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Cornell party permits halted by city, citing assault case

It was passed in an effort to reduce the number of social gatherings “where sexual violence and gender-based harassment proliferate”.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 8, 2026

A masked woman walking past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, in the Russian city of Irkutsk, on Oct 7.

Pressure mounting on Cornell administration, president over handling of alleged gang rape

Some of the Cornell University students taking part in a seven-hour sit-in protest in Ithaca, New York, on Oct 7.

Trump administration plans to charge international students US$70,000 for work authorisation

Prospective students touring the University of California, Berkeley campus in 2023.

Cornell names former acting US attorney-general to lead review on rape allegations

Former acting attorney-general Sally Yates will have independence in conducting the review.

Cornell rape allegations fuel calls for safer US campuses

Demonstrators protest on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York, on Oct 5.

Grappling with homework scams, US universities shun AI detectors

As AI cheating becomes more widespread, US university professors are rethinking how to evaluate students.

US appeals court weighs up Trump’s block on Harvard research funding

The Trump administration officials sent Harvard University a list of 10 demands in April 2025.

‘I don’t go to Cornell’: Online hunt for Korean defendant spills over to namesakes

A poster advertising an upcoming protest for sexual assault prevention hanging on a post at Cornell University, amid the Chi Phi Lawsuit, on Oct 1.

How Cornell punished each of the 7 men accused of sexual assault

Two of the fraternity members were expelled. Another, who had already graduated, was barred from campus. Two more were suspended. The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, summaries show.

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