Thurs., Sept. 11, 2014

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A New York City firefighter looks at the ruins of the World Trade Center from inside a nearby office building Sept. 12, 2001. Two airplanes were hijacked and flown into both World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

What was left Piece of World Trade Center finds home with local firefighters union By Holly Hays | hvhays@indiana.edu | @hv_hays

American Airlines Flight 11 tore through the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building. American Airlines Flight 175 hit the south tower at 9:03 a.m. The plane crashed through floors 77 to 85 of the tower, according to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum timeline. Both of the towers had collapsed by 10:28 a.m. In less than two hours, the Twin Towers were gone. *** Nine years after the attacks, Bob Loviscek, president of the Union of Professional Firefighters Local 586 in Bloomington, received an email from the mayor. Fire departments across the nation were requesting possession of artifacts from Ground Zero, and Lo-

viscek was intrigued. A piece of the WTC could possibly make its way to Bloomington. Loviscek made an inquiry with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It was June 2011 by the time the logistics of picking it up were determined. Loviscek and his family took a cross-country road trip in a fire department vehicle with a trailer to retrieve the piece of steel, concrete and mangled rebar. In June 2011, the beam was hauled to Indiana, making the rounds at different festivals and traveling around the state before coming to Bloomington. At about 2,500 pounds, 10 feet long and roughly 13 inches thick, the beam appears to be an ordinary piece of the rubble. Because of the extent of the damage and the way the towers fell, there is no way of telling exactly where the

Basketball adds 4-star forward By Alden Woods aldwoods@indiana.edu | @acw9293

His blue shirt contrasting sharply with the bright orange banner draped on the podium in front of him, Juwan Morgan tugged at the black tie around his neck. “Division I basketball has been a dream of mine since third grade,” he said, voice shaking. “Every time I see them on the court, I just wanted to be there. At the time, I was short and chunky ... then one year, I just grew six inches.” In one announcement, Juwan Morgan began his IU basketball career and ended someone else’s. A small collection of cameras, reporters and fans had gathered in Waynesville High School’s gym in Waynesville, Mo., to see Morgan, now 6-foot-8-inches, announce where he would fulfill that dream. “Academics, player development and playing time are the best

things I want to get,” he said, pulling a white shirt from the podium and holding it aloft. “So I decided to further my education at Indiana University.” While the addition of Morgan, a 6-foot-8-inch power forward, projects to bring positive results to IU’s on-court performance, it only furthers the scholarship logjam in the program. Per NCAA rules, a Division I men’s basketball program is allocated 13 scholarships per season. Each of IU’s 13 slots is filled. With no seniors on the 2014-15 roster, no opening appears imminent. In essence, Morgan’s commitment signals the impending end of a current Hoosier’s IU career. Scholarship rules mandate at least one scholarship member of the current squad will need to leave the SEE MORGAN, PAGE 5

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A beam that was retrieved from the remains of the World Trade Center following Sept. 11, 2001, sits in a Bloomington warehouse.

Volunteers remember

Where were you Sept. 11?

Local volunteers recount their time at Ground Zero. Read the story on page 3.

Tweet @idsnews with what you remember, and watch a video of other responses at idsnews.com.

Festival celebrates eating local By Ashleigh Sherman aesherma@indiana.edu | @aesherma

Goat cheese, kale muffins, nut butter and spinach pie were on the menu Wednesday. Students gathered at the IU Art Museum for the fourth annual Big Red Eats Green Festival where they treated themselves to food from local growers, restaurants and music from local bands and musicians. The mission of the annual festival is tri-fold, according to the IU Office of Sustainability’s website. The festival underscores the benefits and availability of eating local food and supports the native local food community, welcoming growers and restaurants committed to local food and sustainable practices. “We’re trying to get students interested and exposed to all the food options we have in Bloomington, all the restaurants that are really committed to local, sustainable practices,” said Ellie Symes, one of two student event coordinators. Three growers, Heartland Family Farm, Old Lane Orchard and the Chile Woman and 13 restaurants, in-

IKE HAJINAZARIAN | IDS

Local apple grower Janice Lehman sells apples to Wells librarian Kimberly Horne at the Big Red Eats Green festival on the IU Art Museum lawn Wednesday afternoon.

cluding Laughing Planet Cafe, Sweet Claire’s Bakery and the Village Deli, sold everything from banana bread and carrot cake to chipotle chicken and bean burritos. The Chile Woman’s Susan Welsand said she has sold her chiles and other peppers at Big Red Eats Green since the first festival in 2011. “It’s important because we want

to introduce students to our local food culture and want students to meet some of our local farmers and our local restaurants who buy supplies from the local farmers,” Welsand said. Six bands and musicians, SEE GREEN, PAGE 5


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