It is really hard to imagine any human being can have so much hate to cause all this civilian causality.

But in the world there are those who live in peace and those who choose war. Criminals come from every race, from every color.

In any place in the world there are those who love peace and those who spread hate.

Americans should stand united to teach the world a lesson in unity, understanding and tolerance. We always condemn discrimination against minorities whenever and wherever it happens around the world. but now we have the opportunity to set an example for the world.

The reports of mosques burned and Muslims harassed should not be accepted in our great nation. We can not preach justice and practice intolerance. We have to make it clear that only those who carried this cowardly act and those who supported them are to be punished and not the 1.2 billions followers of a religion or 200 million race.

Our nation is going through a trial and whole world is watching. Let us come together from all colors, all religions and all races to comfort each other and to pledge to carry on the very principles upon which this great country is found, justice.

The terrorists attack is a tragedy not only to Americans, but also to all the people in the world community. All of us felt deep sorrow for the huge loss of human lives. Our deep condolences go to the families and friends of the victims.

The international community also very much care about the current situation, like Americans do. As I know from my family in China who live in a small town, ordinary people expressed their strong condemnation to the terrorists, who have destroyed the dream of building a peaceful international community.

Using different methods, such as praying or donating blood , international students in Penn State from different backgrounds are showing their great support for the well-being of this country.

The tragedy gives us painful lessons and deep thoughts on how we can achieve our dream for peace and harmony in the global community.We all hope such a tragedy will never happen again in human society in the future.

I am extremely disappointed in the reaction, or lack there of, from Penn State administration, faculty, and students concerning the horrific acts of terrorism that have unfolded during the past two days. I cannot understand how we as American citizens can remove ourselves in any way from the scenes in New York and Washington, D.C. It is often said that State College is a self-contained bubble, but how can we supposedly "educated" people go on as if these tragedies do not effect our lives? This was a direct attack upon the American people whomever and where ever they may be. This was a direct attack on the foundation our country was built upon, and consequently, the foundation this university was built upon.

We, as a people, a student body, a university, should be shocked at the unimaginable loss of life. Yes, life and business will go on, but it should not be life and business as usual. We should be struggling to find answers and to support our fellow students and American citizens. This tragedy has been said to be worse than that of Pearl Harbor. On that day in 1942, and the days following, life was at a stand still in the United States. It was the first and only thing on people's minds. How I wish I could be part of a generation that cared so deeply for its country and its people. Unfortunately, it appears I am not.

I am an American. I am of Arab decent. When I woke up to the news of the horrific tragedy that struck our great nation Tuesday, I was shocked and appalled at the terrible acts of violence. I myself being a native of Arlington, Virginia, the location of the Pentagon, immediately became concerned for the well being of friends and for my family. In addition, the thought of a group of people conducting an attack on the country that I love made me sick to my stomach. However, the events that have occurred since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are only increased by the generalizations and blatant racism towards Arabs and Muslims in this country. As reports come in regarding threats against Arabs in this nation, I am struck by disbelief and I am deeply saddened. We as a community and as a country cannot let the actions of a few psychotic madmen render our views of a culture and or religion. Arabs are constantly depicted in movies and television as barbarians hell-bent on terrorism.

Islam does not allow or accept acts of terrorism as part of the religion and those who say they do are only using Islam as a scapegoat for their own cowardly actions. Christianity is not attacked as a religion that allows terrorism when a member of the IRA commits a violent act, and neither should Islam. I ask that the next time you generalize the Arab community for acts of terrorism, look around, look at your classmates, your friends, and your professors, because you may not be aware that someone you are close too has Muslim or Arab ties. For those of you who still hold all Arabs responsible for terrorism and are looking for a scapegoat, come find me, cause I am an American and I will do what all Americans should do in this time of tragedy. Hold your head up high and remember that those who try to harm us can knock us down, but we will get up, and we will be stronger than before.

I feel the need to respond to Gwenn Miller's opinion piece in Thursday's Collegian. I can't believe a journalism major would actually call for restraining the media and have Americans relinquish some individual freedoms. For what? To become more like Iraq or Afghanistan? That's exactly what the terror creeps want. With respect to the tragedies and the victims, let's show a little restraint on making radical attacks or changes to the Constitution.

I am writing to express my concern regarding the discrimination of the Muslim Americans I have been reading and hearing about in the media. I find it amazing how so many of us can point the finger and make such generalizations that all those of Muslim ethnicity are to blame for the tragedy that took place on Tuesday.

Many of these people living in this country came here to escape the kind of oppression that takes place in their native countries every day. It is incredibly unfair to be so accusational to these fellow Americans when they are just as heartbroken and upset as the rest of us.

I'd like to also remind all of you who feel the need to distribute hate and blame that a few years ago, when the Federal Building was bombed in Oklahoma City, none other than a white American was found to be the culprit. We wouldn't want the entire world to accuse all Americans of being just like Timothy McVeigh. So please show a little respect and treat everyone, regardless of his or her ethnic origin or beliefs, with the same sort of decency.