From a recent news bulletin from my alma mater, I discovered one of the heroes of modern Classicism had passed away. Sir Kenneth Dover was the Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews while I was a matriculated student of the School of Classics. I can’t honestly say I ever took any classes with him,…
St. Andrews- Old Gate in St Mary’s College Quadrangle, originally uploaded by obblogatory. I came across this photo from my archives: a scan of a print taken in 1999, almost exactly 10 years ago to this day. This is pretty much how I remember the gate but if you look at a more recent image…
I went to St. Andrews, the home of golf for most of my post high school education, and I never swung a single golf club once. Am I ashamed? Well, now perhaps I think it would be a good way to get some exercise, meet people, and get out of the house. Do I regret…
As I already said, I studied at St. Andrews for five glorious years. That was quite sometime ago, I came across this video on YouTube… Jack Nicklaus playing the 18th at the Old Course in St. Andrews before he retired. I can remember the course being covered in snow one winter in 1985 or 1986….