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‘Cornell protects rapists’: Outrage at the university after leniency toward accused comes to light

5 October 2026 at 18:11

“Let’s defeat the patriarchy.” “Cornell protects rapists and expels protesters.” Graffiti like this appeared Monday morning on the facade of Day Hall, one of Cornell University’s administrative buildings. This is the latest sign of outrage among many students over a case that has shaken not only this elite New York State university but the entire United States — a country that is increasingly viewing with concern how sexual violence against women on college campuses is a structural problem for which no solution has been found.

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The Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, October 1.

Cornell case: an ‘institutional betrayal’ of victims in the post #MeToo era

5 October 2026 at 09:39

Ten years ago, Brock Turner, a student-athlete at Stanford University in California, was convicted of three felonies for sexual assault against an unconscious woman whom he attacked, in front of witnesses, behind a trash container after a fraternity party on campus.

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Students at the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
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