St Andrews has been full of new faces lately. And yet, for returning students, the dating scene doesn’t seem to have been as rejuvenated by the town’s new blood as some may have hoped. Why is this? Credit: Pinterest Allow me to begin to answer my own question with a personal anecdote. I was recently in Spoons with some friends when, to our great amusement, a handsome young man struck up a conversation with one of them at the bar. They seemed to be hitting it off – until he r

Credit: Pinterest ‘Men like it, and so it must be cosmically worthy’. This is the lament of Amy Dunne, in an early draft of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. She is criticising what to her appears to be the pointless conventions of American sports culture, and how in her eyes, the only reason people are expected to see ‘the poetry in sports’ is because it is something that predominantly men enjoy, and thus, is instantaneously granted cultural significance and authority. And alth

Photo Credit: Artist Collectives The Oxford Dictionary defines a friend as “A person with whom one has developed a close and informal relationship of mutual trust and intimacy." Throughout my life, I have been very lucky to experience this kind of friendship. From childhood, where spending hours together at school would blend into afternoon playdates, into staying one night or maybe two, never growing tired of talking or sitting or playing or being still, together. Into my ad

Photo credit: Pinterest We live in a society which repeatedly discourages people from dreaming big and tries to squash those who have high aspirations. We are told by parents, teachers, even friends that some jobs are unrealistic or useless because they won’t provide stability. They try to convince us to pick something more attainable. In a world obsessed with efficiency and hustle culture where it’s almost impossible to survive without a stable income, it’s no wonder so many

Saints Sport has abandoned their plan to get rid of multi-sport discounts just three weeks into the semester following backlash from students. The Athletic Union was initially planning to remove discounted rates for students joining more than one sports club this academic year. However, following objections from students and club committees, the subsidy will instead be phased out over the next three academic years. Over the summer Athletic Union President Amy Gordon sent an

It seems everyone has an opinion on The Red Gown. Some love it for its food, others hate it for its decoration. Regardless, I think it’s safe to assume that it isn't going anywhere. In a statement regarding the future of Main Bar, the Union promised that “(Wetherspoons) supports our ambition to develop this space into a vibrant, relevant hub of student life—one that is welcoming, inclusive and shaped by the needs of our students.” While the renovation of Main Bar has been the

Are microtrends dying, or have students in the bubble found a different way to define style? St Andrews has become a fashion haven in its own right. Despite its relatively small size and population, there is a distinct way of dressing that is on trend, chic, and effortless all at once. When comparing a town such as St Andrews to style hotspots such as New York and London, there is a familiar sense of good taste and panache, yet a noticeable absence of one of the most prevail

Last semester, the University of St Andrews Student Union entered into a partnership with JD Wetherspoons due to financial difficulties. On Friday 4th September 2026, The Red Gown opened its doors to the public for the first time, taking over the space formerly occupied by Main Bar. However, the newly opened establishment is already facing complaints of long wait times and overcrowding, leaving many students feeling unsatisfied. Credit: The Sun Glasgow Third Year student Eva

Safeword Bop, the so-called kinkiest night of the year, returned this Friday at Club 601. It acts as the culmination of the university’s annual and aptly named SHAG (Sexual Health Advice and Guidance) week. Nearly as big as Fright Night on Halloween, the event offers clubbing with a sense of community. Self-expression and creativity are paramount, and it is an emphatically judgement-free zone. After entering hell (the Main Library) in a pair of old sweatpants and being greete

How does high fashion fare when it has to withstand a student budget, Scottish weather and long walks across town? Paris Fashion Week, the most prestigious of them all, took place the week commencing September 28 and ran until October 6. It left students wondering how they might wear dramatic, gravity-defying gowns to a 9 am lecture. At first, the answer seems obvious: they can’t. But the thing about fashion is that it travels fast, not necessarily as garments, but as an iden

Following a recent article, classism at the university has become the talk of the town. Is it safe to say class isn’t just reflected through active classism, but through fashion as well? Credit: Eva Cairns Recently, a well-established Scottish newspaper, The National, published an article discussing a LinkedIn post made by former St Andrews University student, Sophie Jenkins, regarding her experience with anti-Scottish views and classism. The classism and mistreatment by both

Warning: Spoilers Credit: Focus Features Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility is a story imbued with girlhood, asserting itself as the rightful heir to the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Oakley’s adaptation questions whether we can ever be masters of our emotions and, more importantly, whether we should try to be. Following two sisters, Elinor with her reserved sense, and Marianne with her wild sensibility, we feel every emotion, concealed or not, right to the very