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Some Penn State alumni irked by school's handling of scandal, Paterno

McClatchy Newspapers

January 7, 2012

Alumni and other Nittany Lions fans have been dissecting trustees' decision to terminate Joe Paterno and Graham Spanier since the move was announced Nov. 9. Now, some alumni are aiming their frustration with the university's handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal squarely at the board of trustees. One group has formed with a goal of voting three new members into the alumni seats that are open this year. Others want want more - an overhaul of the structure of a board they say is too large and squelches dissent.

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