Cornell Office Building Damaged Before Protest Over Assault Case

Cornell administration building Day Hall was damaged around 3 a.m. Oct. 5, 2026. Student activists broke a glass door and spray-painted “SMASH THE PATRIARCHY” and “AT CORNELL RAPISTS ARE PROTECTED PROTESTORS ARE EXPELLED.” Cornell says it is investigating. Protests were planned Oct. 5 over its response to claims of group sexual assault linked to student group Chi Phi.