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INSIDE Professors Look Back pg. 9 Answering the Call pg. 6 Enlisting After 9/11 pg. 8 A Day to Volunteer pg. 3 Facing Prejudice, Promoting Tolerance pg. 3 Health Issues of First Responders pg. 6 Where Were You? pg. 8

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staff member reported the theft of three buffing machines valued at 2 On June 14: A$7,000 from University Hall. This case is under investigation. staff member reported a set of building master keys stolen from a 3 On June 15: Apurse sometime in May. This case is under investigation. faculty member reported a burglary that occurred in the ADP Center 4 On June 28: Alocated in University Hall. Seven Apple iMac computers were reported stolen.

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referred to the director of Student Conduct.

Officers responded to the Village at Little Falls in response to a report of an assault. The male victim stated three unknown black males had assaulted him and a female friend after an altercation at a club in Paterson. The victim declined to pursue criminal charges in this matter.

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On Aug. 2: Staff member Judith Miller, 49, of East Orange, and her friend Willis Nero,

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Non-student Victor Garcia, 21, of Belleville, was arrested and charged with theft of a roof rack from a vehicle parked in Carparc Diem. The suspect was scheduled to appear in Little Falls Municipal Court.

53, of Roselle, were arrested and charged with multiple burglaries and thefts of computers out of the ADP Center and other office areas located in University Hall during the summer months. Upon Miller’s arrest, she was found to be in possession of the master keys that were reported missing on June 15.

following students were charged with underage possession of an alcoholic beverage: Megan B. Kappock, Colby Jade Forman, Nicholas A. Riavez, Jasmere L. Rogers, Michael C. Donnelly, Joseph D. Small, Tyler J.Copeland, Charles A. Williams, Jr. and Corey J. Ryan. All suspects are scheduled to appear in Clifton Municipal Court.

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Fraternity Raises Funds for Wounded Warriors Project Joseph Lisnow Assistant News Editor

A decade after the worst attack on American soil, one fraternity on campus hopes to remember this day simply by giving back.

On Sept. 17, the fraternity Pike will host their first 9/11 event as they collect money for the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP), an organization that promotes awareness and aid for injured members who serve the country, and a firehouse close to ground zero with a special walk through New York City.

“We wanted to do something nice for 9/11 because there isn't much we can do for the families who lost loved ones,” said Matthew Salandra, president of Pike. “This is one of the only ways we can really show how much we care and help them get closure on the 10th anniversary.”

The walk begins at the George Washington Bridge and ends with a moment of silence near ground zero, a three-hour walk where they will utilize the West Side Highway bike path once they get off the bridge. The route was chosen as it was the safest route according to Salandra. Along the walk, brothers of the fraternity will hand out water bottles and volunteers are welcome.

After the moment of silence, the event concludes with Pike bringing a portion of the money raised to the fire station across from ground zero.

They will bring the rest to the WWP.

Participates are encouraged to take part in the walk, but it’s not necessary. They can meet the fraternity at ground zero.

They had hoped to hold the event on or before 9/11, but those plans were changed due to the fact that the city is on high security at those times, Salandra said.

Pike has a commitment to raise $2,500 and a goal of $5,000 overall.

There are plans for a table, with no specific date set, as the fraternity is actively pursuing steps to reserve one with the University. Pike plans to have a table set up before and on the day of the event.

Registration is $10, and for $20 a t-shirt will be provided with all funds being paid through the fraternity’s budget.

The concept originated from one of the brothers, and alumni of the University Lou D’Ermilio and his father.

Transportation to the bridge must be provided by participate, and in the event of rain the walk will be cancelled.

The most difficult part of the event is planning the route, with the most rewarding part being able to see the event come together with the smiles on everyone’s faces, Salandra said.

He continued to say how great it is to do something nice for people who don’t even know them.

“We’re doing it for everyone that has been affected,” said Salandra.

“From the people killed on 9/11 to the people who continue to serve our

country overseas and the citizens who live here.”

The walk is open to everyone and Pike is expecting a large turnout, Salandra said.

Pike hopes to make this a yearly campus event.

If an organization wants to help sponsor the event, they may contact Salandra at (201)-503-0353 or at Sa-

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“This is a great way to bring the campus together,” said Salandra.

“It’s such a big event and we’re trying to get as many people as possible.

It’s not just a Pike event. It’s more open to everyone. Anyone who wants to may help.”

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Pike has hosted several events including "Dan the Man" in 2010.

A Day to Facing Prejudice, Volunteer Promoting Tolerance Haylee Lenkey staff writer

This Saturday, Montclair State University will be honoring the men and women who saved lives on Sept. 11, 2001 by participating in the National Day of Service. Faculty members, students and staff members will come together to volunteer their services at various locations. Alumni are also invited to participate.

Fatima deCarvalho, assistant dean for Student Life and the director of the Center for Student Involvement, says that 400 people are expected to attend.

Anyone wishing to participate should meet on campus early Saturday morning, with volunteer hours running roughly between 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Various events, most of which are comprised of cleanup crews, will take place at the following locations: Yantacaw Brook Park, Liberty Science Center, Community Food Bank of New Jersey and other community food drives, Montclair Animal Shelter, Project Street Sweep, St. Peter’s Haven, Wood-

row Wilson Middle School, Morris Canal Clean-up, School Supply Backpack Making, Letters for Soldiers and envelope stuffing, Main Campus Clean-up, Care Package Making, Women’s Center Clean-up and Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Registration is still open. Those who participate will be given free parking in CarParc Diem for the day. For any other questions please contact Isis Haylett, coordinator of the Community Service and Volunteer Resource Center in the Center for Student Involvement, at 973-655-5318 or at hayletti@mail. montclair.edu.

In addition, on behalf of CBS News there will be a live webcast from the Dumont Television center on Friday, Sept.

9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The webcast will look back on 9/11 incorporating political, cultural and artistic elements.

Interviews from students, alumni, faculty, eyewitnesses and journalists will be featured along with news footage of the initial event and aftermath.

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Students and Rocky the Red Hawk cleaning up a local park.

Craig McCarthy Web Editor

Following the horrific events of Sept.

11, one public response was a vast generalization that Muslims were terrorists. 10 years later, Montclair has been said by the president of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) to be a very diverse and understanding campus.

“I think Montclair is very understanding because it is so close to Paterson and Clifton, who have very large Muslim populations,” said Kyle Smith, president of the MSA and a recently converted Muslim. “I do know our Muslim sisters have had comments made toward them but I have heard more issues at my high school and middle school [than on campus].”

