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Eve and Lou Ruview: Drag Race UK episode 3
It’s (already!) episode three and the competition is heating up. And by that, I mean 2 queens were sent home this week. Starting on a sad note, Victoria Scone had to exit the competition. I’m not ashamed to admit that I did tear up, even though I knew it was going to happen, it was […]
Historical Fashion
I’ve always loved fashion! And I think it’s fascinating looking at how fashion has developed over the ages and how our notion of beauty continues to change with the times. This article asks the question- if you could travel back to any historical period of time where you could experience the fashion or even wear […]
The Romance of Hounds of Love
Raised in Kent, the county dubbed as the Garden of England, it is easy to be swept up by the wide expanses of green fields and glimmering blue seascapes. Perhaps that is why I have always felt such an affinity for the works of the Romantics, with Wordsworth, in particular, capturing my imagination; there is […]
Meg Ryan Fall: A Guide
Fall is well underway and October is here, meaning the holy trinity of months is upon us and it’s time to break out the fisherman sweaters, start perfecting your hot chocolate recipe and sit down for the annual viewing of the Meg Ryan Trilogy. You know, only the most wonderfully classic fall-into-winter rom-coms ever made. […]
Eve and Lou Ruview: Drag Race UK 3 (episodes 1+2)
It’s Thursday night and Drag Race is back baby!!! Even though it’s only been four weeks since All Stars 6 finished (woop woop Kylie!!), and it’s only another two until Drag Race Canada starts, we’ve missed our weekly drag race fix. And it only makes sense that Eve and I, two people who have absolutely […]
PORTAL 2 – STUPIDITY IS A PORTAL SIN
This week, Morgan reviews Portal 2, mainly as motivation to get out of bed in the morning You know me, I consider the day wasted if I haven’t discovered three plots to kill me by lunchtime. At worst, the whole week is a bust if I can’t play a game that involves obliterating fifteen terrorists […]
Pebbles
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, the lakes deep, dazzling blue waters sparkle iridescently, brighter than the sun. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, the lakes deep blue waters are turbulent, choppy and murky. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, the lakes deep blue waters are soft, fluid, primordial […]
First-Timer Second Years
A month ago today I joined the eager freshers for the annual and traditional Pier Walk. After a year of living and studying in St Andrews, I finally had the opportunity to be officially inaugurated into 600 years of Saint students. Walking down North Street I felt as though I were living in the pictures […]
Which STAR Committee Member Are You?
Haven’t you always wanted to know which member of the illustrious STAR Committee you would be in another life? No? Well, you clicked on the article, so you must be a little bit curious at least. Follow the links below to discover your STAR alter-ego! (Note: You may need to scroll up slightly after you […]
For The Record: Boris, Bullying & Blorgia
It can be difficult to keep up with the news. That’s why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local With regards to Covid, local news continued along the same trends followed in previous weeks. An alcohol ban on the ScotRail network came into […]
For The Record: Learners, Leavers & Losers
It can be hard to keep up with the news. That’s why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local The biggest story for students this week was the news from the Scottish Government, followed up by an email from Principal Sally Mapstone, that […]
For The Record: Christmas, Corbyn & Covid
It can be hard to keep up with the news. That’s why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local Overall, it’s been a quiet week for local news. The deputy first minister, John Swinney, said that students not being able to return home […]
For The Record: Tiers, Tories & Trump
It can be hard to keep up with the news. That’s why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local In Scottish news, the big change this week was the introduction of a Covid-19 tier system similar to that already in place in England. […]
For The Record: Nationalists, No Deal & New Zealand
It can be hard to keep up with the news. That’s why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local It was quite a quiet week in local news; there were few Scottish stories, and few headlines from St Andrews itself. No single headline […]
Goodbye Gerta
This article is written in memory of the late Prof. Gerta Vrbová, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at University College, London. Scientist, author, mother and survivor. Though Gerta’s story not mine to tell, it is one that must be shared. For a far superior and intimate look at the life of this fantastic woman, I […]
For The Record: Controversy, Conference & Campaigning
It can be hard to keep up with the news. Thats why we do the hard work for you, making sure everything is written up each Sunday ‘For The Record’. Local The main stories in local news this week continued to focus on the growing outbreak of coronavirus cases at the university. Total cases rose […]
The Diary of a Voluntary Lockdownee
I’m sure I speak for many student journalists when I say that last week’s news of a voluntary lockdown absolutely thrilled me. Finally, a chance to write about something relevant to every student in St Andrews! I might even break double digits in readership this time! Human misery on a vast scale is like catnip to journalists. I […]
Tributes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and liberal feminist icon, there has been an outpouring of tributes to her legacy. The Record has received two such obituaries, which we are pleased to present below: Notorious RBG – Maddie McCall I remember sitting in the second row of my government class about […]