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Domestic violence, a crime often committed in secret, frequently goes unreported.
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A retrospective of the lasting impact of 9/11 as seen through the eyes of survivors.
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Priceless portraits from Joan Quinn’s collection spans works by masters of the 20th century.
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Kesha Hondo
Obituary
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FAREWELL / Professor Lance Lockwood eulogizes close friend and colleague Kesha Curtis Hondo. /DAVID DERIDDER / el don
SAC LOSES ‘SHINING STAR’ / BY ROBERT WOJTKIEWICZ
FAMILY, FRIENDS REMEMBER BELOVED SPEECH PROFESSOR
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amily, friends and faculty gathered at the Second Baptist Church of Santa Ana July 15 to celebrate the life of Santa Ana College speech communications professor Kesha Curtis Hondo. The service was highlighted by touching eulogies and concluded with a powerful sermon, urging those in attendance to remember the life she lived. “It’s important for us to remember and honor the way Kesha lived,” said Pastor Marv Fogleman, “not that she is gone.” Police found Kesha Curtis Hondo, 39, and her husband Andamo, 51, in the second floor of their La Sierra home after responding to a call at 6:30 a.m from a person who discovered the bodies. Police have not determined her cause of death but she was not shot, Sgt. Darwin Hudson said. Andamo died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Kesha and Andamo had been married for about 10 years and have two daughters. The children were not in the house when their parents died, and are now living with relatives from her side of the family. Mike Henderson, who lived next
door to the Hondos, described Andamo as somewhat introverted. “He didn’t really have many friends. Guys need that, you know, other guys to vent to,” Henderson said. He went on to say how Andamo had recently suffered a broken leg, and had been cooped up inside his house for weeks. Students from her summer classes gathered with grief counselors the
Monday after her death. “She was just such a beautiful person,” said Todd Williams, Curtis Hondo’s student. “She never let the energy down.” She was described by speech professor Mary Huebsch as “an amazing person, and a true leader at our college.” Curtis Hondo was supposed to co-chair the curriculum committee, and was the speech communications department chairperson. College President Erlinda Martinez had the difficult task of informing the faculty. “As a college, we are going to lose her potential. But we are going to move on,” Martinez said. Curtis Hondo’s death was especially hard on Martinez because she was one of the president’s first hires in 2005. Martinez said that it was her personality, positive attitude and stellar credentials that compelled her to hire Curtis Hondo over other candidates who applied. “I considered her one of my own,” Martinez said.
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Speech Professor Kesha Curtis Hondo died July 5, the victim of a suspected murder suicide. Mrs. Curtis Hondo is described by friends, colleagues and students as an energetic, generous and an amazing woman and educator. Teaching at SAC made her proud to serve the community that her family blossomed from. “Kesha was outgoing, intelligent, and most of all committed to her students. The community showed how deeply they loved and respected her,” said Sylvia Turner, Dean of Fine and Performing Arts. As a child, no one could have expected Mrs. Curtis Hondo to become a speech professor. “People made me that nervous,” Mrs. Curtis Hondo once said. Mrs. Curtis Hondo earned her M.A. in Speech Communication and Master’s Degree in Communication Studies from California State University, Long Beach. She is survived by her two daughters, mother Diana Smith, father Isaac Curtis, Jr., and brother, Isaac Curtis, III.
