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Penn State Trustee Resigns, Regrets Paterno Firing

CBSSports.com reports: “Penn State University Board of Trustees member Alvin Clemens announced his resignation Friday, the Associated Press reported, saying that the Board’s 2011 decision to […]

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Did Penn State Run Up the Score to Beat the Spread in 1995?

A few years back Rev at The 700 Level wrote a tremendously entertaining piece about a 1995 Penn State-Rutgers game. I know, I know: That’s […]

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Slate of Candidates Emerges for Penn State Alumni Election

A phenomenon of the post-Jerry Sandusky era at Penn State has gained new strength: Slates of candidates—resembling political parties—joining together for seats on the university’s […]

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Graham Spanier Wins Delay of Sandusky Lawsuit

NewsWorks reports: “A Pennsylvania judge is granting former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s request to put on hold his defamation civil lawsuit against former FBI […]

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Philly D.A. Running for Penn State Board

The Inquirer reports that Philly D.A. Seth Williams is running for a seat on the Penn State Board of Trustees. “Elected last fall to his […]

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Penn State’s THON Raises $13 Million

AP reports: “More than 700 Penn State students raised a record $13.3 million for a children’s hospital by spending the weekend awake and dancing in a 46-hour […]

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Eric Barron Named President at Penn State

USA Today reports: “Florida State University president Eric Barron will take over as the head of Pennsylvania State University in May, Penn State’s trustees announced […]

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Penn State Sorority Shutting Down After Racist Pic

Remember the “sombrero-clad Penn State sorority girls” who drew fire in December 2012 when their racist party pics went public? The sorority is no more: […]

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Kane: Sandusky Review Slowed by Missing Documents

The Morning Call reports: “Attorney General Kathleen Kane said her ongoing review of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse investigation under her predecessor — former attorney general and now […]

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Could Penn Stater’s Lawsuit Kill America’s Leading Conservative Magazine?

There is growing talk that a defamation lawsuit by Penn State scientist Michael Mann could kill of National Review, the magazine founded by William F. […]

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Feds Investigating Penn State’s Handling of Sex Assault Reports

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports: “The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Pennsylvania State University’s handling of allegations of […]

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With JoePa’s Statue Gone at Penn State, “We Are” Sculpture Rises

Penn Live reports on the new sculpture designed to revive school spirit at Penn State:

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Bill O’Brien Apologizes for Insulting “Paterno People”

Bill O’Brien was quoted a couple weeks ago insulting the “Paterno People,” saying he didn’t give a “$*%@*” about them. This morning on ESPN Radio’s […]

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Penn State Is Making a Lot of Cash Off Of School Pride

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Penn State University earned more than $2.7 million in fees and royalties in 2011 through a deal helping Bank of America peddle high-interest […]

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It’s (Semi-) Official: James Franklin New Penn State Coach

It’s semi-official: #Vandy‘s James Franklin to become next head coach at #PennState, per source. CBS story: http://t.co/ZSNLLGo4ys — Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) January 9, 2014 James, […]