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Cirsium

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12. That IS participating

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 07:13 PM

7 hrs ago

Looking the other way is a way to participate. Dozens of people from a wide range of organizations and institutions looked the other way for years and years, as did the PSU AD and the entire administration. But hey Saturday football $$$$ must go on, and what do the kids matter?

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