To the outside world, Joe Paterno is Penn State.
But that’s not reality.
Penn State is 95,000 students and hundreds of thousands of alumni.
Penn State is home to the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, raising $9,563,016.09 in 2011 to fight pediatric cancer, and more than $70 million since 1977.
Penn State is Fulbright scholars, renowned researchers, and student-athletes who are students and athletes.
Loud and opinionated pundits will continue to try to out-rage each other. Our current leaders will, deservedly, be shown the door.
But what makes Penn State, Penn State, will remain.
We are still Penn State