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UC CUTS HURTING STUDENTS
NEWS
Costly programs getting axed amid California’s budget crisis
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Forget about majoring in nursing at Humboldt State — the program is being phased out. The University of California at Davis students can no longer get bachelor’s degrees in applied science, avian science or nature and culture. The University of California at Santa Cruz has eliminated minors in computer technology, journalism and communication and rhetoric. As California’s public universities look for efficiencies in the face of ongoing budget cuts, some longstanding fields of study are falling by the wayside. Universities routinely evaluate their academic offerings as society changes, adding new programs the economy demands and dropping majors that stop drawing interest from students. But the pace of that evolution is changing, university officials say, as campuses in California and other cash-strapped states respond to funding reductions by cutting majors at a faster clip and slowing down the rate at which they add new programs. “Clearly some of it is cyclical, but the budget cuts are accelerating the process and forcing the campuses to make some tough decisions,” said Todd Greenspan, director of academic planning in the statewide president’s office of the University of California. UC estimates that across the state, it has saved $155 million over the last three years by eliminating or consolidating programs. Campuses are still creating new areas of study, but fewer than in the past, according to the state agency that reviews proposals for new degrees from California’s public colleges. A report last month by the California Postsecondary Education Commission says that from 2009 to 2010, the number of graduate program proposals from UC dropped by 35 percent. UC’s five-year plan calls for developing 109 graduate programs, 42 undergraduate programs and five professional schools while closing 15 programs and withdrawing another 57 from the planning process. Many of the graduate programs being developed
BUDGET WOES / UC Berkeley student Jahon Amirebrahimi, 18, shouts during a protest at the state Capitol in Sacramento. The demonstration was part of a nationwide protest to cuts in education. / RANDY PENCH / MCT
are essentially private schools with the UC brand. They receive no state funding and are paid for entirely by student tuition. Berkeley and Davis have proposed self-supporting master’s degrees in accounting, while Riverside and San Diego want to create self-supporting degrees in engineering. UCLA is talking about converting its entire business school to a private, self-supported model. The state budget Gov. Jerry Brown signed cut $650 million from each public university system, or about 22 percent from UC and 24 percent from the California State University. The funding cut caused UC Riverside to postpone opening a new medical school.
“The accrediting group in Washington, D.C., has said that in the absence of a state financial commitment to this medical school, we’re not going to give you preliminary accreditation,” said UC Riverside Chancellor Tim White. “So our task now is to have the state of California provide the necessary resources for us to go back to the accrediting group and say we’ve got that problem solved.” Budget constraints are also responsible for Humboldt State’s decision to eliminate nursing, said campus spokesman Paul Mann. It was the university’s most expensive program — with costs exceeding $1 million a year — and the university could no longer afford to hire qualified faculty, he said.
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POLICE NAB ROBBERS Middle College High students held up on campus over summer while walking home Three teenagers were arrested July 27 on suspicion of armed robbery after returning to the scene of the crime, wearing the same hats and riding the same bicycles. The suspects are all 17 and will be charged as adults, police said. They were arrested in nearby El Salvador Park two days after a robbery on campus. Three Middle College High School students were by the bookstore when they were approached by the suspects on BMX-style bicycles. The suspects flashed what appeared to be a handgun, but later turned out to be a realistic-looking BB gun. The robbers made off with an iPod and a wallet containing $3. The suspects then fled the area and campus security notified Santa Ana police. The incident took place directly in
front of campus security cameras, which provided an accurate description of the suspects. “We had some inconsistent information...luckily the cameras showed us the right things,” District Safety and Security Supervisor Lt. James Wooley said. When the suspects were identified after returning two days later, campus security chased them off campus and then turned the case over to the Santa Ana Police police. The three were arrested later that day in El Salvador Park. All three admitted to a string of thefts over the past few months. This was not the first robbery at Santa Ana College this past summer. A college student was robbed at knifepoint on June 6 in parking lot six behind Dunlap Hall, Lt. Wooley said. Wooley urged students and faculty to stay vigilant, and to be aware of their surroundings. “Overall,” Wooley
CRIME SCENE / Students were victimized in an empty alley. / DAVID DERIDDER / el Don
said, “our campus is safe, but let’s keep it that way. We need eyes and ears.” If you find yourself in a robbery situa-
tion, he said, “give up your property. It’s better to be a good witness than a dead victim.”
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2011 SCHEDULE
SANTA ANA COLLEGE D WEEK 1 / Loss 21-13
Sept. 2, 7 p.m. @Titan Stadium
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
Sept. 10, 1 p.m. @Burt Trimble Field
Sept. 17, 1 p.m. @Eddie West Field
Sept. 24, 1 p.m. @Eddie West Field
Oct. 1, 1 p.m. @Eddie West Field
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WEEK 6
Oct. 8 Bye Week
FOUR DOWNS
Keys to success this season
2010 Final Rank in Southern California
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2010 Season Review
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RECORD: 9-2 Overall, 4-2 Home, 5-0 Road FINISH: Ranked 7 in Southern California PLAYOFFS: 52-43 Beach Bowl Win Team Statistics: Offense
Average
Rank
Scoring
37.2
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Total yards
419.9
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Rushing
189.6
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Passing
230.3
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Defense
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Tackles
863
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Head Coach Geoff Jones 10th Season
Overall record 49-45
Playoff record 2-1
QUARTERBACK COMPETITION Two Division 1 bounce-back quarterbacks are competing for the starting job. Andrew McDonald, the Dons 2010 starter, transferred from Arizona. Duke DeLancelloti came from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. A bounce-back player moves to a community college after enrolling at an upper division university. “They are definitely two of the best players on the team and both have Division 1 potential,” Head Coach Geoff Jones said.
