INSIDE Washington Students Reflect Notre Dame, Saint Mary's Remembers the Lost Victims
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INSIDE Washington students reflect Notre Dame, Saint Mary's remembers the lost victims A year after the attacks, students remember the shock felt The memories of loved ones lost on September 11 still burn in in the nation's capital. the hearts of family members. page 3 page 4 page 2 The Observer+ ONE YEAR LATER Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Keep the Americans misunderstand Arab hatred memory alive leading many Muslims to region, democracy would With regard to self-inter + Arab animosity wrongly perceive ensue, but the government est, Appleby said that A jet slamming into a skyscraper has many origins Americans. Appleby provid is too concerned about its America cannot be too ... two 11 0-story towers engulfed in ed four reasons for why oil, said Appleby. pragmatic, narrow and flames ... our nation's capital By MEGHANNE DOWNES there is animosity directed The United States has short-sided. A sizeable and enveloped in smoke ... a plane Assistant News Editor at the United States from made Saudi Arabia an ally forceful political will will be wrecked in a Pennsylvania field ... the Islamic world. The gov for strategic and self-inter necessary for this to be these are the images that will ernment's e s t e d overcome. always come to Major news networks relation means, Americans are compelled mind when I hear broadcasted images of ship with "We don't need despite to look at situations and the phrase Palestinians rejoicing in the Israel is the oil to heat the its anti believe that they are the "9/11." streets on Sept. 11, leaving blurred homes for the needy poor democ peacekeepers. Father But for all the many enraged Americans f o r but for our second ratic sys Theodore Hesburgh, presi evil and fear and asking "Why do they hate Muslims, tem, said dent emeritus, said at horror that I us?" and they homes, yachts and Apple Sunday's panel that every associate with Scott Appleby, director of wonder if four cars. , by. The time there is a disaster the that fateful day, I the Kroc Institute for t h e govern United States and Red Cross also remember International Peace Studies. United ment is are the first to arrive on the Scott Appleby the good that Andrew Thagard at a Sunday panel discus States is willing scene with manpower and came out of it. sion, was quick to point out the pup professor to look financial aid, but this is a The events of that the "they" is not repre pet of a the other very small percentage of that Tuesday one Assistant sentative of the whole of Zionist w a y our gross national product. year ago didn't News Editor Islam and that it was a state or is Israel the surro because of the oil resources In this world of conflict. just motivate small extremist faction that gate of the United States. available in that country. the United States, as well as firefighters and carried out the terrorist This hostility stems from American self-interest other countries, is asking rescue workers of New York City to attacks. The geopolitical the emasculization and becomes selfishness who the enemy is. "We are risk their lives in helping others, development of these states repression within the cul because Americans con one of the candidates," said they moved a nation to act. is important to understand ture. Many Muslims carry a sume an enormous amount Appleby. Politicians put bipartisanship aside ing the conflicts, said deep sense of humiliation. of oil. "We don't need the and worked together, church atten Appleby. In several ways the US for oil to heat the homes for dance dramatically increased, dona Within the Islamic world eign policy is hypocritical. If the needy poor but for our tions of blood and money skyrocket conspiracy theories abound Islamic reign was permitted second homes, yachts and Contact Meghanne Downes at ed and a deep sense of patriotism and facts are distorted, to be established in this four cars," said Appleby. mdownesl @nd.edu. pervaded the country. Around the world, nations grow ing increasingly hostile toward the United States openly expressed their sorrow and sympathy. People crowded outside American Sept. 11 classes in popular demand embassies, covering the gates with ization increase a subcul of Sept. 11 were fallout liberties [presented by the cards and flowers and hosting can By JESSICA DALSING ture of support for terror from the collapse of the Web]." dlelight vigils. President Bush's war News Writer ism. but that nothing can Ottoman Empire." Many professors decided on terrorism toppled the oppressive justify terrorism," said Revelation and to restructure the content Taliban regime and guaranteed new In the aftermath of Sept. Johansen. Revolution, taught