It's coming down. Not b/c Paterno enabled a child molester but b/c:
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"[C]ontrary to its original intention, coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond," University President Rodney Erickson said in a statement.
The 900-pound bronze statue, outside Beaver Stadium, will be stored in a "secure location."
"I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse[.]"
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Meanwhile the library will remain named after him b/c:
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The library remains a tribute to Joe and Sue Paterno's commitment to Penn State's student body and academic success, and it highlights the positive impacts coach Paterno had on the university[.]
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University: Paterno statue to be removed - CNN.com
... and Mussolini made the trains run on time. Sorry, They just don't get it. The culture fostered by Paterno in his last couple of decades at PSU, and the abuses it clearly hid, more than counter any "positive impacts" that culture created. You don't get to claim credit for creating great citizens if it comes at the expense of intentionally covering up and enabling the torture of young children.
I cannot say enough bad things about PSU and its defenders right now.