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Vol. III, No. 6 – June 24, 2005 (Midsummer's Day Special)
Vol. III, No. 5 – April 13, 2005


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Vol. III, No. 4 – February 15, 2005
Vol. III, No. 3 – December 6, 2004
Vol. III, No. 2 – November 2, 2004
Vol. III, No. 1 – October 1, 2004

Vol. II, No. 6 – April 23, 2004
Vol. II, No. 5 – March 2, 2004
Vol. II, No. 4 – February 11, 2004
Vol. II, No. 3 – December 5, 2003
Vol. II, No. 2 – November 5, 2003




 

F E B R U A R Y   1 5 ,   2 0 0 5
UDS CANCELS DEBATE OVER VIOLENCE FEARS

NEWS
'SAINT' BANNED BY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
UNIVERSITY RADIO STATION LAUNCHED
New Education Secretary Ruffles Feathers
New Center Studies Religion and Politics
FEATURES
Debaters Feel Shock of Asian Earthquake
Bonn Voyage: The Birthplace of Beethoven - by Stuart Paterson
Eudaemonia: Just Above the Popular, the eclectic side of mainstream music - by David Bean
ARCHITECTURE
Digging for Londinium
LADIES' FASHION
Modesty á la mode - by Abigail Hesser
OPINION/COMMENT
Sleaze, Trash, and Innacuracy: Our University's Award-Winning Newspaper Isn't Fit to Wrap Chips In
Hijacking the Just War Tradition - by Peter Quaranto
Leader: Multiculturalism, Move On


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D E C E M B E R   6 ,   2 0 0 4
FEARS OF T.B. OUTBREAK IN ST ANDREWS

NEWS
NEW INSTITUTE FOUNDED BY UNIVERSITY
Ratzinger: Secularism is Threatening Freedom
Slim Majority at Edinburgh Backs N.U.S.
Demarco Archive to go Digital
Prof. Haldane Invested as Knight of Holy Sepulchre
FEATURES
The New Europe: No Christians Need Apply? - by George Weigel
Atheist Jürgen Habermas: Christianity is the Foundation of Human Rights, Democracy
A Confession from Oxon: 'Ubi Aduenis' – An Alumnus of this University – Owes Up to His Fault
FASHION
Going Undercover - Za-Za Shelley on Bras
EUDAEMONIA: THE GOOD LIFE
Sunday Luncheon - by David Bean
SOCIAL REPORT
Wastrels Gather for Champagne Breakfast on the Beach
BONN VOYAGE
Christmas in Bonn - by Stuart Paterson
ARCHITECTURE
Cubitt Contemporary - by Nicholas Vincent


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N O V E M B E R   2 ,   2 0 0 4
ST ANDREAN CAPTURES TOP POETRY PRIZE

Also:
PROFESSOR OF 'FILM STUDIES' TO BE APPOINTED
NEW ITALIAN AMBASSADOR STOPS BY
GEOGRAPHER WINS LEADING RSGS MEDAL
Prof. Haldane Invested as Knight of Holy Sepulchre
FEATURES
Preservation Is Not Enough: A Proposal for Enhancement - by Prof. John Haldane
Fashion - Boots are Just the Thing by Maria Bramble
Pierce Reports Back From Oxon
Eudaemonia: The Good Life - David Bean on Scotch
Social Report - The Visit of Bishop Rifan of Campos to Edinburgh
Bonn Voyage - Stuart Paterson reports from his year abroad at university in Germany
The Bibliophile - Robert O'Brien reviews Eamon Duffy's latest book (Faith of Our Fathers: Reflections on Catholic Tradition)
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O C T O B E R   1 ,   2 0 0 4
UNIVERSITY INTENDS TO SELL HAMILTON HALL

Also:
PARLIAMENT BANS HUNTING WITH HOUNDS
BLOOD OF SAN GENNARO LIQUIFIES YET AGAIN
PATRIARCH DEAD IN CRASH
Bradley Takes the Beeb on Pilgrimage
'Passion' Priest Suspended by Cardinal
Obituary: Rev. Prof. William McKane
Features:
Tuition Problem Needs Conservative Solution
Scotsman Goes Tabloid
A Kettle-full of History - David Monfort Vinton explores the origins of Britain's favourite drink.
Fashion: The Return of Sartorial Autumn, by Laura Wilson
Bonn Voyage - Stuart Paterson reports from his year abroad at university in Germany
Parliament Hall - Debates report by Alexandra Jennings
Eudaemonia: The Good Life - David Bean reports on 'Cigars Beyond Cuba'.
The St Andrews Life: A Guide to Town and Gown for Our Incoming Bejants and Bejantines

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A P R I L   2 3 ,   2 0 0 4
KATE KENNEDY PROCESSION HARKENS BEGINNING OF SPRING

