Jay Paterno
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Paterno: In Minnesota, We Are Seeing the Worst and Best of America
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“I just got a text from our neighbor….There’s a parked unmarked SUV idling across the street with their lights off.” “Do you think they’re looking at us?” “I’ll go look out the window.” “Don’t do that, they might see you.” “Maybe it’s not us they’re looking for.” “Maybe it is.” “But you’re a citizen and…
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Paterno: What’s Happening in College Football Is Not a Sustainable Business Model
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“We need to find one of these really rich people in this city to step up and stroke a check and I’ll do everything I can to make you the most famous person in this city… You’re telling me there’s not one person who could stroke a $20 million check right now?” — Arizona State…
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Paterno: Separation of Church and State Is Both American and Christian
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With the first dawn of the new year it is natural to look ahead to 2026. Much will be made of “America 250.” Many of the loudest promoters of this milestone are people who haven’t got much of a clue as to why this nation was founded in the first place. Our job this year…
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Paterno: The Story of a Penn State-Yankees Connection
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With Penn State headed to play a game in Yankee Stadium, let me tell you a story of an enduring Yankee/ Penn State connection. In July 1985 the USFL spring football season was winding down. The Baltimore Stars (originally the Philadelphia Stars) made the championship game in Giants Stadium. Being an avid fan of the…
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It’s Time for a Major Overhaul of College Football
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After the Kiffin saga at Ole Miss, college football broke through another barrier. But it was an unforced error because of the current structure and calendar supposedly governing the sport. If this were a video game it might be time to hit the reset button on the old Sega, because most of what governs the…
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Paterno: As Tumultuous Season Nears End, Penn State Team Deserves Fans’ Support
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Tuesday morning, we woke to the first snow on the ground of the season. Although the foliage season has passed its peak (like most of us of a certain age), there are still some leaves on the trees. And while the calendar doesn’t officially flip to winter for several more weeks, we know what’s coming.…
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An Important Voice of the Past Rises to Guide Us Once More
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Eighty years ago this week (Oct. 25, 1945) Angelo Paterno rose to speak to an audience in New York City. World War II had concluded just weeks earlier. The awful scope of some of man’s greatest atrocities was still not fully understood. A mighty struggle against overt fascism and authoritarianism abroad had set the world…
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Penn State: What Have We Become and What Will We Be?
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“I don’t want Penn State to become the kind of a place where an 8-2 season is a tragedy. You can’t tell kids that a football loss is a tragedy. It’s not.” –Joe Paterno 1971 Given the events of the past two weeks, it’s fair to ask if Penn State has indeed become the kind…
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On Fall Nights, the Past Walks With Us on Campus
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September has yielded to October. The leaves are falling, the night air is getting cooler and the rhythms of fall have set in as the sun rises later and sets earlier. This is the time of year when night walks on campus are incredible. Sunsets seem clearer with deeper shades of orange to purple. There…
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Paterno: Ending WPSU Will Silence Important Voices and Connections
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Last Friday morning, I got in my car and turned on the radio. I was driving to the Bryce Jordan Center for that day’s Board of Trustees meetings. My mind was on the day’s agenda as I sipped from a cold can of Fresca. A few beads of condensation fell as I lifted the can.…