Men, Don't Be Jaded Into Silence

Are you feeling jaded? You know, I used to think the term came from the rather beautiful green stone, but it doesn't. The stone's name came into English through French from the Spanish, as people believed jade would cure colic and pain in the flank. But, to be jaded? Well, around 1600, the verb jade meant to wear out or make dull, and jaded entered vernacular around the same time. Earlier than that? A jade is a worn-out horse, recorded from the late 1300s and with no known origin. On September 14, a former Cornell student sued the university and seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity. The 101-page complaint alleges she was drugged and assaulted at the fraternity house on the night of October 19, 2024, and that Cornell did not protect her or punish the men. The Cornell Daily Sun broke the story after a reporter spent nearly two years on the case. Are you feeling jaded? By the school shootings, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the ceaseless rape culture of college campuses, and the…