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HOMEGROWN The Dons emphasize recruiting Orange County athletes. Out of the 85 players who are suiting up, only two are from schools outside the district. “Our roster is going to be about the same from year to year because we’re only taking local guys,” Jones said. “Unless you have grandma across the street, or somewhere close for you to live, basically we’re just not really set up for it.”
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WEEK 7
WEEK 8
WEEK 9
WEEK 10
WEEK 11
Oct. 13, 7 p.m. @LeBard Stadium
Oct. 22, 6 p.m. @Eddie West Field
Oct. 29, 6 p.m. @Wheelock Field
Nov. 5, 6 p.m. @Devore Stadium
Nov. 12, 1 p.m. @Eddie West Field
YOUNG GUNS Young recruits Josh Webb, Avery Williams and Davion Orphey will have significant roles this season. Webb and Williams were receivers at Garden Grove High School. “I want to play a big part, in a fourth down situation. I want the ball to be thrown to me,” Webb said. Orphey, from Edison High School, is a cornerback on defense and a running back on offense.
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SCORING THREAT The Dons converted in the red zone at an 86 percent clip in 2010.
Freshman running back Terrance Holzendorf averaged 6 yards per carry on five attempts against Fullerton College.
NUMBERS GAME
69% Percentage of passes completed by McDonald in 2010
297 Total yards McDonald ran for in 2010
4 DEFENSIVE EXPERIENCE With 10 sophomores starting on defense, experience will play a vital role in the team’s success. “We all know what we’re doing and what we bring to the table, and the kind of attitude we want,” linebacker Dylan Reda said. “Our defense is going to be stout this year. I expect us to be one of the best defenses in the state.”
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28 Total touchdown passes thrown by McDonald in 2010.
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This year the coaching staff aims to turn quantity into quality
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CLOSING THE DOOR ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STAFF EDITORIAL
Domestic abuse often goes unseen until it is too late
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hen Santa Ana College speech communications professor Kesha Curtis Hondo was found dead in her home this summer, it was a shock to her family and the SAC community. Indications are that she was a victim of abuse. Too often the signs are ignored and the outcome is often tragic. Perpetrators of domestic violence are a blight on society. Globally, on average, more than three women are murdered by their spouses or boyfriends every day, and one in three women are victims of domestic violence during their lifetime. Although some women find solace through shelters, others find it difficult to escape the web of abuse. The most unfortunate endings to these stories result in escalating violence and even death. As with Curtis Hondo’s case,
abuse often goes on behind closed doors. An anti-social, controlling personality trait can be a precursor to an unexpected murder. Such premeditation makes it easier to hide the effects of physical and emotional violence. The definition of abuse varies. What is considered belittlement and explosive behavior to one woman may seem like acceptable communication to another. Some may choose to put up with and rationalize aggression against them. Some might even feel they deserve it. But often it is a very real fear that prevents them from leaving. It is important that we educate women about ways to get help. Women need to know there are answers and support for them in their darkest times. It is every person’s right to live a happy, fulfilling life, and there are organizations that provide a great place to start. There is always hope.
