Cornell president vows transparency as outrage grows over fraternity rape case
Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff said the school "must do better" after a woman sued the university alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house, calling the allegations "deeply disturbing" and one of the most challenging periods in the university's history.
The case has drawn national attention, with students posting videos under the hashtag #IAmJaneDoe in support of the woman and pointing to a broader pattern of sexual assault tied to fraternity life, while newly released investigative records offer a fuller, sometimes conflicting, timeline of the night in question.
Cornell's president pledged transparency and said the university "must do better" after a lawsuit alleging a gang rape at a fraternity house drew national attention and campus protests.