Nike Drops Paterno Name From Childcare Center

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Joanna Schroeder asserts that Paterno’s name will forever represent the ways in which you don’t have to be the abuser to be guilty of harming children.

It’s Official – Penn State Covered Up Sandusky Abuses to Avoid Bad Publicity. Job Well Done.

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Penn State Administrators Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley concealed facts and exposed children to harm for years.

Should Penn State Be Held Responsible for Sandusky’s Crimes?

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Do you think Penn State should have to pay for the crimes of Jerry Sandusky?

D’oh! Top 5 Things My Father Got Wrong

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Jamie Reidy, in honor of Father’s Day, lists the top 5 pieces of bad advice his father gave him.

“As a co-victim of sexual abuse myself, I wish we had a hero like Cyrus Vance in our neighborhood.”

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This is a comment by Eirik Rogers on the post “Etan and Me: A Brotherhood of Pain”.

Newsflash: Arkansas Football Coach Bobby Petrino’s Affair “Started with A Kiss”

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Jamie Reidy comments on the specific details of 51-year old Razorback coach Bobby Petrino’s affair with 25-year old Jessica Dorrell.

Richard Riordan Is NOT The Next Joe Paterno

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Jamie Reidy comments on news that a group of former gymnasts have come forward thirty years later with allegations against Doug Boder.

Is Yale QB Hamlet or Rapist?

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Patrick Witt was suppose to be the answer to Penn State.

“As the father of two adopted daughters who were abused…I have a lot of anger.”

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This comment is from Andy Schulkind on the post “Does Paterno’s Death Resolve Anything?”

When Trauma Triggers Are Everywhere: The Hidden Impact of the Jerry Sandusky Trial

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It’s up to us, Dan Griffin writes, to decide if anything good will come out of the Penn State scandal.

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Trigger warning for rape. I really don’t want to talk about Penn State. I’m pretty sure that you can tell that I don’t want to talk about Penn State, because this post comes approximately two weeks after everyone stopped caring about Penn State. But apparently a post will not write itself if I just ignore the [...]

The Right Thing

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“If men like Paterno are our gods, if football is our religion,” Megan Rosker writes, “then we have just sacrificed our children on the alter of the nine-yard line.”

Tom Matlack on Penn State, the Catholic Church, and Child Rape

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The GMP founder makes an appearance on NECN’s “The Morning Show.”

Look in the Mirror: The Hypocrisy of PSU Rage

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Before we can properly punish Sandusky and those who protected him, we must first point the finger of blame at ourselves, Tom Matlack writes.

Sexual Misconduct: A Pandemic

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The only way to combat a pandemic tolerance of sexual misconduct is asking the tough questions, holding accountability, and being vigilant, Paul Gagne writes.

Resist the Old Boys and Their Ways

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Hugo Schwyzer argues that the gender preference of the seasoned elite fosters leniency and protection in the name of loyalty.