The main targets of comments and hatred have been toward the female Muslim population because of their more obvious religious affiliation, including wearing a headscarf, Smith explained.

“I haven’t had many issues because I have light European features.”

Weaam Ali, a sophomore and the secretary for the MSA said that she believes even now, “since the 9/11 attack, the main misconception about Islam has always been [that] Islam promotes hatred and terrorism.”

“At times I feel that this has caused fear in the American people’s hearts, unconsciously, towards Muslims in general, so when they spot a Muslim, they either utter inappropriate comments or they just avoid Muslims,” Ali said.

“Being a Muslim female and wearing the headscarf, I have personally experienced various forms of hatred toward my beliefs and religion,” Ali said. “The first few years after 9/11, it was hard to walk in the street and not get comments such as ‘terrorist’ or ‘go back to Iraq'.”

“I think the misconception comes from people who sit home and just watch the news,” said Smith. “Anyone who knows a good practicing Muslim wouldn’t feel that way.”

The MSA has been responsible for many activities on campus to correct this opinion of Muslims, such as weekly general meetings that are open to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, MSA events on campus and an Islamic Awareness Week on campus. The MSA have also offered help to any students that have assignments or projects related to Islam.

Following the death of Osama bin Laden, the MSA participated in Conversation on Faith and Spirituality, a weekly organized discussion at the new Faith and Spirituality Center where the MSA office is.

“In the last 10 years we have addressed 9/11 each year,” said Director of Equity and Diversity Esmilda Abreu.

“These weekly discussions helped our students have the ability to be nonapologetic of their beliefs.”

Ali has taken a more personal approach in addition to her involvement in the MSA to change people’s opinions rooted in hatred or misconceptions of the Islamic faith.

“People need to realize Muslims living in America are in America for a reason. They all came here for a better life and were just as hurt as any other American over the attacks,” said Smith.

“It frustrated me that I was quickly misunderstood by others because I never realized that the average American just knows what they see on TV,” Ali said.

“They never had my knowledge of the beauty of Islam and what it actually stands for. Slowly but gradually, I am seeing improvement of toleration from the people around me,” said Ali

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"71 West Broadway: Ground Zero" Ratanjot Rekhi News Editor

Directly in the face of danger, a loyal Tribeca artist remained in her element.

A freelance filmmaker at the time, Beverly Peterson breathed in the raw creativity surrounding her community while horrific history was being made just blocks away.

“On the morning of 9/11, I was standing in front of my building, on the corner,” Peterson said. “The plane went over my head and into the building, as I watched it disappear.”

Peterson lived two blocks from the World Trade Center. Landing gear had fallen on the roof of a neighboring apartment.

“I remember trying to close my eyes.

I could see the fireball, eyes open, eyes closed–you just couldn’t escape that part,” Peterson said.

As she watched her neighborhood crumble before her eyes, Peterson reflected, “The thing that haunted me was the people jumping out of the windows.”

Reunited with her husband Farrell Brickhouse a block and a half away, the couple went upstairs to their loft.

“We had just [finished] voting, my husband was a block and a half around the corner,” Peterson said. “I ran to find him and he ran to find me.”

Both artists, Peterson and Brickhouse grabbed their cameras and immediately began documenting the horrific events.

What would follow was the birth of a 20-minute documentary entitled “71 West Broadway: Ground Zero.”

“What I understood at the time, and I’m so glad that I acted on, was that there was something that I was witnessing,” Peterson said. “I was witnessing history and that I could capture that. That was important to capture.

That’s bigger than me.”

The couple was living in the Red Zone and were evacuated a short time after the towers were hit. “They would let us come in for 10-minute periods, to get whatever we needed,” Peterson said.

Despite all of their neighbors moving out of the community, the couple still felt a connection to their home and did not leave permanently.

“They told us it was safe to clean our houses. We used hazmat suits because they gave them out,” Peterson said.

“My film says that someone told me that I should move,” Peterson said.

“That was probably the best advice

that I could have gotten, but I did not take it.”

Despite government assistance and the distribution of business loans, many artists living in Tribeca at the time rethought what they did for a living and opted to change career paths.

Peterson was working as a freelance filmmaker and had done some adjunct work at Hunter College.

“When my friends would come and visit me, I would have to go up to the barricades and walk them back to our house,” Peterson said.

“It was hard for me to do business.

I lost my business, I lost everything,” Peterson said. “After 9/11, we had to

An image still from Beverly Peterson's Documentary, "71 West Broadway: Ground Zero "

apply for a business loan, which we will probably still be paying back for another four years.”

Despite the tug she felt after living in Tribeca for 15 years, Peterson relocated to Staten Island and began teaching at Monmouth University.

“It’s not there anymore. It doesn’t exist the same way anymore. It’s not the same community,” Peterson said.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever have another home. I love my home, I really do, but it just isn’t the same.”

“We had so much loss, but coupled with that is the fact that we did not lose our lives,” Peterson said.

Beverly Peterson’s documentary can be found online at: http://bpfilms.net/.

Image Courtesy of Beverly Peterson

An open letter to the members of the Montclair State University community from President Susan A. Cole on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 Ten years ago, on a clear and beautiful sunny September day, thousands of students, faculty and staff were present at Montclair State University, attending classes and working. That day was shattered suddenly when a few miles away a sequence of explosions brought the World Trade Centers down. Our campus community, like so many communities in New Jersey, was deeply affected by that event. Family members, friends and neighbors died that day. Anxiety was great as students and employees tried to reach people to find out if they were safe. Hearts were broken as cars parked at New Jersey train stations in the morning remained there in evening, their drivers never to return to claim them. Everybody wanted to do something to help as the impact of this tragedy became apparent over the succeeding hours and then days and weeks.

Over the years since Sept. 11, 2001, we have seen a succession of students enter the University who come with this event as part of their personal history. First came the students who were in high school in 2001, and then came those who were in elementary school. These students were changed by the experiences associated with that day and its aftermath. They were more focused on international issues, they were more openly patriotic, they were more serious about their goals in life, and they were more intent on staying closer to home and in closer touch with the people who were important to them in their lives.

Back in September of 2001, in writing to the campus community about what our response should be to these terrible events, I said that it was critical for us to do everything we could to help our students continue their education and to prepare them to shape a world in which such things to do not happen. I said then and I still believe that the tragic events of Sept. 11 were the product of profound hatred and ignorance. When people do not know each other or understand each other, a fertile ground exists for the breeding of hatred. The only effective antidote to hate is knowledge, understanding and a commitment to a common humanity.

