From the way this is shaping up, from student riots to the coverup it might be a representative of the school and administration.
I’ll let the story play out regarding the administration.
regarding the students?
It is most likely representative of an emotional reaction to the news that their beloved “JoePa” had been fired.
I’m willing to bet that, at that point, most of those kids had not read the GJ testimony.
Most had probably read the brief news articles, most of them ending with a version of....”Joe Paterno has not been implicated....”, or “Joe Paterno fulfilled his legal duty..”, or “Joe Paterno is not a target of the investigation”....
So...it didn’t seem “that bad” to them.
The meme being circulated about town was “Joe got hosed” or “Joe is just a scapegoat” “They’re taking the heat off themselves by sacrificing Joe”...and then the ever present “it’s the media’s fault”
Hence the tipped over media van.
Once everyone settles down - does more reading - and lets the gravity of the situation sink in, I think you’ll see a different mood among the students.