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  "id": 12247370,
  "title": "Students protest Cornell's response to gang rape complaint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/students-protest-cornells-response-to-gang-rape-complaint-12247370",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T22:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261006/students-protest-cornells-response-to-gang-rape-complaint"
  },
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  "account": "Cornell students gathered in a campus plaza to protest the university's handling of a gang rape allegation at a fraternity house. The demonstration spilled over the designated space in front of the student center, with attendees adorned in purple ribbons and bearing signs demanding support for survivors and justice for victims. Some observers watched from nearby locations, including a hill overlooking the protest.\n\nStudent Athena Holloway expressed the frustration many felt, stating that while the university often provided statements and procedures, it lacked sufficient support for survivors. Professor Julia Chang echoed this sentiment, calling rape \"inevitable\" and urging the university to take a stand. Criticism was directed at fraternities, the university trustees, and President Michael Kotlikoff, who was accused of failing to protect students.",
  "summary": "ITHACA, New York — Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space in front of the school's student center, students, faculty members and others wore purple ribbons…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Cornell student groups hold protest over handling of alleged frat-house gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cornell-student-groups-hold-protest-over-handling-of-alleged-frat",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:53:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school’s response to gang rape complaint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cornell-building-is-sprayed-with-graffiti-blasting-schools-response-12197738",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school’s response to gang rape complaint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cornell-building-is-sprayed-with-graffiti-blasting-schools-response",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:48:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cornell building sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cornell-building-sprayed-with-graffiti-blasting-schools-response-to",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Students vandalize Cornell building over handling of gang-rape allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/students-vandalize-cornell-building-over-handling-of-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:52:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: Cornell students protest handling of alleged rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/news-wrap-cornell-students-protest-handling-of-alleged-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:45:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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