10 years later, as the nation continues to attend to issues of how to make the United States safe from terrorism, we must not forget that the knowledge and understanding that we achieve through education is the most powerful weapon we have to combat the ignorance and hatred that creates the kind of tragedy that Sept. 11 represented.

For those among you who still mourn those you lost, I offer the comfort of a University community that cares about you. For all of us, I offer the hope we see in a generation of students who will take up the difficult challenge of forging a better world.

Sincerely, President Cole

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Answering the Call

Haylee Lenkey Assistant News Editor

With the coming and passing of Sept.

11, 2001 there was a rise in American unity, and a nation rose from the ashes, swearing never to forget. Ten years later, traces of that patriotism still remain, but could any of us truly forget?

I distinctly remember there was a digital sign that said New York City closed, that’s not something you see,” said Sgt. Paul Giardino of Montclair State University Police Department.

“We swung around the helix [to the Lincoln Tunnel] and, there was nothing there.”

What is most mind boggling is that there is so much to remember from that day. But what should be remembered the most are those individuals who immediately responded to the tragedy.

All across the tri-state area firefighters and police officers poured into New York City. From Montclair State, Giardino, joined by Sgt. Christopher Vidro answered the general call for help. As a result, Vidro passed years later from complications related to his service on 9/11. Giardino, accompanied by Lt. Kieran Barrett now remember the day the pair experienced.

Giardino and Vidro hadn’t expected to make it into the city, and were expecting to be tasked with moving traffic. Yet when they made it down to the tunnel they continued to ground zero. “[I thought] we’re gonna go, we’re just going to do it,but you had time to think about it on the ride down,” said Giardino.

“Driving through, as we got closer, the dust and debris was just [everywhere],” said Giardino. “I do remember the burning smell, it turns you right back, even months later.”

When Giardino and Vidro made it down to the site, they were immersed in a quiet yet chaotic world of rushing responders. They were tasked with helping set up a relief station at a nearby high school. Doctors worked with generated light on fallen responders as they set up food stations to feed those who had been working all morning.

Outside, the dust was suffocating and settling, yet there was a large panic as World Trade building seven was near collapsing.

“I remember Chris would always talk about how it was oddly quiet and that [there was] debris everywhere,” said Lt. Barrett. “The weirdest thing is you could hear cell phones going off where there was no person and there were business cards everywhere, [that was the moment] you start to put the human face to this.”

They were later dismissed, returning to Montclair State University. Securing the campus and maintaining a healing atmosphere were made top priority. The aftermath of the situation has created new leagues of protection, including the creation of the director of emergency management, paired with a never ending sense of heightened vigilance.

When entering the city Giardino and Vidro were handed nothing more than flimsy paper masks and plastic gloves.

They returned covered in dust. There was a general sense of total unpreparedness.

Across the river in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Officer Marty Giovinnazzo would be kept from answering the call for help, but would later become well acquainted with this thin white mask.

Married with two children, Giovinnazzo was an NYPD stationed in one of the most dangerous parts of the five boroughs. He was ready to head over, yet his car was taken by other officers.

He later would watch the devastation unfold while trying to keep the peace in Flatbush.

“It was a long scary day, I just remember what a gorgeous day it was, I remember that sky being so beautiful,” said his wife, Bonnie. “He took me down a week later after everything happened, and everything was still smoldering. It was so devastatingly barren, and quiet, and to see nothing there was horrifying.”

As a result, Giovinnazzo volunteered to dig and clear damage at Ground Zero.

He would work 12 hour shifts and then return on site to dig into the night.

“The following days after we went down to ground zero each day and were basically digging for bodies and body parts,” said Giovinnazzo.

“What I felt and what I thought, it was incredible fear, kind of a helpless feeling, being down there and seeing the people, or lack of people; we found a lot of debris, pocketbooks, shoes, jewelry, small body parts,” said Giovinnazzo.

“That was the most stressful time.”

In such a desperate time, it is hard to imagine what it took to answer the initial and subsequent calls for help. Few are true heroes, and many have wondered what raced through the minds of the officers and emergency workers.

Giardino remarked that it was a time where you just had to do it; there was no one else to it.

“It one of those times where there was nothing else like it, I had to get up, as hard as it was, [and it was] physically and mentally and spiritually exhausting,” said Giovinnazzo.

“We knew this was the path we have to deal with,” he said. “It was one of those times in life where other people came first.” Giovinnazzo also cites his personal faith as his strongest coping mechanism.

While 10 years have come and gone and the dust has been washed away, the effects of this day still linger and remind thousands of officers and workers of their past duty.

Three years after the initial attack Vidro developed a very rare form of cancer called multiple myeloma. He later passed in 2007 at the age of 36.

His case was one of many that have been studied to provide proof and support for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. [See Sidebar] The bill was passed in December 2010 and states that there will be med-

ical compensation for first responders and their families if they fall ill. However, cancer is still excluded from the definitions of post-9/11 illness outlined in the bill.

Giovinnazzo has developed asthma and other respiratory complications.

He along with Barrett and Giardino believe that more research should be done in order to help and aid the responders that have fallen ill in every way, including cancer.

“I don’t think, in the end, that Chris and his family would be looking for compensation; instead, an answer or to help officers and first responders in the future. His goal was that there would be some resolution,” said Barrett.

As research was published last Thursday in the Lancet Journal indicating that 9/11 responders are at a greater risk for cancer and other lifethreatening illnesses, one can only hope that this information will be heeded and that there is hope for the futures of these heroes.

Truly the years have passed, and the times have changed, but there will always be memory. For these officers, complications pose risks for the future.

Yet, the greatest reminder is that which no longer exists.

Giardino said, “I’m always mad when I look at the skyline and the World Trade Center isn’t there; that will never pass."

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Sgt. Christopher Vidro (left) and Sgt. Giardino (right) 10 years ago.

Health Issues of First Responders Catherine Winters Managing Editor

The police, firefighters and EMTs who first responded to the Sept. 11 attacks have often been called selfless.

Not only did they risk their lives on the day of the attacks and when sorting through the rubble for weeks afterwards, but we are now discovering that they put themselves at risk for serious health problems caused by exposure to the dust from the fallen buildings.

