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Christy Forshaw
Mar 8, 2023
Sitara 2023, KALA – Reviewed
Having written a glowing review of the Sitara launch, my expectations of the main Sitara showcase were high and so, to be perfectly...


Nicole Entin
Feb 22, 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...


Christy Forshaw
Feb 18, 2023
VS23: Dreamhouse – Reviewed
At their latest show, Dreamhouse, VS stretched the boundaries when it came to streetwear, displaying an eclectic range of styles and...

Jade Mkparu
Feb 13, 2023
De- and Reconstructing An Era – A Review of CATWALK 2023: Newstalgia
Where were you in 2002? The past few years have seen a huge resurgence in early 2000s fashion, largely spurred by Generation Z, but it’s...


Lizzie Rosenman
Feb 12, 2023
Valentine’s Week – Recap and Roundup
Have no Valentine’s Day plans? Even if you do have something planned for February 14th, why not make the celebration of Valentines day a...

Jade Mkparu
Feb 9, 2023
UBUNTU: Afro-Futurism Launch Party – Reviewed
I walk in. Biggie starts playing. Already I can tell it’s going to be a great set. On the first day of February, the St Andrews...


Kate Struthers
Feb 2, 2023
Soirée Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh – Reviewed
On Wednesday January 25th, students and societies alike across St Andrews celebrated Burns Night: an occasion that commemorates the life...

Anisha Jaya Minocha
Feb 1, 2023
The Funny Side of Performance: Reviewing Present Laughter
Another one of Mermaid’s splendours, Present Laughter, was shown at the Byre Theatre on January 31st and February 1st. Co-directed by...


Katie Brennan
Jan 29, 2023
Top Five Things to Do
As shocking as it is that we’re on Week Three of classes already, don’t let the semester pass you by – here’s a hand-picked selection of...


Katie Brennan
Jan 15, 2023
Top Five Things to Do
Since it’s the first week back, indulge in some evenings out before you get swamped with work. Reunite with friends and flatmates, have...


Christy Forshaw
Dec 10, 2022
VS23 Launch and Afterparty: A Divinely Inspired Night at The Vic
At the end of November, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the launch and afterparty of VS 2023, a fashion collective focused...


Anisha
Dec 9, 2022
Music for a Good Cause – CASH x Thursday Jazz Night
What other proper way is there to spend a Thursday evening than rocking up to Jazz Night for some live music and a pint? As a hub for...


Isabella Scorzelli
Nov 21, 2022
Pippin – Theatre Review
With exam season right around the corner, what better a way to take a much needed mid-week break from revision than a night at the...


Katie Brennan
Nov 20, 2022
Top Five Things to Do
An Ideal Husband, Monday 21st November-Tuesday 22nd November at 7:30pm For a dose of student drama, Mermaids is putting on a production...


Nicole Entin
Nov 19, 2022
Italian Society X San Pellegrino – Sunshine Amid Scottish Rain
As I hurried into Lupo’s to escape the torrential rain of another cold November night in St Andrews, members of the Italian Society...


Christy Forshaw
Nov 15, 2022
Sitara Launch: A Night of Inspiring Creativity
On Thursday night, I was lucky enough to attend the Sitara launch show and afterparty. It was a well-organized event revolving around a...


Katie Brennan
Nov 13, 2022
Top Five Things to Do
Days are getting darker and nights are becoming chillier, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying what the town’s social calendar has...

Jade Mkparu
Nov 12, 2022
HMS Pinafore – Theatre Review
Green and blue light pools on the velvet curtain. It soon lifts, revealing a boat, the sea and the sky. In the pit below, the orchestra...


Nicole Entin
Nov 11, 2022
I Interviewed Mermaids About Christmas Ball 2022.
Although the approach of midterm exams and final papers is as inevitable as Scottish sunsets in the middle of the afternoon, one...


Nicole Entin
Nov 10, 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...
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