As the California State Senate voted to pass the Dream Act Sept. 1, young Californians from all backgrounds moved closer to attaining the accessible, affordable education that was once the hallmark of the California public education system. Illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria now have access to fee waivers and other forms of financial aid, but this is only one step toward bringing California public schools back to prominence. The cost of higher education continues to soar, and the burden has been increasingly passed on to the students. Average student loan debt continues to rise as state revenue decreases, shrinking the budgets of University of California and the California State University systems. With the passing of the Dream Act, Gov. Jerry Brown has an unprecedented opportunity to push for more reform. The burden of education should not fall any more on the students then it already has. / ROBERT WOJTKIEWICZ / el Don
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OPINION
PLANNING FOR A BETTER FUTURE BY ROBERT WOJTKIEWICZ / el Don
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f the past has taught us anything, it’s that we still have a long way to go. Since that clear, crisp morning 10 years ago, Americans have had to overcome the tremendous challenge of restoring our pride as a nation while curbing the inevitable feelings of fear and vulnerability that were impressed so vividly in our hearts and minds on Sept. 11, 2001. As we look back on the last decade of our nation’s history, there is as much room for debate as there is controversy The weeks following 9/11 were a time of mourning and reflection, reserved for honoring those we’ve lost. Soon after, we started pointing fingers and looking for answers. From conspiracy theories to antiIslamic vitriol, everyone from politicians to preachers screamed their opinions through the bullhorn of mass media. Coverage of the attacks switched from scenes of the wreckage and incredible survival stories — stories of true heroics — to inflammatory rhetoric that churned our stomachs, causing knee-jerk reactions that led to war on two fronts. We let the media and our leaders in Washington work us into a frenzy. The subsequent invasions and occupations of Afghanistan, and later Iraq, could be argued as either logical defensive strategy or a nationwide coping mechanism, something designed to keep us believing that we are somehow safer and less sus-
ceptible to another attack. As we continue to engage in violent conflict in the Middle East, and as the recent terrorist attacks in Oslo prove, terrorism is still very much alive. We haven’t been hit since 9/11, but that doesn’t mean the threat isn’t there. The lack of attacks doesn’t mean we aren’t at risk. We’re no safer now than we were before 9/11. The reality is that we are always vulnerable. There’s no way to terror-proof our society, no matter how many countries we “liberate.” We claim to be fighting for freedom and democracy, and if we judge our success on the number of countries we “free,” then the vicious cycle of rationalizations continues and we believe we walk the moral high ground. In reality, we only dig ourselves deeper into the hole. We slap a “Mission Accomplished” stamp on the Middle East and call it a day. We can’t change the past, but we can challenge ourselves to do better for the next 10 years. Not another life needs to be lost fighting terrorism. Instead of killing our “enemies,” we have an unprecedented opportunity to work with the new leaders of the Arab Spring’s emerging democracies to achieve peace. Countries like Egypt, Libya and Tunisia have proven that U.S. military intervention is not the best or only option for spreading the ideals for a fair and just society. Given the right circumstances, democracy will spread itself. The sooner we understand that, the sooner we can focus on things that matter here at home.
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Looking back at a decade’s worth of miscues, there is still hope for America
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Newly hired full time art gallery director Phil Marquez stares at the blank wall, mentally placing the priceless art surrounding him. “Where should I put this Don Bachardy piece?” he asks out loud. The deadline for the opening of one of the college gallery’s biggest exhibits looms. Marquez is curating the extensive collection of Joan Quinn, which includes works by iconic artists like Ed Ruscha and Jean Michel Basquiat. “Phil is just fantastic to work with,” Quinn said. Some would argue that with his dark hair, lean build and symmetrical face Marquez could have spent more time in front of the lens instead of behind it. But he’s also an artist at work, shooting a series revealing the stories behind day laborers. You may also find him playing “mad scientist” in his darkroom developing photos, or chasing around his two rescue dogs. “He brings a new and fresh perspective to the position,” said Caroline McCabe, art gallery coordinator, who has worked closely with Marquez for the last four years. / sHAVoD cuLBERson
BEnEFAcToR / Quinn’s portrait in pencil, pastel and acrylic. / RIcHARD BERnsTEIn /
‘MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS: PORTRAITS OF JOAN QUINN’ / BY TINA SYRENGELAS
EXHIBIT REFLECTS A WELL PAINTED LIFE
