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US university removes Paterno statue after abuse scandal
Jul 22, 2012 21:39 EDT
Workers at Penn State University used jackhammers and a forklift to remove a statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, tarnished by a child sex scandal that saw his top aide imprisoned.
US university removes Paterno statue after child sex scandal
Jul 22, 2012 19:00 EDT
Workers at Penn State University on Sunday used jackhammers and a forklift to remove a statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, tarnished by a child sex scandal that saw his top aide imprisoned.
Penn State removes Paterno statue after sex scandal
Jul 22, 2012 10:51 EDT
Workers at Penn State University on Sunday used jackhammers and a forklift to remove a statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, tarnished by a child sex scandal that saw his top aide imprisoned.
Penn State spends $3.2 million on sex abuse scandal
Feb 14, 2012 16:57 EST
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Penn State child sex abuse scandal has so far cost the university $3.2 million including the expenses of an investigation, legal and public relations advice, the school said on a new website designed to promote transparency.
Thousands say goodbye to Paterno at funeral procession
Jan 26, 2012 02:27 EST
Penn State University American football coaching legend Joe Paterno was buried after a funeral procession that was watched by thousands of supporters.
Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85.
Penn State mourners look to life after Joe Paterno
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Students brought flowers, even shaved initials in their hair, while flags flew at half-staff and lawmakers called for a moment of silence.
Paterno funeral draws legions four days after death
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands lined the frigid streets while family and friends of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno gathered inside a private funeral hall on Wednesday to mourn a man whose towering image was shaken by his inaction in a child sex abuse scandal.
Paterno buried as thousands carry mourning to fourth
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was buried in a private ceremony on Wednesday after tens of thousands of mourners sent him off as a hero rather than a man whose inaction got him fired in a child sexual abuse scandal.
Paterno's long goodbye ends with public memorial
Jan 22, 2012 10:24 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Some 10,000 ticket holders headed to a campus memorial service on Thursday for one final goodbye to late Penn State coach Joe Paterno, concluding five days of public mourning for the college football legend.
Poll finds slim majority support Paterno's firing
Dec 09, 2011 17:49 EST
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania voters by a slim majority support the firing of legendary Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in the university's child sexual abuse scandal, according to poll results released on Friday.
Poll finds slim majority support Paterno's firing
Dec 09, 2011 17:34 EST
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania voters by a slim majority support the firing of legendary Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in the university's child sexual abuse scandal, according to poll results released on Friday.
Poll finds slim majority support Paterno's firing
Dec 09, 2011 17:13 EST
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania voters by a slim majority support the firing of legendary Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in the university's child sexual abuse scandal, according to poll results released on Friday.
Penn State officials say applications up despite scandal
Dec 01, 2011 00:46 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Penn State officials on Wednesday said applications to attend the university that has been rocked by a sex abuse scandal are ahead of last year and reassured students worried about the school's reputation.
Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer
Nov 18, 2011 18:43 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said on Friday.
Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer
Nov 18, 2011 18:06 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said on Friday.
Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer
Nov 18, 2011 18:05 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said Friday.
Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer
Nov 18, 2011 18:04 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said on Friday.
Penn State's Paterno has treatable lung cancer
Nov 18, 2011 18:02 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said Friday.
Penn's new athletic head has no plans to cancel football
Nov 18, 2011 12:33 EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Penn State's new acting athletic director said on Friday there are no plans to cancel the rest of the Nittany Lions' football season or to remove Joe Paterno's statue from outside Beaver Stadium.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Former names | Beaver Field |
|---|---|
| Location | Pennsylvania State University University Dr. & Park Ave, University Park, PA 16802  United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′44″N 77°51′22″W / 40.81222°N 77.85611°WCoordinates: 40°48′44″N 77°51′22″W / 40.81222°N 77.85611°W |
| Opened | 1960 - September 17th Capacity 46,284 |
| Renovated | 2008 Marquee boards added 2001 1985 Walkways and Ramps Added 1984 Lights Added |
| Expanded | 2001 1991 Capacity 93,967 1980 Capacity 83,770 1978 Capacity 76,639 1976 Capacity 60,203 1972 Capacity 57,538 1969 |
| Owner | Pennsylvania State University |
| Operator | Pennsylvania State University |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Capacity | 107,282 110,753 (highest attendance in stadium history - September 14, 2002) |
| Tenants | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA) (1960-present) | |
