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University vows to never forget

Malloy, graduates remember ‘somber’ 2001 environment

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‘It was a symbol of us coming together as one family’

University gathers for Mass of Remembrance held outside Hesburgh Library

Basilica bells tolled solemnly Sunday evening as a line of students processed from Hesburgh Library to the Grotto. Each student quietly held a candle, glowing in the dark. Full story

SMC Remembers

Saint Mary’s alumnae remember friend killed in attacks

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Saint Mary's alumna Sarah Sullivan Bigelow turned on the news to watch an interview of Jack Welch on The Today Show.

However, news coverage quickly turned to a terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers. As Bigelow watched the plane crash into the first tower, her mind turned to her former roommate at Saint Mary's, Suzanne Kondratenko, who worked in Manhattan.

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Saint Mary’s students gather for candlelight vigil

Saint Mary's students remembered those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 with a candlelight vigil Sunday night on Alumnae Green.

Fine arts program honors anniversary

Members of the Saint Mary's College community paid tribute to the events of 9/11 with dance, poetry and music during the "We Remember" commemoration Sunday afternoon.

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Photo Gallery: 9/11 Ten Years Later

Images from Notre Dame's remembrance of the tragedy

Malloy: 'Images of Hell'

Former University president recalls visit to Ground Zero

Following Sept. 11, 2001, University President Emeritus Fr. Edward "Monk" Malloy said he had to see the site of the terrorist attacks for himself and visited Ground Zero about a month after the event.

Ten years later, he still remembers the "acrid" smell of the site and how it looked -- like images of hell in Medieval paintings. 

Listen to Malloy talk about his experience, and how it relates back to Notre Dame. 

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Students recall fear, confusion of Sept. 11

Junior Luke Henegan used to be able to see the World Trade Center across the water from his house in Point Lookout, N.Y.

On Sept. 11, 2001, all he saw was smoke.

Professors examine post-9/11 America

On a sunny September morning 10 years ago, Law School Professor Jimmy Gurulé was sitting in his office in Washington, D.C. when a plane piloted by terrorists struck the nearby Pentagon.

 

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Experts talk U.S., Middle East relations

Ten years after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the peace-building strategies in a post-9/11 world have shifted in priority and practice, experts said during a panel at the Kroc Institute for Peace Studies on Friday afternoon.