St Andrews students get in a lather as part of the university’s Raisin Week

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St Andrews students get in a lather as part of the university’s Raisin Week
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Nearly 1,000 students gathered on St Salvator’s lower college lawn to take part in the annual Raisin Monday foam fight.

Students at St Andrews University have doused each other in shaving foam as part of traditional celebrations to welcome new undergraduates.

As part of Raisin Week, the university has a mentoring scheme where freshers are adopted as “children” by older students, who act as their “parents”.On the final weekend, students are encouraged to play pranks and are entertained by their older peers.Nearly 1,000 students gathered on St Salvator’s lower college lawn at the university in Fife, to take part in the annual Raisin Monday foam fight.

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