Joe Paterno to resign at end of season

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Does anyone have any extra rolls of pretty wall-paper ?
If so, mail them to the Penn State University right away.

SportsIllustrated.com
Associated Press
July 13,2012

Penn State to renovate areas where Sandusky abused boys

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State plans to renovate the building where
former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested boys,
confronting one of the most potent and sinister symbols of a scandal from which it is still trying to recover.

The school intends to remodel the football team shower and locker room area
as a direct result of Sandusky's crimes, university spokesman David La Torre
told The Associated Press on Friday.<snip>

The disclosure of Penn State's remodeling plans came as the school weighs
how to deal with the ubiquitous imagery associated with the scandal.
Besides the Lasch building, there's the bronzed statue of Paterno
and the library that's named after him, as well as a downtown mural
depicting the Hall of Fame coach and ousted Penn State President Graham Spanier.

Reminders of the Sandusky scandal, and the senior school officials
accused of covering it up, are all over Penn State's campus and State College.
<snip>

This SI article goes on to discuss several other such statues, murials,
memorials, buildings around campus and the town.
But none of that goes to the heart of the matter...

The power of football was the over-riding force that prodded the school officials to act as they did.

Some are proposing the football program be shut down completely.
Some are proposing to drop the football program for only one or two years
Some are expecting disqualification via the Athletic Association.

I've read the income to PennState from football is on the order of $72 million annually.
The current students and players benefit from the sports program.
The school benefits from its reputation and alumni donations
The town benefits from the $ spent by those attending the games.

But what about the boys that were abused ???
Are they not entitled to $ damages for their suffering ?

I suggest a "devil's compromise"
... where no one wins and everyone loses (something).

1) Penn State shuts down the football program for one or two years.
AND
2) The abused boys agree to NOT accept any $ won in civil litigation.
AND
3) I'm sure there are some charities in the area that could benefit
from the $ donated by fans, alumni, attorneys, DA's, law enforcement, etc.