Performance art and reclaiming female autonomy A strong topic of discussion across universities around the world has been the assault of Jane Doe at Cornell University. But this is not the first time sexual assault has occurred on a university campus, and this isn’t the first time the wake has caused meaningful discussion. Twelve years ago, Columbia University senior Emma Sulkowicz began carrying a mattress with her across campus. Anyone who ran into her on a given day would immediately be...

Do we read too fast for university? Édouard Vuillard, Lucy Hessel Reading (1913) Slumped over my Penguin Classics edition of Wuthering Heights on the third floor of the main library, I stifle my unwelcome coughs from lingering freshers' flu and struggle to keep my eyes open. I’ve officially hit my fourth hour in the library, and since it’s Sunday and my lecturer tomorrow will be operating under the assumption that I have completed the text, stopping is not an option. For Catherine and...