The Fourth Wall
Former Penn State President
Charged
Fabulous Flores
Former Penn State University President Graham B.
Spanier was charged November 1, 2012 with perjury, ob-
struction of justice, endangering the welfare of children,
and criminal conspiracy. Gary Schultz, a former universi-
ty vice president and Tim Curley, the former athletic di-
rector also received the same charges. :
The three men were made aware of the allegations
against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade prior to the
case that made national headlines and lead to the arrest
and conviction of Sandusky. The decision was made that
they would approach Sandusky directly regarding the al-
legations, rather than going to outside authorities. Spanier
saw this course of action as a “humane and a reasonable
way to proceed,” according to a February 2001 email ex-
change between Spanier and the two top university offi-
cials (Curley and Schultz); Spanier’s main priority
seemed to have been how they and the university would
look if Sandusky was ever caught, “The only downside
for us is if the message isn’t ‘heard’ and acted upon, and
we then become vulnerable for not having reported it.”
The email is itself an admission of wrong doing; they
knew what Sandusky did and chose to sweep it under the
rug for fear of public exposure.
Sandusky continued to abuse children. Had Spanier and
the two other men acted sooner, it may have prevented the
university’s image from being tarnished. Spanier’s law-
yers contend that the charges are politically motivated and
Spanier maintains his innocence.
The hearing will begin December. 13 at 9:00 AM in
Court Room 1 in the Dauphin County Courthouse in Har-
risburg, PA. :
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that he was told the pro-
gram was going to be
closed with no room for
discussion. Dr. Gnage stat-
Currently, our four-year ed that Vice President
English degree has less Hanes told him that the
than ten students enrolled. program was not viable.
Due to this
fact, the of-
fice of Vice
President of
Common-
wealth
Campuses,
Dr. Madlyn
Hanes rec-
ommended
to our chan-
cellor Dr.
David
Gnage and our Academic
Affairs Director Dr. Mi-
chael Doncheski that our
four-year English degree
be phased out. At the meet-
ing, Dr. Doncheski in-
formed the faculty senate
Resolution
(cont. from pg. 1)
interviewed about
the cuts, Chancellor Gnage
said “This is not something
that I want to do.” He be-
lieves that liberal arts pro-
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grams are important and
essential for a well-
rounded education.
MAFS can pass resolutions
which are monumental, but
ultimately this decision lies
with university administra-
tors. Be sure to
keep reading for
updates about the
future of Mont Al-
to’s four year Eng-
lish degree.