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Joe Paterno, a Modern Day Oedipus

By Robin Bates | Published: July 14, 2012

The lessons of the Sophocles play “Oedipus” can be applied to disgraced Penn State coach Joe Paterno.

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Fired by Happy Valley, JoPa Is No Aeneas

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2011

Just as Rasselas questions Samuel Johnson’s Happy Valley, so do Penn State students find themselves questioning their own Happy Valley after the child abuse scandal. Coach Joe Paterno admired Aeneas, and many feel abandoned like Queen Dido.

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