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The Skidmore News · Skidmore, TX

Cornell and Title IX: Resources for Survivors on Campus

Graphic by Maria Clara Cruz The handling of a sexual assault case two years ago at Cornell University has placed the university’s response to allegations of misconduct under considerable public scrutiny. In the newly reopened case, the anonymous student, referred to in official documentation as Jane Doe, a former student at Cornell, filed a 101-page complaint alleging a gang rape at Cornell’s chapter of the Chi Phi fraternity by 7 fraternity members in 2024. The new evidence emerging, including a secretly recorded phone call, fraternity Snapchat group chat, and drugging allegations has raised questions on how the initial investigation was handled.Jane Doe alleged that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity over multiple hours at the fraternity’s party. In the morning, she awoke in the fraternity house and returned to her sorority house. Her roommates reported that Jane Doe was in shock and hadn’t processed the previous night’s events.

Victoria Advocate · Goliad, TX

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Goliad Navy veteran continues serving community

Clarence Robinson of Goliad shares a photo of his graduation from Navy boot camp in 1984. He is shown here with his late father, Johnnie, an Army veteran who served in Europe during World War II. (Bill Miller/Victoria Advocate) GOLIAD — More than two decades after joining the U.S. Navy, Clarence Robinson still lives by a lesson he learned while standing watch aboard a warship: Never let technology replace vigilance. Robinson, a retired gunner’s mate who served 22 years in the Navy, recalled an officer checking on him during a nighttime watch and offering advice that has stayed with him long after his military career ended. The officer explained that while the ship’s radar was sophisticated enough to detect enemy aircraft and vessels, it could overlook something as simple as a small wooden boat. “He said, ‘Don’t let the constant twirl of the antenna lure you into a false state of security,’” Robinson recalled.