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Students greet Penn State coach Joe Paterno as he arrives at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. Paterno's support among the Penn State board of trustees was described Tuesday as "eroding," threatening to end the 84-year-old coach's career amid a child-sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant and one-time heir apparent. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Evan Ponter, a junior at Penn State, protests in front of Old Main on the college campus on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. Assistant Athletic Director Jeff Nelson announced Tuesday that head football coach Joe Paterno's weekly NCAA college football news conference had been canceled. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)
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Ousted Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, on the front porch of their house, address students on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The students yelled, "We are Penn State!" to which Paterno responded, "Yes, we are!" (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Joe Hermitt)
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Police hold back Penn State students after they reacted off campus early on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in State College, Pa., to the firing of football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting, "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamppost, and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State students walk along a street on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa., after the university's board of trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Police head across a street in State College, Pa., on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, as students gather after the Penn State board of trustees voted to fire football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A student is taken into police custody on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, following a gathering of Penn State students and others off campus after the firing of football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State students react off campus late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. Hundreds gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting, "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamppost and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas to control the crowd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, on the front porch of their house, address students after the Penn State board of trustees announced the resignation of university President Graham Spanier and the firing of Paterno on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Hermitt, The Patriot-News)
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John Surma (right), vice chairman of the Penn State board of trustees, listens to questions after announcing the firing of university President Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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John Surma (foreground at table), vice chairman of the Penn State board of trustees, announces the firing of university President Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Marchyco Harrell (right), a teacher in the Lorain (Ohio) City Schools, and Verlene DeWitt, a teacher in the Westlake (Ohio) City Schools, listen to speakers at a rally co-sponsored by the Cleveland Teachers Union and We Are Ohio in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Jeffrey M. Frederick, a Republican who is running for a seat on the Virginia State Senate, waits in line to cast his vote at Henderson Elementary School in Montclair, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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There was speculation that Vice President Joseph R. Biden used Botox to smooth his brow before debating Sarah Palin during the 2008 campaign. "The problem with Botox is that it makes you less expressive," says Paul Ekman, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California Medical School. (Associated Press)
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Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson continues to use her predecessor's IMPACT teacher-evaluation program, which D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown says would not be affected by his proposals to give top teachers incentives to work at low-ranked schools. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown wants to give top-rated teachers a $10,000 bonus and other incentives to work in low-performing schools. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien looks on from the bench in the second half of the game against Boston College in College Park, Md., on Oct. 29, 2011. O'Brien is likely to share snaps with C.J. Brown against Virginia on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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"It's Academic" host Mac McGarry, seen on set in April with students from Bethesda's Walter Johnson High School, hosted the Washington-based quiz show for 50 years, asking more than 200,000 questions before his retirement was announced Wednesday. (NBC4)
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Students at Carmody Middle School in Lakewood, Colo., head for waiting buses after school on Oct. 28, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Johnson County GOP Fall BBQ at Clear Creek-Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa, earlier this month. He casts himself as a job creator.
