| Vol XXXV No. 12 |
Wednesday, September 12, 2001 |
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Students answer call for blood
By MIKE CONNOLLY
News Writer
 When tragedy struck hundreds of miles away, many members of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's communities rushed to area blood banks to donate for the victims of the attack. The suffering of so many, so close to home inspired many ... [more]
Attack brings past tragedies to mind
By ANDREW THAGARD
News Writer
Tuesday's incidents of four American hijacked planes, the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers and extensive damage to the Pentagon may have brought to mind the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the 1963 assassination of President John F. ... [more]
U2 postpones ticket sales in light of attack
By SAM DERHEIMER
News Writer
In light of the tragic events in New York and Washington D.C. early Tuesday morning, ticket sales for the second leg of U2's North American tour have been postponed indefinitely, according to Joe Sassano, event manager of the Joyce Center. "The ... [more]
Officials shut schools down
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
Notre Dame and Saint Mary's shut down campus activities and operated on heightened security Tuesday following harrowing terrorist acts in New York and Washington. Officials at both schools canceled classes and other campus events by 11 a.m. Tuesday and announced a ... [more]
Students and alums witness terror firsthand
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor
As Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students learned of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., there was a collective sense of shock and disbelief on the campuses. However, for certain members of the Notre Dame and Saint ... [more]
Americans question future
By MARIBEL MOREY
Assistant News Editor
Tuesday morning, the nation's largest city and one of its most important buildings were attacked by terrorists, ending thousands of American lives. After the Wold Trade Center towers and the Pentagon were targets of terrorism, United States officials will begin to ... [more]
Failed air security reaps U.S. concerns
By MARIBEL MOREY
Assistant News Editor
In the wake of four hijacked American planes Tuesday, much attention has focused on airport security around the nation. Infiltrating three airports, terrorists successfully evaded security personnel in Boston, Newark and Washington, D.C. And the widespread security breaches resulted in a ... [more]
Gas-guzzling motorists storm stations
Katie Hughes
News Writer
Gasoline wholesalers and retailers raised prices nationwide Tuesday, sending many area drivers to lines at gas stations to fill up before prices got any higher. Prices at gas stations close to Notre Dame were up to $1.89 a gallon, and were ... [more]
Thousands attend South Quad Mass
Community gathers to mourn, find support after terrorist attacks
By ALLY JAY
News Writer
Roughly five hours after the last plane crashed, approximately 6,000 Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students, staff, faculty and their children gathered on South Quad to cope with chaos through a Mass presided over by University President Father Edward Malloy. As ... [more]
Campus, region take extra security precautions
By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER
Assistant News Editor
Additional security measures were taken on both campuses and in South Bend Tuesday, but officials do not feel students are at risk in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. "I think everyone is far more atuned ... [more]
Students pack SMC prayer service
About 400 from College community come to Regina chapel to cope with tragedy
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
News Writer
They came to cope with disaster. Some came embraced in the arms of friends; some came with tears streaming openly down their faces. Some came with eyes pressed closed; some came with eyes wide open in disbelief. Student after student filed ... [more]
TERROR HITS HOME
Thousands feared dead as nation begins recovery from strikes in
Associated Press
NEW YORK As night fell, the city moved past the nightmarish scenes of people on fire jumping from buildings and braced itself for more pain: picking through the rubble for the dead and the injured. Just before 9 a.m. Tuesday two ... [more]
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