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Front Page University reacts to Assault on America
A fiery blast rocks the World Trade Center after it was hit by two airplanes Tuesday in New York. Top right picture by Monica Geraci, The Appalachian.
ASU community responds with shock John T. Bennett - Editor-in-Chief The Appalachian State University community watched with shocked disbelief Tuesday as a devastating terrorist attack turned the World Trade Center towers to rubble and severely damaged the Pentagon in an unprecedented assault on American soil. "We've always had an unrealistic view that we're safe. The rest of the world doesn't have that and I guess we won't ever again," said Director of Student Programs Dave Robertson as he and a throng of students, faculty and staff watched the terror unfold on video screens in Plemmons Student Union. MORE Professor details likely U.S. probe Kristin Davis - Academic Affairs Beat With the unparalleled terrorist attack on the United States just four hours old, an Appalachian State University criminal justice professor speculated a massive, multi-agency coordination would be necessary to find the culprits. "[The attack] will take top priority for every government agency in the United States," said Dr. Kenneth Mullen, who worked with the United States Secret Service as a former member of the military. Mullen described collaboration of the CIA, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and New York Police Department (NYPD). "There will be no turf war on this one." MORE Faculty members expect swift retaliation Catherine Quill - Associate Editor Two Appalachian State University political science faculty members expect the United States to retaliate promptly and powerfully after Tuesday's atrocious terrorist attacks. "I wouldn't be surprised if a swift counter-attack was in the plans already," said Dr. Ruth Strickland, chair of the department of political science and criminal justice. "I'm sure there's going to be retaliation." MORE |
With the Washington Monument in the background, a hole gapes in the Pentagon after a plane crashed into the building Tuesday in a terrorist attack outside Washington, D.C. ASU family witnesses terror Sarah Bursley - Chief Copy Editor The recent Appalachian State University grad and self-described small-town girl from Durham was innocently making her way from her big-city job as an interior designer with Hartman Design Group in suburban Washington, D.C., into the heart of the nationŐs capital. Daisy Bowman,23 and '00 alumna, had just selected flowers from a local grocery store for a photo shoot at a house near the Pentagon. MORE
Front row (l-r): Pentagon-attack witness Daisy Bowman, 23, ASU '00; Lacy Bowman, 19, ASU sophomore; Nancy Bowman. Back row: United Airlines Flight 93 crash-site witness and emergency responder, retired Marine Corps Col. S.K. Bowman.
Measures taken to help students cope Catherine Quill - Associate Editor John T. Bennett - Editor-in-Chief As a cloud of shock and grief settled over the Appalachian State University campus and the nation Tuesday, a series of steps were implemented by institution officials to help students, faculty and staff cope with the unfolding tragedy. MORE |
