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Should we ban fraternities?

πŸŽ™οΈ Today Explained πŸ• October 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Cornell University’s president is wary of an outright ban, but the school’s sexual assault case has campuses around the country considering the question.

This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger with help from Ariana Aspuru and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

The Chi Phi fraternity house at the center of a rape allegation stands on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images.

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