A Penn State community roiled by crisis is culminating a challenging year with a weekend full of academic pomp and circumstance.
Nearly 13,000 students are graduating this weekend across the Penn State system. More than 8,500 undergraduates are getting diplomas at the main University Park campus in State College. The class is so large that ceremonies are held Friday through Sunday.
There was a barely a reference at Saturday morning ceremonies to the scandal that arose in the aftermath of the child sexual abuse charges filed against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in November.
Many seniors say what they'll take away most out of their final year is the unity among the student body in the face of the troubling accusations and withering media pressure.
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