Also:
SPAIN BOWS TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS
LECTURERS' STRIKE ACTION SUSPENDED
NEW ARTS BUILDING FOR NORTH STREET
UNIVERSITY TO RECRUIT CREME OF OLD EMPIRE
LATIN RETURNS TO LITURGY AT ST. JAMES
Features:
Special two-page Social Report
The Mitre: One Year On
Tea: The Glories of Afternoon Tea - David Vinton
Fashion: Simplicity and Style, Gentlemen - Laura Wilson
More Social Report: Seen and Heard around St Andrews - the Gowned Galoot and the Eager Theist
Property: History For Sale - Nicholas Vincent
Watering Holes: Golf Place Gutted - Matthew Bell
Books: The Return of the Popular Catholic Novel? - Robert O'Brien

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M A R C H   2 ,   2 0 0 4
LECTURERS STRIKE

Also:
PROPOSED INORDINATE RENT RISES DEFEATED
EX-STUDENT'S RAPE CLAIM THROWN OUT
HAMILTON HALL UNDER THREAT?
LINGUIST TO REPRESENT ECCENTRIC ISLAND KINGDOM
DAY OF PRAYER FOR UNIVERSITIES
SANDHURST PHOTO RUINED BY PRESENCE OF BEASTLY WOMAN
Features:
'Then Your Faith Also is Vain' by Sofie von Hauch
Parliament Hall - Alexandra Jennings
Fashion: A Friend in Tweed is a Friend Indeed - Laura Wilson
Hunting: The Scots just don't know how to have a good time... - Phoebe Talbot-Cecil Stoves
Social Report: Maltese Mayhem in Edinburgh and Juvenile Antics at St. Mary's Ball
Property: The Allure of the Classical Revived - Nicholas Vincent
Watering Holes: Bye Bye Byre! - Jason Vit
Imperial & Colonial Report: Cool Canada? Maybe Not.. - Katya Mouris


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F E B R U A R Y   1 1,   2 0 0 4
ELITIST ST ANDREWS?

Also:
TRUST PLANS YET ANOTHER GOLF COURSE
VETTRIANO PAINTING FETCHES NEW RECORD
BROCKLEBANK NOMINATED FOR AWARD
GATEWAY CENTRE ACQUIRED BY UNIVERSITY
STUDENT CHARITY EVENT SNUBBED BY MAGAZINE
CRAWFORD ARTS CENTRE TO CLOSE?
Features:
'A Handy Guide to the Middle Ages' by Robert O'Brien
Parliament Hall - Alexandra Jennings
Fashion: The Blasts and the Blessings - Laura Wilson and Phoebe Talbot-Cecil Stoves
Two 'Martyr-Kings' Remembered
Social Report: Kensington Club Yuletide Revelry! by the Gowned Galoot, Chapel Notes by the Eager Theist, and 'Mr. Donald Renouf, a Man of St Andrews'.
TELEVISION REVIEW: Lead Us Not Into Temptation - Sofie von Hauch, Making Babies the Wrong Way - Zacharias Pieri
Property: The Allure of the Classical Revived - Nicholas Vincent
Watering Holes: Bye Bye Byre! - Jason Vit
Imperial & Colonial Report: Cool Canada? Maybe Not.. - Katya Mouris


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D E C E M B E R   5,   2 0 0 3
ST ANDREWS REMEMBERS...

Also:
...AND WE REMEMBER ST ANDREW
UNIVERSITY PRO-LIFE SOCIETY FOUNDED
NEW CENTRE FOR RESEARCH OF PHILOSOPHY
DEMARCO 'ASHAMED TO REPRESENT WORLD OF ART'
WIDDECOMBE TO SPEAK ST ANDREWS
Features:
'Edmund Campion, S.J., H.D.Q.' by Robert O'Brien
Parliament Hall - Alexandra Jennings
Princely Ambitions - Tori Truett
Cry Freedom – It's OK, Really! - Greg Smith
Seen&Heard - Chris Curden: Disgrace to His Country?


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N O V E M B E R   5,   2 0 0 3
UNIVERSITY PLOTS EXCESSIVE GROWTH

Also:
PILGRIM WALK PLANNED FOR FEAST DAY
AMAZING BURKE STILL AMAZES
CHINA ARRESTS PRIESTS, DEMOLISHES NEW CHURCH
NEW FLUFFY COMPLINE SERVICE
YOUR UNION LIES TO YOU
Features:
'Sex and the Pontiff' by Sofie von Hauch
Parliament Hall - Alexandra Jennings
Comment: Our Students Union Helps Spread Disease and Assaults Human Dignity - Robert O'Brien
Musical Review: £500 – Music to their ears - Katherine (Kit-Kat) Longworth
Seen&Heard - Lang Languishes Through Candid Conti, Freud Funds Oddballs, An Antipope Among Us, Nichola Heaney: Safe Sex? Students: No Thank You!


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