Cornell Cancels Concert With Between Friends Amid Rape Investigation

One of the most upsetting news stories currently gripping America is the case of the anonymous Jane Doe who recently sued Cornell University, claiming that she gang raped at a 2024 fraternity party and that the university failed to protect her or to hold her alleged assailants accountable. After Jane Doe filed that lawsuit, New York governor Kathy Hochul called for in independent review of the college's repose, appointing the state's attorney general Letitia James as a special prosecutor. In the wake of that story, the student-run Cornell Concert Commission has canceled a planned homecoming concert headlined by the LA-based alt-pop duo Between Friends. Jane Doe reported the attack to police and university authorities in 2024, and it resulted in the fraternity being banned and two of its members being expelled. But other alleged participants only had to take classes and write reflection papers. Based on a summary of Doe's claims from campus police, Tompkins County district attorney Matthew Van Houten decided against pursuing criminal charges. Last month, prosecutors reopened the investigation. The story has become a culture war issue around issues like sexual consent, campus intoxic...