It is estimated that 70 percent of first responders developed new or worsened respiratory issues, most often a chronic cough and decreased lung function. Others developed asthma or Sarcoidosis, a disease causing inflammation typically affecting the lungs, though Sarcoidosis has yet to be definitively linked to exposure to the dust at Ground Zero. Studies have also suggested that those people who arrived earliest were at a greater risk.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act follows in the footsteps of many other funds offering compensation to those affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center.

However unlike the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the September 11th Fund and the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company, this act dispenses money solely to first responders to the attack, not all who were affected. The act, named after NYPD officer James Zadroga, is awarding $4.2 billion to responders suffering health issues years after serving at the World Trade Center.

Passed in January, the act has come under scrutiny because it does not currently cover cancer. This was announced on July 26 with the explana-

tion from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that there is currently insufficient evidence to link September 11 exposures with cancer. The act will be reviewed in mid2012.

One of our own MSUPD officers, Sgt. Christopher Vidro, died of a rare form of lung cancer in 2006. Officer Vidro, along with Officer Paul Giardino, went to New York the day of the attacks to aid in the rescue efforts. It has been assumed that his untimely death was caused by exposure he endured while in the city.

Analysis of the dust present revealed asbestos, mercury, lead, barium, zinc and other heavy metals along with ash, pulverized steel, glass and known carcinogens. This dust thickly coated much of lower Manhattan and even with the use of respirators was inescapable.

Dr. Ann Marie DiLorenzo of Montclair State University has studied the effects of this dust on human lung tissue. Her research concluded that increased exposure to the WTC dust led to significantly lower rates of cell reproduction and higher rates of cell death.

These findings were then checked against household dust and dust from drywall, and they concluded that it was the composition of the dust, not the particulate size, that was causing the damage to lung cells.

“We now suspect that the low levels of certain chemicals […] which seems harmless […] are made into monsters by combination with other seemingly harmless components,” said Dr. DiLorenzo in an e-mail.

A study published on September 1 shows that there is a significantly increased proportion of firefighters who worked at Ground Zero suffering the effects of their exposures. After excluding cancers that were likely develop-

ing before 9/11 and diagnosed early, it was found that these firefighters were diagnosed with cancer at a 19 percent increase to the general population.

Others believe that the increase in cancer is not isolated to firefighters at the scene, as police officers and EMTs were also there within minutes of the initial plane crash. The study looked only at firefighters, however, so it is impossible for the study’s authors to

comment on the prevalence of cancer in other responders.

What this study does suggest is that there is a definite link between exposure to dust from the WTC site and a rise in cancer and lung problems, though the reason is still unknown. More studies need to and will be done, including Dr. DiLorenzo’s study on evidence for mutation in the WTC dust.

Exposure to the Conditions 9,853 male firefighters in the study 8,927 WTC-exposed 926 non-exposed Cancer Incidence: 1:10 greater than general male population 1:19 greater than non-exposed firefighters 1:32 greater before being corrected for surveillance bias Study authors are unwilling to say that the link is definite.

The Abstract Can be Found At: http://www.thelancet.com/ journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2960989-6/abstract

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PRESIDENT SUSAN COLE’S WELCOME MESSAGE MONTCLARION, FALL 2011 Welcome to the 2011-12 academic year at Montclair State University. Whether you are a residential or a commuting student, I encourage you to spend as much time on campus as possible and to pursue your studies with diligence. To ensure a successful year, I offer the following advice.

1) Take responsibility for your University life! Although your parents and other family members want to assist you, an important part of the University experience is developing your ability to tackle challenges and problems on your own. Begin to build your own network of advisors and resources to enable you to realize your ambitions, and work at getting the information you need and speaking up for yourself — respectfully, of course.

2) Ask questions! If you have questions, ask. Ask your professors, your advisors, your Student Government Association (SGA) leaders. Ask the professional staff members who are prepared to guide you through all the requirements that organize our lives here on campus. So when in doubt and when you are confused, just ask.

3) See your academic advisor often! Advisors for new students and for returning students who have yet to declare a major are located in Morehead Hall. Advisors for students who have already declared a major are located in their department, college, or school. If you do not know who your advisor is, log on to WESS at wfs.montclair.edu and click on “Faculty and Advisor Self Service.” If you are still not sure, go to Morehead Hall and ask. First-year and transfer students should make every effort to develop a relationship with their academic advisors. These individuals are the staff members who worked with you during your summer orientation, and they will be there for you during the entire academic year. First-year advisors can be found in the Center for Advising and Student Transitions in Morehead Hall. Transfer, adult and veteran advisors can be found in the Undergraduate Admissions Office in College Hall. Make yourself known to the people who are here to help you. I assure you that they want to know you, and they genuinely want to be of assistance to you.

4) Get involved in at least one significant campus activity! Students who are active in campus life are more likely to succeed academically, be satisfied socially, and graduate sooner than students who are uninvolved in the University community. The SGA sponsors many clubs and organizations that will welcome your participation. Are you interested in sports, theater, music, foreign languages, service to others, politics or culture? Montclair State has it all. Find the groups to which you can contribute your talents and from which you can learn something new.

Don’t be shy about it. You have as much to offer as the next person, and your involvement will be welcome. Commuter students, don’t just come to class and head right home. All activities on campus are just as much for you as they are for resident students. Take advantage of breaks in your schedule to join a club, attend an activity in the Student Center, or work on campus. Get in touch with the Coordinator of Commuter Programs and Services located in Student Center 104.

5) Plan your working hours carefully! We realize that some students must work to cover their expenses and many others choose to work. To the extent that you are able, I urge you to limit the hours you work to preserve time to focus on both your studies and other campus activities.

If you are to benefit fully from your opportunities at the University, your studies must be your first priority. One excellent solution for many students is to work right here at Montclair State, where there are many different types of jobs available for students. For example, you could become a shuttle bus driver or work in the Red Hawk Diner. Both are well-paid positions that will help you meet people on campus and get you connected to this community. Check the job postings at www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/studentservices/jobinstructions.html, or drop into the Center for Career Services & Cooperative Education in Room 337 of Morehead Hall.

6) Explore public transportation! The number of cars on campus continues to grow along with the University. Try to get out of your cars to explore the convenience — and contribute to the environmental benefits — of public transportation. The University has two train stations, and both NJ Transit and DeCamp buses stop on campus. To facilitate the use of mass transit, NJ Transit offers students a 25 percent discount on monthly passes. To receive this discount, students can log on at www.montclair.edu/njtransit.

