Universities Face Reckoning: Wexner, Epstein Ties

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is U.S. News Today, where national headlines meet AI. Protests are heating up at Ohio State University and other campuses, all pushing to yank billionaire Les Wexner's name off key buildings. Nurses at the Wexner Medical Center, athletes from the Les Wexner Football Complex and students near the Wexner Center for the Arts, won and gone. Siding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Similar calls hit Harvard's Wexner Building and spots name for Epstein associates like Howard Lutnik, Steve Tish, and others nationwide. Wexner poured over $200 million into Ohio State over the years, including $100 million for the Medical Center and $5 million. Split with an Epstein Foundation for the Football Spot. He says Epstein duped him financially and no charges have stuck. At Harvard, his family gave $42 million to the Kennedy School, but protesters argue those links enabled Epstein's crimes. Survivors in former Ohio State athletes feel betrayed,

1:00saying the school can't ignore Epstein's role in Wexner family spending while honoring him. Harvard students, including abuse survivors, say, walking into those buildings hurts daily. Defenders argue universities took the cash, built the structures, and now can't retroactively play moral cop without giving it back. Recent moves include Haverford College students, boating last weekend to rename the Lutnik Library, pressuring their president to act. Ohio State's new leader promises a thorough review through their five-step process, while Harvard confirms they got the request but stays quiet. Tuffs clarified one. Tish Spot honors the dead, not the sun, and removes some handprints during renos. University space a real moment of reckoning here, weighing massive donations against demands for accountability from the younger crowd who won't. Tolerate shady ties could reshape how they name things for good.