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Some student groups are demanding that the university overhaul its disciplinary processes and create minimum sanctions for sexual assault cases, among other changes.

The moratorium comes amid continued outrage over the handling of the alleged 2024 gang rape of a student by fraternity members.

A large crowd gathered on Cornell’s campus Monday afternoon to show support for a Cornell student, known as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped by fraternity members on campus in 2024.

A rally was held in downtown Ithaca on Sunday to show support for Jane Doe, a former Cornell student who sued the university over allegations that she was raped by seven fraternity members in 2024. The crowd was overwhelmingly made up of women from different generations.

The university says it is investigating the vandalism.

Aaron Gies, the Democratic Party and Working Families Party candidate for New York’s 23rd Congressional District (NY23), said he is not familiar with the details of the Cornell University alleged sexual assault case filed by “Jane Doe” on Sept. 14, but he is open to reviewing Title IX if elected in November.

The proposed bills would address what some call loopholes in the law that prevent victims who voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol from seeking justice.

On Wednesday, the university removed a sentence stating that campus police “shared all investigatory information with the Tompkins County District Attorney's Office.”

Mayor Robert Cantelmo wants the city to place a moratorium on all student event permits, including Greek life gatherings. He says the university “failed to contact or coordinate any response with the Ithaca Police Department” following the alleged drugging and rape of a student in 2024.

The governor’s statement comes amid public uproar after a lawsuit filed earlier this month alleged seven fraternity members drugged and raped a university student in 2024.