NYC page 2-4 Niagara News Orientation page 35 September 28, 2001 FREE VOLUME 32 ISSUE 1 Niagara News is produced by the Journalism-Print students at Niagara College, Welland Campus College gets $1.6M grant for additions By RYAN SUTHERLAND Performance Indicator test scores Staff Writer helped the college receive such a Niagara College received a $1.6- large amount of funding from the million grant from the Ontario gov- government, says Niagara College ernment to build a new Learning President Dan Patterson. Resource Centre (LRC) and cafete- Hudak says, “This funding is ria at the Welland campus. integral to our ability to give the The renovations to the library in quality services and facilities our the Simcoe building began in late students expect and deserve. Many April. campuses are not large enough and Niagara is “trying to meet stated are in need of renovation for com- student needs to have a cafeteria fortable learning facilities.” and LRC in the main building of “I applaud the government, and Niagara College (Welland cam- Mr. Maves and Mr. Hudak in par- pus),” says Steve Hudson, vice- ticular, for responding positively to president of corporate services. the college’s needs,” says Patterson, The original focus of Niagara in a press release issued by Maves. was to construct a new building on Along with the $1.6 million, campus, but it wasn’t within the there was a $116,276 grant to financial reach of the college, says upgrade apprenticeship-training Hudson. facilities at the college. MPP Tim Hudak, Ontario’s min- “In today’s economy, highly ister of tourism, culture and recre- skilled workers are vital to contin- ation, and Niagara Falls MPP Bart ued economic growth,” says Hudak, Maves presented the provincial in a press release issued by Maves. cheque of $1.6 million on Sept. 7. Niagara Region has identified a The grant is part of the province’s skill shortage and has to respond 2001-2002 SuperBuild facilities to the problem, says Maves. renewal program. “This funding is an important Niagara College President Dan Patterson and Erie-Lincoln MPP Tim Hudak watch Niagara Falls It’s a “great pleasure” to be back at investment in the future of Niagara MPP Bart Maves sign a $116,276 cheque for apprenticeship training facilities at the college. The Niagara “to give the college bigger College and our ability to provide other cheque for $1.6 million came from the provincially funded SuperBuild. and better facilities,” says Hudak. quality apprenticeship training,” Photo by Sean F. Taylor Niagara College’s high Key says Patterson. Terrorism brings tragedy home to United States By ROCHELLE WHITE Airlines Flight 11 and 65 passengers and crew on the hijacked plane by force and are considered heroes for sacri- Staff Writer hijacked United Airlines Flight 175. Both flights originated ficing themselves so that other innocent lives were saved. In the early morning hours of Sept. 11, America was busy in Boston and were bound for Los Angeles. As a result of this tragedy, many drastic measures were starting a new day. People were going about their everyday In Washington, D.C., 188 people are presumed dead at the taken, as this event impacted the entire nation. The New routines. No one suspected a thing. Pentagon, including 64 passengers and crew on the hijacked York City Port Authority shut down all bridges and tunnels In the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history, American Airlines Flight 77. Originating in Washington, leading to Manhattan. People trying to flee the city resort- four airplanes were hijacked and crashed, three into strate- this flight was bound for San Francisco. ed to trying to swim across the river as widespread panic gic targets, causing catastrophic loss of life. The fourth hijacked airplane, United Airlines Flight 93, ensued. In New York City, 201 people have been confirmed dead crashed in Jennerstown, Pa., 120 km southeast of Pittsburgh. The New York Stock Exchange was closed for trading and 6,453 declared missing at the World Trade Center. This Originating in Newark, bound for San Francisco, 44 passen- until Sept. 17 – an astounding and unprecedented six days. includes 92 passengers and crew on the hijacked American gers and crew were killed. Several men tried to take back the Economic repercussions are already evident. Continued on page 2 INDEX For many after that day, life will never be the same College Construction 5 “I can see the United Nations building from my apart- Money Matters 7 ment, and I was terrified because I thought another Editorial 8 plane would for sure hit the United Nations,” says New York State of Mind 9 College Coverage 10 Courtney Taylor, 32, a Canadian who was working in see page 2 Renovations 12 New York City on Sept. 11. SAC 14 Grape and