Greetings, St Andrews Events aficionados, from my bed. Hoodie on, covers pulled right up so that only my hands may reach out to type this article. Yes, I’m still recovering from the freezing temperatures at this year’s Moving Castle — but I’m nonetheless warmed by the weird and wonderful delights it offered. Let me first be clear that this was not my first (Szentek) rodeo. At varying levels of sobriety, Moving Castle was a returning fixture in my subhonours years. However, with the happy days...

Christmas Ball 2025 in review Having been a Saint Events correspondent for a scarily long time now, I recognise how lucky we are. Getting free entry to practically anything, in return for a review which can be as kind or scathing as we please, puts us in a very privileged position. However, as much as it’s a flex to waltz straight into some of the University calendar’s biggest festivals, balls and the like, many aren’t actually that fun. You find yourself feeling bad for people who’ve gone...

The number of times I’ve written, “I entered with a sense of trepidation,” to introduce an Events review for the Saint is countless. Clichéd, I know, but this time I truly did have a bit of a pit in my stomach. The St Andrews Unionist and Conservative Association, or STAUCA, is one of the most controversial societies at the University. Members are perhaps most commonly encountered at Aikman’s following one of their boozy Port and Policy debates. The premise is simple: intellectual debate on...