Overview
- Students and staff rallied Wednesday night on the Hyde Park campus to press the University of Chicago to act after two recent reports of sexual assault tied to nearby fraternity parties.
- Organizers delivered a detailed demand package calling for student-approved third-party audits of the campus police and Title IX process, mandatory minimum penalties for those found responsible for sexual violence, and mandatory sexual-education for incoming students.
- A civil lawsuit filed last week accuses a former Alpha Delta Phi member of raping a student at a fraternity party earlier this year, and a UChicago alert said a separate Oct. 11 report involved an alleged assault at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house that is under police and campus review.
- Video linked by reporters to the Oct. 11 incident has circulated online showing a confrontation after a party, and rally speakers urged public pressure on the university including asking donors to withhold support to force change.
- The university said it treats sexual-misconduct reports seriously and that trained faculty, staff and students decide cases through its disciplinary process while investigations and institutional reviews continue.