Leilah Odayan calls for an independent review of Cornell's response
Leilah OdayanWriter
Odayan calls for an independent review of Cornell's disciplinary response and sexual-violence prevention work.
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Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
“an essay is not a sufficient institutional answer to what this woman describes”
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Did Cornell adequately discipline the students named in the Cornell 7 lawsuit?
A former Cornell student alleges that seven Chi Phi members sexually assaulted her in October 2024 and that Cornell mishandled the aftermath. The Cornell Daily Sun's editorial board and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the university's response. Cornell says its Title IX process resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and that essays were not the sole consequence for any student found responsible. AP subsequently reported individual sanctions and housing concerns.
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Leilah Odayan calls for an independent review of Cornell's response to sexual violence.
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Cornell says its Title IX process resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and says no student was offered an essay as the sole consequence of conduct found to have occurred.
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Odayan said the alleged assault remains to be decided in court and distinguished the complaint's account of essays from confirmed disciplinary outcomes.
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Cornell later said essays were not the sole consequence for any student found responsible and that the process also imposed suspensions and expulsions.
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Odayan rejects an essay as an adequate institutional answer and calls for a review of Cornell's response.
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