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Pradyun
Feb 4, 2022
‘The Chips are Down’ – Global Chip/Semi Conductor Crisis Strikes Mid-Pandemic
The IT industry is at a critical stage. Innumerable products and services rely on computer chips, also known as semiconductors. Many...
Zoe Hemming-Clark
Jan 23, 2022
The Library Is Closed. And Students Are Fighting Back.
The library is a place with which many of us have a love-hate relationship. The thought of it and what it often stands for – long nights...
Madeline
Nov 10, 2021
Covid Life and Student Life: Two Worlds
Gradually, countries around the globe have adjusted their restrictions and opened up travel for vaccinated people. As such, the vaccine...
Asya Wu
May 6, 2021
Vaccinations Begin for St Andrews Students
In a race against Covid-19 and its fast-spreading variants, the United Kingdom’s vaccination program is proceeding rapidly and throughout...
Alice Lele
May 1, 2021
Co(vid)dependency
I received a playful glare from my flatmates as we passed each other in the street. I knew what I had done wrong: I broke the rules, as...
Bea Wilding
Apr 11, 2021
Does St Andrews Have a Clear Path to Post-Covid Normality?
Although procedures such as this now seem the norm, the effectiveness of the university’s response to dealing with Covid ought to be...
Molly Carlough
Mar 14, 2021
Graduation Is Canceled: Opinion From An Impending Graduate
Just over a week ago, graduating students received an email from the principal of the university announcing that, for the second year in...
Nikole Oberta
Mar 14, 2021
Racism Spreads Alongside Coronavirus in St Andrews' Streets
As coronavirus continues to spread, there is a more important virus among us – racism. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Asian...
Adam
Mar 7, 2021
Experiencing Two Different University Universes
On February 10th, the Principal announced the University’s decision to continue online teaching for the duration of the 2020/21 academic...
Maya Gomez Coultas
Mar 4, 2021
St Andrews' Pubs Struggle Mid-Lockdown
Covid- 19 has left the hospitality industry without direction. St Andrews is a small place and most of its pubs and bars are situated in...
Asya Wu
Mar 1, 2021
Online Learning Might Be Here to Stay
As Principal Sally Mapstone’s e-mail on February 10th clearly stated, this semester will continue online. Despite our hopes that we could...
Katie Brennan
Feb 21, 2021
Vaccine Nationalism Puts Lives At Risk
The UK is currently pushing ahead in its Covid-19 vaccination programme. 600,000 Brits alone received a dose on the 30th of January in...
Eleni Zervos
Feb 8, 2021
University Refuses to Communicate Effectively Amidst Covid-19
Our unfortunate reality this semester is that all classes may stay online and the 2021 graduation ceremony could be cancelled. Sally...
Megan Smith
Nov 29, 2020
Take a Moment – We’re Living Through a Pandemic After All
Last Monday, I had lunch with a close friend, and we were catching up about our week. We chatted about everything and nothing, just...
Ella Crowsley
Nov 24, 2020
“Sorry, I was muted” (*Sighs Over Teams*)
In the last few months, almost every student across the country has been subjected to some sense of online learning and has had to adapt...
Anezka Ferreira
Nov 21, 2020
Un-Masking the Pandemic
The use of masks provoked unease at the beginning of the pandemic. While some argue that they find the masks uncomfortable, others...
Alice Lele
Nov 21, 2020
Cabin-Fever: COVID-19 & Student Mental Health
Across the UK, as restrictions on socialization have begun to become tighter again, there is a harsh reality that these restrictions are...
Arthur
Nov 15, 2020
Is the University Passing the Buck on Sport?
Principal Mapstone has been outspoken in her criticism of students acting ‘against advice’ during this pandemic. When there is a spike it...
Anonymous
Nov 7, 2020
Too Casual for Comfort: The Rise of the Sweatpants
For many students, the past few weeks have brought new developments in terms of in-person classes and, with them, a whole new host of...
Maiah Khin
Nov 5, 2020
Happy Living in Unhappy Times – How to Unlock Hygge as a Student Locked-Down
Whether studying remotely in a different country, attending ‘dual-mode’ classes at St Andrews, or adapting to the ever-changing status of...
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