SOAR WITH EAGLES: 7 Things Football Coach Joe Paterno Taught Us

The man who was Penn State is no longer with us.  I’m talking about the legendary college football Joe Paterno. To people outside the Penn State community, he was “the winningest coach in the history of college football” and “a legend.”  To people who attended Penn State, Joe was so much more. Joe Paterno will be [...]

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SOAR WITH EAGLES: A Pall Over Penn State by Cynthia Howerter, PSU Class of 1977

It’s done.  Gut-wrenching decisions have been made and implemented. No matter how we feel - and man, do we feel –  the indisputable facts remain.  And those facts are what have altered the lives of the Penn State community. After reading the 23-page Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on the evidence against Jerry Sandusky, it is clear to [...]

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SOAR WITH EAGLES: The Game’s Over at Penn State

There are questions that must be answered.  No more passing the buck.  Surely no one is going to look the other way now.  Right? The questions take a natural progression.  You don’t have to be a professional investigator to follow the facts and interpret them.  All it takes is something as elementary as common sense. But, [...]

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SOAR WITH EAGLES: Jerry Sandusky Wounds Penn State

As a Penn State graduate, I never thought I would see the day when one of our own wounds us.  I’m referring to the recently released news reports that sexual abuse charges have been brought against former PSU defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.  He is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years. I’ve been heartsick since I [...]

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