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Rutgers lawyer resigns as board looks at issues

Mike Rice - AP

A Rutgers University lawyer resigned Thursday amid growing anger that he was still employed after approving a decision in December to suspend rather than fire basketball coach Mike Rice, even though he was aware of a video showing the coach hitting, kicking and taunting players....

 

Athletic Director Tim Pernetti Is Out in Rutgers Abuse Scandal

Tim Pernetti - NY Times

The Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti resigned Friday, saying that his first instinct when he saw the video of Coach Mike Rice’s behavior “was to fire him immediately,” but that the university’s review of the case led to a consensus that Rice should not be dismissed.

 

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