Four years in review: Students comment on campus controversies
Campus reacts to Sept. 11 attacks
A sense of horrifying dread set in. People had been injured and killed: people just like me with problems and dreams and families. The casualties of the attack were not soldiers sent with an understanding of combat and a willingness to die. The casualties were people who had rolled out of bed, maybe hit the snooze button a couple times and traveled to work under a blue sky like they had every day ...
I realized the broad implications of the attack when I heard commentators discussing America's precious balance of civil liberties and security — as though the price of freedom had just increased exponentially.
Eric Long
senior
Viewpoint columnist
Sept. 12, 2001
As the whole campus sang the Alma Mater with arms around their neighbors, the sense of community radiated out and blew me away.
This is what Notre Dame is all about. The togetherness and unity in our University cannot be matched anywhere else ...
All that I thought was safe and a constant in my life has suddenly been questioned. The only thing I can do is to turn to my Lord. In this time of trouble and turmoil, the Lord is the one we must turn to. He is that one that can shine light into the darkness. He did not cause this destruction — humans did through free choice, but He can bring great things out of it.
Paul Sifuentes
freshman
Alumni Hall
Sept. 13, 2001
Military force is the only viable response available to us.
I'm no warmonger. A war is horrible for everyone involved. But sometimes the cause of peace can only be advanced by war.
This is not about revenge; it's about bringing criminals to justice and preventing further crimes.
Mike Zodda
sophomore
Alumni Hall
Sept. 18, 2001
All Viewpoint Stories for Friday, May 17, 2002
