TO THE EDITOR:
I’m puzzled by Friday’s Jerry Sandusky/Dance Marathon kvetch. Surely the author wasn’t making light of the fact that survivors of sexual assault have increased rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol and drug abuse. I also have a hard time believing the kvetcher was mocking a student-run philanthropy which serves the N.C. Children’s Hospital.
As a Penn State alumna and native Pennsylvanian, I am horrified and saddened at the tragedies unfolding at State College. The insensitive comment on Friday’s kvetching board was disrespectful to the victims of the alleged sexual assaults as well as the Penn State community of 96,000 students, 46,000 employees and more than half of a million alumni.
Please join me in supporting a grassroots fundraising effort for the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) at http://rainn.org/ProudPSUforRAINN.
We are here to stand up for the victims of abuse and help Penn Staters regain their pride.
Sarah Nelson
Academic Adviser
College of Arts and Sciences
