Jay Paterno
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We Cannot Let the Seed of Hate and Discord Take Root
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Seventy-seven years ago this week, my grandfather Angelo Lafayette Paterno stood up in a ballroom in New York City to give a short speech promoting religious and racial unity. It […]
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New Co-Host Leads to the Ultimate Interview Guest List
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Last year I helped co-create the weekly Penn State football show “Nittany Game Week,” so you can imagine my surprise when I found out last week that I am being […]
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College Football: Massive Change Now Highlights Challenges for Universities
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Universities playing major college sports have rapidly hit the point where the numbers have become so big, the dollars so high, that schools need to admit that the current model […]
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A Passion for College Football Rooted in Tradition and Memories
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Each year as college football begins again, we are reminded of a love rooted in tradition and childhood memories forged across decades. The first cool late August morning gets our […]
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Fall Semester Returns, Welcoming the Latest Chapter of Storied Legacy
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The quiet of summertime in State College is but a few hours from being jetted into hyperspeed as the students return for the fall semester. After two long years of […]
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The Quiet Moment After Arts Fest Is Bittersweet
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Monday after Arts Fest concluded here in State College, I drove down College Avenue in the early morning. Outside of one small business an employee was busy hosing down the […]
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Things I Love About America
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With the Fourth of July just having passed, it is time for a more light-hearted look at things to love about America. So here is a partial list of things […]
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January 6 Hearings Shine a Light on the ‘Vast Carelessness’ of Powerful People
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them […]
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Penn State’s Summer of Transition Arrives with Many Challenges Ahead
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Penn State finds itself in a time of transition this summer, a time when leadership in two very high-profile jobs are changing. It’s hard to go around town and not […]
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What Is the Soul of America?
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Wednesday morning in Happy Valley, through the open windows of my home office, I heard the chirping of a cardinal at the bird feeder, the voices of children walking to […]