Widespread outrage has catapulted across the nation after a California judge made a careless decision to give former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner an astonishingly lenient sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman.
When Sulkowicz walked across Columbia’s graduation platform with her mattress in hand, I felt that something had changed, even minimally, even if the point of “Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)” was futile. Despite the fact her rapist remained on campus for the duration of her time at Columbia, Sulkowicz reminded so many by walking off that stage that there is potential for healing, sisterhood and strength in times of adversity, where everyone is against you.
Vinson Pressley//Staff Writer When a student hears the phrase “slut walk,” the initial reaction may be shock or to take offense to the phrase. But,…
