Jay Paterno
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The Ghosts of Spring Break Road Trips Past
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Author’s Note: The names in this column have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent and the outright guilty. This column may or may not be a true story. Thankfully no […]
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Amid a Time of Tumult, a Challenge to the Party in Power
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At a tumultuous time in our history, with the long-held norms and expectations of the federal government being dissected, it is a time to have a frank discussion. One side […]
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After Further Review: Like It or Not, the Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Great Art
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Super Bowl Sunday was a great day for the Eagles and their fans. But there was this other thing on Super Bowl Sunday that was almost as big: the halftime […]
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A Time to Remember Our History, and to Speak Out
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Monday, Jan.27, was Holocaust Remembrance Day and marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It is a day to remember an era that represents the very worst of […]
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A 12-Team Playoff History: What Might Have Been for Penn State Through the Years
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With the end of Penn State’s 16-game season amid a 12-team College Football Playoff run, it’s a good time to look back and play with what might have been for […]
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The 12-Year War: When Penn State vs. Notre Dame Was the World
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Penn State vs. Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl national semifinal game… the words alone send chills along the spine of any college football fan. But for Penn State fans […]
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The Start of One Era… The End of Another
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This weekend marks the start of a new era in major college football as a first round of home-field games will be played in the first 12-team playoff. Saturday that […]
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What Penn Staters Should Know About Oregon
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As Penn State gets ready to play Oregon this weekend for the Big Ten title, it is an opponent and a school that is new to Penn Staters and the […]
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A Sunday Hike as Winter Nears Stirs Thoughts of Joy and Sorrow
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This past Sunday the hiking trail opened to a plateau near the geographic center of this great commonwealth. In a distant mountain gap, fog sat over Bellefonte a few miles […]
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The Morning After
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The world woke up as a very different place on Wednesday morning. I woke up as a white man who will be on the edge of old age when the […]