Wine 15 “We are trained to go in and save lives,” says Gord Shark Bites 21 Cormier, a first-class Welland firefighter. see page 4 Summer Supplement 24-32 This scene is now Ground Zero in the New York City terrorist attacks. At left is World Trade Center Law and Order 33 Tower 2. WTC Building 7 is in the foreground Our lives may never return to what we used to deem right. Reviews 34 Photo by Rochelle White as normal. Nicole Million column. see page 9 Page 2, Niagara News, Sept. 28, 2001 TERRORISM IN AMERICA Many nations had victims of terrorist attack Continued from page 1 Canadians, lost their lives in this Immigration policy has dra- necessity in the future for many Canadians are wearing The U.S. Federal Aviation act of terrorism. U.S. President matically changed, resulting in Canadians travelling to the U.S. red, white and blue ribbons to Administration grounded all George W. Bush said, “It’s impor- major delays at Canadian-U.S. Canadians have been showing show their compassion. flights departing from U.S. air- tant for the world to know that we border crossings. Commercial overwhelming support to the The most profound change fol- ports for the first time in history. know, in America, that more than vehicles have endured major victims of this attack, not only lowing this attack, however, is the International flights bound for the just Americans suffered loss of life delays, some of up to 14 hours, through the federal govern- mindset of people in dealing with United States on Sept. 11 were re- in the World Trade Center. People and local police have been work- ment’s support for retaliatory the aftermath. Many are grieving routed to destinations in Canada. from all kinds of nationalities lost ing in conjunction with customs action, but through the generosi- the loss of loved ones to whom Many travellers were unable to life. That’s why the world is rally- officials to facilitate timely yet ty of thousands donating blood, they never had the chance to say reach their destinations until air ing to our call to defeat terrorism. thorough inspections. Photo food and money. good-bye. Many have become traffic resumed on Sept. 13. “Many world leaders understand identification is mandatory for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien angry, wanting revenge for a need- This attack has had worldwide that the attack could have easily entry into the U.S. and car declared Sept. 14 a National Day less loss of life. Sadly, many others repercussions, as not only happened on their land, and they inspection has become more of Mourning to honour the vic- have become afraid, living in fear Americans, but also citizens of also understand that this enemy thorough. Official sources pre- tims, flags were lowered to half- that they too will be visited by the other countries, including has no border.” dict that passports may be a mast around the country, and horror of terrorism. Canadian feels ‘utter powerlessness’ in NYC By SEAN TAYLOR began reporting the possibility of a Center) there, but the area was “I went over and took her hand matter who you could call, there Staff Writer terrorist attack, though there was engulfed in dust and ash. and said, ‘Tell me what happened.’ was nobody getting out, there One officer likened the scene at some talk of problems with navi- While at St. Vincent’s, Taylor She told me she was looking for was no one who could protect the base of the World Trade Center gational equipment. volunteered. There weren’t any her fiancé, that they were sup- you from this huge, huge evil to the battlefields of Vietnam. “I thought, there is no way it grief counsellors and there posed to go to a conference on the and monster that had come down Staying into the night, fami- could be navigational equipment. would be a big need with the 106th floor (of the World Trade on us.” lies were not the only ones There is no way they would follow number of families arriving Center) and as soon as she said Taylor says this was a first for checking lists at St. Vincent’s their navigational equipment right there in a state of disarray. 106th floor, I knew that her fiancé her. She says there was always Hospital. Police captains and into the towers.” “One thing I was struck by, was not going to be there.” someone to call for help or to give other higher ranking officers It was shortly after the second when we (she was now joined by The woman later went on to tell you some access to an escape. were searching frantically, plane hit the tower that Taylor a close friend) were walking, Taylor that she had not been feel- That night, Taylor says she searching for men missing in the says she began thinking there there were thousands of people ing well that morning and called in had a “very bad dream” and lit- carnage.