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US: 14 Charged in Alleged Drug Trafficking Ring Linked to Penn State Frats

Is this major criminality or not even the worst scandal to rock the university?

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Above: Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday delivers a press conference in Harrisburg on Aug. 17, 2026. Image credit: Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

There is nothing junior or child-like about this conduct. This was a high-level operation which trafficked large amount of narcotics in the Pennsylvania area.

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Cynical narrative

Unironically, this is not even the worst scandal to rock Penn State in recent history. Between the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal and the 2017 hazing death of fraternity pledge Timothy Piazza, the university has an extraordinarily grim history of controversy.

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