèe Chalamet’s upcoming endeavour on screen . Whatever his name...
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Manraj Gill
Nov 28, 2024
St Andrews' Remembrance Sunday
Bathed in the sacred light of the Memorial window, the stones of St Salvator’s chapel shimmer with inscriptions, each bronze letter a...
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Milly Smith
Nov 28, 2024
The Death of the Christmas Card
When I think back to Christmases long, long ago, I think of mantelpieces draped in tinsel and adorned with multitudes of Christmas cards....
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Maria de Feo
Nov 28, 2024
Santa Claus' Competition
As a child, the most enchanting moment on Christmas Eve was unwrapping the presents brought by Santa Claus. It always happened after the...
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Sam Spendlove
Nov 28, 2024
Good Man, Bad Wizard
Unveiling people-pleasing In The Wizard of Oz (novel and movie), the Wizard — a character famed throughout the land for his power and...
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Samuel Thayre
Nov 28, 2024
The (Nuclear) Winter Origin of NORAD Tracks Santa
Growing up, there was nothing quite as exciting as watching the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa tracker on...
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Alden Arnold
Nov 28, 2024
You Are What You Drink
On a standard evening at The Central, my friend, out on the town with the men’s rugby team and engrossed in conversation with me at the...
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Tilly Frain-Bell
Nov 28, 2024
“Real writers write all the time. It’s like a disease.” In conversation with Prue Leith
Beaming through a pair of bright red spectacles and donning an eclectic floral jacket, there was no mistaking Dame Prue Leith as she...
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David Buchan
Nov 28, 2024
"I'm So Glad I Took These Photos"
Award-winning photographer Deanna Dikeman on her collection ‘Leaving and Waving’ Few pieces of art, in my opinion, can truly capture loss...
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Alex Barnard
Nov 27, 2024
Swilcan Theatrical Actorium Showcase — Review
At 6pm on 25 November, theatre fans descended on Aikman’s cellar, warmly lit and rich with cheerful conversation. It was time for the ...
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Reese Abromavage
Nov 18, 2024
Table for Two — Review
As I walked by the glass wall of windows of Rector’s Cafe on my way to the main entrance of the Union, I caught a glimpse of the cast and...
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Milly Smith
Nov 15, 2024
Grease — Review
I wasn’t sure what to expect as the curtain went up on University of St Andrews’ Musical Theatre Society’s performance of Grease ,...
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Anonymous
Nov 14, 2024
Love in the Bubble — Issue 284
Reader, as I write this love column, I am increasingly conscious of my word count, for being in this town, one finds it hard to write a...
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The Saint & Topping & Company
Nov 14, 2024
Memoirs with Topping & Co
David Sheff — Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction “What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What...
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Hannah Shiblaq
Nov 14, 2024
36 Hours in Dublin
Attending such an international university can oftentimes make us forget to visit the absolute gem that is just a short (and very cheap)...
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Reese Abromavage
Nov 14, 2024
Illustrator Profile: Elizabeth Lang
Most pencils come equipped with erasers opposite their graphite, which affords an artist the ability to effortlessly transition between...
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Shelbi Owen
Nov 14, 2024
The Myth of Queer Pop Pioneers
Sporting striking, bright red hair and bold, drag-inspired makeup, Chappell Roan has risen to meteoric fame over the past year,...
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Milly Smith
Nov 14, 2024
Exploring the Success Behind 'Rivals'
The green pastures and cosy cottages of the Cotswolds, paired with the inner workings of a television franchise, seem a setting more...
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Olivia Smith
Nov 14, 2024
WAGs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2024 has been a landmark year for sports: from the Paris Olympics to the Euros, our screens haven’t had a break.
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Maria de Feo
Nov 14, 2024
Jennifer's Body: A Misunderstood Movie
TW: mentions of sexual assault I’ve only really begun to take my Halloween costumes seriously since coming to St Andrews. I used to...
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Anna-Marie Regner
Nov 14, 2024
Japanophilia: A Fine Line Between Fascination and Fetishisation
In the smoking area of the Vic , a boy scoffed, “Sorry, I only date Japanese girls.” I stared back at him in a state of shock. He can’t...
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Anne-Carter Riggs
Nov 14, 2024
Sunday League: The Ultimate Hangover Cure
As the week comes to a close and students begin to feel the wretched Sunday scaries, teams of twenty slug their way down to the sports centr
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Samuel Thayre
Nov 14, 2024
Emojis: Technological Pictograms
On 29 October, the finalists for the 2024 Uni code emoji proposals were revealed. Some of the finalists were things that, frankly, I...
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Soren Rasmussen
Nov 14, 2024
Rab Noakes: A Fife Folk Hero
As the daylight hours dwindle and St Andrews confronts the dim, dreary months of another long Scottish winter, we need an artist who can...
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Victoria Modi-Celda
Nov 14, 2024
Why Do We Aestheticise Catholicism?
It was a wonderful Tuesday morning — which was then interrupted by the collision of my sudden awareness of music, song, and lyrics that...
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Alex McQuibban
Nov 14, 2024
I did everything an astrology app told me to do for an entire week
(And) I'm not sure I would do it again There are some people who believe our solar system's planets, stars, and moons play an outsized...
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Daniel Alderson
Nov 14, 2024
The Beat Generation: Finding 'it'
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same...
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Alex Barnard
Nov 14, 2024
Give It Some Welly!
On 2 November, Welly Ball once again took St Andrews by storm. Since 2007, the annual dinner and afterparty have generated huge...
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Emma Aarts
Nov 14, 2024
Smart Babies for Sale!
The Startup Sparking a New Eugenics Debate Designer babies are nothing new. Adam Nash, the first designer baby, was born in 2000 and is...
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Sunaa Ahmed
Nov 14, 2024
Where Has the Respect Gone?
Very little of my first day of junior school remains with me. I recall a bright classroom, neon-coloured drawers with our names printed...
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Sandy Walls
Nov 14, 2024
Fife Council Set to Extend South Street Pavements
Fife Council has proposed a new layout for South Street to create space for more outdoor dining and make it more accessible for...
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Mrunmayi Kamerkar
Nov 14, 2024
History in The Making: The Construction and Preservation of St Andrews’ Legacy
If the ruins around you aren’t reminder enough, the University’s advertising will consistently tell you that you go to Scotland’s first...
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Hannah Heilman
Nov 14, 2024
The St Andrews Wealth Gap: A Deep Dive into Experiences with Accommodation
It’s no secret that living in St Andrews is expensive. In 2022, the student body faced a housing crisis — one caused by an increase in...
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Anna-Marie Regner
Nov 7, 2024
The Evangelists — Review
Raincheck kicked off with an electrifying guitar and the energy in the room began to buzz with anticipation for People You Know’s latest...
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Hannah Shiblaq
Nov 5, 2024
Rocky Horror Picture Show — Review
I want to preface this review by saying that this was not my first time seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Byre Theatre. To...
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Alex Barnard
Nov 2, 2024
Fright Night Thrills Yet Again
The Union is generally the most laid-back of St Andrews’ nightlife offerings. However, on Halloween, it’s practically unrecognisable....
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Agata Mala
Oct 31, 2024
The Mirage of the Gender Pay Gap
Misleading statistics are stopping us from obtaining true equlity Alarmist headlines about the gender pay gap are flooding mainstream and...
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