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Volume: XXIX ISSUE: 1.2 DATE: I I I 29 / 0 1 vv w w . e 1 o n . e d u / p e n d u -
Students and faculty reflect the personal aftermath of Sept. 11
Elizabeth Sudduth
News Editor
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Students, faculty and staff
gathered Tuesday to remember,
reflect and react to the tragedy of
Sept. 11.
With images, words, music,
expressive dance and song, Elon
students responded to the recent
terrorist attacks in a program
titled, “And Still We Rise: Words
for Times Like These.”
Honored guest, Rosa Johnson,
niece of poet Maya Angelou,
hosted the program held in Whit
ley Auditorium Tuesday after
noon.
“My wish is that you leave
here with hope'and that you leave
with a feeling of empowerment
through words,” Johnson said.
Fear, anger, disbelief, honor,
courage and heroism are just
some of the words expressed
What happened on Sept. 11 impacted us all,
but we need to hear the voice of the young
people, because it is your future we are living
today.
through personal letters and of
fered in essays and poems and
music.
“What happened on Sept. 11
impacted us all, but we need to
hear the voice of the young
people, because it is your future
we are living today,” Johnson
said.
A slide show of images by Will
Duffy opened the program. One
of the first slides read, “What
happened on Sept. 11, 2001 was
more than an attack on the U.S.,
it was an attack on humanity.”
As the images of ground zero,
firefighters, praying hands and
people comforting one another
9th Annual Turkey Trot
brings large crowd
Emily Hudson / Photo Editor
Nearly 300 people joined Campus Rec for the 9th Annual
Turkey Trot. On Friday, Nov. 16, in front of the Koury Center.
Registration began at 2:30 p.m. and the 3K Run/Walk kicked
off at 3:30 p.m. Entry fee for the race/walk was one canned
good. Turkey Trot benefits the Allied Churches of Alamance
County. There were raffles for movie tickets, restaurant gift
certificates and merchandise prizes.
flashed on the screen, the crowd
of nearly 200 people grew quiet.
Some shed tears, others grew
somber uncovering the memories
of what had taken place not so
long ago.
The program, sponsored by the
English department, encouraged
students to speak directly from
their soul about the tragedy.
“With the power of words, we
have the ability to change our
selves and the world,” English
professor Jane Stephens said.
“Words in times like these are an
assimilation of hope and spirit.”
In a personal letter titled,
“Dear Protestors,” Keith Van
Hook said, “We live with the
stark, cold reality that 6,000
people will not return. Together
we can confront evil and triumph
and together will defeat it.”
In an essay, Angela Herrick
wrote words that embodied the
event. “We at Elon are the Phoe
nix. Just as that bird rose from the
ashes we will rise again.
Elizabeth Sudduth / News Editor
Students and faculty gathered in Whitley Auditorium, Tuesday for
a program hosted by Rosa Johnson, niece of Maya Angelou.
Students step up, help community
by giving back and volunteering
Jessica Vitak
Chief Copy Editor
Elon University boasts a variety
of activities and opportunities for
students to get more involved, from
its strong study abroad and intern
ship programs to more than 100
campus organizations dedicated to
numerous media, political and so
cial groups. Of these, two con
stantly in need of extra help are
Elon Volunteers! and the Kemodle
Service Learning Center.
Elon has had an impressive track
record in service, with 81 percent
of graduating seniors in 2001 par
ticipating in service activities. In the
2000-2001 school year, Elon stu
dents performed more than 54,000
hours of service, from volunteering
at blood drives and the Special
Olympics to building homes for
Habitat for Humanity and working
at more than 40 local nonprofit or
ganizations. This is more than six
straight years of volunteer hours.
Completely student-run, these
two groups strive to reach out to
groups around the county in need
of help. Lori Bosi, who heads up
EV!, says students want to help out.
“The majority of our students come
to us and ask, ‘How can I help?,’”
she said.
Volunteer
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