The Editorial Board
Martinmas 2025
Editor-in-Chief
Ilaria Freccia
Ilaria Freccia
Ilaria is a fourth-year from California, studying International Relations and Management. Outside of The Saint’s working hours, you’ll find her updating her Goodreads, drinking tea, and cooking a variety of meals — which she will proceed to photograph before eating.
Editor-in-Chief
Hannah Shiblaq
Hannah is a fourth-year English and Comparative Literature student from the Washington, D.C. area. When she isn’t talking or thinking about The Saint, she enjoys fan-girling over Stevie Nicks (especially during full moons), curating Letterboxd reviews, and staunchly defending the em-dash. She hopes that her future endeavours will one day grant her the highest possible journalistic honour — ending up on a CIA watchlist.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Alden Arnold
Alden is a third-year English and International Relations student from Seattle, Washington. He seems to wear a different sweater each day of the year, producing speculation among those who know him as to whether they are all actually his. He is the self-proclaimed king of public transport and will stop at nothing — if it means a night in Dundee or Edinburgh Airport — to take that picture, write that article, or attend that journalism conference.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Arnaz Mallick
Arnaz is a third-year English student. She has grown up across seven countries, and now lives in Warsaw, Poland. This is her third year working for The Saint, and outside of editorial duties, she likes to read.
News Editor
Maria Ebrahim
Maria is in her penultimate year studying International Relations and Spanish, having recently returned from her year abroad working in Spain. As an aspiring news journalist, she’s thrilled to be stepping into the role of News Editor at The Saint. When she’s not resisting the urge to share every detail of her time abroad with anyone who’ll listen, you’ll probably find her on West Sands with an iced coffee, belting out Paolo Nutini with her flatmates, or—without fail—catching the sunset.
Science & Technology Editor
Matteo Veratelli
Matteo is a third-year Physics and Math student from Ferrara, Italy. 90% of the time he’ll be immersed in books, languages or football (where he’s a staunch supporter of an unknown team that never wins, Spal). When not locked in one of those activities he’s instead probably re-watching for the thousandth time The Big Bang Theory or looking up random facts about his city. Otherwise, you can be sure he’s researching new scientific stories to bring up in conversation.
Viewpoint Editor
Sam Spendlove
Sam is a third year International Relations and Philosophy student from Quincy, Massachusetts. His hobbies include drinking whole liters of sparkling water in one sitting, buying luxuries from Tesco, and taking walks. If you can’t find him desperately trying to be someone who can read in public, you can catch him creating problems to write about.
Features Editor
features@thesaint.scot
Mrunmayi Kamerkar
Mrunmayi is a third-year History and International Relations student from Bangalore, India. Having moved to St Andrews from a landlocked metropolitan city, she spends a great deal of time obsessing over her current proximity to the sea. You can find her walking or running the Fife coastal path — she claims kilometre six is where the best Features ideas materialise.
Events Editor
Olga Alonso Blanco
Olga is a third-year International Relations and Modern History student from Madrid, Spain. Aside from The Saint, she is enthusiastic about relishing our town’s small treasures. She enjoys indulging in student journalism, spiced chai lattes, and foggy West Sands strolls — in no particular order.
The Relic Editor
Anna-Marie Regner
Anna-Marie is a third-year studying International Relations and English. Originally from Prague, she grew up in California and went to school in Scotland. She joined the Arts & Culture section as a writer in first year, and it’s been her one true love ever since.
Puzzles Editor
Luana van Oranje
Luana is a second year History and History of Art Student from the Netherlands. Having done various different bits for The Saint, she’s now excited to put her obsession with NYT Games and crossword puzzles to good use! You can also find her sailing, reeling, and most probably in Aikmans.
Sport Editor
Ben Bagley
Ben is a fourth-year German and Modern History student from the Essex/London borderlands. When he isn’t following the fortunes of the mighty Colchester United, he may be found at a grimy Glaswegian music venue, or wandering the streets of Berlin with a bottle of crisp European lager in hand.
Head of Illustration
Isabelle Holloway
Isabelle is a Slovak-American fourth-year studying English literature, with a tendency to over-romanticize the past and find anything to be ‘aesthetic’. She enjoys listening to ‘divorced-dad’ music and Theo Von’s podcast while working on creative hobbies, and often wonders whether Fyodor Dostoevsky or Hunter S. Thompson holds greater literary wisdom for life.
Senior Copy Editor
Finn Lister
Finn is a third-year English and Philosophy student from Toronto, now entering her third year with The Saint. When she is not combing through articles, she can be found going for a long beach walk (preferably with a friend or dog), attending a yoga class, or browsing Toppings to add to her ever-growing TBR list.
Head of Website & Social Media
Zainab Haji
Zainab is a final-year International Relations and Arabic student with experience working at national and local newspapers. When she's not writing, she enjoys sunny beach walks, live music, and binge-watching a good TV show.
Photo Editor
Manraj Gill
Manraj is a second-year biochemistry student from Yangon, Myanmar. Having lived through the 2021 Burmese coup d’etat and the ensuing turmoil, he brings to his work a profound belief in photography as a medium for reportage – one that captures the humanity so often lost behind the headlines. His lens is accordingly drawn to the fault lines of war, resistance, and the raw essence of the human condition. When not chasing stories in faraway lands, you can find him on some other side quest – such as freediving in the frigid Scottish seas or scrambling up the nearest Munro.
Business Manager
Pietro Barbini
Pietro is a fourth-year studying Art History and Management from Italy. When he finds time he loves to paint or read a book at Spoiled. He is otherwise always busy with multiple societies or researching his next essay in the library.