IMO everyone gets this story wrong. All of the activities that Penn State's Outing Club used to organize are still available to students through the university

IMO everyone gets this story wrong. All of the activities that Penn State's Outing Club used to organize are still available to students through the university-run Outdoor Adventure program [1]. The only difference is that now instead of a student club (cost center), the activities are organized by a university-run office (revenue generator). So it's not about coddling. It's about money (and not even insurance) [1] http://sites.psu.edu/adventurerec/ http://sites.psu.edu/adventurerec/