Thank you Ceil Masella for speaking! And then there is a widow who lives on the end of McKee Street still wondering what she and her family ever did to deserve the kind of treatment they received. Ceils entire comment: For the sake of these remarks, I will call the boards responses to the Sandusky scandal poor decision making. Poor decisions can result in negative consequence, and when these consequences affect the lives of people, integrity should move the decision makers to right the wrongs. In 2011 this board sent a message to the world that Penn State is guilty. The acceptance of the Freeh report and NCAA sanctions served to confirm that. I know many board members would like to move on, its not a matter of moving on, we have all done that on many levels. On this issue its a matter of honesty and integrity. There is no statute of limitations on ruining peoples lives. First of all youve placed a cloud on Penn State University. Just like when I think of shootings when I hear Kent State, this university will be related to some kind of Sandusky guilty if the record isnt set still. Secondly, you brought anguish on employees with whom you turned your back. Then theres the brave group of young men left to represent their university on the football field with no administrative support other leadership to speak of. This was never really a football problem until you made it one. There are those young men who potentially could have held full scholarships at Penn State but due to the unfair sanctions will sadly never set foot on the campus. There are businesses in town who continue to suffer financial losses because of the bad decisions. There are graduates who have endured snide comments during job interviews. There are hundreds of letter men who played under Joe Paterno still trying to understand the unwarranted removal of plaques celebrating their teams. There is the statue of a well respected coach senselessly being held in captivity in some undisclosed location. Its absence a blatant reminder. Theres those who defend the facts that Penn State department has been forced to operate this long under the direction of an unqualified athletic director. There are thousands wondering why the tuition should be raised, really health care costs should rise when the university is unnecessarily spending obscene amounts of money. There are the alumni who have lost trust in this board. According to Penn Stater magazine, a whopping 84% dont completely trust you. Thats not a minority. And then there is a widow who lives on the end of McKee Street still wondering what she and her family ever did to deserve the kind of treatment they received. Do you have nothing to say to her? I would say to this board today if you were to correct your narrative, so many of us could start to move forward with you. You could begin by at least publicly acknowledging Frank Finas statement of Joes innocence just to get the ball rolling. As a good man once said, take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. Thank you. (Applause).
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:08:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015