As the weather gets colder and the nights get longer, what could be a more comforting way to spend your evenings than watching Bake Off? It’s practically a tradition in my flat to watch the show every year. We bake a batch of cookies, gather around the laptop, and judge masterpieces that we could never actually make ourselves. Although I do love Bake Off, I was slightly  concerned when I received a Matt Lucas scented candle for my birthday, which, unsurprisingly, my friends r

In 2022, St Andrews saw a shift in its cultural scene with the opening of the Laidlaw Music Centre. What came along was a passion and community for all types of music, diversifying the student life and bringing a strong sense of creativity to the town. Laidlaw is the first building dedicated to music in the university’s history. Music modules and lessons are offered there, causing an increased appreciation for music as an academic subject. It has provided many opportunities f

Credit: Penguin Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy, simply put, is an account of the author’s relationship with her mother. What it also is, is an exercise in perspective. Fraught with tension, it is a retelling I devoured in a single sitting. Its narrative is fairly chronological, from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. But what truly sets it apart from the saturated field of autobiographies and memoirs is Roy’s style. Often, it reads like a novel; sometimes, it re

By Marni Hill Forgive me if this is a scattered read. This article is a true reflection of my deliberating opinion: Is true human connection getting rarer as I get older? Source: WeHeartIt on Pinterest I am lucky to have such wonderful people in my life, people I love so deeply. But this doesn’t take away from what I seem to be observing around me: a slight case of a ‘nonchalance epidemic.’    Stay with me…   Not caring about anything. Not caring too much, so others catch on.

The Stand’s coverage of Espress’o'clock a few weeks ago marks the rise of a new era in party culture. It goes by many names: soft clubbing, daytime clubbing, dayclubbing. Pick your poison (or in this case, choose your coffee). Rewinding back to the stressful times of university applications, there are many factors which determine which university a prospective student may go to: student satisfaction rates; courses that are available to study; quality of teaching; but perhaps

Credit: SZA/Instagram (@sza) Solana Imani Rowe, better known by her stage name SZA, is a singer-songwriter whose influence is...

By Megan Boxwell As reading week looms dangerously close, many St Andrews students will be coming to the realisation that they still...

By Sarannya Nanda Glitter on the floor, sticker tattoos, and freshers singing their lungs out like their lives depended on it. This...

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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...

We are quick to judge others for their choices. Indeed, judgement remains a fundamental human pastime. Within that comes the fear of the...

Last weekend saw the much-anticipated return of one of St Andrews’ most celebrated events, drawing in hundreds of students, alumni, and...

It is hard to find a British literature student who doesn’t know everything there is to know about Tom Stoppard. He is the figurehead of...

In AD 130, an adolescent man falls into the Nile and drowns. His lover, the fifty-four-year-old Emperor Hadrian, is devastated: his grief...

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...

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...

Have you ever seen Children of the Corn  and wondered: ‘What if someone took all the cornfield murders and set them in an apocalyptic...

I have a confession to make: despite a (debatably) strong British accent and a UK passport filled with stamps, I never lived in the UK...