Cornell students protest university response to alleged 2024 fraternity assault
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Cornell University students and faculty rallied Monday over the school’s handling of allegations that a student was sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members in October 2024. Demonstrators wore purple ribbons, carried signs supporting survivors and marched to the university’s administrative headquarters, where they called for stronger action against sexual violence and an external review of Cornell’s response.
Before the rally, glass panes in a door at Day Hall had been shattered and nearby walls spray-painted with messages including “Smash the patriarchy.” Cornell spokesperson Kyle Kimball said the university was investigating the damage, adding that community concerns deserved to be heard but “damaging property is not the answer.”
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in court filings, sued Cornell, seven former students, the Chi Phi fraternity and other defendants last month. Her complaint alleges that she was pressured to consume alcohol and ketamine at an Oct. 19, 2024, fraternity party and was sexually assaulted after becoming incapacitated. Lawyers for two former students have denied that their clients participated in an assault. None of the men has been criminally charged, according to The Guardian.
ABC News reported that communications and university records showed some fraternity members sought to contain the allegations after the incident, efforts another student described to campus investigators as “damage control.” CNN reported that Cornell police sought phone records during the investigation, but Doe’s lawyer said those records never reached the district attorney.
Cornell has defended its response, closed the Chi Phi chapter and imposed disciplinary sanctions, including expulsions. Protest organizers also called for abolishing the campus Interfraternity Council system and replacing Cornell’s student disciplinary office with a new process.
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