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Penn State Suspends Contract With Adidas Over Closure Of Indonesian Factory

Penn State has suspended its licensing contract with Adidas, saying the apparel company owes 2,600 workers severance pay after they lost their jobs when an Indonesian factory closed.

2013/03/14

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Penn State Settlement Talks To Resume In January

Penn State says settlement talks with lawyers for young men who were molested by Jerry Sandusky will resume next month.

2012/12/21

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PSU Board Of Trustees: No Vote On NCAA Penalties

The Penn State Board of Trustees held a conference call on Sunday evening to talk about the tough sanctions imposed on the school and football program after the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.

2012/08/12

Penn State President: School Is Covered For Lawsuits

Rodney Erickson told CBS’s “Face the Nation” program in an interview taped for broadcast Sunday that the university has general liability coverage like any institution of its size.

2012/07/28

(Penn State University President Rodney Erickson. File photo)

Penn State University President To Appear On CBS’ ‘Face The Nation’

Penn State University President Rodney Erickson will appear on the CBS program “Face The Nation” Sunday morning.

2012/07/27

Penn State President Says 4-year Ban Was Floated

A spokesman for Penn State president Rodney Erickson says the university faced a potential four-year ban on playing football before the NCAA issued its punishment for how the school handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

2012/07/25

(Graham Spanier, in file photo. Credit: Hunter Martin/ Getty Images)

Ex-PSU Exec: I Was Abused, Wouldn’t Turn Blind Eye

Graham Spanier says he wouldn’t have ignored child sexual-abuse complaints as Penn State’s president because he was beaten repeatedly as a child.

2012/07/23

Penn State President Rodney Erickson Statement On NCAA Sanctions

Penn State president Rodney Erickson has issued a statement regarding the NCAA’s sanctions levied against the Penn State football program.

2012/07/23

Penn State To Respond To NCAA Demand Within Days

Penn State said it will respond within days to the NCAA’s demand for information as the governing body decides whether the university should face penalties — including a possible shutdown of its storied football program — in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

2012/07/17

Penn State To Renovate Areas Where Boys Were Abused

Penn State plans to renovate the building where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested boys.

2012/07/13

Nov. 4: Happy Valley was rocked after charges alleged former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had inappropriate sexual contact with at least 10 boys between 1994 and 2009. He was indicted on 40 counts of child molestation, and the details of the investigation resulted in the firing of Penn State coaching legend Joe Paterno and resignation of university president Graham Spanier. (Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State President Hopes Sandusky Trial Brings ‘Some Closure’

The president of Penn State University says he believes the embattled school will emerge stronger after the Jerry Sandusky trial, scheduled to start with jury selection next week.

2012/05/30

Penn State president Rodney Erickson, far left, and Temple president Ann Weaver Hart (in yellow) say cutting funding would hurt low-income families most. (credit: Tony Romeo)

Leaders At Temple, Pitt, Penn St. Say Funding Cuts Would Impact Low-Income Families Most

On top of 19-percent cuts last year, Governor Corbett has proposed 30-percent cuts in state funding for Temple, Pitt and Penn State.

2012/02/23

Stigall Show Log 1.25.12

Chris analyzes President Obama’s State of the Union Address and talks to Congressman Pat Meehan and Marcus Hook Mayor James Schiliro, who were both in attendance. He questions the outrage at selling tickets to Joe Paterno’s memorial and talks to Tom McGrath, Editor of Philadelphia Magazine, about this months upcoming addition.

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2012/01/25

Stigall Show Log 1.13.12

Chris talks to Steve Cordasco to explain what firms like Bain Capital acutally do, Will Bunch from the Daily News who was at last night’s meeting between Penn State’s President Rodney Erickson and local alumni, CBS 3′s Beasley Reece about this weekend’s NFL Playoff matchups, and Movie Critic Leonard Maltin to preview the Golden Globe Awards

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2012/01/13

Penn State Alumni Meet To Discuss Fallout Over Abuse Scandal, Paterno Firing

More than 600 Penn State alumni were at a hotel in King of Prussia Thursday night, looking to the university’s president for answers as a child sex abuse investigation continues and controversy remains over the firing of Joe Paterno.

2012/01/12