I’d had too many trips to the highlands get stuck in the group chat. Last weekend, I put that right. Advice on accessible winter hiking was to stay low and south. Brief research brought me to our destination: Dunkeld, a historic village in Perthshire. Credit : Taybank Press Images  The problem? St Andrews’s inevitably rammed social calendar meant finding a weekend which worked for all five of us would be a challenge. That weekend there was some university ball scheduled. We h

By Sophie Kolax Credit: Pinterest In a house with four other flatmates, one washing machine, and five measly drying racks, it is easy for the laundry to accumulate. So, after the third attempt at washing my clothes, I realized that all my staples, favorite jeans, tops that go with everything, and the jumpers I wear a little too often are not suitable to be worn again. This is the wash-day conundrum. Not only are all of my favorite articles of clothing out of commission, but t

By Heather McLeod It is a unanimous fact among students (particularly us Gen-zrs) that there is never a reason too far-fetched to justify getting a sweet treat. Just survived an exam? Let’s go for a sweet treat! Made it to your 9am? You deserve a sweet treat! Managed to survive the week so far? (The fact that it’s only Tuesday is entirely irrelevant), sweet treat time! Perhaps it’s just my unrivalled ability to consume a superfluous amount of dessert without feeling ill but p

By Minty Rawlins As a frequent flier at the main library, I deeply relate to the @standrews.onion post from last September about ‘St Andrews students dressing up to ‘ study’ in the library’. Even though the St Andrews Onion is a satire news account, there was definitely some truth to this post. I know I’m not the only St Andrews student whose day starts with the taxing task of deciding what to wear, only to show off the final product as I procrastinate on the main floor of