Wednesday's UPUA meeting was delayed at the start--at 8 p.m., plenty of representatives were still downstairs at the Town Hall meeting that UPUA had partially sponsored--but managed to accomplish several initiatives, and in relatively quick fashion.
It's shocking and discouraging--if not completely unsurprising, given how this month has gone--to see a major newspaper give a forum to a disgruntled former employee for the voicing of grievances. Vicky Triponey, the former (and disgraced) Vice President for Student Affairs at Penn State, clearly went to the newspaper, selling a story, and in another sad chapter of this affair, The Wall Street Journal bought it.
According to an email distributed to members of the Schreyer Honors College Student Council, Dean Brady spoke with the group, and offered his insight on leadership at Penn State, especially detailing the future of the presidency.
Last week, everything normal at Penn State seemed to stop, as we focused all our energy on the ongoing scandal that shows no sign of going away any time soon. The UPUA wasn't immune from the external events--it cancelled its weekly Assembly meeting. But last night, they didn't exactly make up for lost time. With just one piece of legislation on the table, and an extremely uncontroversial one that didn't spend a single dollar, UPUA finished its quickest meeting of the semester thus far, in under an hour.
It would be a bit of an understatement to say that it's been a long week. Even since the news broke last weekend of the indictments of Jerry Sandusky, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz, the story has moved a breakneck pace--and it's been hard to catch up.
Our Liveblog chronicled most of the developments as they occurred, but there's plenty you may have missed during the week that was. Included below are links to all of our coverage of the ongoing scandal.
In just four days, Thanksgiving break will be upon us--and god, it could not have come at a better time. I think I speak for this entire university when I say that after the week we've had, a nice break is sorely needed.
But as it is wont to do, Thanksgiving break snuck up on you this year. You were so busy, you didn't see it coming. And now, you've got to get out of town by Friday and haven't figured out how you're getting home.
Have no fear, loyal reader. We're here for you.