Both traditionalists and progressives deny women agency when it comes to sex.
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On September 16, a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit alleging she’d been plied with drugs and alcohol and gang-raped by seven men at Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity house for several hours on the night of October 19, 2024. After public outrage erupted over the allegations, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the criminal investigation into the case his office had closed nearly two years prior.
Surya Gowda is a Morning Dispatch Reporter, based in New York City. Before joining the company in 2026, she worked at USA Today and the political economy publication ProMarket. When Surya isn't writing for The Morning Dispatch, she's probably experimenting with watercolor paints or trying out a creative makeup look.