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GRAPHIC: Susan Kay Smith
A nation mourns
[ Updated Monday, Oct. 15, 2001 ]
The future of Penn State students going abroad in the spring remains uncertain in the aftermath of America's war against terrorism and the nation's conflict with foreign powers overseas.
Peace Works was begun Sept. 11 to help raise peaceful awareness.
[ From Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001 ]
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Penn State students who left last weekend for fall break returned to campus with mixed feelings about the retaliatory measures.
Although Penn State does not draw international students from Afghanistan, other students of Middle Eastern roots are feeling the impact of recent U.S. air strikes in the nation. Many students who left University Park for the weekend returned to their homes in or around the New York City and Washington, D.C., areas for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
By simply going out to dinner Thursday at some local restaurants, patrons can help the families of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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[ From Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001 ]
President Bush gave the order Thursday to place National Guard troops at 422 commercial airports throughout the country.
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks allegedly orchestrated by the Al-Qaida terror network, Afghanistan's Taliban regime has called for all Muslims to unite in a jihad should the United States retaliate.
A group of four Penn State acoustic specialists went to Ground Zero at the World Trade Center.
[ From Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 ] People have begun to advocate nonviolence and harmony in lieu of holding remembrance vigils.
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Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the national economy has struggled. Locally, the effects have hit home.
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[ From Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 ]
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Although State College emergency personnel have not been called to assist after the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, local volunteers are ready to go at a moment's notice.
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After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., military recruitment officers said they are seeing a mixed reaction from people interested in joining the armed forces.
[ From Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 ]
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A bluebird, chickadee, goldfinch and eagle were what Michael Pilato was inspired to draw in response to the terrorists attacks.
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Radio stations across the nation might soon say bye-bye to songs such as Don McLean's "American Pie" in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
[ From Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 ]
Despite some technical difficulties, an ethnically diverse group of faculty, students, and State College residents gathered yesterday evening as a community to discuss the tragic events that occurred two weeks ago.
Since Sept. 11's tragic events, the Penn State community has played a key role in the donation of blood and blood products in Centre County.
Many governors and politicians across the nation reacted to Gov. Tom Ridge's appointment with support and gratitude, as did many Penn State students.
[ From Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 ]
What began as a local fundraising effort for victims of last week's terrorist attacks has evolved into a weekend event to honor America.
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Three Penn State senior graphic design students found a way to help unite the country by delivering a symbol of their own. |
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[ Updated Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 ]
Yellow ribbons, blue and red decals, American flags and teddy bears mark some of the ways the Penn State student body is expressing its support for relief efforts after last week's national tragedies.
[ From Friday, Sept. 14, 2001 ]
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As disaster workers searched for survivors amid the rubble of Tuesday's attacks, members of the Penn State community sought their own ways to pick up the pieces.
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Steve Eberbach (freshman-environmental resource management) walked into his freshman seminar Wednesday expecting to talk about Tuesday's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Penn State Police Services were called to investigate a series of newspaper articles about this week's terrorist attacks found on a table in Atherton Hall yesterday.
They never thought it possible, but the American Red Cross has so much blood that it's turning potential donors away.
[ From Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 ]
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Touched by Tuesday's violent attacks and ascending death toll, many students are giving their time, energy and blood for a cause they deem inspirational.
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Hours after the news coverage of this week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., began, students living on-campus got to see one reporter live and uncensored.
Last night about 60 Muslim students and other Muslim leaders gathered in a guarded Willard classroom to discuss their roles as Muslims in dealing with possible discrimination.
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The United Way of America has established a fund for the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, just one example of overall support from the country as Americans attempt to regroup from the strikes.
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Military officials and ROTC members were tight-lipped Tuesday about action being taken in response to Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
[ From Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 ]
Plane crashes in New York City, Washington D.C. and in the Pittsburgh area have startled the nation. While some professors are canceling classes, the university has not officially closed.
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Authorities urge phone use — including cellular phones — to be limited to only emergency calls |
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Area services Tuesday night to pray for victims, survivors and emergency workers.
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Penn State student John C. Raynar huddled over a neighbor's computer wearing a protective mask in the shadow of the devastated World Trade Center today.
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All flights going into and out of University Park Airport were cancelled yesterday in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks throughout the country. For the first time ever, all commercial airline flights were cancelled across the nation.
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The Centre County Board of Commissioners declared a disaster emergency in Centre County at about 11 a.m. yesterday in response to a statewide declaration of emergency.
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Even the experts were stunned.
Hundreds of students gazed in shock at the big screen TV on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center yesterday, as word of plane crashes in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Somerset County came over CNN.
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As prayer vigils came together across campus, Penn State religious leaders called on the community not to react with hatred toward the religion and culture of those responsible for yesterday morning's attacks.
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All over the HUB-Robeson Center, people were helping people yesterday. Students huddled to support each other, lines formed for blood donations and counselors stood ready for anyone needing assistance.
Thousands of people experienced the disaster in New York City firsthand. Two with close connections to Penn State contacted The Daily Collegian yesterday. These are their stories.
As news of yesterday's attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., spread across Penn State's campus, a major concern became the safety of any university students on co-op programs and internships near the disaster scenes.
Page compiled by Susan Kay Smith
and Jared Cohen
