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Two Senators Yank Their Presidential Medal of Freedom Request for Joe Paterno

Senators Yank Paterno
Medal of Freedom Request

Nov 10, 2011 5:41 PM CST

Senators Yank Paterno Medal of Freedom Request

Toomey, Casey made it only 2 months ago

(Newser) - Ouch. In a measure of how far Joe Paterno's stock has fallen, Pennsylvania's two senators today withdrew their nomination of him to get a Presidential Medal of Freedom, reports the Penn State Daily Collegian . Pat Toomey and Bob Casey made the original request in a letter to President...

Meet the Man in the Middle
of the Penn State Scandal

Nov 10, 2011 1:27 PM CST

Meet the Man in the Middle of the Penn State Scandal

Mike McQueary is the witness who went to Joe Paterno

(Newser) - On March 2, 2002, Mike McQueary went to Joe Paterno to tell him what he’d seen the night before in the Penn State locker room: Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky raping a boy who looked to be about 10. McQueary, then a 28-year-old grad assistant in the football program,...

Stop Defending Joe Paterno

OPINION

Nov 10, 2011 10:26 AM CST

Stop Defending Joe Paterno

He got what he deserved: Scott Ostler

(Newser) - Scott Ostler has a message for all those in the media (and, presumably, on Penn State’s campus ) asking what the sex abuse scandal will do to Joe Paterno’s legacy: “Folks, this is Joe Paterno's legacy.” His incredible record, up-to-now spotless reputation, and years on...

Students Riot
Over Paterno
Ouster

Nov 10, 2011 7:21 AM CST

Students Riot Over Paterno Ouster

Angry kids throw rocks at police, overturn news van

(Newser) - Thousands of Penn State students rioted last night, tearing down light poles, throwing rocks and firecrackers at police, and overturning a news truck in a show of anger over the university's trustees firing of coaching legend Joe Paterno , reports the New York Times . “Of course we’re going...

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Is Fired by College Trustees, Along With President Spanier

Penn State
Trustees Fire
Joe Paterno,
School President

Nov 9, 2011 9:31 PM CST

Penn State Trustees Fire Joe Paterno, School President

Coach is ousted amid unfolding scandal

(Newser) - Joe Paterno's offer to retire at the end of the season wasn't good enough for Penn State trustees: They fired the football coach tonight, along with school president Graham Spanier, in the wake of the child molestation allegations roiling the campus, reports AP . The firings take effect immediately....

Feds Open Investigation Into Penn State Officials

Feds Open Inquiry
Into Penn State

Nov 9, 2011 6:04 PM CST

Feds Open Inquiry Into Penn State

Education Dept. looks into whether crimes weren't reported as required

(Newser) - Penn State's unfolding scandal is now a federal case, too. The Education Department is investigating whether school officials broke the law by failing to report the alleged abuse, reports the AP . Colleges are required to report crime stats, and the Office of Financial Aid has opened an inquiry. In...

Next Penn State
Casualty: Its
President

Nov 9, 2011 12:26 PM CST

Next Penn State Casualty: Its President

Graham Spanier will be out by the end of the day, says a source

(Newser) - The heads keep on rolling: Casualty No. 4 of the Penn State sexual assault scandal will be university President Graham Spanier, reports the Express-Times . A source with access to the board of trustees tells the paper he will either resign or be voted out—but that either way, he'll...

Joe Paterno:
I Will Retire
After Season

Nov 9, 2011 9:56 AM CST

Joe Paterno: I Will Retire After Season

'I've lived for this place,' disgraced coach tells fans

(Newser) - Joe Paterno will end his storied career as Penn State's football coach, reports Fox 29 News , stepping down in disgrace at age 84 amid the sexual abuse scandal that tarnished his decades of squeaky-clean success. "I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this...

Penn State
Victim's Mom:
He Didn't Want
Another Boy Hurt

Nov 9, 2011 3:56 AM CST

Penn State Victim's Mom: He Didn't Want Another Boy Hurt

Something should have been done earlier, says furious parent

(Newser) - Angry mothers of two victims in the Penn State sex abuse scandal are revealing their sons' heartbreaking pain, frustration, and their bravery at pressing charges. "I'm very proud of him," said one mom. “He’s a brave kid. And his major concern was for anybody else....

Molesters Usually Don't Look Like Molesters

OPINION

Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM CST

Molesters Usually Don't Look Like Molesters

Ditch those images of trench coats: Bruni

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky has not been convicted of anything yet, but the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State prompts Frank Bruni to note that the stereotypical image of a trench-coated molester hiding in the bushes is almost always wrong. Instead, a predator is more likely to be the compassionate-seeming gent...

Joe Paterno
May Be Out
at Penn State

Nov 8, 2011 11:59 AM CST

Joe Paterno May Be Out at Penn State

He could be gone in days or weeks: 'New York Times'

(Newser) - It looks like Joe Paterno isn't going to survive the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State after all. The New York Times , citing two anonymous sources, reports that he could be done as football coach in a matter of days or weeks, and notes that the school canceled...

2 Officials Resign
in Penn State
Abuse Scandal

Nov 7, 2011 7:45 AM CST

2 Officials Resign in Penn State Abuse Scandal

Joe Paterno accused of not doing enough to stop alleged sex abuse

(Newser) - The explosive Penn State sex abuse scandal involving former longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is spreading, as other members of the football program and school are being accused of covering up multiple suspected incidents over the years, reports the New York Daily News . Longtime coach Joe Paterno told the school'...

Sex Abuse Scandal
Rocks Penn State

Nov 6, 2011 10:16 AM CST

Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State

Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky charged with 40 counts of sexually abusing boys

(Newser) - Penn State's storied football program is reeling from a sex scandal that touches its top ranks: Longtime former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was yesterday charged with sexually molesting up to eight boys, and the school's athletic director and a vice president are expected to surrender tomorrow on perjury...