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How Not to Launch a Newspaper
Last year, at the end of second semester, a curious publication found itself in the hands of students entering the library in the run-up to exam season. While anyone unfortunate enough to be bestowed with this incoherent attempt at a newspaper could hardly assess it at first glance, closer inspection proved it a conservative (or perhaps more accurately, far right) mess of articles. As one anonymous student recalls: "Standing directly behind [The Saint’s library handout] were
Samuel Thayre
Sep 213 min read


The Bubble Burst: Talking Politics in St Andrews
We often give St Andrews the nickname of “the bubble.” So much so that during graduation the iconic “The Bubble Will Miss You” slogan is projected on the walls of St Salvador's Hall. For many, the town's three streets are paved of gold. Populated by the young, beautiful, and wealthy, here to receive a top tier education before “entering into the real world” - that which St Andrews is definitively not. Weekends are spent attending black-tie events for which tickets cost up to
Tara Phillips
Apr 274 min read


In Memoriam: The Right Honourable Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
By Kaitlyn Kings On Friday the 26th of September, our University lost a valuable member when The Right Honourable Lord Campbell of...
Kaitlyn Kings
Oct 5, 20253 min read


John Swinney's War on Students: Alcohol Prices Set to Rise
This week the price of alcohol in Scotland is increasing by 30% – a headline that I’m sure fills many students with dread and is now...
Amélie Bankes
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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