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he first of 200 portraits of Joan Quinn by her artist friends started out as a spontaneous idea. It was 1987 when Quinn was in a limousine with several others on their way to Andy Warhol’s funeral. Her colleague Henry Hopkins started to draw. He passed it around and said, “Here you guys, draw a picture of Joan. Look what I did.” The result was a larger-than-life yearbook. Quinn fondly recalls sitting for a piece by Helmut Newton, or sitting for Antonio Lopez, whom she called “the most fantastic illustrator at the time,” or having David Hockney snap her in Polaroids. Everyone’s style was different. Photographer George Hurrell took only one shot. He sent it to her and said, “I told you I had it.” During the sitting with Jean Michel
Basquiat he looked at her arms and added bracelets and watches. She was inspired by her mother’s love of art and by the work ethic of her father, racing legend, J.C. Agajanian. They instilled in her a devotion to art, friendship and collecting that would span over 40 years. She says with fondness and a bit of sadness, “You’ll see in the show that people have passed on and it’s bittersweet —you’re so happy you
were able to have something of them before they were gone.” Reflecting back on friends, she adds, “Weren’t we lucky?” Joan and her husband, John, have been active members and supporters of a diverse artistic community for more than three decades. Aside from the portraits, 95 percent of her overall collection is by Southern California artists. Santa Ana College main gallery will display starting today more than 80 of 200 portraits of Quinn, including those by Robert Mapplethorpe, Ed Ruscha, Billy Al Bengston, Alexis Smith and Beatrice Wood. “I think I would like the viewer in the gallery to learn to look at one subject in a different way,” she said. “Through the eyes of the artist, each has a different perception of a subject — be it a person or a still life, due to the media used. There are many ways to look at things.”
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ABSTRACT / Acrylic on canvas, 1997 / Yolanda Gonzalez /
repose / Quinn in mixed media sculpture, 1991 / Jessie Homer French /
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TEN YEARS
LATER A C I R E M A /11 9 T S O P G N I D L I U REB
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2010
2009
Ten years have passed, and though time cannot bring back the lost, it can help ease the pain. Here is a visual history remembering the events of 9/11.
2001 About 1,000 relics recovered from 9/11 are stored in Hangar 17 at JFK Airport in N.Y. This collection only accounts for .5 percent of the debris field from Ground Zero./ Douglas Kilpatrick / MCT
At the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Penn., Chris Lander and Josh Barnhart pause at the memorial wall during a ceremony Sept. 11, 2009. / Laurence Kesterson / MCT
Emergency crews try to extinguish fires at the Pentagon after an airplane crashed into the building following similar attacks on the World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. / Chuck Kennedy/ MCT
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NYPD officer Dona Chilson tries to remain composed across the street from Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2002 as the bells tolled during the fourth moment of silence for those killed at the World Trade Center. / Barbara Davidson/ MCT
2003
Fiona Havlish, whose husband was killed in the terrorist attacks, sits in what she calls her “meditation room” at her home in Lower Makefield, Penn., August 2003. / April Saul / MCT
A DECADE of REMEMBRANCE Ten years, 10 different stories. A retrospective of the lasting impact of September 11, 2001.
SPECIAL REPORT
2008
2007
Judi Reiss touches her son Joshua’s name, etched into the glass railing at the twin fountains in the 9/11 Memorial Park in Pennsylvania. Joshua died in the 9/11 attack. / Clem Murray / MCT
Visitors unfurl a flag at the temporary memorial for the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Penn. during a ceremony for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 2007. / Laurence Kesterson / MCT
2006
2011 Families that lost loved ones embrace during the reading of names at the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at Ground Zero in Manhattan, Sept. 11, 2006. / Bruce Gilbert / MCT
Brooklyn firefighter Mark Rizzuto takes in the view of Lower Manhattan — former site of the World Trade Center — from Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2005. / Alan Solomon / MCT
2004
Workers lead a tour of the World Trade Center site, April 12, 2011, to show the extensive plumbing work completed. Millions are expected to visit the World Trade Center site after it partially opens later this year with a 9/11 memorial that appears simple and serene: an endless stream of water cascading into two massive voids where the Twin Towers once stood. / David Bergeland / MCT
MOVING FORWARD Amy Ellison / el Don Production Editor
“September 11 was just a Tuesday, until September 11, 2001,” New York Fire Fighter Mike Moran said. Moran is one of six surviving members of FDNY, Ladder Company No. 3. He had just arrived home when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. The entire crew who relieved his shift died while charging into the Second Tower as it collapsed. Stories like Moran’s are common when hearing about the attacks.
