Joe Paterno Fired

'The Coach Died. And You Will, Too'

Posted 05.19.2012

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After Joe Paterno's controversial firing in November, some Penn State trustees received death threats and hate mail, the Philadelphia Inquirer reporte...

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Paterno Fired For 'Failure Of Leadership'

AP | By GENARO C. ARMAS and RANDY PENNELL | Posted 05.12.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State trustees, faced with continued alumni and student criticism for firing football coach Joe Paterno, released a stateme...

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Poll Shows Dropping Support For Joe Paterno Firing

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Support for the decision by Penn State trustees to fire the late Joe Paterno is falling, according to a national poll released...

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PSU Board Meets Amid Criticism Over Paterno Firing

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.20.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State's trustees fired coach Joe Paterno as outrage boiled up over how school leaders handled child sex abuse allegati...

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NFL Legend Urges Fellow Penn State Alumni To Be 'Relentless'

AP | Posted 01.13.2012

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Former Penn State running back Franco Harris doesn't believe Joe Paterno's firing was in the school's best interest and urged ...

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Joe Paterno's Son Rips Penn State Over Firing His Father

AP | Posted 03.13.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's son, Scott, said Thursday it's becoming apparent that his father's ouster as Penn State head coach by school ...

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Sandusky, Paterno and College Football: the Bigger Picture

Christopher Atamian | Posted 01.23.2012

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Christopher Atamian

While the rest of the world speeds ahead of us academically on the secondary level and countries like China concentrate on creating their own MITs and Stanfords, our best state universities have created a fratty, patriarchal sports culture that is often antithetical to good citizenship.

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Sandusky Alleged Victim Forced To Leave School Due To Bullying

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.21.2011

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The first known alleged victim in the Jerry Sandusky case, known as "Victim One" was forced to leave his school because of an onslaught of bullying, ...

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Can Penn State's Joe Paterno Be Defended? Teen Bloggers Weigh In

Posted 11.18.2011

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HuffPost Pro/Con is a regular column featuring teen bloggers sounding off on hot-button issues of their choice. The below debate is between two HuffP...

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Football, Rape, Cash: Idolatry

Rabbi Arthur Waskow | Posted 01.17.2012

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow

It is the systematic idolatry of football at Penn State and beyond that is the true culprit -- not merely Joe Paterno or Jerry Sandusky.

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Joe Paterno and the Search for Zeus

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 01.17.2012

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Dylan Ratigan

With Paterno's breach of integrity, yet another myth of great American male leadership has cracked. Another cultural elder was revealed as nothing more than a ruthless businessman seeking to protect his institution at all costs.

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Former PSU Star Fired For Defending Joe Paterno

Posted 11.16.2011

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The current Penn State students who took to the streets in State College, Pa. after the Penn State Board of Trustees fired longtime football coach Joe...

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Dear Penn State: What Are You Teaching Us?

Naomi Menezes | Posted 01.16.2012

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Naomi Menezes

I am horrified by the reaction Penn State has had to this scandal. The students are more worried that their beloved head coach has been fired than that eight children have been sexually abused.

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David Brooks Is Wrong About the Penn State Rape

Andy Ostroy | Posted 01.15.2012

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Andy Ostroy

His main supposition is that none of us truly knows what we would do in that very same situation until we're in "McQueary's shoes," and that it's easy for us to judge and condemn others when we might actually behave in the same manner.

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Penn State: Is Our Loyalty With Sports Teams or Abuse Victims?

Melanie Gorman | Posted 01.15.2012

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Melanie Gorman

Fear and loyalty are a deadly mix when it comes to breaking out of a comfort zone and doing "the right thing" -- in this case, the two worked together to create a miserable mix of cover-ups, ongoing, preventable abuse and deceit.

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Don't Neglect Paterno's True Legacy

Jake Fischer | Posted 01.15.2012

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Jake Fischer

Even after a weekend full of scorn and negativity, Paterno's legacy should be allowed to outshine the dark shadow this scandal has cast over his entire career.

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Joe Paterno's Viewpoint

Jonathan Schmock | Posted 01.14.2012

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Jonathan Schmock

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Con Games: Joe Pa and the McQueary Query

Michael Conniff | Posted 01.14.2012

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Michael Conniff

Media shock and awe descended upon Happy Valley this week, but nothing was more shocking than the outcries and outrage leveled against Mike McQueary, the Penn State football team's wide receiver coach and recruiting coordinator -- and the whistleblower against Jerry Sandusky.

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The Fall of JoePa and a Return to Common Sense

Peter Block | Posted 01.11.2012

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Peter Block

Every community has many more things to be proud of than a young person's ability to run, jump, throw, and catch. Sport does not build character, it puts character at risk. Sport is just fun.

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JoeFraud: The Blinding Power Of Myth

Hank Koebler | Posted 01.14.2012

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Hank Koebler

It is a damning indictment of our society's priorities when the number of wins a man has accumulated as a football coach takes precedence over his role in allowing an accused pedophile to have continued access to children.

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Penn State Scandal Presents a Teachable Moment

Mary Quigley | Posted 01.14.2012

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Mary Quigley

The teachable moment for us parents that Penn State drives home is the ongoing role we play to help our children make moral decisions. Most likely, our children will never be confronted with such a horrific situation. Instead they face a thousand cuts of ethical quandaries.

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Penn State and the PR Price of Sainthood

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 01.14.2012

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Eric Dezenhall

The Penn State scandal not only marks the end of Coach Joe Paterno's brilliant career, it is the death knell for the old crisis management canard that a good reputation is a bulwark against future bad news.

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Scandal at Penn State

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 01.13.2012

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Joe Peyronnin

The events surrounding the child molestations at Penn State University have shocked the nation. How could the football team's former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, have gotten away with such heinous crimes for so long?

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The Fall of False God Joe Paterno at Penn State

Danny Groner | Posted 01.13.2012

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Danny Groner

The Penn State scandal has led some to reconsider how we view college football powerhouses. Here's a roundup of how sports columnists this weekend have responded, urging people to see their college football gods in a different light.

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Shocked, Shocked(!) About Penn State

Mark W. Schleisner | Posted 01.13.2012

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Mark W. Schleisner

We are a society that obsesses over Lindsey Lohan going panty-less or Kim Kardashian making a sex tape, but seems to be hesitant to shine a light on something as seedy as a pedophile hiding amongst its football coaching staff.

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