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The Economics of Naming Rights: Are We Living in a Corporate Naming Dystopia?

My first encounter with the bizarre world of corporate sponsorships and naming rights was at the age of 11, during the construction of a new ice hockey arena in Detroit, Michigan. This coincided with the death of professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe. The timing seemed perfect for a posthumous tribute to a beloved Michigan…

Exhausted Uni Student Uses’ Networking’ as an Excuse to Skip Class and Drink Coffee with Anyone Who Has an Internship

In a world where it’s not “what you know, but who you know,” third-year marketing student Ellie Cartwright sips on her third oat latte of the day, claiming, “I’m playing life while life is playing you.” The third latte involves some overly eager nodding at an acquaintance who just landed a “dream internship” at their cousin’s private…

The Erasure of Women: Afghanistan’s Silent Crisis

There is approximately 11,500 km of distance between Sydney, Australia, and Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.  That’s a completely useless fact that will mean almost nothing to you – if you are a man, it means even less. But if you are a woman, that distance is a blessing.  The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion…

Feminism and Fashion: The Politics of What We Wear

Fashion has always been a form of self-expression, but for women, it carries a weight that goes beyond style or personal taste. In today’s world, a woman’s clothing is still often seen as a marker of her character and intentions, with assumptions made about her morality, respectability, and consent. This troubling link between fashion and…

Iron Mike’s Mid-Retirement Debut: The Script and the Legacy

Talk is currently on fire over the recent streaming of former heavyweight champion, boxing legend and senior citizen Mike Tyson, against the controversial youtuber and illegitimate Gen Z boxer, Jake Paul. Let’s go through it all – the fighters, theories and what legacy remains after the loss… Tyson or ‘Iron Mike’ holds possibly one of…

Beyond the Somatic Rituals of Remembrance Day: Are We Capable of Peace?

At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the Great War ended. In his speech to the House of Commons that same day, David Loyd George pronounced his hope for the signing of the armistice to, in fact, be an end to all wars. We know now that this…

Who Stole Your Focus? And Why You Can’t Pay Attention?

Have you ever felt like your focus is being hacked, invaded and stolen right in front of your eyes?  Let’s face it, I’ll be the first to admit, our attention spans are slipping through our fingers, and we’re often left wondering, “Where did all that time go?” Take a moment to consider how many times…

‘Boeing Boeing’: An escape to the farcical world of Parisian romance 

It’s that time of year again, when our wonderful students of the Drama Society (DramSoc) put on their annual showstopper of a play. Friends, family, and the St Andrew’s college community flocked to a transformed Parisian dining hall in anticipation for what was sure to be a dynamic performance rife with scandal, satire and sultry…