The Sept. 11 attacks have left many students with unanswered questions. For some, the events and the aftermath serve as a daily forum for discussion, for others their professors have only mentioned it briefly.

Terrorist attacks have become incorporated into college curriculums at universities nationwide, according to The Associated Press.

At Penn State, professors have taken varying approaches to including the attacks in their courses, ranging from a brief mention to a semester-long discussion.

Some students at Penn State said teachers have not incorporated the Sept. 11 attacks into the curriculum at all.

"We really haven't talked about it at all since the immediate days following the attacks. I thought it was weird because my psychology teacher just asked if anyone wanted to talk about it and when no one responded (the professor) just dropped it," said Abby Raymond (freshman-psychology).

Others said their teachers have mentioned the events on a daily basis.

"In every single lesson we always have sub-points relating to the terrorist attacks," said Kristie Cadena (senior-marketing and Spanish).

"Instead of just isolating the event, it is incorporated into the curriculum," she added.

For Professor Colin Flint's international affairs class, the attacks have served as a main forum since Sept. 11.

"We talk about it every single day and everything we talk about is illustrated through (Sept. 11)," he said.

Although Professor Flint did not alter his curriculum for the class at all, he uses 30 minutes of class time each day to talk about what is going on in the world.

"We relate it to what we are talking about in class and what the motivation behind the attacks were," Flint said.

Students who are in classes where the curriculum has been altered to incorporate the Sept. 11 attacks seemed to agree on the importance of these discussions.

"We talk about what we've seen in newspapers. It helps to keep everything in perspective. We try to see through what the media's objectives are and what may come from certain events," said Kim Caprarotta (senior-communication disorders).

Other students said speakers were brought into their classes to discuss the terrorist attacks.

"In my criminology class, my teacher brought someone in to talk about terrorism. It was interesting to see because I didn't really know what was going on," said Colleen Altschuler (junior-advertising).

For many students, discussions help them resolve many unanswered questions.

"It is an ability to have a forum to talk and also give an opportunity to say what is on your mind. It has been really helpful," Caprarotta said.