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SPACE Offers to Host Post Office Branch in St Andrews
St Andrews’ Post Office branch on South Street, which is due to close in the new year alongside TG Jones, could relocate to SPACE student accommodation, according to a plan revealed in an article by Fife Today on 27 October. Scotsman Hospitality, which manages SPACE alongside several other St Andrews venues (Forgan’s, Mitchell’s, The Bothy), offered to host the main Post Office branch either permanently or on a temporary basis. TG Jones, formerly WH Smith, was bought by Model
Daniel Wale
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Editorial #304
Every time I write about St Andrews, I cannot help but write about the weather. We have reached that point in the semester where the warmth and excitement of September is behind us, while the cheer of Christmastime is yet to come. Rest assured, though, that the darkening days are yet to have affected our writers and reporters. In this issue you will find varying reviews of Welly Ball, an interview with our new Rector Arthur Bernhoff on his fascinating life experiences, and o
Arnaz Mallick
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Editorial #303
As we once again participate in our October ritual, the aesthetic cult of Hallow’s Eve, and catch creeping into our imaginations indulgent notions of the supernatural, I urge a degree of hesitancy. I won’t deny that Scotland’s ever-quickening nightfall thins the veil, nor that St Andrews fails to excite, in all its Gothic proclivities, a fascination for Brownyis and Bogillis. One must remain wary, however, of passing by our town’s buried history — unaware — as we resurrect it
Alden Arnold
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Editorial #302
A day prior to the release of The Saint’s first issue of the year, I and the rest of the paper’s executive team took a trip to the Walter Bower House in Guardbridge. There lie stacks of copies of St Andrews’ various university newspapers throughout time. Quorum, Aien, the St Andrews Chronicle, and then The Saint. An issue of Aien published almost exactly 73 years ago, on 16 October 1953, explains the role of the University Rector on the front page: “St Andrews is the only U
Arnaz Mallick
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"I am the Son of the Nakba": The Saint's Exclusive Interview with The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom: H.E. Dr Husam Zomlot
“Tell me. Tell me how you still have hope. Because I look and I see no hope.” An hour before Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom, H.E. Dr Husam Zomlot, spoke to over 800 students, he prepared for his 12 October speech surrounded by faculty members and a few students in the basement of Younger Hall. There, a student who had recently emigrated from Palestine sought comfort. “I look, and I see no hope. How do you have hope?” Her sentiment is shared by many. Over the p
Iris Pritchard
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Sport
Shinty and Aikman’s: The Real Special Relationship
It is difficult to think of Aikman’s Bar and Bistro without thinking of the iconic caman-covered ceiling and the dusty photos of shinty players with Bon Jovi-era haircuts. Hosting the shinty team is a core part of the pub’s identity, after doing so for thirty years.
Equality in Name, Inequality in Practice: The Ballon d’Or’s Unequal Game
This year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, held just two weeks ago, was as controversial as it was anticipated. Whilst much of the talk focused on the narrow 28-point margin separating the men’s winner Harry Kane from runner-up Kylian Mbappé, Spaniard and London City Lioness Alexia Putellas won the honour, claiming it for a record-equalling third time alongside Spain teammate Aitana Bonmatí.
From International Futsal to Fife
In 2014, St Andrews sent an alumni fundraising email to its graduates, outlining plans to rebuild the Sports Centre, listing the new sports it hoped to offer, and making the customary request for donations. Some gave what they could. Many more closed the tab. Nigel Shields offered to start a club.
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