7) Be respectful! You now belong to a University community whose members enjoy an extraordinary degree of freedom. For the University to function as it should, its members are expected and obligated to behave in a respectful manner toward other members of the community: fellow students, professors, University police officers and staff. As a member of this community, you are also obligated to treat the University’s facilities, equipment and grounds with care so that everyone can benefit from them. In return, you have the right to expect that you yourself will be treated with respect and that your enjoyment of the University’s facilities will not be ruined by the carelessness or disregard of others.

Finally, if you see me on campus, please say hello. I will probably ask you how you are doing, and I will really want to know.

Have an exciting year!

President Susan A. Cole

To view the entire letter, visit The Montclarion’s website at www.themontclarion.com

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The Montclarion • September 8, 2011

Enlisting After 9/11 Veterans Share Their Experiences

Katherine Milsop Editor-In-Chief

Although many Americans feel there is a connection between 9/11 and increased military enlistment, the U.S. Military reported no surge in military enlistment following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. However, individuals who chose to enlist in the military after the attacks are known as “9/11” recruits.

MSU currently has over 100 veterans on campus, many of whom served in operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, including students Dayron Alvarez and Andrew D’Amico.

While they may not consider themselves “9/11 recruits,” both men served in the military in the wake of the attacks and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Alvarez, 33, joined the Naval Reserves in August 2005. “My friend joined and he kept telling me to join,” he said.

“I was in New York when the attacks happened. I saw smoke coming from far away, it was unbelievable,” Alvarez said. “When that happened, I carried a lot of anger with me. In 2005, I joined the military and thought, ‘Let me see what I can do to help out.’”

Alvarez said that joining the military was not common among his friends.

“One of my friends joined the Army in 2003,” he said. “Where I live in Passaic, I don’t know many other people who have joined the service.”

Nine months out of the year, Alvarez was out to sea. “I was aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Regan,” he said. “We would go to the [Persian] Gulf. I helped out in

Operation Endurance and Operation Iraqi Freedom.”

Now a finance and economics major at MSU, Alvarez was a petty officer third class by the time he left the Navy in 2009. He worked as an aviation and electrician mate.

“We would have to launch jets in a matter of 10 minutes,” Alvarez said.

“Our job was to help troops on the ground.”

Andrew D’Amico, 27, a nutrition and food science major, joined the Marines in 2002 while he was still a senior in high school through a “delayed entry program.”

“Four days after graduating high school, I went to boot camp,” D’Amico said. “I was actually enrolled in the delayed entry program before 9/11 happened.”

Although he observed that at the time in 2002 “everyone was still hyped up about the attacks,” he had always wanted to be in the military. “It’s something I had always wanted to do. The attacks just made me want to do it even more.”

D’Amico took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. “We went in 2002 to Nazarea and secured the city when Jessica Lynch was kidnapped,” he said. “I returned to Iraq in 2008.”

D’Amico rose to the rank of sergeant and has completed his eight-year obligation.

Edward Winters, 28, of Branchburg, N.J., entered the Army in August 2003 and separated in June 2009. He is currently studying engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He attributed his decision to enlist in an interest in adventure and the service.

Where were you?

Alan Akins Assistant Feature Editor

Looking back on the 9/11 tragedy now, 10 years later, one question swims around in my head: Where were you? Every American thinks about where he or she was at that exact moment, because it was at that exact moment that we stopped and wondered if we were safe and how this was going to affect the rest of our lives.

I was in the fourth grade, and it was a normal Tuesday like any other. Everyone was caught up in learning and socializing, we were all at our most vulnerable.

Suddenly, a panicked teacher ran into the room, telling us to turn our television to the nearest news channel, that the Twin Towers in Manhattan were hit.

Many of us were confused, scared and some, unaffected. However, I quickly recalled that my father worked in the towers often. The girl who sat next to me began to cry for her mother who worked on a high floor in the building. Luckily to her relief, her mother called later, and my father called me. My father only came out with a sprained ankle after trying to save others from being buried beneath the rubble of the buildings.

Junior Lucy Doyle shared my feelings of confusion at the time. “Everyone was crying,” she recalled. Like so many others, she could see the tragedy across the river from her school’s window. “The teacher was called out into the hallway, and I looked out the window because I wanted to see it,” Doyle said. “I kind of questioned it for most of the day.”

Junior Meghan O’Leary had a similar experience: “I remember being in school and the teachers and other staff started freaking out, no one knew what was going on.” The only source of news available to her was whatever was being shown on television that day, and for weeks we were finding out more and more details on the situation. “It wasn’t until a week or so later that I found out that one of my dad’s first cousins was a New York City firefighter and died there.”

Sophomore Joe Donnelly recalled, “I was in my fourth grade class and throughout the day, parents were picking their kids up early and we didn't know why because our teachers wouldn’t tell us.”

Kenneth Barry, a freshman, had a more personal connection to the event.

His uncle, Maurice Barry, was one of the first responders to the attack. “He

drove over from Jersey City the moment he heard it was happening,” Barry said.

Barry was a police officer and emergency service unit worker at the time and rushed over within minutes.

Kenneth was in art class in a Bayonne elementary school, where from that third floor position he was able to see the smoke from his window. After his mother picked him up from school, he stayed glued to the television awaiting further news, like most of us on that day. His mother was in shambles at the status of his uncle, and two days later Maurice Barry was declared missing.

“I wasn't sure how to feel,” Barry said.

“I was worried and hoped he would be saved.” Barry was last seen carrying a woman out of the north tower, and then running back in moments before the tower collapsed. It was weeks later when they would receive the news that Kenneth’s uncle could not be found. Authorities recovered his uncle’s badge, which was turned over to his aunt.

The aftermath left a wave of patriotism and the need to remember events like this. One example is the movie "World Trade Center," which was about men like Maurice Barry who was one of the 37 first responders, and his name is mentioned in the end credits of the film.

Men like Barry left behind a true definition of what it means to genuinely care for other human beings. “He is an inspiration for all he has done, and he is a true hero,” Barry said.

“I joined to be part of a war-time Army, our political and military response was more of a motivation than the 9/11 attack,” Winters said. “I did not want to be part of a garrison force so had our country not gone to war, I most likely would not have joined the Army.” Winters was deployed twice to Iraq.

“I would no longer say I agree with our political and subsequent military response to the attacks, but at the time they were a strong motivation to join the Army,” said Winters.

Although the invasion of Iraq and subsequent wars remain controversial among Americans, Alvarez, D’Amico

and Winters said they have only had positive feedback upon their return home.

“I have received nothing but ‘thank yous’ and positive reactions from people,” Alvarez said.

