The student support shown for Joe Paterno is more than just troubling; it's a staggering display of confusion and misplaced allegiance.
The Smeal College of Business and the Strategic and Global Security Program will host retired general James Cartwright in the HUB Auditorium on Wednesday at 4:15. General Cartwright will deliver a speech about “Strategic Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century.”
Tuesday was a busy day around campus. Take a look at our photos from the day's events.
Among the many student movements started through social media on Tuesday afternoon, one group of students called for people to gather at Joe Paterno's house to show support.
This isn't how it was supposed to end. I suppose that's only too obvious. Nobody could have ever predicted that it would be involvement in an alleged child-abuse cover up that finally put down Joe Paterno. But it's not a fitting end for a man who deserved so much more.
In the wake of the heinous charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and the subsequent perjury charges facing Athletic Director Tim Curley and Vice President for Business and Finance Gary Schultz, students are left frustrated, angry and let down by their university and its administration.