Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years<br /> by [[Emma Goldberg]] in The New York Times<br /> accessed on 2026-10-01T09:18:29

College rape culture is too set in stone. There's a way of doing things that doesn't help prevent future incidents and people just "move on" without addressing the systemic problems that allow it to continue. In hundreds of cases the same script plays out both in colleges and in public life.

Colleges and their surrounding cultures need to dramatically change the script to prevent these incidences. Accountability is the watchword.

Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped<br /> by Hurubie Meko in The New York Times<br /> accessed on 2026-10-01T08:31:05

Example of a university sweeping another campus rape under the rug.

The fact that a "designated sober sister" even exists really tells you everything you need to know about college rape culture.

Why do Universities conduct their own investigations?

Is it to help the victim feel "heard" in a "process" which inevitably almost always ends up papering over the harm and the continued issues?

Is it to make it seem like they're doing something while maintaining the status quo?

Is it to cover their ass in some sense?

In this case of the Cornell Seven, the fact that they didn't relay the ultimate harm to the district attorney is highly suspicious.

Who do university police actually represent? Do they represent the "corporate" University or the community? How do they treat victims as a result?

How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Anger<br /> by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer, Amy Julia Harris, Sharon Otterman in The New York Times<br /> accessed on 2026-10-01T08:20:45

Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer and Big Brother (17, UK) housemate, has gained popularity among young men for promoting a "hyper-masculine, ultra-luxurious lifestyle".

Where does Tate fit into the pantheon of the prosperity gospel? Is he touching on it or extending it to the nth degree? How much of his audience overlaps with the religious right that would internalize such a viewpoint?

I have no context with this particular case, but if innocent of the charges, the viciousness of such a public charge without confrontation or proof is tantamount to an emotional rape without the physical violence.

There's something interesting to be learned in this experience.

See: How An Anonymous Accusation Derailed My Life by Stephen Elliott on 2018-09-25. For additional context see this opinion piece follow up a few months later: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/stephen-elliott-moira-donegan-media-men.html

(My opinion of this essay is already biased by the fact that it's published in Quillette...)

How would you analyze this via SNA? What networks would shape bystander intervention? Networks at the party? Personal or friendship networks? Networks on campus? Could you think about doing something on this for your small paper?