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The site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Penn State Must Stop Enabling Insanity

At this rate, they might as well just drag the statue out of storage and re-install it.

CBS Chicago–2012/11/07

Joe Paterno. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Baffoe: I Miss Joe Paterno

Just like so many out-of-touch, incredibly stupid fans out there, I really wish Joe Paterno was here to answer for himself right now.

CBS Chicago–2012/11/02

Graham Spanier. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Spanier Charged In Penn State Sex Abuse Case

Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child molestation allegations against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official charged in the alleged cover-up.

CBS Chicago–2012/11/01

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

Perjury Case Against 2 Penn St Officials Proceeds

A judge on Wednesday upheld perjury charges against two Penn State administrators accused of lying to a grand jury that investigated allegations ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused children.

670 The Score–2012/09/26

A general view of the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions tall flag squad. (Credit: Rick Stewart  /Allsport)

Trial Date Set For Case Against PSU Officials

The trial is scheduled begin early next year for two former Penn State officials accused of lying to a grand jury and burying an allegation of a child’s sexual abuse in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

670 The Score–2012/08/17

Kenneth Frazier. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Goodness Amid Evil At Penn State

The good guy in this story couldn’t prevent the human tragedy, only arriving on the scene after terrible things had already happened.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/15

Joe Paterno. (Photo by: Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Paterno Legacy Destroyed

Too much was at stake for Paterno to allow his football program and his vast, personal business arrangements with Second Mile connections to be brought down by scandal. So he made sure Sandusky could go about his business uninterrupted.

670 The Score–2012/06/30

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, is put into a police car after being convicted in his child sex abuse trial at the Centre County Courthouse on June 22, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The jury found Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 counts in the sexual abuse trial of the former Penn State assistant football coach, who was charged with sexual abuse of 10 boys over a 15-year period. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Justice Done, But More To Do

Even in the dark, sick heart of central Pennsylvania, where for years the emotional and cultural strength of a college football program blinded otherwise normal people to horrible crimes, justice could be done.

670 The Score–2012/06/22

P eople walk past the mural "Inspiration" by artist Michael Pilato, which features faces of notable Penn Staters including Joe Paterno. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bernstein: Penn State’s Crimes Beyond Sandusky

An attention-grabbing trial filled with grim, hideous details, sobbing witnesses and crackling verbal exchanges can provide good cover.

670 The Score–2012/06/13

Jerry Sandusky sits in a car after a court hearing. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Former Penn State Administrator Had A ‘Secret File’ On Jerry Sandusky

In documents obtained by KDKA-TV investigators, the Attorney General’s Office indicates former vice president Schultz kept a secret file with allegations regarding Sandusky and sex abuse.

670 The Score–2012/06/12

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

‘Major New Evidence’ Could Lead To Charges Against Spanier

As opening statements in the Jerry Sandusky trail got underway Monday morning, a new report surfaced that could lead to charges against former Penn State President Graham Spanier.

CBS Chicago–2012/06/11

Mike McQueary in 2005. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images)

McQueary’s Story Changes Again: Penn State Prosecutors Change Key Allegation Date

Mike McQueary’s story is changing again and it could help Tim Curley and Gary Schultz fight off allegations that they failed to properly report suspected child abuse.

2012/05/08

Jerry Sandusky sits in a car after a court hearing. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Penn State, Sandusky Now Being Investigated By Feds

Penn State has received a federal subpoena related to a former assistant football coach accused of molesting boys and is cooperating with the request, a university spokeswoman said Thursday.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/24

Mike McQueary in 2005. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images)

Penn State Officials Case To Go To Trial

A Penn State assistant football coach testified Friday that he believes he saw former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molesting a boy but said he wasn’t 100 percent sure it was intercourse.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/16

Tim Curley. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Penn State Figures Due In Court Next

Jerry Sandusky’s decision Tuesday to waive his preliminary hearing shifts the focus in the child sex-abuse scandal to two Penn State administrators accused of failing to properly report suspected abuse and lying to the grand jury investigating Sandusky.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/14

Beaver Stadium as Penn State and Purdue kickoff Oct. 15, 2011. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Penn State AD, Administrator Step Down, Head To Court

Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse by the ex-football coach.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/07

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