Cornell suspends fraternity parties after alleged campus gang rape case

Cornell University has suspended fraternity parties for the academic year and will give the New York State Police a role in investigating sex crimes on campus. The Ivy League university announced the major changes on Tuesday, as it sought to reassure the rattled campus community amid the ongoing outrage over its handling of allegations that a female student was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024. The accusations came to light after the former student, known as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit last month.