“Whenever I was traveling in uniform I was often thanked for my service,” said Winters. “I do feel that only people with positive things to say to us said anything so my perceptions are probably a bit skewed.”

“It’s sad to say, but it takes something tragic to bring people together.

After 9/11, people became very promilitary. They might not support the cause, but they support the troops,”

Image Courtesy of Edward Winters

Edward Winters shooting an MK-19 grenade machine gun at a range on Fort Carson.

Montclair State Remembers As we mark the 10th anniversary and remember the tragic loss of lives on Sept. 11, 2001, we honor our MSU alumni who perished that day: Jean DePalma '80 Robert "Bobby" Hughes '01 Dorota Kopiczko '99 Joseph Pick '03 Steven Schlag '82 Khalid Shahid '99 Dennis Taormina Jr. '88

Honorary Alumna: Shari Kandell Image Courtesy Kenneth Barry

Freshman, Kenneth Barry's uncle passed away serving as a first responder.

Information Courtesy of Montclair State University Alumni Relations

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MSU Professors Discuss their Personal Experiences Joseph Lisnow Assistant News Editor

With the events of 9/11 set in the memories of so many people in such different ways, the staff at MSU is looking back to share their thoughts, memories and insights from the day.

Dr. Greg Waters, who served as vice president for University advancement at the time of the attacks, was in his office when he was told that a plane had crashed into the twin towers. Once it was apparent that the country was under attack, the administration stepped in to handle the situation.

All the vice presidents of the University had several conferences with MSU President Dr. Susan Cole, who had immediately returned to the campus, as she was at a meeting.

As no one was quite sure what was

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At the time, Dr. Waters was one of the vice presidents of the University and helped with deciding the action the school should take. happening at the moment, the biggest question asked was if classes should be canceled and if the campus should be evacuated, Waters remembers. The decision was made to continue on as best as possible.

“We decided it would be best for the safety of our students for things to continue and not to close the campus down or residence halls,” said Waters.

In the days following 9/11 the country started to look to the Middle East as responsible for the attacks which led to violence against those who lived in the United States. At MSU, major efforts were put into place to ensure that people were comfortable, including students of Middle East descent or people who had different religious views compared to the majority of students on campus, Waters said.

“One of the strengths of the University is that we have a strong, diverse student body,” said Waters. “We give our students the chance to learn another culture before they graduate.”

The University decided to use the psychology professors on campus to help with any students or faculty who had issues. The Student Affairs Division held seminars following the attacks to help students cope.

“We really wanted to help the campus, particularly the students, deal with the events and loss of relatives,” said Waters, “[while] at the same time begin in an organized fashion to learn from the event, help our own students and our own selves learn more about something we had a limited understanding of before.”

Waters expressed that we need to learn from this experience as most Americans still have a limited understanding of cultures other than their own and need better understanding of the history of the Middle East and their religious beliefs.

“The events of 9/11 forced most universities to begin thinking about extending their students’ awareness,” said Waters.

A memorial service was held for students and alumni who died that day approximately one month after the attacks, with performances by the music department.

One piece that stood out to Waters was a piano piece by Bill Evans titled “Peace Piece” performed by Jeffrey Kunkel.

Waters and his wife, who both live in

Montclair, knew people from their church and town that died in the attacks.

“It was a powerful event and I thought the campus responded to it the best possible way,” said Waters.

Dr. Rita Jacobs, an English professor who was born and still lives in New York, was in New York City the morning of the attacks at her future husband Jim’s apartment on East 74th Street.

She raced to her car, parked on Third Avenue, before the meter would expire at 8 a.m.

She got into her car and drove home to Chelsea. Along with neighbors, she sat in her car waiting to move it to the other side of the street, as alternate side parking was going into effect at 10 a.m.

While in her car, she listened to NPR and heard that one of twin towers had been hit by a plane. Her initial reaction was that it was a small plane and that it was an accident. Then the news started to report about the other attacks around the country and it “didn’t seem real” to her yet, said Jacobs.

It seemed like a false story at first that was meant to scare people, comparing it to Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” broadcast.

After talking to a neighbor, who was also in her car waiting to move it, she spotted a friend walking down the street that she knew was a terrorism expert.

The two walked down to the corner of Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street and saw smoke bellow out of the Twin Towers.

Her initial reaction was shock and panic as nobody had witnessed anything like this before.

Jacobs raced back to her car to call Jim, who was on his way to work at the World Financial Center, where he had a meeting that morning in the World Trade Center at 9:30 a.m. She attempted to call him several times, but there was no phone reception.

After seeing that cars were not being ticketed that day, she went into her apartment at 10:25 a.m. and received a message on her answering machine from Jim, saying that he was all right and had evacuated the building after the first plane hit and that he was headed uptown.

Jacobs then focused her attention to the

hello and asking if everything was OK.” Since there was no way to enter or exit the city, Jacobs didn’t return to work for six days. Upon her return, people were trading stories about their own personal experiences.

Dr. Mary Lou West, a mathematical sciences professor, had a unique view on 9/11 as she witnessed the events unfold from the top of Richardson Hall.

She climbed to the building’s roof, a place she visits occasionally as she has equipment up there, after hearing that a plane hit the twin towers. She wanted to get as clear view of what was happening and knew that the roof had a direct view of the New York City skyline.

Originally she wanted to bring a telescope up, but since it was too heavy, she grabbed a pair of binoculars. Before making her way to the roof she asked staff and faculty that she came across in the hallway if they would like to join her and nearly 10 people took her up on the offer.

For the next few hours the group passed around the binoculars, each taking a look at what was happening. Through the binoculars one could make out the buildings and see the flames shooting out of the windows vaguely, according to West.

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Dr. Mary Lou West witnessed the towers collapse from the top of Richardson Hall with binoculars.

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Dr. Rita Jacobs, a resident of New York, was unable to get back to the University for six days. television to see what had transpired.

“The news kept playing the loop of the buildings falling,” said Jacobs. “It was like a nightmare seeing the image.”

When Jim arrived at Jacobs’ apartment he was lightly covered in dust and appeared disheveled, Jacobs remembered.

He described how he walked from the World Trade Center to 21st Street and watched the towers fall.

Jim explained that after exiting his building, he saw people jumping from the roof of the Twin Towers and said other people remained in the area, in awe of what was happening in front of them.

Jim insisted they go out for lunch and they found one of the only eateries still open on 21st Street and Eighth Avenue.

They saw people walking up the street, an image she can’t forget.

