The Saint

University staff took part in a sea dip to mark International Women's Day and raise money for Fife Women’s Aid. Donations totalled almost £800.

Fife Council has pledged a quarter of a million pounds to the restoration of the once picturesque Dutch Village in Craigtoun Country Park.

It was 3 am, that most oppressive and black time of night. Stillness enveloped my room, the shutters drawn, a pile of books on my desk, a jacket over the back of my chair. Small, familiar things: the quiet comforts of unthinking life. But darkness hung over me heavily, the …

On Wednesday 7 February, around 200 students and members of the community peacefully marched around St Andrews to demonstrate “visible support for Palestine.”

The University of St Andrews opened applications for the first round of its 2024 Community Fund, which financially supports grassroots projects and charities in Fife.

Running until 4th February 2024 at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, the Women Masters exhibition promises to correct history by shining a light on successful female artists who have been occluded from the Western art historical canon. Curated by Rocío de la Villa, it features nearly 100 works by …

“God is dead''. Nietzsche’s brutal cry still rings with an apocalyptic tenor when stamped in black ink on the page; and whilst I am no longer an existentially-angst ridden teenager, I nevertheless find myself in agreement with him here. God is dead — and we are responsible...

At the venerable age of 22, in my final year of university, my future lies before me. Unlike my female forebears, this horizon of mine is a glittering and precious thing — it glimmers with freedoms they could never have dreamed of. The choice between career and family is no …

Along with everyone and their grandmother, I tucked into Netflix’s new Beckham documentary last week, which chronicles David’s Beckham’s eventful football career. Aside from his on-field achievements and faux pas, his relationship with Victoria Beckham features heavily in the series. By the final episode I was shocked at quite how …

At a recent dinner party, I made the mistake of casually letting slip that I hail from Lancaster, in the north west of England. A shiver passed through the room, accompanied by horrified gasps from round the table. One brave soul broke the stunned silence: “gosh, you don’t seem northern”...

At this year’s London Fashion Week Burberry opened a pop-up at Norman’s Cafe in North London, with potato smiley faces and ketchup served to attendees. Their use of a greasy spoon cafe to advertise and showcase their SS24 collection has been denounced by some as a fetishisation of working class …

Not for the first time in his life, Russell Brand has seen his name and image plastered across newspapers in recent weeks. A host of allegations are levelled against him, pertaining to sexual assault, rape, harassment, and stalking. The accusations are serious and, if true — which Brand denies — …

I was introduced to Amy Winehouse through some arguably questionable parenting, with my mum blasting the Back to Black album on a boombox every time my sister and I took a bath. While some would frown upon a 5-year-old knowing all the lyrics to “Rehab”, I for one am grateful …

After months of relentless “he’s just Ken” marketing and complaints from male critics deeming it “man-hating” quickly rolling in, I was hopeful as I took my seat for the Barbie movie, excited for what promised to be a feminist feat of cinema. In my eyes, Greta Gerwig could do no …

After briefly shaking our heads, expressing quiet sighs of dismay and commenting that ‘something really must be done’, most of us move on after hearing such staggering statistics. Mr Fernando Morales de la Cruz –– a human rights activist, journalist, and social entrepreneur, who spoke last Saturday at a TEDx …

In Alan Bennett’s History Boys, Hector states that “the best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you’d thought special, particular to you and here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve …

Last spring I set out from St Jean Pied de Port, a sleepy hamlet in the dewy foothills of the Pyrenees, to walk nine hundred kilometres across Spain. Somewhat unnervingly, I managed to reduce my life to just five kilograms worth of belongings. I was armed with my rucksack, 2000s-style …

‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ This phrase is key to understanding education as a tool for social mobility and it is a concept I have always felt attached to. Numerous measures, policies, and movements around the globe echo this assumption and promote education for all, believing it to …

Happy Scary Aries season! The first (and best) sign of the zodiac ushers in the start of a new astrological year. Mercury also enters Aries on the 27th, officially leaving the murkiness of Pisces behind. Remember to read for your rising sign. Ram on! Aries (21 March – 20 April) …

At the end of January, Joni Mitchell joined Neil Young in calling for her music to be removed from Spotify, in protest against Spotify’s role in the spread of covid-19 misinformation by The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. The streaming platform paid 100 million dollars for the podcast in 2020. Although …

As spring approaches, so do the annual Students’ Association elections. Though all will notice the changing temperatures and rave over the ability to leave the house coat-less, the elections for most will go unnoticed and ignored. Apart from the occasional Facebook post urging you to vote for the person who …

Remakes are, of course, by no means a new phenomenon. Hollywood has been remaking its classic titles for decades, from the four remakes of A Star is Born to the seminal 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. However, cinema today is becoming increasingly saturated by re-imaginings or even just recreations …

The value and role of idiosyncrasies is made evident in the creation of fictional characters. The deliberate construction of complex characters often relies on mannerisms and quirks to make them seem believable as our perceptions of authenticity focus on individual characteristics. Adding detail also allows people to better understand a …

Happy Aquarius season! Omicron is here and so is Mercury retrograde. The planet of communication has been travelling backward through Aquarius from January 13th to February 3rd, ensuring chaos and disruption for all. Go give birth to dancing stars! Remember to always read for your rising sign, which you can …

International Relations has an enigmatic reputation as a discipline with students and scholars alike. For IR students, much of our time studying it is spent discussing what it actually is and how we should go about defining the subject. Social science? Sub-discipline of politics? There are many ways people wish …

December is fast approaching, and we’re all eagerly anticipating one thing: Spotify Wrapped. Now more revered than the birth of Christ, music lovers worldwide can hardly wait for this annual roundup of their top songs, artists and genres. People lie in bed anxiously the night before, crossing their fingers that …

As the sun sets earlier and earlier and the rain gets heavier and heavier, one way many choose to cope with the gloomiest of our Scottish seasons is by looking forward to Christmas. There is a recurring debate every year on just how soon is too soon to be looking …

Studying indoors for the past 18 months, largely confined to their bedrooms and childhood homes, students have no doubt found the walls of their study spaces are permeated by, if not creative force, then certainly academic stress. As Virginia Woolf pleaded for women to be allowed to move their studies …

Boo! It’s Scorpio season. The biggest bits of astrology happening over the next few weeks are the new moon in Scorpio on November fourth, and Venus entering Capricorn on the fifth. Remember to always read for your rising sign, which you can find by putting your birth date, time, and …