Penn State decides to keep Joe Paterno's statue while the rest of the world ...

On Saturday, muralist Michael Pilato altered his famous Penn State artwork – by removing a halo painted over the head of former head football coach Joe Paterno – because of revelations about Paterno's role in the childWhen Northwestern's football team went to the 1996 Rose Bowl, friends asked whether, as a proud alumnus, I'd be going to Pasadena to see the game. I could have easily pointed out that I had a newborn at home, so winging to California was out.A report released this week suggest that late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may not have been quite the angel some thought he was.Penn State football coach Joe Paterno began talks that resulted in a sweetened retirement contract in the same month that he testified before a grand jury in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case, and all members of the board of trustees weren't informedSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — An

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