Or did they? PSU's Board of Trustees may look like the good guys here for firing President Spanier & JoePa and installing Rodney Erickson as the acting President. However, I'm not so sure about that.
In the New York Times article, Paterno Is Finished At Penn State, and President Is Out,
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/s...rno-and-graham-spanier-out-at-penn-state.html Terri from Pittsburgh writes the following in the comments section:
The board of trustees needs to resign immediately for closing its eyes. As President Spanier’s sidekick, Rodney Erickson oversees Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses. For June 29 – July 2, 2008, corrupt and perjurious university administrators allowed Sandusky to operate the annual OVERNIGHT football camps at Penn State Behrend. Sandusky served as camp director for Sandusky Associates and charged $305 per child for grades four to nine. America, be the VOICE for innocent children and protect the safety of college students. Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth System of Higher Education needs to step in and appoint an independent person with a BACKBONE as interim president, due to emergency circumstances.
If this is true, it's disgusting and I totally agree with Terri. Penn State is an independent, 'state-related' university (considered a public NOT a state school) and receives public funds. The way in which PSU has operated under this independent control needs to be investigated asap and an independent administrative staff needs to be appointed immediately. A fish rots from the head down.