At the beginning of this college football season, I reached into a dark corner of my closet and pulled out my favorite Penn State sweatshirt. It was time, I told myself, to go back to being the proud alum and former cheerleader I was before convicted child rapist Jerry Sandusky, and disgraced head coach Joe Paterno, who helped cover up the scandal, brought shame to my university, and made me vow to never again cheer: “We Are … Penn State.”