But after a decade, many survivors are moving forward and focusing on the future of a reborn America. Ninety percent of the workers rebuilding the WTC and 9/11 Memorial were personally affected. Those from generations of builders, and workers with no prior experience in construction, felt it was his or her duty to pitch in and help rebuild their shining city. Communities across the country have rallied their support for families and survivors of 9/11 through service.
In Santa Ana, Assemblyman Jose Solorio, KidWorks and OneOC are hosting a special 9/11 Service Project Day, where the community will come together to paint a mural and complete several other city beautification projects. “I go to church on Sundays, and I will keep the families and survivors in my prayers,” sophomore Jaime Mendoza said. “It’s not really a day you celebrate because of the tragedy involved. But I will definitely remember it for the rest of my life.”
Lori Schertzer looks for the name of her brother among a list of victims during ceremonies at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2004, marking the third anniversary of the attacks. / Don Fisher / MCT
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Cultural Exhibits Office / Retail Space
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Freedom Tower Rail Station
Tower Footprint Museum
Also known as the Freedom Tower, this architectural marvel represents American recovery. In 2003, NYC hosted a national competition for the design of the new World Trade Center. Among thousands of entries, the Freedom Tower was selected and is now under construction. It is expected to open in 2013, and several companies, like Condé Nast, have already signed a lease for office space.
Visitor’s Center
Tower Footprint
Liberty Park
200 feet (60 m)
CENTER
St. Nicholas Church
The height of the Freedom Tower is the same as the original Twin Towers, 1,368 feet but the addition of the antenna spire that tops the tower adds 408 feet. The total height of the tower is 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the world. The number is symbolic of the declaration of U.S. independence on July 4, 1776.
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OF PATRIOTISM AND RENEWAL TOWER FOOTPRINTS: To accompany the world’s tallest and sturdiest skyscraper, the footprints of the original Twin Towers have been transformed from gaping holes into two of the largest man-made waterfalls in the world. They are surrounded by more than 3,000 names of those lost on 9/11. / Rendering by Squared Design Lab / Courtesy of the National 9/11 Museum SLURRY WALL:
This massive retaining wall is one of the few structural parts of the Twin Towers to survive the attacks. It was foundational to Tower 1 and restrains the pressure from the Hudson River. If it had collapsed, the entire NYC Subway System would have flooded, disabling the city. / Design Study by Thinc Design with Local Projects / Courtesy of the National 9/11 Museum
NATIONAL 9/11 MUSEUM: Housing the most precious artifacts recovered from the debris of 9/11, this museum offers an intimate look at the lasting impact. It displays items donated from families and survivors, and wreckage ranging from crushed fire trucks and twisted iron I-beams to personal items left behind. / Photo by Bruce M. White / Courtesy of the National 9/11 Museum VISITOR’S CENTER: The architecture reflects the outer façade
of the Twin Towers with expansive, vertigo-inducing rows of window panels covering the steel framing. Inside are two of the surviving “tridents” that once served as the ground level foundation of the Twin Towers. / Rendering by Squared Design Lab / Courtesy of the National 9/11 Museum
In order to mimic the original Twin Towers, architect David Childs created a design that honored the design of the original towers while engineering the strongest structural skyscraper in the world. The tower begins with the same square base as the Twin Towers and tapers up, shifting the square roof 180 degrees. Childs chose this design for several reasons: • • To create the illusions of two towers when looking from an angle and the National Monument when looking at the building head-on. • The tapered corners shine in the sun, recreating the spectacular glare from the Twin Towers when flying in to NYC. The corners also add superior wind resistance, not seen in any other skyscraper in the world, adding to its structural strength. • To symbolize unity, Childs joined two towers into one. By this design, he showcases the inspiration, loyalty and courage of the American people in times of struggle and tragedy.
The tower is built on a 200 ft-pedestal of steel and high-grade, blast-proof concrete. Because the building is so close to a major street, a special security team was brought in to consult on the design process to structurally defend the building against future attacks. The security team also increased the size of the stairwells by 50 percent and added self-powered smoke ventilation and LED lighting in case of emergency. The new stairwells will accommodate about 600 people per level and are fully encased in bomb-proof concrete that runs down the spine of the building. Graphics and Illustrations by AMY ELLISON/el Don Production Editor