University colleges


Sexual assault, harassment plague female university students

A recent survey by the National Union of Students has found that one in 10 female students have experienced sexual violence at an Australian university, writes Elle Mackintosh, a third-year journalism-law student.

Sexual consent, Sydney University and me

The current and former students of Sydney Uni’s St Paul’s College responsible for a “pro-rape” Facebook page deserve to be named and shamed; but don’t blame St Paul’s for the actions of a few.

How university colleges foster a culture of rape

News that students living at Sydney Uni’s all-male St Paul’s College set up a “pro-rape” Facebook page doesn’t come as a shock to former college residents like Mary Gardiner — “rape culture” is endemic within the hallowed institutions.