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Wormhole sleuth peeks into ancient beetle history
Wormholes reproduced in ancient wood-printed illustrations have revealed the odyssey of European beetles, set against a backdrop of climate change and globalisation. In an unusual study, biologist Blair Hedges at Penn State University in Pennsylvania looked at art printed with carved blocks of wood, a technique that illustrated millions of…
Santorum defends Penn State on radio show
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum called the recent NCAA sanctions against Penn State University a reaction “to public” opinion during a radio appearance Friday, according to Think Progress. “I’ve been talking to a lot of folks at Penn State and they say, ‘you’re just gonna have to wait for…
Joe Paterno loses his halo
A famous mural on the campus of Penn State University is making several alterations reflecting the results of the report detailing its’ leaders’ failure to prevent Jerry Sandusky’s crimes, NBC News reports. Among the university luminaries seen on the mural on the university bookstore are former university president Graham Spanier…
USA Gymnastics adopt new rules to combat abuse after Penn State scandal
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — USA Gymnastics announced on Thursday the adoption of several new measures aimed at combating abuse and inappropriate behavior. The move came on the day findings were announced from a major Penn State University investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, where actions of an assistant…
Freeh report: Penn State officials showed ‘total disregard’ for Sandusky victims
Former FBI head and federal judge Louis Freeh has released a devastating report on the results of the independent investigation into the role played by high-ranking Penn State University (PSA) officials in covering up and enabling the crimes of Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted last month of 45 out of…
Jerry Sandusky seeks throw out of sex charges
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant gridiron coach charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years, asked a judge to throw out the charges on Thursday. In a pre-trial motion, Sandusky argued that some of the 52 child sex abuse counts against Sandusky, 68,…
Joe Paterno dies at 85
Former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno passed away Sunday morning at the age of 85 after complications from lung-cancer treatment. Paterno, who was the winningest coach in college football history, was fired by the school’s Board of Trustees in November after the fallout surrounding the child sex-abuse scandal…
Paterno said to be in serious condition
Joe Paterno, Penn State’s iconic collegiate gridiron coach whose legacy was tarnished by a child sex scandal involving a former assistant, was reported to be seriously ill with complications from lung cancer on Saturday. “Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications,” a family spokesman said,…
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