by of already existing courses freedoms for the men and women of 11, Notre Dame has added Johansen said that stu Joseph Amar, which looks to examine issues related Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's al semester-long courses that dents showed a strong at conflict from a religious to Sept. 11. Heidi Qaida terrorist network was weak deal with issues related to interest in the material that point of view, is the theolo Ardizzone, assistant profes ened and driven further into moun the terrorist attacks. was presented and were gy department's contribu sor of American Studies, tainous caves. "The events of Sept. 11 concerned with what could tion to the new course left the final two weeks of Closer to home, I remember the have changed how we see be done to address the offerings. her Homefronts During Notre Dame and Saint Mary's com causes of terrorism. "I It] broadened my world War class open to focus on munities uniting in prayer. Classes, many issues and have pro vided us 0 t h e r view show- develop practices and other normal activi with a classes ing me the ments in ties were cancelled and students "/couldn't get into any l "The class helped people dealt more culture and the war on and faculty gathered on South Quad r e a teachable to understand that acts generallj the people of the Sept. 11 classes terrorism. to celebrate Mass. Around the coun moment," with the instead of Johan try, Notre.Dame clubs raised money of terror are political because they were all i d culture and just the sen said to help those affected by the terror s a acts.,, filled before my DART R e n e e religion of terrorists," that he is ist attacks while mourning losses Tynan, the Middle said Linda time., addressing within the Notre Dame and Saint assistant East. Both Melchor. a terrorism Mary's families as a result of the Robert Johansen professor entry-level N o t r e in his them. professor Meghan Hahn of man courses and D a m e existing Back in South Bend, Notre Dame Notre Dame student agement. special senior. interna- and Saint Mary's students draped These classes have studies Arabic language Even the tional rela flags outside their dorm windows. proved to be popular courses are being offered. abroad programs offered tions courses. In the spring, They organized a massive collection among students as many of The histo- courses he will teach a course on at that weekend's football game. the classes filled up early. ry depart dealing ethics and international Many carpooled to local blood banks "The class [Problems of m e n t "[It] broadened my world with Sept. relations that will address and waited hours in line for the Contemporary Violence: offered a 11. The terrorism as well. chance to donate blood - so many. view showing me the Terrorism, War, and Peace Modern London There seemed to be an in fact, that some were turned After Sept. 11] filled up Middle culture and the people Program overabundance of appli away. immediately when registra Eastern instead ofjust the offered cants for several of the God really does work in mysteri tion opened," said Robert History Democracy classes as many students ous ways. Today, one year later, I terrorists. ,, Johansen, director of grad course in the Age were disappointed when still can't fathom how so much good uate studies in the Kroc ranging of the Web, they could not register for came from so much evil. Institute for International from 500 Linda Melchor dealing the classes that they had Still, I worry. I worry that as time Peace Studies. A.D. to the Notre Dame student with the hoped to. goes on we'll forget the good that This class dealt specifi present. way the "I couldn't get into any of came from last September and sim cally with the global role of P a u I Internet the Sept. 11 classes ply focus on the bad. the United States along Cobb, assistant professor of affects American concep because they were all filled After all, the flags that once deco with the meaning of human History, helped illustrate tions of security and priva before my DART time," said rated our dorms are boxed away, security and how to achieve the importance of history in cy in the wake of the ter Notre Dame senior Meghan our nation's blood supply has it. the contemporary situation rorist attacks. Hahn. returned to normal levels (and in "The class helped people when he discussed World A. James McAdams, pro some areas is dangerously low) and to understand that acts of War I with his students and fessor, said, "We will con stories of corporate greed have terror are political acts and asked them to, "assess the sider the threats to person Contact Jessica Dalsing at overshadowed our progress in the that conditions of victim- degree to which the events al privacy and democratic jdalsing.l @nd.edu war on terrorism.