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The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten...
The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten conference. Legendary football coach Joe Paterno began his career at Penn State in 1966. Notable alumni include Hugh Rodham, father of Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mark Parker, CEO of Nike; Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price; and Slinky inventor Richard T. James.
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Mendte: The Sickening Case Of Mark Berndt
Staff reporterThe case of Mark Berndt is difficult to hear about; but it is too important NOT to talk about. The 61-year-old Los Angeles elementary school teacher has been arrested on 23 counts of lewd acts on children. Police say 600 pictures, many showing sexual...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Child Abuse
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Former Penn State Coach Paterno In Serious Condition
(Reuters) - Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, fired in the wake of a sex abuse scandal at the football powerhouse, is in serious condition after health complications in recent days, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
"Over the last few days Joe...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Chicago Tribune, Health Treatments, Health, Chemotherapy
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Sandusky Asks Court To Allow Visits With Grandchildren
ReutersHARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is under house arrest on charges of child sexual abuse, has asked a Pennsylvania court to allow supervised visits with his grandchildren that are now prohibited....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Graham Spanier, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Football
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Outpouring of Grief at Penn State After Death of Joe Paterno
Penn State students and alumni held a candlelight vigil late Sunday to honor and remember Joe Paterno, the iconic former football coach.
Paterno, 85, died Sunday at a State College, Pennsylvania, hospital, according to his family. He had been suffering...Tags: Tim Curley, Penn State Nittany Lions, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer
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Penn State Child Sex Scandal
It is one of those stories that crushes another chunk of my grand illusion that the world is basically a good place. Joe Paterno was an important part of that illusion. Growing up in Pennsylvania I was pre-programmed to revere Joe Paterno, fondly know...Tags: Assault, Penn State Nittany Lions, Football, Joe Paterno
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An Ugly Penn State Scandal May Get Uglier
pix11.com | @arthurwpix11There's loyalty and there there's what happened on the Penn State Campus last night. Students rioting, throwing rocks to smash car windows, pulling down lampposts and flipping over a news truck -- in their way blaming the media for the firing of legendary...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Football, College Sports
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Penn State Scandal: Rumor vs. Fact
PIX11.comRumors have swirled in the wake of the Penn State sex scandal. PIX11 News separates the fact from the fiction by answering questions you may have asked. What's the deal with these rumors boys were abused by PSU donors? They're just that -- rumor. So...Tags: Tom Corbett, Graham Spanier, Colleges and Universities, George H.W. Bush, Lawyers
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LIONEL: More Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Would Be An Insane Response to Penn State Scandal
![<em>[Ed.] As was to be expected a host of instant child abuse experts are mindlessly clamoring for more mandatory child abuse reporting that they think would be just a swell idea in response to the Penn State child abuse scandal. The National Coalition of Child Protection reform (NCCPR) doesn't seem to agree. This <a href="http://www.nccprblog.org/2011/11/child-abuse-in-america-learning-wrong.html">disquisition</a> is a must read as a counter to the knee-jerk "there must be more laws" crowd. I wholeheartedly agree. As an ex-prosecutor, my tenure in juvenile court taught me that the last thing these poor kids need is some interloper do-gooder meddling. </em>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66045471-12134432.jpg)
[Ed.] As was to be expected a host of instant child abuse experts are mindlessly clamoring for more mandatory child abuse reporting that they think would be just a swell idea in response to the Penn State child abuse scandal. The National Coalition of...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Organized Crime, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Lawyers
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Sandusky Admits He Showered With Boys But Maintains Innocence
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky insisted in an interview Monday night he is "innocent" of charges that he sexually abused young boys, denying to NBC's Bob Costas that he's a pedophile.
In a telephone interview with NBC's "Rock...Tags: NBC (tv network), Abusive Behavior, Tim Curley, Graham Spanier, Colleges and Universities
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Brooklyn Teacher Raped Student, Bribed Him With Drugs: Cops
pix11.comFresh on the heels of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, a Brooklyn teacher is accused of the ultimate violation of trust, raping one of her own students. The mother of three is now behind bars. The 15 year veteran teacher earns an $85,000 a year salary...Tags: Personal Service, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning
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Senate plan would limit tuition hikes at state universities
— A plan brewing in the state Senate would put the brakes on the size of tuition hikes at state-funded universities in Pennsylvania. In exchange for receiving the same amount of money in 2012-13 as they did this year, the 14 state-owned and four...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Consumers, University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, Republican Party
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Loyola and Maryland aim to prove doubters wrong in NCAA lacrosse title game
Loyola, a team that was so highly thought of in the preseason that it went unranked in several publications, and Maryland, a squad that was unceremoniously dropped to the ranks of the unseeded after dropping its regular-season finale to Colgate, will...Tags: Gillette Stadium, Sports, Loyola University Maryland, Syracuse Orange, Loyola Greyhounds
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