“We watched and sat what seemed like hundreds of people walking up Eighth Avenue covered in ash,” said Jacobs.

For the rest of that day and for days to follow, the horrific smell of burnt airplane fuel and human flesh was potent in the air at Chelsea, Jacobs said.

Everything slowed down compared to the normal rush that the city is accustomed to, Jacobs remembered.

“There was a real sense of community in New York that day,” said Jacobs.

“People who didn’t know you were saying

The group left the roof not long after the second tower collapsed.

West said it was pretty clear from where they were seated that the towers had fallen and everyone on the roof was shocked and filled with sorrow.

“It was sobering to see them fall with the cloud of smoke and debris,” said West.

West, who lives in Montclair, has a neighbor who worked in one of the Twin Towers and was running late the morning of 9/11. While on the PATH train, the conductor announced that something was wrong and the train had to head to back to New Jersey.

West’s neighbor got off the train and walked many blocks until he was able to call his concerned wife and inform her that he was all right. With the cell service down it took some time until he found an area of service, according to West.

“It was a pretty scary time,” said West.

“The next couple of days were scary.”

Dr. Neil Baldwin, who started at MSU in 2006 in the history department, described 9/11 as a personal tragedy for everyone.

“It was a very powerful social change to a place,” said Baldwin. “It was significant and meaningful to us to have that.

It was an acknowledgement that we were still here. It was a very strong feeling happening.”

He made a point of talking about 9/11 in his history classes by having his students write about their personal experiences and thoughts at the beginning of each semester.

“I think people find comfort in talking about childhood memories, even bad ones,” said Baldwin.

Due the large generation gap among students, Baldwin observed that the most common trait was how vague the responses were, since the students were too young at the time to fully grasp what had happened.

This was caused by a lack of background information, Baldwin said, because the

students didn’t have enough prior knowledge about what was happening in the rest of world beyond their own lives in the United States.

Baldwin wanted to show that there are different points of comparison in cultures, such as those in the capitalist system, American foreign policy and different religions. These were just some of the factors that played a role in what happened, according to Baldwin.

“I feel it’s very important that you remember the meaning of this is extremely different among the generations,” said Baldwin. “As a teacher coming to MSU one of the first things I felt I had to do was get people to express their feelings on that day and the reasons for those feelings.”

At the time of 9/11, Baldwin was the executive director of the National Book Foundation in New York at about 29th Avenue where he worked with around six people. A coworker’s father, who worked in the World Trade Center, died that day and Baldwin said that that one memory stands out first in his mind, as it gave him a general sense of how people disappeared that day.

The second memory he recalled is when he would walk out in the days and weeks to follow and the ash was still drifting the air. He noticed the change in how people reacted to each other in the street. Being born and raised in New York, Baldwin said people never made eye contact with one another, but after 9/11 people would look at and acknowledge others.

Baldwin personally could not stay home following the attacks as he was required to work as soon as people were allowed to re-enter the city. On his first day back at work after the attacks he took the PATH train to 33rd Street and noticed the gloomy look on people’s faces and the thick smoldering smoke that was still in the air.

“Going on with life as usual was a very big thing, especially with people in the city,” said Baldwin.

Inside his office the talk was about what had just occurred and how they needed to go forward with life.

At the time Baldwin was doing a lot of traveling. He recalled the fear he had about flying after the attacks, but that eventually faded away. He does not go into the city now, worried about another attack, but at the same time, he does not try to repress what happened.

Baldwin said he believes it’s better to go about the day and not think about what might happen every second, but he remembered for up to a year later, people would stare at the planes when they flew overhead in New York City.

On Oct. 12, Baldwin will be the moderator for a panel discussion entitled, “Imagination in the Post-9/11 World”

Image Courtesy of Neil Baldwin

Dr. Neil Baldwin uses a classroom technique to show students about diversity. with faculty from the University along with a question and answer portion from the audience. More information regarding this discussion can be found at http:// www.montclair.edu /creativeresearch / post911project/index.html.

The University currently has plans in unison with local municipalities, counties and state agencies if there is another terroristic attack, according to Dr. Karen Pennington, vice president for student development and campus life.

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FEature Reflections on “Decade 9/11”

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Amanda Balbi Feature Editor

Brian Lehrer of WNYC radio broadcasted his show of New Jersey-based panelists from Kasser Theater last week. The coverage, titled “Decade 9/11,” hosted former New Jersey governor and head of the 9/11 Commission, Tom Kean, and the mayor of Hoboken, Dawn Zimmer, among others.

Kean opened the show with a question and answer session. His uplifting words reassured the audience of hundreds that America is safer today than it was 10 years ago. “No question, we’re safer. We’ve done a lot of things to make the country safer,” Kean said.

“Times have changed, Al Qaeda has changed. Al Qaeda now is separated into a number of areas of the world […]

They’re trying to recruit American citizens,” Kean said. “A lot of what we’ve done since 9/11 is stop people from coming into the country. If they’re already in the country with an American passport, then they’re a lot harder to defend against.”

Kean emphasized the importance of monitoring terrorist groups around the globe.

“There’s nothing wrong with radical thinking in this country […] But the time at which they want to take action and injure other people, that’s the difference. And it’s a big step from someone who believes radically and someone

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who acts radically,” Kean said.

However, Kean suggests there are flaws in the United States’ approach to defense. In an article written last year for the WNYC website, Kean was quoted as saying, “The FBI is still not fixed.

The Homeland Security Department spends too much time reporting to the 100 congressional subcommittees that have some kind of jurisdiction.”

Kean offered the example of Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Depart-

“No question, we’re safer.

We’ve done a lot of things to make the country safer” Tom Kean Former N.J. Gov. and 9/11 Commission Chair

ment of Homeland Security. He said that about a third of her time is dedicated to writing speeches for members of congress. “That’s a third of [her] time not protecting us,” Kean said.

In Kean’s opinion, there should only be a handful of committees to report to, which would eliminate the time spent on congress instead of safety.

As a final question, Lehrer asked, regarding the conspiracy theorists who were handing out pamphlets about 9/11; “Are you aware of the reports of

The twin tower lights represent where the towers stood.

the Citizen’s Commission of 9/11 and the 9/11 Truth Proclamation and they assert that explosives, not fires caused the collapse of the twin towers?”

In a stern answer, Kean refused to believe any of the conspiracy theories.

“I don’t believe it. But I know there are people out there who sincerely believe it. I hear from them all the time […] I don’t buy them, frankly,” Kean said.

