The Student

27/08/2024

The 2024 Fringe Festival is over, and before we transition back into our regularly scheduled programming, we at The Student wanted to highlight a few of our absolute favourite shows from the month. Thank you all for following our coverage, see you next year!

We also want to give a massive shout-out to , our amazing president for all of our amazing graphic design this month, and keeping the website up while dealing with more traffic than we’ve ever had!

24/08/2024

has done it again, triumphantly bringing his show “The Kaye Hole” back to the fringe for 2024. Read our full ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review at the link in our bio.

📸 Image by Kyam Ross, Graphics by Tommy Manning
🖊️ Words by Katherine Coble

20/08/2024

We might be speeding towards the end of the 2024 Fringe Festival, but there are still plenty of shows to see before the month comes to a close. We’re showcasing a few of our favourite shows from this week, to help ease your decision making process.

Read the full reviews and more at our (newly optimised for desktop!) website!

19/08/2024

“For the Love of Spam” is a delightfully impressive mix of humour and introspection, as Sierra Sevilla weaves together a narrative of colonialism and food.

Read our full review at the link in our bio.

🖊️Written by Mátin Cheung
📸 Photo by Barbara Dubek, graphics by Tommy Manning

14/08/2024

Everyone’s talking about Weather Girl. We scored a ticket to Brian Watkins’ sold-out dark comedy about the American psyche.

Read our full ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review at the link in our bio.

🖊️ Words by Olivia Fischer
📸 Photography by Michael Wharley, graphics by Tommy Manning

11/08/2024

Ginger Johnson’s much-anticipated debut fringe show relies too heavily on its production, and in the end leaves much to be desired.

🖊️Written by Tommy Manning
🔗Read our ⭐️⭐️ .5 review at the link in our bio

06/08/2024

With 3600 hundred shows (and 36,000,000 flyers), it can be difficult to figure out the best use of your time and money during the Fringe. Luckily for you, we at The Student have rounded up our top nine shows of the week for your viewing pleasure.

🔗 Read the full reviews at the link in our bio
📸 Slide one photography by Tommy Manning and Katherine Coble

03/08/2024

From , Piskie is the story of sleep psychologist Dr. Ouida Burt, who has spent her career convincing patients that nightmares aren’t real and imaginary friends don’t exist, even though she’s not so sure herself. Read our 5 star review of Lucy Roslyn’s new play Piskie, at the link in our bio.

🖊️ Words by Anna Claire Shuman
📸 Poster by

02/08/2024

Has the fringe sold out? Opinion writer Sam Stevens thinks so.

Read more at the link in our bio
🖊️ Sam Stevens
📸 Tommy Manning

01/08/2024

We are kicking off The Student’s 2024 Fringe coverage with one of the festival’s most anticipated shows— FAGHAG! Following a short preview run in London, Dylan Mulvaney is bringing her one woman musical to Edinburgh for the month and we are so happy to have her!

See the full ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review at the link in our bio
🖊️ by Anna Claire Shuman
📸 by Marc Brenner Courtesy of the Assembly Festival Press Office

03/07/2024

Ahead of the General Election, The Student sat down with six candidates who will be vying for the student vote tomorrow. To hear more about their individual messages, and better inform your vote, head to our website and the links in our stories. And remember, bring photo ID to your polling station tomorrow!

The Student wants to say a massive thank you to Simita Kumar, Jo Phillips, Ian Murray, Chris Murray, Amanda Grimm, and Tommy Sheppard for taking time out of their busy schedules to sit down with us.

05/05/2024

BREAKING: A pro-Palestine encampment has been set up in the University of Edinburgh’s Old College quad to protest alleged University investments to Israeli-linked companies and to call for the University of Edinburgh to “openly denounce its historic role in the settler-colonisation of Palestine”.

🔗Read more at the link in our bio.
🖋️Written by Jack Davies

29/04/2024

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s First Minister, has announced his resignation. This move comes after his success in two votes of no confidence seemed unlikely. Yousaf will remain party leader until the SNP elects a new leader.

This comes after the controversial collapse of the SNP’s power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens.

🔗Read the full story at the link in our bio
🖋️Written by Jack Davies and Sam Marks

07/07/2023

🎭 It's that time of year again! Want to write for us during the Fringe? Join our Fringe Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/4449187151766246/ for details on how to get involved!

06/07/2023

🔴 While earning over £260,000 per year, Boyne called for an “immediate withdrawal of pay” from staff. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/the-gaudie-ucea-chair-uoa-principal-wanted-staff-to-feel-pain-along-the-way-in-ucu-boycott/

23/06/2023

Suleman Dawood's teammates mourn his loss, with one saying he "will be deeply missed as a person, friend, player and influence".
Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/family-friends-and-community-mourn-loss-of-glasgow-student/

22/06/2023

🔴 BREAKING: Authorities believe Glasgow student killed in submarine disaster.

14/06/2023

📖 "The website now has an entire section dedicated to 'werewolf'"
Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/is-wattpad-as-bad-as

13/06/2023

🔴 Two students at the University of Nottingham were killed in today's attack in the city's centre. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/two-university-of-nottingham-students-killed-in-todays-attack/

13/06/2023

🔴 UCU Edinburgh has warned that thousands of students may not graduate "with a full set of marks" this summer.

11/06/2023

UPDATE: Nicola Sturgeon was released without charge this evening after her arrest by Police Scotland.

11/06/2023

BREAKING: Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the SNP's finances. Read more:

Categories News Nicola Sturgeon arrested in investigation into SNP’s finances Post author By Joe Sullivan Post date June 11, 2023 Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an investigation into the SNPs finances. The ongoing investigation into the party concerns the use of...

05/05/2023

🔴 Many Teviot staff weren't formally addressed by EUSA about the building's closure until Tuesday. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/teviot-staff-not-formally-addressed-by-eusa-about-buildings-closure-until-tuesday/

05/05/2023

🔴 Exams today to continue despite MyEd outage. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/exams-today-to-continue-despite-myed-outage/

04/05/2023

🔴 Peter Mathieson says some Adult Human Female protesters will be investigated. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/peter-mathieson-says-adult-human-female-protesters-are-to-be-investigated/

02/05/2023

🔴 Turnitin, a plagiarism detection service used by the University of Edinburgh, now recognises content generated by ChatGPT and other generative AI software. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/turnitin-now-recognises-text-generated-by-chatgpt-other-ai-software/

01/05/2023

🔴 BREAKING: Teviot is set to close from October 2023 until spring 2025. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/breaking-teviot-row-house-to-shut-for-over-a-year-from-october/

27/04/2023

🔴 Protests lead to second cancellation of ‘Adult Human Female’ screening. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/protests-lead-to-second-cancellation-of-adult-human-female-screening/

20/04/2023

🟢 Want to financially support staff on boycott at an Edinburgh uni? See the pictures below for details of where to donate.

20/04/2023

🔴 The University of Edinburgh is to host a second attempt at screening Adult Human Female next week. Read more: https://studentnewspaper.org/university-of-edinburgh-to-host-second-attempt-at-screening-adult-human-female/