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Joe Paterno And Human Actions
"If the most ironclad form of determinism is real, you could not do anything about it anyway, because your anxiety about determinism, and how you would deal with it, would also be determined." -Steven Pinker, from "The Science of Good and Evil" by Michael Shermer It didn't occur to me until late...
Getting It Right, Or Getting It First: How Joe Paterno's 'Death' Is Breaking The News
The culture of the news media is irreparably broken in 2012. With that basic premise out of the way, it's easy to see how such major mistakes in the field of "journalism" can continue to be made, despite our seemingly instant access to information. On a daily basis, someone in the media gets...
Sunday Dinner for JoePa: A Memorial Through Food
Joe Paterno was an ordinary man with common sense values who made Penn State a great university, which made him an extraordinary man, and, he will be remembered as such. I wonder how ordinary we all would be without having had him in our Penn State world? For some reason, when I woke up on Sunday...
Joe Paterno Is Gone
Paterno family statement: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today. His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled. "He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded...
NCAA Sanctions For Penn State: You’re Doing It Wrong
Rest assured, 11W hates child rape: Tressel deliberately failed to report players selling their own belongings for cash. It was a far cry from the rampant academic fraud at North Carolina, the systemic LOIC at Boise State across multiple sports, the openly permissible attitude at the University of...
Preliminary Hearing Post-Recess Open Thread
Court back in session at 1:45 p.m. /stares at title of post, shakes head in shame.
The Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal - A Week in Review
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Sandusky Investigation Update: Fire, Duck, Cover
[If you're in the Philly area Saturday, especially the western 'burbs, consider attending this fine event. Penn State vs. Ohio State on a 30-foot screen? All you can drink? Proceeds to charity? Go!] Some news updates from around the region, state, and country on the Jerry Sandusky...
Video: LaVar Arrington Speaks At Candlelight Vigil
Via. Presented after the jump, as this is one of the all time worst video players the internet has ever seen... Although I find patting yourself on the back for doing selfless things a little contradictory: So I think it's safe to say we've seen a shift in mood. This is a complex...
Jerry, Who? News Media Irresponsibly Driving The Paterno Narrative
(Newseum.org) Just two weeks ago, I asked my wife, "I wonder what the next big court case the media will turn into a circus?" The Conrad Murray thing was dying down. Casey Anthony was over. It looked like we wouldn't have to be constantly bombarded with the latest "breaking development on the...
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