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Duke’s voice An examination of artistic expression one year after the attacks—as told by community members. See RECESS
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University recognizes Sept. 11 anniversary By ANDREW COLLINS and ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
On a day when people across the nation and around the world commemorated the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the University observed the tragedy Wednesday with a host of memorial services. As organizers had planned, the day’s events took on a somber and low-key tone. Attendance at most of the events was high, including several hundred people who attended the noon memorial service in front ofthe Chapel. The observances began with a tribute at the Duke University Museum of Art. Dean of the Chapel Will Willimon delivered an invocation, followed by remarks from President Nan Keohane and Aimee Molloy, Trinity ’94, who discussed an exhibit of photographs taken of spontaneous artistic memorials. “Today we remember the Duke alumni who died in the attacks, and the tens of thousands of others who were affected by those events,” Keohane said. “Today we salve wounds, seek closure, vent, attempt to understand—and today we stand together.” At 8:46 a.m., a Chapel bell chimed once, signaling the exact time the first plane hit the World Trade Center last year. The solitary bell served as a poignant reminder of the Sept. 11 events, catching most people off-guard at first, but becoming JEN SONG, JOHN MILLER, SAM MORGAN/THE CHRONICLE more anticipated as the morning went on. The PRESIDENT NAN KEOHANE (upper left) places soil over one ofthe six trees at the West-Edens Link dedicated to the six alumni who died bell was rung again five times Sept. 11; STUDENTS DAVE PRESTON AND RACHEL VANDER GRIEND (lower left) reflect a year after the Sept. 11 attacks; ACTOR See MEMORIAL SERVICES on page 7 MATTHEW LAWRENCE (right) speaks to a crowd at a memorial in front of the Chapel Wednesday morning.
Religious services comfort community By ANDREW CARD The Chronicle
Members of the Duke community flocked to a series of denominational and interfaith services Wednesday, as part of the Uni-
versity-wide commemoration ofSept. 11. Participants from all walks of life at Duke seeking to honor the memory of the attacks’ victims filled the seats of religious venues and classrooms to pray, to sing, to discuss and to reflect. “Our read was that this was not a day for speeches and red tape, but a day for remembrance, meditation and prayer,” said Dean ofthe Chapel Will Willimon. Willimon, along with leaders from several of the University’s religious groups, sponsored a variety of events that began with a day-long period of spiritual songs and reflection at the Hospital Chapel. On the University’s campus, many students stopped briefly to attend hourly prayer readings by religious life staff in
the Duke Chapel. “During times like these, people surprise themselves in their need for spirituality. Even though I’m not a religious person, I am a spiritual person, and the tradition and sense of community I find at church is a real comfort,” said sophomore Claire Herminjard The highlight of the morning for many took place in the Divinity School’s York Chapel, where Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe professor of theological ethics, delivered a sermon on the religious implications of Sept. 11. Speaking before a crowd composed mostly of Divinity School students and staff, Hauerwas spoke about similarities between the time just after the crucifixion of Christ and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. He referred to See RELIGION on page 7
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Professors reported varying levels of discussion about the annjversary of Sept. 11 and its impacts in their classes. See page 3
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AT A FORUM AT THE SANFORD INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC POLICY, law professor Scott Silliman, medicine department chair Dr. Barton Haynes and institute director Bruce Jentleson watch on.
Faculty gather to offer insight By APARNA KRISHNASWAMY The Chronicle
One year after faculty and students assembled at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy to react to the events of Sept. 11, a follow-up panel of five professors held a forum Wednesday night to present different perspectives ofthe attacks. Bruce Jentleson, director of the institute, said the event has left Americans with a sense of vulnerability and made them
realize “that foreign policy matters.” He introduced the panel of professors, who spoke on how Sept. 11 has changed the way we look at foreign policy, bioterrorism, law and language. Bruce Kuniholm, a professor of public policy and history who was a foreign policy advisor in the Jimmy Carter administration, said the United States’ current foreign policy is not multilateral enough. “Like his father, [President]
Duke Police officers dedicated their new flagpole to the men and women who died in last year’s terrorist attacks. See page 4
George W. Bush has been criticized for focusing too much on pragmatics and lacking a vision for U.S. foreign policy. He focuses too much on a national audience,” said Kuniholm, a former vice provost for international affairs. “It’s not just us, but the whole international community that faces a threat.”
“Any kind of remedy will require international consultaSee PUBLIC POLICY on page 6
The City of Durham recognized its military personnel and emergency workers at a ceremony in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. See page 5