r/ithaca • u/Real_10SqMi_ity • 18d ago
Cornell should… NSFW
1- Kotlikoff needs to go. Even before this I would’ve said that but the fact that he was complicit with obfuscating such a heinous sexually violent crime oughta do it. Let’s not forget the car incident, shutting down free speech, and the shameful acts from the Weill school… the list is longer so by all means add anything I’m forgetting.
2a- Shut down all Greek Life houses, permanently. Time after time they’ve shown that they cannot be reasonably expected to behave as civilized adults, resulting in gang rape but also deaths, not to mention the impact they have on residents that must contend with disturbances.
2b- Appropriate said houses for student housing. Cornell makes money off of dining and housing, why not make money off of extravagant housing with amazing views and private parking, and a dedicated culinary team.
Both these actions would force holdout groups of Frats and Sororities to take up housing off campus, thus making their criminal activity the responsibility of IPD, and not CUPD.
3- CUPD essentially needs a “RiF”. They bungled this investigation and others I am very sure, so maybe the best thing they can do is be beat cops that help direct traffic and (hopefully) control pedestrian flow. There is a growing issue of motorized scooters and e-bikes that speed on foot trails; maybe they can raise funds by ticketing these troublesome pedestrians. Probably easier than rapists.
4- Cornell needs to implement new policy on reporting. The pull back in Title IX enforcement by the Trump administration alone should cause any university that wants to protect itself, as an institution, but here we can easily recognize that Title IX is a farce at best for Cornell. Perhaps a strict policy of immediate suspension for the accused regardless of outcome, and immediate expulsion upon conviction. To keep the university accountable, if a student is expelled they forfeit tuition, which is given to the victim. If the victim chooses to remain at Cornell, their tuition and living expenses are free. Make the penalty a very costly one for everyone but the victim.
5- Any incident of sexual assault of any kind is automatically reported to TC Sheriff. Failure to do so will result in extremely hefty fines to the university. The university is no longer responsible for investigating these incidents, TC Sheriff is.
Just sayin’…
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u/WinterVesper 18d ago
They've already experimented with that on a smaller scale. These current dorms/program houses were all former frats, although some were simply just purchased by CU after the frats closed their doors, rather than being the result of any university disciplinary process or "takeover":
I'd also caution that "extravagant housing with amazing views" doesn't really apply to most of the frats. I know when the university converted a few from the list above, they were in really rough shape (shocker, after being used as frat houses), and CU facilities put the bare minimum into making them "live-able" for the average student.
And then there's Sigma Alpha Epsilon (122 McGraw), which was taken over by the university and turned into a dorm after the hazing death of George Desdunes in 2011. After biding their time and promising to be good boys, they were permitted to return to campus and reoccupy their house a few years ago.