Leilah Odayan calls for an independent review of Cornell's response
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“an essay is not a sufficient institutional answer to what this woman describes”
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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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Responding to: Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
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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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