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| Penn State says wilderness is too risky for outdoors clubs |
| 2018-04-23 |
| STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ‐ Penn State University says it has banned its near-century-old outdoor recreation club from going outside because it is too dangerous out in the wilderness. The 98-year-old Penn State Outing Club announced last week that the university will no longer allow the club to organize outdoor, student-led trips starting next semester. The university's offices of Student Affairs and Risk Management made the determination that the hiking, camping and other outdoors-focused activities the student-led club has long engaged in are too risky. The Outing Club's current president Richard Waltz tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the decision wasn't an open dialogue and they weren't briefed on the determination. A Penn State spokeswoman says student safety is the school's primary focus. Two other outdoor recreation clubs also have been directed to end trip offerings. |
| Posted by:746 |
| #6 Humans would have never colonized the world with these idiots in charge. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-04-23 16:14 |
| #5 some sidewalks are dangerous as well. |
| Posted by: airandee 2018-04-23 16:01 |
| #4 Jerry Sandusky unavailable for comment. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-04-23 15:45 |
| #3 It's better to stay You Just Can't Make This Sh*t Up If You Tried. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-04-23 15:27 |
| #2 It's better to stay inside where the coaches can keep an eye on things, right? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2018-04-23 15:23 |
| #1 The university's offices of Student Affairs and Risk Management made the determination that the hiking, camping and other outdoors-focused activities the student-led club has long engaged in are too risky. So, instead they'll bus them to Baltimore one night and release them in the hood. Empathy, training don't you know. (BTW, if Penn State has a ROTC detachment, better to just shut it down) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-23 15:17 |