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I've had keloid scarring on my chest since I was a toddler - apparently it's the result of a bout of chickenpox that went wrong. When I was around 12/13-ish it started getting hot and itchy quite frequently, and my GP referred me to a dermatologist after deciding it had "changed character". The derm...

Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 00:00, 14th Aug 2007 New Hall. Aah the happy days. Almost as happy as the days after I moved out. Hi Jenni! [hr] http://www.charities-campaign.org.uk Dave, if you're not careful you might start giving the impression that the year we spent as neighbours wasn't an intense...

Hey guys! My name's Jenni and I'm going to be your Senior Student for the coming year. Alistair's given you loads of great information so far, but remember there's also a New Hall website set up by the Committee, which should hopefully answer most of your big questions. It also tells you how to get ...

According to the email Alex Woolf sent us, they get posted tomorrow. As far as I remember, they'll be in St Kath's Lodge - I think the noticeboard is in the basement, but the secretaries there should be able to point you in the right direction if they're somewhere else. [hr] It is the mark of an edu...

Hey guys! Yep, this year's Gangster-themed New Hall Ball will be held on Saturday 3rd March at Kinkell Farm. Tickets will go on sale this Monday (19th Feb) so make sure you don't miss out! See you all there :) [hr] It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without acceptin...

A similar thing happened to me a few weeks ago. You won't get an email or anything (or at least, I didn't!), you just have to go the IT helpdesk in the foyer of the main library and ask the staff if they have it. If they do, then yes, you'll need to hand over your old one in exchange. It should only...

Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 12:21, 28th Nov 2006 There were the occasional dubious dishes ('Queen of Pudding' and the world's toughest piece of pork spring to mind) I absolutely love New Hall's Queen of Puddings, it's one of my favourite desserts. BA, you always did have odd taste... More to the p...

If you're willing to go to Dundee, there's a big Disney store on the Murraygate. Couldn't say whether they definitely have Eeyore mugs, but it's probably worth a shot.

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

I went to see Russell Howard do his stand-up show the other night (pretty crude in parts, but hysterically funny), and St Andrews students get mentioned. Apparently we're the "poshest university in the country" and he made jokes about how we have chav-themed nights at bars! I laughed, then remembere...

Last night I was out in Cav in Edinburgh, and remember seeing a guy at the bar wearing a St Andrews hoodie. Especially weird, since the place was practically deserted. Ran into several people from St Andrews on the Royal Mile yesterday too, although I guess you can expect that sort of thing during t...

Quoting ClaireyMoo from 13:46, 30th Jul 2006 Oh my God! Those ASDA adverts are so bad! I have to change the channel when they come on. Have you seen the new one with them all singing on the school bus? It makes me want to kill my television. Oh my days, the one where they're murdering "Don't Stop M...

Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words "I have a cunning plan" marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation? You really are as thick as clotted cream, that's been left out by some clot, and now the clots are so clotted, you couldn't unclot them with an electr...

Interesting question...Personally, I spent a lot of my first year going in and out of relationships, and in retrospect it was a bit of a disaster. None of them lasted more than a month, and none were especially successful or stable. I think a lot of it was to do with the fact that I didn't really kn...

I absolutely love it - it's one of the few books that I can read over and over again. Not only that, but every time I re-read it, I find something new that I'd missed before. Personally speaking, I like it because it's so different to most other books, in terms of the way it's written, the language ...

Good choice :)I wouldn't worry about Scottish History - yes, it can be confusing at times, but trust me, being Scottish isn't much help! :P Anyway, the vast, majority of the Scottish History students here are American. Good luck with whatever you end up doing! [hr] It is the mark of an educated mind...

Quoting [James] from 20:24, 17th Jun 2006 Oh yes, nothing cracks me up like a good bit of racism. Oh, don't be ridiculous, I'm not racist at all. I'm just bemused by the fact that the media automatically assumes all Scottish people support England, and want to hear every last detail of the England ...

Quoting novium from 20:18, 17th Jun 2006 actually, that sounds pretty good. And not just because of being environmentally friendly or whatever. I've always been creeped out at the idea of embalming. and coffins. I'm much more in favor of the whole dust-to-dust thing. Same here. I have a thing about...

I've actually found the posts on this thread really interesting, in particular the idea that the ritualisation of death - ie the funeral and burial rites - is something which helps us come to terms with the loss and move on. Personally, I always thought of grief as something too intense and personal...

Quoting John I from 15:29, 17th Jun 2006 That annoying little tw*t on the Frosties advert. Yes, I know "they're gonna taste great" so stop making my ears bleed you little sh*t. That kid annoys me so much too - well, to be honest he creeps me out more than he annoys me. Either way, just get him off ...

Hi MouthCorners! I can't help too much with your question about the Medieval History department, but hopefully I can give you some advice on the general History degree. Bear in mind, though, that the best thing you can do is speak to your advisor when you get here. It's not necessary to study in all...