‘Ban the frats’: Protests erupt at Cornell over handling of rape allegation

Thousands of students and faculty gathered for a demonstration at Cornell.Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA
Mass protests erupted at Cornell University on Monday, with students criticizing officials’ handling of gang-rape allegations, demanding the president’s resignation and painting “SMASH THE PATRIARCHY” on an administration building.
Thousands of students and faculty gathered for a demonstration, sparked by the high-profile case of a former student known as Jane Doe, who