There are worse ways to spend a sunny afternoon in St Andrews than lounging in a field sketching Highland cows. A joint trip between the Art Society and the Highland Cow Society took a group of us just outside of town to Kinkell Byre, a venue many students recognise for its events but far fewer have experienced in daylight, let alone as part of a rewilding project. We were greeted by members of both societies and, most notably, Highland Cow Society committee member Finn Murray, whose...

‘Why are there so many fashion shows in St Andrews?’ That’s the question I found myself and the many other attendees of St Andrews’ CATWALK Charity Fashion Show asking. With what feels like one every week of the Candlemas semester, I can imagine this phenomenon seeming totally obscure to those outside of the St Andrews bubble. What exactly justifies having quite so many fashion shows in one town? One attendee told me that the reason there is a plethora of fashion shows is merely because...

I sometimes find it hard to fill my time here at St Andrews. Between coursework and — depending on the time of day — the Old Union Coffee Shop or Aikman’s outings, I often spend the rest of the day rotting in my room. In my hometown, I might fill my time going to the cinema — and no, I will not see a film at T-Squared Social — or taking a pottery class at my local community centre, yet there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent in St Andrews itself. Whilst this town has a lot to offer, it sorely...