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Does the Bubble Burst? Grads on Graduating
Cheryl Cole captured the dizzying effects of fame with the tragic realisation: “Actually, I can’t nip to the garage in me pyjamas anymore...
Eilidh Paterson
15 hours ago


Food is Fuel: How Dietary Changes Can Help You Thrive This Exam Season
We all know that what we put in our bodies has an effect on how we feel. But what’s often overlooked is the benefits of good nutrition in...
Evie Stanford
5 days ago


The Fresher Diaries, Wks 10/11: End of Beginnings
My best friend has left already and I'm not going to see her for 4 months. I'm on a bus back to Glasgow for a few days, because I'm...
Sophie Rose Jenkins
May 4


The DRA Struggle (As an Extrovert)
The August before starting my first year at St Andrews, I very dramatically posted on my private Instagram: ‘my life is over’. This...
Bailey Tolentino
Apr 28


Too Good To Go? One Student’s Quest to Dodge Scurvy on Discounted Pastries
Can a student survive an entire week on Too Good To Go bags? In St Andrews? That was the question I asked myself. Armed with a budget,...
Ava Parker
Apr 23


First Year and Never Dated? A Dating App 101
Dear Dating Diva, What are your thoughts on dating apps? I’m a first year and I haven’t been on a date yet. Ever. I want to start dating...
Dating Diva
Apr 16


A Guide to the Scottish Deer Centre
The Scottish Deer Centre is a tourism tenet of Fife and accessible from St Andrews. With only a thirty-minute bus ride you can find a...
Ella Byrne-Cabot
Apr 15


Spring Solar Power: Best Places to Soak Up the Sun in St Andrews This Season
Lately, St Andrews has been living up to its reputation as the sunniest uni in Scotland. This was particularly perfect timing for those...
Lucy Kerr
Apr 15


The Fresher Diaries, Wks 8/9: The Roads Not Taken
Sometimes I sit at my desk (seriously, I need to get out more – especially in this sun) and wonder if I made the right choice. Not that...
Sophie Rose Jenkins
Apr 6


A Feature Around Town: Topping & Company Booksellers
Off Greyfriars Garden sits an idyllic bookstore. Its shelves are lined with first-edition books signed by their authors. Rolling ladders...
Hannah Heilman
Apr 1


Are You Putting Yourself in the Friend Zone?
Dear Dating Diva, There’s this girl I really like, but she’s way of my league. She’s hot, smart, funny, charming, the whole package....
Dating Diva
Mar 27


The Fresher Diaries, Wks 6/7: Grades are Just a Number?
So... I got the essay marks back from deadline season. And I may have spiralled. But I'm trying to come to terms with it. I keep being...
Sophie Rose Jenkins
Mar 20


A Guide to St Andrews Essentials
As a newcomer to St Andrews, it has taken me some time to adapt and adjust to the way of life here. I think, however, I may have finally...
Poppi Horsington
Mar 20


How Gulls Stole Our Lunch — and Raised Money Doing So
We pay a high price to live in St Andrews. Not solely due to ludicrous property prices but because menacing are creatures looming round...
Eilidh Paterson
Mar 13


What's Behind a Cri Pie? An Interview with The Criterion's Owners
Just off South Street sits a cosy Scottish pub. Regulars settle into tartan-covered booths as the smell of morning espresso hangs in the...
Hannah Heilman
Mar 13


Modern-Day Purgatory… aka the Talking Stage
Dear Dating Diva, I’m in the so-called talking stage with this guy and I want to take us to the next level (aka an actual relationship)....
Dating Diva
Mar 12


Just Keep Reading, Just Keep Reading...
From Christmas Day until the end of January, here are the books I've read and my review of each of them. A whistle stop tour into my mind...
Minnie Thompson
Mar 9


How to Make the Most of Spring Vacation
The sun is finally out, the birds are chirping, spring has sprung at long last. And, to top it all off we’re on holiday! If you are...
Millie Tougher
Mar 5


St Andrews and the Alfoxed Journals — 130 Years of History
When Dorothy Wordsworth wrote her Alfoxden Journal, she might as well have had St Andrews in mind. Like Grasmere, St Andrews has “silver...
Victoria Castro
Mar 2


The Fresher Diaries, Wk. 4/5: Work, Terrible Work
I barely feel like term has started, but somehow both academics and extracurriculars are already exploding into a flurry of my signature...
Sophie Rose Jenkins
Feb 27
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