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Sue Paterno gave her first in-depth interview since the Sandusky scandal hit Penn State to ABC's Katie Couric, who recently visited the widow of Joe Paterno in her home.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has appointed special prosecutor Geoffrey Moulton to investigate the state's handling of the Sandusky scandal, fulfilling her campaign promise to investigate Governor Corbett's role in potentially slow playing Sandusky's arrest for political gain.
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You were walking to class this past week in a blizzard, having spent a half an hour or more on your beauty routine, and you realize that the eyeliner and mascara you so carefully applied only twenty minutes ago are now streaming down your face. Your hair that you spent time straightening is also doing its own thing, choosing to curl awkwardly and frizz in the most adorable Anne Hathaway “Princess Diaries” way. Thanks, snow.
Former Penn State All-American offensive and defensive end Dave Robinson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, the sixth Penn Stater to ever attain that status. Robinson, a 1962 All-American for Rip Engle's Nittany Lions, was a three-year letterwinner at Penn State. Joe Paterno was also an assistant coach that year. Robinson was drafted in the first round (14th overall) in the 1963 NFL draft and enjoyed a 12-year career as a linebacker for the Packers and the Redskins.
In just 11 days, a record 710 participants will dance in THON 2013 -- two more than the usual 708 due to an inconsistency in the rulebook and the dancer registration packet. Traditionally, 708 lucky dancers are selected every year to stand for the 46-hours on the Bryce Jordan Center floor. That number -- along with multiple THON volunteers, friends, Four Diamonds children, and media -- is a number THON has determined to be the safest given capacity limits.
