The release of Thursday morning’s Freeh report further exposed the pathetic institutional failings of Penn State University in regards to the actions of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Chapter 8 of the 267 page report offers in full detail Penn State’s failure to implement and properly train their staff on the inner workings of the Clery Act, a federal statute that requires Universities to collect crime statistics on University property.
We are Penn State. Well, are we? Do we want to be now? Do we want to have our names tied to this institution that immediately raises eyebrows at the very mention of it? Yeah, I think we still do. Because who really is Penn State? The fact of the matter is that the crimes and the almost-certainly-true-but-technically-alleged coverup, heinous though they were, were committed by just a handful of people, a microscopic portion of the 96,519 students and 17,780 faculty and staff that form the technical makeup of the University.
As the Jerry Sandusky trial gets underway this morning, a national NBC News report with new evidence could result in charges against former Penn State President Graham Spanier.
The last few weeks have undoubtedly been busy with numerous legal filings and motions. However, the day is here. The Jerry Sandusky case begins.
The LION 90.7 FM, rich in tradition and reverence, is Penn State’s student radio station voice — a voice that has existed since 1953. But a recent leadership transition, and the subsequent termination of longtime advisor and host Andy Nagypal, has left the once lauded station in a power struggle that many fear will damage the station forever. On one side stands the station’s current officers -- notably President Frank Canella and Vice President Steve Valenti -- and on the other its alumni, who fear that WKPS may not persevere through their reckless leadership.
WJAC-TV is reporting that former Penn State President Graham Spanier has filed a lawsuit against Penn State, a report that was also made by the Centre Daily Times.