Columnist: Joe Nocera
It's Not Just Penn State

This week Nocera wrote about the sports scandals that have recently been hitting the news. He wrote about how many players get wound up in trouble but when it comes to legal matters they get an easy way out. This is because many teams are a source of happiness for the community and many people count on the teams to play. Many players who are arrested or get in trouble never face disciplinary action and continue on. But Nocera suggests that schools stop the sport for a bit until the scandal is resolved. Too many times has all this been covered up and it is time for change. "If a university-and its community- can't treat players and coaches the same way everyone else is treated, then what is it really teaching?"