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Cornell bans frat parties after alleged assault; Florida executes…

About one-third of Cornell students belong to Greek life, and the university is also hiring more sexual assault investigators; a party ban is the easy part.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:10 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Cornell bans all frat parties as campus makes sweeping changes after alleged gang rape”, with reporting from The Guardian and The New York Times.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 2:10 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Cornell, Tennessee, Florida.
BBN covered this story before: Erie investigators still seeking motive; Cornell case reopens… (October 12).

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New York PostCornell bans all frat parties as campus makes sweeping changes after alleged gang rape
The GuardianFlorida carries out execution after botched Tennessee attempt
The New York TimesCornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIn Florida, James Robertson, sixty-three, was executed on Tuesday, the state's seventeenth this year, according to The Guardian.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is the state's first since the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee in September, which has put the whole process under scrutiny.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd that scrutiny is not going away, Chip. Seventeen in one year is a number people across the country are asking about.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow to Ithaca, New York, where Cornell has banned all fraternity parties after an alleged gang rape on campus, according to the New York Post.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Times reports the university is also adding sexual assault investigators, and about a third of Cornell students are in Greek life, so this reaches a lot of campus.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStudents will feel that change right away. The university says it's focused on making the campus safer.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA ban is the quick part. Whether the new investigators change how cases get handled is the real test.