Consent and the "Cornell 7"

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps · Oct 8, 2026 · 1h 23m · transcript

A female university student visits a male frat house at night. She is drugged and raped, for seven hours, by seven male students. She reports it but the university authorities sweep it under the rug. No charges are laid.

That's the story that has lit up the media and sparked thousands of online arguments since the young woman filed a 101-page civil complaint. She names seven of the young men and seven organisations, including Cornell University itself. Seven rapists, seven hours, seven organisations.

Yesterday, Cornell students occupied a dining hall on campus in solidarity... for seven…