Penn State students gather after the announcement that Joe Paterno would no longer be head coach of Penn State Football to call for him to be allowed to coach one final game on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.
Thousands of students take to the streets after the firing of Joe Paterno.
A student wearing a Joe Paterno mask stands among the crowd.
Seeking an angle for a photograph, a rioter climbs atop a half-toppled light pole.
Students watch the crowd march from atop a parking garage.
A man climbs a light pole as Penn State University students riot after the announcement of the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno.
Penn State students flip a news van during a riot.
A rioter throws a rock at the turned-over news van.
Rioters chant next to a turned-over news van.
A police officer tells a group of students to back up as Penn State University students riot after the announcement of the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno.
Police detain a man during a riot.
A police officer uses pepper spray to disperse the crowd as Penn State University students riot after the announcement of the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno.
A student cringes after being hit in the face with pepper spray.