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Working On The Prison Production Line
The virus has forced all organisations to create contingency plans in order to cope with the unpredictable circumstances of our time. For Junction 42, a prison ministry charity well-known for creating bright futures for ex-offenders and vulnerable people, not being physically allowed into the prisons has caused them to change their strategy. Prisoners have been […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Katie McAdam
My first year in St Andrews abridged, I’ve returned across the Forth to Edinburgh. Following the news of a looming global lockdown, the halls emptied as people rushed to make the last flights home. The corridors became silent. Without my friends, the old building intimidated me. I just wanted to go home. As I put […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Eli Thayer
I stayed up late last night. That’s been a recurring theme over these last few months. It’s an easy habit to slip into at the moment, seeing as there’s nowhere to go, nobody to see, and little to do each day. As contact with the outside world falls further into memory, other notions of regularity […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Madeline Pennino
At the start of every new school year I worry that I am not ready for its challenges. I worry I won’t know how to accommodate a different teacher’s style, that I will be overwhelmed with work and unsure how to manage my stress. Every year I convince myself that I am ill-prepared to take […]
Finding a Place in Pride
On 24th August 2018, Cardiff held the biggest pride march in Wales and, for the first time, I was part of it. For many, including me, Pride is a powerful way of coming to terms with our identity, and while we can’t march this year, it still feels vital to express ourselves however we can. […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Mira Mansfield
While term was ongoing and university work was still taking up most of my time, I felt untouched by the pandemic. Though I read the news and regularly listened to the increasingly unhelpful Downing Street daily briefings, there was nothing tangible in my day-to-day life to suggest anything was different. To me, this was just […]
Wilderness Solo: An Experiment In Isolation
One Monday a few weeks ago, I spent my day doing nothing. I’m not referring to the ‘lazy day’ nothing, or the ‘unproductive work day’ nothing, or even the ‘day drunk’ nothing. I’m talking about the ‘nothing’ nothing. Mark O’Connell, a writer for The Guardian, calls this practice a ‘wilderness solo’. The soloist is someone […]
UK Pride: From Protest To Pink Washing?
Due to coronavirus, Pride parades across the UK which would usually take place in June or July have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. This means that while we don’t have an excuse to bathe ourselves in glitter, we can reflect on the history of Pride in the UK and use this to make next year’s […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Anna Coopey
So, we’re all stuck in lockdown (and, unfortunately, it’s not Lindsay). There’s not much we can really do about it. Life has dramatically contracted into our own four walls with the occasional foray outside – tending to make you feel like you drew the short straw in The Walking Dead, searching for a couple of […]
Disjointed Memories and Lost Time
It is hard to understand the way memory works – we remember things that we’d preferred to have forgotten or forget things that we wanted to remember. We usually don’t tend to process, store, and recall all situations that confront us unless they hold substantial meaning or could be threatening to important goals. Often, we […]
Coming Out: Five Years On
I came out on the 11th of June 2015. On Instagram. Maybe not the platform I’d choose today, but I stand by it. It was a long time coming. I came out to a few friends the year before, in Year 10, when I was 14. Strangely I don’t actually remember who I told first, […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Jamie Rees
I am writing this from my tiny room in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, after what could only be described as a rollercoaster of a day. It’s a weird phrase to associate with a time during which I have achieved next-to-nothing, but that’s the nature of the lockdown brain, I suppose. I began the day […]
Starlings In Quarantine: Sairaa Bains
As we moved on with our daily lives, the coronavirus developed unseen from view – passing from one creature to the next. It gave us an understanding of the breadth of its breeding ground, spanning continents, from a small-town neighborhood to an entire country itself. Metaphorically, it resembled a grandiose revenant, devouring its victims at […]
Black Lives Matter Statement & Resources
Here at The Record our mission is to amplify student voices. We have heard your anger, and we are angry at the recent events in America, and the ongoing racism across the world. We would like to use our platform today to highlight some of the fantastic resources below. We also want to encourage everybody […]
Starlings In Quarantine: Joseph Luke
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I had such big plans for this semester. As Senior Student of Regs, I was looking forward to the biggest event of the year more than anyone. I was ready for a night of drunk and disorderly behaviour – and that just from the committee. I had my […]
Documenting St Andrews: Spring & Summer 2020
Documenting St Andrews: Spring and Summer 2020 is a participatory project that produces and reproduces memory about St Andrews through photographs. The call for submissions is open to anyone using photography to document the town and its people between early March and late August 2020. A message from the creator, Weitian Liu: The idea, in […]
Starlings in Quarantine: Max Waller
Fourth-year is meant to end with lots of celebrations. A graduation ceremony, the relief at having finished your dissertation, spending lots of time with friends. It involves saying goodbye; but your saying goodbye, surrounded by lots of friends, alcohol, alcohol, and rituals that are designed for the process. Why else would you dress up in […]
STAR Committee Positions
Applications for committee positions are now open! Any matriculated student can apply. Email us if you have any questions! Deputy Station Manager: The Station Manager’s voice of reason. You’ll have key input into every decision, offer a spare pair of hands to whoever needs them, and keep the committee motivated. This is a great role […]