Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'
Students demanded an outside review and tougher sanctions, citing more than 1,200 reported sexual violence cases at Cornell from 2018 through 2024.
- On Monday, over 1,000 Cornell University students and faculty rallied in Ho Plaza, demanding President Michael Kotlikoff's resignation over the university's handling of a 2024 gang-rape allegation.
- Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 alleging she was gang-raped by seven Chi Phi fraternity members on October 19, 2024, after being pressured to consume ketamine while incapacitated.
- Cornell expelled some students and permanently closed the Chi Phi chapter, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to reopen the criminal investigation.
- Vandalism struck Day Hall over the weekend, with graffiti reading "AT CORNELL RAPISTS ARE PROTECTED," while the faculty senate signaled plans for a rare no-confidence vote on central administrators.
- Organizers plan an October 6 town hall to transition from protest to policy reform, demanding mandatory sexual assault prevention training for campus police and an independent judicial system.
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Dothan EagleStudents stage anti-rape rally at Cornell University
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University students staged a mass rally on Monday voicing solidarity with a classmate whose gang-rape allegations ignited a national uproar and demanding that the Ivy League school take firmer action against sexual violence on campus.
A person holds a poster in support of Jane Doe during a protest at Cornell University on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. AP Photo/Adrian Kraus Thousands of publications with the phrase "I am Jane Doe" (I am Jane Doe), began to circulate on social networks in support of the young woman who accuses seven members of a fraternity at Cornell University in the United States of raping her in 2024. The case again gained repercussion in lat…
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Some students, outraged by the way Cornell University manages a case of collective rape that would have taken place in a fraternity house, are leading their anger against the president of the institution, a long-time professor of molecular physiology who has had to deal with several crises since he was in office.
The handling of the alleged gang rape case in October 2024, just months after taking office as president of Cornell, threatens his leadership position. The post Cornell students turn on university president over handling of rape case appeared first on in.gr.
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