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The Lion Remains the King of the Intercollegiate Jungle

The pinnacle of the Rawson Cup took place on Wednesday, the 24th of May, with a stoic St Andrew’s rugby team defeating a valiant St Paul's 32 – 20 in one of the closer encounters in the competition's recent history. As the crowd flooded into the stands at University Oval No. 2, an atmosphere was…

Drew’s Eats: The Return of the King (Street)

Tired of the dining hall or just want to take your taste buds on an adventure? Austin Wallace takes the reins on the second edition of Drew’s Eats, bringing you some tantalising food options in our locality. Sewn into the folds of Newtown's very makeup as a cultural hotspot is a strong foodie presence; a…

Androvian Domination: Wesley falls to Drews 79-7

Rugby has long been a game of contrasting styles. Festival rugby is some people’s idea of heaven; others dismiss it as akin to basketball, all frills, no crunch. Unfortunately for Wesley College, the case of great rugby prowess and glory was getting close to dissipating completely.  Wesley College continued their perpetual Sisyphean struggle; which has…

Drews dominates a persistent Johns side in a thrilling Rawson opener 

St Andrew’s College stormed to a 40-17 victory over St John’s College at Drew’s Oval last Wednesday afternoon to kick off a highly anticipated title defence.  The game started with a kick-off from Jake Jorgensen of St Andrews College, which was taken by Johns and brought into contact. Despite some ball-carrying errors, Johns managed to…

The Importance of being Earnest

Around 380 BC, Plato wrote the Gorgias, a fictional dialogue between Socrates and a group of sophists at a dinner party. The work follows the principle of Plato’s other dialogues: the group debates amongst themselves about the true nature of political rhetoric through the Socratic method. Both Socrates and Plato believed earnestly in the intellectual…

Oscars 2023 Review

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, colloquially known as the Oscars, were held in Los Angeles on March 12th. After last year’s front page drama involving Will Smith’s infamous slap, the Academy was seeking a return to normality, focusing on the basics to hopefully survive the night scandal-free. There were some clear favourites in several categories…

REVIEW: Cinderella – a sparkling and magical all-round performance

Cinderella is a musical that evokes fond memories in both adults and children. For adults, it’s a beautiful reminder of their childhood and for children, it provides that spark of magic that gets them so excited. Indeed, while the children who attended Wednesday’s performance of Cinderella had an absolute ball, the adults loved this too.…