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A Dundee Recommendation: Art Bar
When I first walked into The Art Bar on Perth Road, Dundee, it was completely by chance. It was a Tuesday night and, having just made it...
Christy Forshaw
Feb 4, 2024

Trojan Women @ Freshers’ Drama Festival, Reviewed
In this version of Euripides’ classic, relentless tragedy about the aftermath of the fall of Troy, the gods are indifferent bureaucrats...
Nicole Entin
Jan 26, 2024

Close Quarters: How Student Creatives Overcome St Andrews's Venue Shortage
Creatives in St Andrews have three streets worth of space to play with, and this is undeniably a ‘rose and thorn’ situation that...
Natasha Currie
Nov 27, 2023


Deadline Distractions For A Gloomy November
Now that we have entered the purgatory that is November, we are stuck in the in-between space where we can just about see our freedom but...
Sarah Tait
Nov 27, 2023


Welly Ball 2023 – Reviewed
The aftermath of a rain shower earlier in the day meant that I could make the most of my polka-dotted welly boots on the evening of 4...
Nicole Entin
Nov 20, 2023

Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair in Macbeth: Wonderfully-Directed Witches and Beautiful Costumes Can’t
Before the lights have even dimmed at Macbeth, you’re in for a show. A woman clad in a skirt the colour of earth shuffles and deals her...
Callisto Lodwick
Nov 19, 2023

What is it with Taylor Swift and St Andrews?
On Friday 27th October, the day of yet another one of Taylor Swift’s masterful album re-releases, it seemed as if half the town descended...
Christy Forshaw
Nov 13, 2023


Fright Night 2023 – Reviewed
As I sit here writing this article, coughing my lungs up and contemplating whether or not whatever I’ve caught can still be classed as...
Millie Tougher
Nov 6, 2023

Violent Delights Have Violent Ends – St Andrews Students Bring a Dazzling Version of Macbeth to the
*The author realises the quote used in her title is not from Macbeth; however, she likes it too much not to use it. *** Macbeth and his...
Callisto Lodwick
Nov 6, 2023

Playing Puppet: Cyrano de Puppet Excels at Comedy, but Falters When it Tries to Turn to Something Serious
As the audience flocked into the Barron at the Byre on a cold October night, the keen-eyed amongst them began murmuring with...
Callisto Lodwick
Oct 25, 2023


RIP 601
The beloved Club 601 closed its doors for the foreseeable future at the end of second semester in 2023, and the naked truth is that St....
Sarah Tait
Oct 14, 2023


The Kate Kennedy Charity Opening Ball 2023 – Reviewed
Having not been to the Kate Kennedy Club’s Charity Opening Ball since my second year, just as Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, as a...
Hannah Peart
Oct 13, 2023


DTF: Fresh Meat – Feeding Freshers’ Week Cravings
As I write this article, sniffling away at my computer with what I refuse to believe is Freshers’ Flu, I have to put my hands in the air...
Christy Forshaw
Sep 26, 2023


Sturgeon’s Trans-fers Power Through Gender Recognition Bill
On February 15th, at the age of 52, Nicola Sturgeon announced that she was resigning as First Minister of Scotland and as the Head of the...
Catherine
Feb 26, 2023


Nostalgia and Glamour on the Catwalk – FS 2023, Revival
Saying that I’ve been to a fair few events in my time at St Andrews would be a slight understatement. I’ve danced the night away at...
Nicole Entin
Feb 22, 2023


Scottish Trans Rights War Rages On
In the days leading up to Christmas 2022, LGBTQ+ allies and organisations rejoiced over the passing of the Gender Reform Act (GRA). This...
Rivaa Ubrani
Jan 23, 2023


The Struggle for Human Rights in Iran Can't Be Ignored.
‘This is very much a fight for everyone.’ The struggle for human rights in Iran should not be ignored. It may have been largely absent...
Katherine
Nov 22, 2022


Welly Ball 2022 – Reviewed
In the taxi taking five photographers, one DJ, and one writer (yours truly) through the impenetrable darkness from St Andrews to Falside...
Nicole Entin
Nov 10, 2022


A Case for the Wholesome Pub Night
Now in my third year at St Andrews, with three freshers’ weeks under my belt, I have noticed a change. A silent shift has taken place...
Bel
Oct 5, 2022


Shields and Marshall Set for Historic Clash in London
The Event October 15 will mark history for women’s boxing as the American Claressa Shields and Britain’s Savannah Marshall headline the...
Hannah Peart
Sep 29, 2022
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