Nike Sticks with Paterno, Penn State

Erin Dobson, senior manager of global public affairs for Nike, told The Oregonian that the sports apparel giant has no plans to change the (unfortunate) name of the day care facility at its Beaverton headquarters -- the Joe Paterno Center.

Dobson, who said Nike is "deeply disturbed by the claims brought forth in the indictments," said the company's relationship with Penn St. "remains unchanged" amid the child sex scandal that has rocked the university and toppled football coach Joe Paterno and president Graham

The Oregonian noted Nike's president and CEO, Mark Parker, is a 1977 graduate of Penn State.

Nike’s website notes its Child Development Centers are providing exceptional full time, on-site care for 200 children aged six weeks to five years in our Joe Paterno Center.