Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has asked a judge to drop criminal charges for his alleged mishandling of child sexual abuse reports made against Jerry Sandusky.
In court documents filed Wednesday in Harrisburg, Spanier's attorneys said he should not be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice because the prosecution used the testimony of former Penn State counsel Cynthia Baldwin.
Dr. Cathy Wanner will replace honors program founder Jack Selzer as its new director on July 1, according to a Penn State news release. Wanner is a longtime Penn State professor of history, anthropology, and religious studies, specializing in socialist societies. Selzer said in a phone interview that he "couldn't be more pleased" with her appointment as director of the program. "She's a scholar immensely respected by her colleagues in the College of the Liberal Arts," he said. "She also has a tremendous breadth of knowledge."
The Penn State nightlife scene is down a hot spot.
Less than seven months after it opened its doors, Duo Nightclub, located at 129 Pugh St., has been evicted. Onward State reported last week that owner Parag Parikh and his company P&P at PSU, LCC, failed to pay $12,000 in back rent and was served an eviction notice.
One day after it was announced that Penn State will embark on a week long tour of Europe, the team suffered a crucial blow in the form of Associate Head Coach Eugene Burroughs leaving the program to return to Marist University, where he was an assistant coach from 2000-2004.
The bill from the Jerry Sandusky scandal continues to grow. In the latest figures, just released on Penn State's 'progress' website, the university says it's spent about an additional million dollars. That brings the grand total to $44,452,243 as of the end of February, the most recent figures available.
Christian Hackenberg does not arrive on campus for a few more weeks, but he already has his jersey number picked out. According to a report yesterday, the highly touted quarterback recruit will be wearing No. 14 at Penn State.