THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
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Larry Foster, a former trustee and a president of the alumni association at Penn State, in 2004
Q: Paterno is the all-time winningest coach in Division I history. How many victories does he have?
A: 409
Paterno's inaction destroys legacy
MORNING BREW
In case you missed it, Penn State University is in the midst of one of the worst sports scandals in recent memory, and it never should have reached this point.
Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was indicted Monday with 40 counts of various sex crimes against young children. Sandusky had been with the Penn State football program for more than 30 years, and he is accused of using his leadership position in the Second Mile charity program to prey on and victimize at least eight young boys over a 15-year period.
The most disturbing aspect of this whole尔德 is that not only were Penn State officials, including legendary coach Joe Paterno, aware of Sandusky's unthinkable wrongdoings, but the University took no legal action whatsoever against Sandusky.
The blame has been placed all around the Penn State administration, even resulting in the ousting of Athletic Director Tim Curley and VP for business and finance Gary Schultz, but the responsibility has to fall on the shoulders of Paterno.
mitted to have access to Penn State football facilities, and he even held football camps (for more children) on Penn State's campus.
According to the grand jury report, when a graduate assistant walked in on Sandusky engaged in sexual acts in the shower with a young boy, he reported it to Paterno. The coach decided, as professionally obligated, to report the incident to his superior, Athletic Director Curley. Paterno would have acted completely in the right if the authorities had actually been notified - they were not. Sandusky was still per-
Although Paterno did not violate any laws, it is appalling that the coach sat idly by when he realized Curley was not going to contact the police. Yes, I realize the 84-year-old coach held loyalty to his friend of 32 years, but Paterno's actions, or lack thereof, directly resulted in the ruined lives of innocent children. The bottom line is that Penn State chose to value its football brand more than the safety and well-being of children.
Paterno can say that he was acting according to protocol all he wants, but what would he have done if the alleged victim was his grandchild? I guarantee that Paterno's first phone call would not have been to Tim Curley. The degree of selfishness exhibited by Paterno and Penn State officials will forever tarnish the once-proud tradition of football in Happy Valley.
If the college football's winningest coach has any compassion for the children he indirectly victimized, he should step down from the position as Penn State football coach immediately. However, it does not end with Paterno. Everyone who helped cover up Sandusky's actions
needs to tender resignations if the school has any chance of restoring any semblance of its image.
Joe Paterno has done more for the benefit of Penn State than any individual, but it only took one terrible decision to erase it all.
Edited by Jonathan Shorman
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