Meanwhile in the Happy Valley...

Bill Mahon said Wednesday that Penn State couldn't start its investigation until the NCLR provided it with more information.

Yesterday, the school issued a press release and said that regardless of NCLR's cooperation, "the University will continue to investigate the allegations."

And the war of words continued about whether Penn State is really doing anything at all. Responding to students' protests, spokesman Tysen Kendig (filling in for our friend Mahon?) said "The university is in the midst of the investigation, and we are going to base that investigation on fact."

The student paper, which has done an admirable job covering the story (unlike some other local papers), today says that the NCLR has lost credibility because it hasn't filed suit quickly enough. That opinion is probably less a function of bias than naivete about the legal process.

More fun tidbits on the case from Blue.