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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011
FREE FOR ALL
I just beer bonged my laxative.
Kansas - where guys complain about the toilet paper. Just shake.
Text your FFA submissions to 785 - 289 - UDK1 (8351)
Punctuation: it's the difference between helping your friend, Jack, off a horse, and your friend jack off a horse.
Hire Joe Paterno.
Editor's note: For the multiple FFAs advocating for this, do you know anything about football, or about 84-year-old disgraced coaches?
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Wealthy departments carry risk
EDITORIAL
Lofted beds are a drunk person's worst nightmare.
University athletic departments make millions of dollars, entertain thousands of fans and create an environment for hundreds of student athletes to pursue a college education while continuing to play the sports they love. However, there is a problem with athletic departments: They can fall into a trap of corruption by the vast amounts of money they generate and the need to sustain those high profits. This problem has taken center stage with the story at Penn State unfolding. Jerry Sandusky was a coach at Penn State for two decades, most notably serving as the defensive coordinator at a program that became known as "Linebacker U" He was the heir apparent to become head coach after the legendary Joe Paterno would finally retire. Not to mention he was also an intricate part of two national championship winning teams.
I'm crying alone, in my car, eating a Snickers. I always wondered what rock bottom was like.
When he was arrested on Satur
day, Nov. 5 on 21 felony charges, including seven counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, it came as a shock to sports fans across the country. It is alleged that Sandusky sexually abused eight boys in a span of 15 years through his charitable organization, the Second Mile. Several alleged incidents have been reported to have taken place at Penn State athletic facilities.
The most shuddering piece of the grand jury report is the fact that this had been investigated as far back as 1998. In a June 1, 1998, interview with investigators from both Penn State police and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Sandusky admits to showering naked with an 11-year-old boy, admitting that it was wrong and promising not to do it again,
their institution's reputation at risk? It's time that universities took control of the entire institution and cleaned up the programs that take part in athletics wearing the names of these great colleges and universities. This writer isn't advocating that college athletics should become completely separate from the institutions they represent; however, this is just one example of criminality in college sports. The landscape of college sports must change and must have a governing body that has the power to regulate and clean up the entire system. Anything less will only bring about more opportunities for athletic departments to conduct illegal and/or immoral transgressions.
The problem not only lies with the act itself, but the resulting cover-up within Penn State's administration. Penn State's athletic director, Tim Curley and another athletic department official were arrested and charged with perjury and failing to alert police or child-protection agencies about what they knew of the alleged occurrences. According to the report, Curley, "made materially false statements under oath."
according to the grand jury report.
By Billy McCroy editor@kansan.com
College athletic departments are made to generate vast amounts of revenuen and anything that could jeopardize this becomes a detriment to the program's success. This model only fosters a greater amount of corruption and a lack of institutional control. They are separate incorporated entities. Isn't it in the best interest of universities to disconnect athletic programs with these opportunities that put
McCroy is a junior from Des Moines, Iowa.
Firing Joe Paterno is like killing Santa Claus on national television.
My freshman 15 were all blondes
You can download a rotary dialer app for your Android, but everyone knows hipsters don't use smart phones.
Think how lucky the guy who doesn't participate in No-Shave November is getting.
I always wondered if anyone Facebook-stalks the catch of the week.
Every time my professor says "kinetchores" I hear "kinetic whores." It makes lecture a little more interesting.
Ellis is the top recruit? More like the University's most eligible bachelor come 2012.
I like the University's decision on rough toilet paper. They get the brand with the porcupine logo.
CHIRPS BACK
RyanBrokke
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Alien's. Recently there has been more mype
about Zombies. Its their perfect time to strike.
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Should we be more concerned about a zombie apocalypse or an alien invasion? Follow us on Twitter @ UDK_Opinion. Tweet us your opinions, and we just might publish them.
myimor
cbelmont15
@UDK_Opinion
Apparently the only thing we should be concerned about is another earthquake.
@kool_uplift
Zombie. Killing what used to be your friend/family would be one of the hardest things to bring yourself to do.
SAMgoinHAM
I would normally vote alien invasion, but a new COD video game just came out, so zombie apocalypse it is.
In the winter, Beats double as earmuffs for hipsters.
The nose looks like a penis and bleeds like a vagina. Thanks for that information professor.
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@UDK_Opinion
We know zombies are stronger then us, an alien species could be easily defeated by out atmosphere
I thought No-Shave November was hard, and then I thought of people participating in No-Shave Life.
I wonder if Penn State has more bowl appearances than suspicious bathroom visits.
To the kid on the moped who just about got rear-ended, no offense but that would've been awesome.
I like how when the University cogs get called for an emergency, they still only go about 30 mph with their Dodge Chargers.
One of these days, someone will send in some random brilliant idea. Instead of posting, the FFA editor WILL steal it and make millions.
Editor's note: Editing the FFA is worth more than millions ...
to "prove they don't care reveal their bluff.
Kansas officials and coaches have said they have no interest in playing Missouri beyond this season, and many fans feel the same way. There's probably a lot of truth in that, too. Kansas certainly doesn't benefit financially from playing Missouri in basketball, where an annual game in Kansas City would mean a 50-50 split of ticket money. Kansas will make much more than that when they play Davidson there next month.
But in seven or eight years, when both schools are settled in their respective conferences, some business will try to sponsor a reunion in Kansas City of football, basketball, or both. It will be just enough time to cool off from the messy divorce, and both sides will realize hating someone else isn't quite the same.
Edited by Mandy Matney
Paterno, Spanier fired after Sandusky scandal
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
The move was in response to the arrest on Saturday of Paterno's longtime former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and the release of a grand jury report alleging he sexually abused at least eight young boys. Although neither Paternor nor Spanier has been charged with any criminal wrongdoing,
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The longest and one of the most distinguished coaching careers in college football history ended suddenly with the firing of Joe Paterno by Penn State's Board of Trustees on Wednesday night. Paterno, who offered his resignation in the morning but said he wanted to finish this season, was joined on the unemployment line by university president Graham Spanier.
Speaking for the board, vicechairman John Surma said. "The past several days have been terrible, but the outrage we feel is nothing compared to the physical and psychological abuse that allegedly took place."
Paterno received an eyewitness report of one alleged sexual assault in 2002 and just passed it up the chain of command. No one at Penn State pursued a criminal prosecution of Sandusky for that incident.
Surma was pressed repeatedly for an explanation of why Paterno, who is tied with Amos Alonzo Stagg's most games ever coached at 448, was not given a chance to coach the final home game against Nebraska on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Instead, defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was appointed to replace Paterno on an
"With the difficulties engulfing this university — and they are grave as you all have documented," Surma said, "it was necessary to make a change now."
interim basis.
Speaking at his house to students, Paterno said, "Right now, I'm not the football coach, and that's something I have to get used to."
MATT ROURKE/AP PHOTO
Perhaps fearing the worst, the 84-year-old Paterno, who has a record 409 wins, attempted to make an end run around the board of trustees in the hope of going out with a shred of dignity. In his statement, which was released through a Washington-area public relations firm as opposed to being approved by Penn State, Paterno expressed regret that he didn't do more to prevent Sandusky's alleged crimes.
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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno arrives home yesterday in State College, Pa. Paterno and university president Graham Spanier were fired yesterday evening, brought down by their failure to do more than an allegation of child sex abuse against a former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of molesting eight boys over 15 years.
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