Hil - I hope that there are some "dump Joe" protesters too.
There have been. There was one alum yesterday who burned his diploma, saying he didn't want to be associated with a university that protects child molesters, and there have been some students calling for Joe to resign. There are far more supporting him, though -- at least, supporting him publicly like that. Most of the conversations I've overheard among students have been along the lines of "Yeah, it's sad to end it this way, but he screwed up and ought to resign," but they haven't been too vocal publicly.
Everyone around here kind of seems in shock. The integrity of the football program has been a point of pride -- one of the highest graduation rates, no scandals with players taking bribes, pretty few cases of players getting in trouble with the law -- and it's always been said that Joe Paterno is the one to thank for that, because he keeps the program in line and makes sure he recruits players who are decent people and not just good players. I don't know how true that is, but it's what I've heard from practically everyone around here, repeated as if it's common knowledge. Everyone's kind of shocked that a guy who has a reputation for not tolerating drinking or fighting or too much partying from his players would allow something like this to go on with one of his coaches.
This is so interesting -- a flyer for the first birth control clinic in the US, in 1916 in Brooklyn. [link] The text is in English, Hebrew, and Italian.
Hil - that's what the media are saying in general. That's the Penn State reputation. I haven't spoken to my relatives who are Penn State grads to get their reaction. (Most of them are not too football inclined.)
Article on the disappearance of the former district attorney. Very odd.
He's been a radio talk show host here for the last few years and before that had a unsuccessful run to be the Republican nominee for the Senate. He has an astonishingly simplistic view of the world and no idea how government works. He called the Obama health care plan "treason" repeatedly.
There have been. There was one alum yesterday who burned his diploma, saying he didn't want to be associated with a university that protects child molesters, and there have been some students calling for Joe to resign.
Penn State's President, Graham Spanier, was also made aware of Sandusky's actions: [link] I agree with the author that Spanier as well as Paterno should lose their jobs over this.
Paterno has announced retirement, but I am hoping the victims/victims families sue Paterno, the president and the Board of Trustees.
Have any of the victims come forward? Some (most?) of them are adults now, right?
Not that I feel they're obligated to, at all, just wondering. It's better to follow the story here than elsewhere.
This is so interesting -- a flyer for the first birth control clinic in the US, in 1916 in Brooklyn. [link] The text is in English, Hebrew, and Italian.
That's Yiddish, not Hebrew.
Have any of the victims come forward? Some (most?) of them are adults now, right?
The mothers of two of them have talked to one of the Harrisburg newspapers.
That's Yiddish, not Hebrew.
Oh, that makes more sense. I meant to say I was basically guessing on both non-English languages.
