We knew this would be the next shoe to fall, and the only question was when--when the tide would turn from a criminal investigation into a wave of civil lawsuits against Penn State. The first was filed yesterday in Philadelphia, by a Minnesota lawyer, on behalf of a "John Doe" who was not among the eight alleged victims listed in the Grand Jury presentment.
“Did the national media bully the university to make a decision? If so, was it a rash decision?”
“No.”
That was the response I received from Rodney Erickson. Unlike the majority of questions and answers given at last night’s forum, it was undoubtedly succinct. “No” was also the statement that upset me the most. In the seconds after his answer, I felt miffed. “Really? You don’t care to elaborate on that. Not even a ‘No, because...’”
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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.
Last evening, for two hours, President Rodney Erickson and some of his esteemed colleagues hosted a town hall forum with students inside Heritage Hall. Most of the meeting was devoted to questions from the audience. Many were asked with a wide variety of topics that prompted several interesting responses from administrators.
The Penn State men's basketball team picked up a hard fought road victory at Boston College, while the Lady Lions dominated 14th ranked North Carolina at home.