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N.C.A.A. Announces Severe Punitive Measures Against Penn State
07/23/2012
One day after Penn State University president Rodney Erickson had Joe Paterno’s statue removed from the premises, the N.C.A.A. announced significant sanctions against the school and its football program.
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Penn State Takes Down Joe Paterno Statue
07/23/2012
As Penn State University faces unprecedented NCAA sanctions, PSU president Rodney Erickson (pictured) announced on Sunday that the school had decided to remove its Joe Paterno statue. "I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse,” Erickson said in a statement to CBS News, citing it as a source of division and an obstacle to healing.
