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(Penn State's late football coach Joe Paterno, who became embroiled in the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. File photo by Robb Carr/ Gettty Images)

Paterno Family OKs Penn State Trustee Candidates

The family of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno has endorsed three candidates for the university’s Board of Trustees who have the backing of an alumni group that has been critical of how school leaders handled the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

2013/04/08

(The main campus of Penn State University.)

PSU Trustee Alumni Election Draws 39 Candidates

The latest alumni election for three seats on Penn State’s Board of Trustees has drawn more than three dozen candidates.

2013/02/28

The Penn State University campus. (credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Trustee: Penn State Should Seek Refund For Report

A Penn State trustee says a consultant should be asked to return “some or all” of the millions of dollars Penn State University paid for an internal investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations.

2013/02/24

Beat Goes On For PSU Students At Dance Marathon

The beat goes on for more than 700 Penn State students grooving at the annual 46-hour dance marathon for charity.

2013/02/16

Jermaine Marshall File Photo (Credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Penn State Beats Delaware State 80-76 In Overtime

D.J. Newbill scored 22 points and Penn State survived Delaware State’s second-half surge in an 80-76 overtime victory Saturday.

2012/12/15

Jermaine Marshall #3 of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Marshall Leads Penn State Past Penn 58-47

Jermaine Marshall scored 18 points in a 58-47 win over Penn 58-47 on Saturday.

2012/12/01

Penn State Wins Season Finale 24-21 in Overtime Against Wisconsin

Sam Ficken hit a 37-yard field goal in overtime, and Wisconsin’s Kyle French attempt from 45 yards went wide left to seal Penn State’s 24-21 win Saturday in an emotional season finale in Happy Valley.

2012/11/24

Report: Paterno Contract Deal Reached Amid Scandal

A New York Times report says veteran Joe Paterno began talks that sweetened his 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 informed of the new package before the scandal engulfed the university.

2012/07/14