Cornell students thronged a campus plaza on Monday to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, after the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space in front of the school's student center, the AP reports, students, faculty members, and others wore purple ribbons and held signs with such messages as "support survivors, expel rapists" and "Justice 4 every Jane Doe"—the name by which the woman who reported the assault is known in court papers. Others watched from pathways, windows, and a nearby hill.
"Too often, we are met with silence, we are met with statements, we are met with procedures, but not enough support," student Athena Holloway told the crowd. "How much does it take for our university to stand with survivors?" Hispanic studies professor Julia Chang added to applause: "Rape should not be inevitable." Speakers faulted fraternities, the university trustees, and Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, saying he and his administration have prioritized protecting the university's reputation over students' safety. "Kotlikoff, resign!" demonstrators chanted as they marched to the damaged administration building on the Ithaca, New York, campus to present their demands. The list included changes to how the student code of conduct defines sexual consent, an overhaul of the student discipline system, and expulsions or degree revocations for all students involved in the alleged 2024 assault.
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