How to Read a Novel Like a Lit Major

If you've ever analysed a novel in school, you probably know that reading a novel for analysis is different from reading a novel for pleasure. Especially as a literature student, you quickly have to get used to the fact that reading a novel isn't the same as reading a novel well. The latter requires much …

Reading Skills: How to Read Efficiently

Regardless of whether you're studying literature or law, university study involves a lot of reading. Especially as a new student, the amount of reading you're required to do can be quite daunting. Because you simply don’t have the time to re-read every text 10 times, one of the first things you need to learn is …

Study Tips: How to Survive Zoom Classes

For most students, Zoom classes have become the new normal. While they do admittedly have a lot of advantages--among the chance to work from home (which comes in handy in the middle of a pandemic)--they can also be quite chaotic and stressful. Having attended a lot of Zoom seminars in the past months, I learned …

Why the Arts Matter

If you follow the trends on Twitter, you've probably seen that a job ad backed by the British government has recently sparked a huge backlash on social media. The poster shows a young ballet dancer, alongside the caption: "Fatima's next job could be in cyber. (she just doesn't know it yet)," below the slogan "Rethink. …

How to Overcome Writer’s Block

We all know it, we've all had it: writer's block. Whether you're a blogger, a student, or an author, everyone has experienced writer’s block at some point. It's when you're staring at a blank page on your computer or notebook and feel unable to produce a single word. Your mind is literally as blank as …

Why You Should Learn A New Language

Hello! ¡Hola! Salut! Ciao! Hallo! nǐ hǎo! While it's never been easier to learn a new language, fewer people bother to do so. It makes sense. If you speak English, you get along everywhere. It's the language of business, of finance, of the internet, of music, of international politics. Wherever you travel in the world, …