KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — Penn State
President Rodney Erickson says it "grieves" him
when people refer to "the Penn State scandal"
because he thinks it centers on just one person —
former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky,
who's accused of molesting boys.
Erickson said at an alumni meeting outside
Philadelphia on Thursday he believes people
should call it "the Sandusky scandal."
About 650 alumni attended the sometimes heated
90-minute session, part of Erickson's effort to
repair the school's image. Another meeting takes
place in New York on Friday.
Most of Thursday's questions involved concerns
over the firing of head coach Joe Paterno.
Erickson says he hasn't had time to sit down with
Paterno but hopes to when the scandal dies
down.
Sandusky acknowledges showering with boys but
denies molesting them.
