Making the September issue in the middle of August mayhem is always a challenge, and this year even more so than most. In the last month our small team has produced three review issues of Fest magazine (round of applause for Arusa, Ben, George and Phoebe for making such essential, informative and downright stylish magazines) and thrown a big party to celebrate said Fest magazines (thanks to Tom and George (again) for what I heard was a great night although I wasn’t there because I had COVID). Our writers have covered the Edinburgh festivals, reporting back with a website full of reviews (three cheers for Polly and Rho for commissioning it all and Peter and Ellie for getting them all in front of people’s eyeballs). More than half the team has been struck down with the aforementioned COVID at one time or another… and we’ve made this, our annual September issue slash Student Special!