80 Cornell Students Hold 7-Hour Sit-in Over 2024 Chi Phi Assault Allegations
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Updated · NBC News · Oct 7
80 Cornell Students Hold 7-Hour Sit-in Over 2024 Chi Phi Assault Allegations
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Oct 7
Summary
Roughly 80 students gathered Wednesday in Cornell’s Toni Morrison dining hall for a seven-hour sit-in backing Jane Doe, who says Chi Phi fraternity members sexually assaulted and drugged her in October 2024.
The protest was framed as “Seven hours for the seven hours she endured” and folded into “Zero Day,” an economic blackout urging students to skip classes and avoid spending on campus.
The action follows Jane Doe’s civil lawsuit last month against Cornell and seven fraternity members, a filing that renewed scrutiny of the university’s response and of Greek life; three accused men have denied the claims through lawyers.
Cornell’s handling of the case is also facing internal pressure after faculty introduced a no-confidence resolution this week, while Gov. Kathy Hochul last week put Attorney General Letitia James in charge of the investigation.