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1 Eye on America: Country faces security changes after attacks Surf, skate and paddle: Extreme sports covers life on the river the September 12, 2002 Volume LIV, Number 3 September’ 11 IMof E tw'^iSsS- 2^ UNCW senior Matt Spolarich reads the memorial wall. UNCW junior Audrey Germane signs the tribute wall. Students, professors reflect on attacks Lorrie LaLiberte News Editor On Sept. 11, 2001 four planes were hijacked by terrorists. Two crashed into the World Trade Center towers, one flew into the Pentagon and another crashed in rural Pennsylvania. The skies were quickly emptied of all aircraft traffic, and the world was left with many questions. Before these events had even finished, the tragedies, just as they did all over the world, had an immediate impact on the UNCW community. Like most people. was an accident, until the second plane hit the tow ers. “The thought didn’t go through my head at first that it was UNCW biology profes sor Eric Bolen was listen ing to the radio on the way to the university when he heard about the first plane W a “I was in disbelief that something Hke this could happen. The magnitude was incomprehensible.” Professor Eric Bolen made me mad that people could kill all those people for no reason.” Wasmer said the attacks have made her think about things differently now. “I don’t take anything for granted and I worry a heavy fog. little bit more when I hear “I thought to about terrorist activity. I hitting the tower. Bolen said he remembered a simi lar instance when an army plane accidentally hit the Empire State Building in yself, there must be some idiot Serving UNC Wilmington since 1948 Financial scandals can affect students Molly Handler Staff Writer Enron, WorldCom and Xerox are among the many companies now famous for having committed corporate crimes. Through creative account ing, these companies were able to show more profits than they were actually earn-- ing. William W. Hall, professor of economics, explains that this gives the investors false information, and they invest, whereas they might not have if they had known the actual amounts. Almost all crimes that cor porations commit can be defined as white-collar crimes. These crimes include everything from fraud, bribery, counterfeiting/for gery to embezzlement. “Compensation based upon what happens to stock prices provides the incentive to do whatever it takes,” Hall said. “This may cause actions contrary to the inter est of the stockholders.” Corporate crime is very expensive to the American public in two ways. First, the belief that something like this could happen. The magnitude was incompre hensible.” UNCW sophomore Andrea Barber also heard about the first plane on the radio. “I thought at first they were talking about a movie,” she said. “Then I didn’t know what to think after the second plane.” UNCW senior Danny Thurmond said his parents called him in-between the planes hitting. He said he felt “disbelief that then turned to anger.” “America had a false sense of security and after that people’s perception UNCW senior Kari Wasmer thought the initial crash worry about it happening wnu » here.” she said. Bolen said. I was .n d,s- See ahacks, page 2 See Crime, page 2 Visit Us www.theseahawk.org OP/ED 5 UNCW Life I Classifieds 7 1 12 Sports 13 1 [ Contact Us Office: 962-3229 1 Ads; 962-3789
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