Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators NYT - Home Page By: Sharon Otterman and Debra Kamin 13 October 2026 at 19:13 The expansive changes to campus life, including working closely with the state police, come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house. Β© Lauren Petracca for The New York TimesPosters left over from a rally over a studentβs sexual assault allegations are displayed in the window of Rand Hall on Cornell University.