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Campus Novels Are What We Need
There is something so appealing and engrossing about reading a Campus Novel. Perhaps it’s the zeitgeist of the youth experience, or the...
Henry Empson
Jan 31, 2021


Gender in Politics: No Longer a Man’s Game
“Frailty, thy name is woman.” Shakespeare may have written this line more than 400 years ago, but it’s still relevant today. Almost every...
Niamh Molloy
Dec 5, 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...
Anezka Ferreira
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...
Alice Lele
Nov 21, 2020


Letter Writing Is a Lost Art
Letter writing is an art form that has been embedded in human existence since time immemorial, manifesting itself in various ways. In...
Chloe Chuck
Nov 21, 2020


“Body Positivity” Is Manipulative
Those with social media will know of the body positivity movement and its online growth over the last five years. However, rather than...
Cara Shepherd
Nov 1, 2020


A Bi-Racial Woman’s Take on Identity
Maturing into a world that was ever-more aware of the societal challenges that face us, I was proud to be bi-racial and to look a little...
Caroline Chase Sachdeva
Oct 12, 2020


A Message to American Voters in St Andrews
The stigma surrounding politics in the United States has never been stronger. You are either a Democrat or Republican, there can be no...
Eleni Zervos
Sep 22, 2020


Combatting COVID-19: A Tribute to Sri Lanka and A Lesson for the Rest
Having endured and overcome a bloody, gruesome 30 year civil war which was once tagged as being a war “that may never end” to the Easter...
Viren Beruwalage
Sep 21, 2020


Student Modelling Healed My Relationship With Masculinity
Most of us are familiar with the feeling – waking up a little too late, mouth a little too dry and our heads pounding like the bass of...
Dilhan Salgado D'Arcy
Mar 10, 2020


A Case for Glass Bottles
Plastic is everywhere in packaging today; you would be hard-pressed to find someone in St Andrews who goes an entire day without using...
Alice Lele
Mar 7, 2020


‘Think About Your Drink’: Victim-Blaming in 601
Victim-blaming; you’re surely familiar with the term by now. If not, then may I ask what rock you’ve been hiding under these last couple...
Stephanie Johnston
Mar 3, 2020


The Corona Controversy
Winter is an infamous time for coughs and colds and flus. It happens every year. Despite being inconvenient and annoying, it’s normal....
Katie Campbell
Feb 24, 2020


Contrarianism is Important
The first book I read this year was one of the late Christopher Hitchens’, entitled ‘Letters to a Young Contrarian’; it was marvellous –...
Alex Beckett
Feb 22, 2020


We Should Swap Books With Strangers – A Manifesto
We spend our lives chasing something: an idea, a goal, an ambition. Getting lost in the obsession to accomplish that goal is one of the...
Dana Roller
Feb 20, 2020


LGBT Actors Should Play LGBT Roles
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Drag Walk: the best night out in St Andrews, in my opinion. It was a reminder of just how much...
Harriet Watts
Feb 17, 2020


The 6-Date Hump: An Often Disregarded Dating Milestone
The Seven Year Itch? The Three Year Ditch? Forget them all, because none of it matters unless you can get over the 6-Date Hump....
Anonymous
Feb 8, 2020


Leave Cold-Shoulder Jumpers in 2019
You are walking through your local morally-dubious-for-both-ethical-and-environmental-reasons-fast-fashion shop, perhaps called something...
Allina Flaat
Feb 5, 2020


This General Election is Hopeless
We’ve all seen it, heard of it, talked about it – hopefully registered for it. The upcoming UK general election is one of ‘the most...
Alex Beckett
Dec 6, 2019


“The Institution of the Monarchy is Beyond Reproach”
This fine statement from our Prime Minister following Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that there was room for “improvement” with the British...
Arthur Dingemans
Dec 3, 2019
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