Cornell students stage 7-hour sit-in as pressure mounts over rape allegations

Students at Cornell University began what was billed as a seven-hour sit-in on Wednesday in solidarity with "Jane Doe," the former student who alleges she was drugged and raped by multiple members of a fraternity on its Ithaca, N.Y., campus in October 2024.“Seven hours for the seven hours she endured,” a coalition of Cornell student groups said in an Instagram post announcing the demonstration. “Seven hours of solidarity. Seven hours demanding change.” About 80 stude