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31-S2 at WVU 90 Minute Classic 31 at West Virginia.................................7:30 p.m. SEPTEMBER 2 8 Pittsburgh at Morgantown, W.Va.........2:30 p.m. at BYU...........................................................9 p.m. 16 WISCONSIN......................................................Noon 21 23 27 at Northwestern.............................................8 p.m. at Illinois........................................................2 p.m. at Ohio State................................................. 7 p.m. 30 MINNESOTA................................................... 1 p.m. OCTOBER 2 7 12 14 BUCKNELL.....................................................7 p.m. INDIANA.........................................................1 p.m. at Nebraska...................................................5 p.m. at Iowa.......................................................... 2 p.m. 19 MICHIGAN STATE............................................7 p.m. 21 MICHIGAN......................................................1 p.m. 26 NOVEMBER 2 4 at Purdue.......................................................7 p.m. 31-N4 Big Ten Tournament at Indiana 31 Quarterfinal Round.....................................TBA Semifinal Round.........................................TBA Championship............................................TBA MEN'S ICE HOCKEY OCTOBER 12 13 19 20 26 27 30 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL........................ 7:30 p.m. American International at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.......7 p.m. at Buffalo State (NCAA D-III)............................7 p.m. at Rochester Institute of Technology............7:05 p.m. at Army..........................................................7 p.m. at Sacred Heart..............................................7 p.m. at Fredonia State (NCAA D-III)..........................7 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 9 10 24 25 30 BUFFALO STATE (NCAA D-III)....................... 7:30 p.m. AIR FORCE................................................ 7:30 p.m. AIR FORCE................................................7:30 p.m. at Union.........................................................7 p.m. at Union.........................................................4 p.m. ARIZONA STATE (ACHA) (Exh.).....................7:30 p.m. DECEMBER 1 7 8 ARIZONA STATE (ACHA) (Exh.).....................7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross............................................7:05 p.m. at Holy Cross..................................................... TBA 15 ROBERT MORRIS.......................................7:30 p.m. 28-29 at Pittsburgh College Hockey Invitational 28 Miami (Ohio), Ohio State or Robert Morris...TBA 29 Miami (Ohio), Ohio State or Robert Morris...TBA JANUARY 4 5 at Connecticut................................................7 p.m. at Connecticut................................................7 p.m. 11 U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM (Exh.)........7:30 p.m. 12 U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM (Exh.)........7:30 p.m. 15 NEUMANN (NCAA D-III)...............................7:30 p.m. 19 25 26 Vermont at Philadelphia..................................7 p.m. at Michigan State...........................................7 p.m. at Michigan State...........................................7 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 2 8 9 OHIO (ACHA) (Exh.)....................................7:30 p.m. OHIO (ACHA) (Exh.)....................................7:30 p.m. ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE...............................7:30 p.m. ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE...............................7:30 p.m. 15 OKLAHOMA (ACHA) (Exh.)...........................7:30 p.m. 16 OKLAHOMA (ACHA) (Exh.)...........................3:30 p.m. 24 25 at Wisconsin..................................................8 p.m. at Wisconsin..................................................8 p.m. L A S T WO R D MA T T H E R B | MA T T@B L U EWH I T E O N L I N E . C OM S Summer of discontent ummer is finally here, and while June's arrival usually brings sighs of relief to those accustomed to the hectic rhythms of the academic calendar, it brings something else entirely this year. The next few months aren't going to be carefree idyll in University Park, even as the flowers bloom, the baby ducks waddle across campus and the sunbathers spread out across the Old Main lawn. If you've been following Penn State for the past few months – and has anybody not been follow- ing Penn State the past few months? – you know exactly what the arrival of summer 2012 means: It means all those questions we couldn't believe we were asking last winter are about to get some answers we might not want to hear. After months of legal maneuver- ing and much speculation about the likelihood of a plea bargain, jury selection in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial was, as of this writing, still scheduled to begin June 5. Sometime after that, perhaps as early as July, Louis Freeh's team will release the results of its investigation into Penn State's handling of the alle- gations against Sandusky. And then there are all the other inves- tigations, criminal cases, lawsuits and anticipated lawsuits that have become the background noise of the Sandusky scandal. No one can say at this point how Want a photo? Order a reprint! E-mail us at bwimagazine@aol.com for prices and sizes! W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M any of these events are likely to play out, but we do have a few clues as to what university officials are anticipating. In April, Penn State hired a crimi- nologist, Gabriel Gates, to be its Clery Act compliance coordinator, a position that didn't exist previous- ly. The Clery Act requires public universities to annually report crime statistics to federal authori- ties and warn the community about potential threats to public safety. Gates told the Chronicle of Higher Education that "I don't think this has anything to do with redeeming the image." Indeed, it was done following a preliminary recommendation by Freeh. But it also indicates that Penn State has a problem that requires a proactive approach. Speaking of proactive approach- es, the university is spending $2.5 million to retain the Edelman pub- lic relations firm, as well as a Harrisburg-based firm called LaTorre Communications. Over the years, Edelman has helped burnish the image of CBS, Starkist, Walmart, General Electric, Bank of America and Microsoft. This is not the sort of firm you hire to boost attendance at Ag Progress Days. It's the sort of firm you hire when you've been sued for libel by a four-star general or don't want the public to think that your tuna nets are putting dolphins on the endangered species list. Do you think you may need a 24/7 Crisis Response Team that has "a unique understanding of the intricacies of litigation, negotiation, business, regulatory matters and politics and brings them to bear on each client engagement"? If you have to ask, you probably do. The lingering questions in the Sandusky scandal have naturally raised tensions between those who believe Joe Paterno knew more than he said he did and those who contend his family is owed an apol- ogy by the board of trustees for his abrupt dismissal last November. In a recent feature story in Esquire, reporter Luke Dittrich combed through the coach's papers at the Paterno Library and found a series of unusual changes in his daily schedule in May 1998 that happened to occur right around the time that local police were investigating allegations against Sandusky. The details of Dittrich's visit to the archives are buried seven pages into a nine-page story. That in itself suggests that Esquire knew what it had was only a bit of circumstantial evidence, not a smoking gun. Dittrich says as much in the piece. "Did Joe know?" he asks. "Who knows. The files raise questions but provide no answers." The suggestion that Paterno may have known of the '98 investigation is upsetting to a lot of Penn State fans. That's because this question has already been answered to their satisfaction – by Paterno himself. He said he was unaware of the ear- lier probe, and even if you aren't a starry-eyed admirer, you probably find it difficult to believe that a guy well known for his personal integri- ty would have lied about such a serious matter. So… case closed, right? Not exactly. Ron Tomalis, Pennsylvania's secretary of educa- tion and an ex-officio member of the board of trustees, said in May that the university was not going to make any hasty decisions regard- ing the apology that so many Paterno supporters have sought. "[We'll] see what comes out of the Freeh report," he said. "I don't want to speculate on what may or may not happen in the future." Tomalis' comment touched off another round of angry letters to the editor, but no matter how badly many people may want that apolo- gy, it's understandable that the university would choose to proceed with caution. Speculating about what may or may not happen in the future is all but impossible under these circumstances. These days, it's hard enough speculating about what may or may not have happened in the past. J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 39

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