Ithaca council passes moratorium on new Cornell events permits, calls for city police to handle sexual violence cases

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Ithaca Common Council voted to pass a temporary moratorium on special events permits at Cornell University.
The moratorium applies to Cornell University and its affiliated student groups, including fraternities and sororities.
The council is demanding Cornell University hand over investigations of violent sex crimes to the Ithaca Police Department.
The moratorium was enacted in response to a civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house.
Cornell's Title IX office investigated the allegations, resulting in disciplinary actions against some students.
New York's Attorney General is reviewing the case as a special prosecutor.
Students have protested Cornell's handling of sexual violence allegations.
A Cornell survey indicated a high percentage of undergraduate women reported nonconsensual sexual contact or harassment.
Some students support the moratorium as a way to pressure Cornell into making structural changes to protect survivors.
A graduate student expressed opposition to the moratorium, citing its ambiguity and potential to unfairly affect students uninvolved in the sexual assault case.

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