| Vol XXXV No. 13 |
Thursday, September 13, 2001 |
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A NATION SHATTERED
Death toll estimates rise as second day comes to an end
Associated Press
 NEW YORK With too many people missing for an accurate death count to begin, officials did their best Wednesday to calculate the toll from the World Trade Center attacks. A frantic search was under way for the names of confirmed survivors ... [more]
A NATION SHATTERED
FBI looks at bin Laden, Boston connections to terrorist attacks
Associated Press
BOSTON Terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has strong family ties and a group of supporters in Boston, where the two hijacked airliners that demolished the World Trade Center took off. One of bin Laden's brothers set up scholarship funds at Harvard, ... [more]
ND, SMC work to identify alumni in tragedies
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
A day after terrorist strikes in New York and Washington, neither Notre Dame nor Saint Mary's officials confirmed Wednesday that alumni of either school were killed or injured in the attacks. The schools are traditionally well-represented in both cities. Spokespeople at ... [more]
Campuses return to `normal'
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
By the time she passed the flag flying at half-staff on South Quad Wednesday on her way to class, Allison Child's mind already had turned to images of fiery plane crashes, collapsed skyscrapers and a deathtoll to match such harrowing destruction. ... [more]
College sends letters to NY, D.C. alumnae
By MYRA McGRIFF
Saint Mary's Editor
As black smoke turns gray and fires die down, the sun casts light on the daunting tasks ahead in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. The attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. left many unknowns, but people do know what ... [more]
Attacks highlight intelligence holes
By MARIBEL MOREY
Assistant News Editor
As the world watched New York and Washington, D.C. under attack by terrorists, it wondered how hijackers could go undetected by United States intelligence. There are questions concerning whether the United States' addiction to new technology has lead to the neglect ... [more]
U2 postpones ticket sales to ND, nation
By SAM DERHEIMER
News Writer
Ticket sales for the upcoming U2 concert at Notre Dame are still postponed indefinitely, but the concert is not cancelled, according to Joe Sassano, the events manager for the Joyce Center. "We are working with the U2 management to determine the ... [more]
Senators discuss terrorist attacks
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor
Like much of the Notre Dame student body, the Student Senate spent part of Wednesday discussing Tuesday's violence in New York City and Wash-ington, D.C. "I think it was really, really inspiring for everyone to be at the Mass yesterday," said ... [more]
SMC receives grant for teaching program
By SHANNON NELLIGAN
News Writer
With nearly $122,000 in grant money, the education department at Saint Mary's has teamed up with nine area, public and private schools to improve student achievement through more effective teaching. "Saint Mary's College was fortunate enough to be one of the ... [more]
Smith, Lin campaign for run-off election
By ERIN LaRUFFA
Associate News Editor
Following three days of e-mail balloting in the off-campus senator election, candidates Tammy Lin and Matthew Smith will be in a runoff election next Monday. Smith received 47.2 percent of the vote, while Lin received 32 percent, according to John McCarthy, ... [more]
SMC creates intercultural center
By JENNIE BUEHLER
News Writer
Saint Mary's students can look forward to more opportunities to explore intercultural relations and leadership roles with the creation of the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership. The Center was established after receiving a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment in November ... [more]
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