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For the full broadcast of Lehrer’s show, visit WNYC.org

Teaching 9/11 In Lehrer’s segment called Teaching 9/11, Mary Ellen Salamone and Donna Gaffney talked about how they shaped the curriculum from kindergarten to high school for future generations.

Lehrer explained that it was organized around seven themes: human behavior (relationships), aggression and violence in our world, historical aspects of terrorism, 9/11 as a contemporary case study, consequences and challenges in a post 9/11 world, remembrance and creation of memory

and building better futures.

Salamone, co-founder of the Families of 9/11, said that building a foundation and understanding from childhood is how Sept. 11 will be remembered and preserved. It is also important that future generations understand the concept of terrorism from the root to put events in a context.

“If children don’t understand what terrorism is, they won’t understand what happened on Sept. 11,” she said.

Salamone continued to explain that Osama bin Laden had become the face

of terrorism for children, and that may limit their understanding of the concept.

“It’s certainly not just Sept. 11.

That’s why we developed the curriculum the way we did, to help kids understand the concept, which is a huge concept,” Salamone said.

It is important for children to have a complete understanding of the events, the motivation behind what happened, as well as knowledge of possible future dangerous events.

“Children need to understand what

happened on 9/11 and the context of what happened in order for them to leave school and be prepared for the world that they’re going to take over one day,” said Gaffney, trauma specialist and the co-founder of 4 Action Initiative, the organization that created the curriculum.

Overall, students will be getting a well-rounded education along with life lessons they won’t soon forget. The curriculum has been released for this school year, according to their website.

How N.J. Communities Have Changed Since 9/11 In the next session of Lehrer’s program, he welcomed eight of New Jersey’s influential people on the stage.

He went down the row to get everyone’s opinion of their individual community’s changes.

Cris Thorne, filmmaker and recent college graduate, said that there has been more reflection in his communities of Maplewood and South Orange.

“I’ve noticed a lot of community togetherness. The community definitely bonded from that experience,” he said.

Nancy Gagnier, executive director of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, agreed with Thorne.

“It definitely helped our community to bond. The CCR was already in place, but we had plenty of opportunities after 9/11 to bring our programs out to the community,” Gagnier said. “One of them being Conversations on Race, an event we run every year. This gives the community an opportunity to talk to one another in a safe space about racial issues.”

Most towns have rediscovered the definition of community over the years.

Melissa Walker, musician and director of Jazz House Kids in Montclair, also agreed that togetherness resulted from the attacks on 9/11.

“I think since that time, as an artist, so many of our friends came together to really foster a togetherness and celebrate our unity as a people,” Walker said.

Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, agreed and saw change during the Sept. 11 attacks and immediately afterwards.

“On the local level, I think there is a stronger sense of community. I know

that Hoboken was a place where people were coming across the river and everyone was gathered on Pier A. That’s where we were taking as many people as we [could] to Hoboken University Medical Center,” Zimmer said. “Everyone wanted to help as much as they could.”

Unfortunately, Muslim, especially Sikh, communities faced prejudice and ignorance as a result of the attacks.

This was felt throughout communities of Paterson and Newark, among others. Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, reported negative effects.

“For the Muslim community here in North Jersey, the entire community was put under siege because of the act of a few people who don’t even belong to the idea that we call Islam,” Filali said. “However, that called for us to put our best foot forward and [we] reached out to our friends and family members across the line of the religious divide.”

“I’ve noticed a lot of community togetherness.

The community definitely bonded from that experience.”

Cris Thorne Filmmaker and recent college graduate

El Filali continued later to say that his name is “flagged” in airports. Not only does he feel that his neighbors, but also his country, is attacking his re-

“For the Muslim community here in north Jersey, the entire community was put under siege because of the act of a few people who don’t even belong to the idea that we call Islam.”

Mohamed El Filali Executive Director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County

ark said that many members of his congregation are still attending therapy because “they still suffer the trauma from that event.”

Joey Rizzolo, a 16-year-old youth reporter with WNYC’s Radio Rookies program from Paramus, has made progress in his town.

At age six, Rizzolo watched the horrific attacks of Sept. 11 on television.

Being so young, he didn’t really understand what had happened. However, “growing up, you have a different point of view on life,” Rizzolo said.

Instead of just watching fundraisers on television, Rizzolo organized a freedom walk at the age of 11. On average, his event brings together over 1,000 people from all over New Jersey each year. He also said that, in the aftermath of the attacks, teenagers have been joining the military and emergency forces in his town.

“Any time we reflect on 9/11, we have to reflect on the world itself,” Thorne said.

ligion. “The CIA has infiltrated a lot of centers. We are not talking about the FBI, but we’re talking about the CIA,” Filali said.

Ravinder Bhalla, Hoboken City councilman, encountered similar racism.

“Both as a member of the community in Hoboken and an American, but also a sense of otherness that there were a lot of misperceptions as to who the Sikh community was,” Bhalla said.

“There was a back lash in the form of hate crimes and racial profiling.”

The city of Newark was also impacted by the attacks on the world trade center. Reverend Bill Howard of the Bethany Baptist Audience members asked questions and Church in New- responded to Lehrer’s questions.

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Where were we?

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Pelicans Remember 9/11

It was a hectic time, I honestly remember very little of that week [...] I’d say the general feeling was one of fear and uncertainty; we were close enough to the city to see the smoke rising.

-Jim Davison Editor-in-Chief 2001-02

I was walking through hallways and they were dead quiet. You could see into rooms and everyone was just huddled around TVs. -Jenn Winski Colodney Graphics editor 2001-02

The scariest memory I have is how dead silent my town was. Everyone disappeared.

-Ian Elliot Webmaster

We tell ourselves we’re the best in the world. It took a toll on our collective ego.

Information was so limited that it really did look very possible that this was the start of an all-out war against the U.S. It was days, then weeks before we had enough information to realize that it was an isolated terrorist attack rather than an existential threat to the entire U.S. -Jim Davison Editor-in-Chief 2001-02

-Jenn Winski Colodney Graphics editor 2001-02

I was in fifth grade. My teacher got a call and ran out of the room crying. She came back in and told us that the twin towers were hit by airplanes. My dad was taking a plane that day and I was scared because I didn’t know where the planes were heading.

I was in middle school at the time.

One of my friends’ dads worked in the twin towers. When he heard about the attack, he jetted out of the lunchroom. I don’t remember seeing him again that day.

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he tragic events of Sept. 11 will always haunt our memories here at The Montclarion.

Each one of us remembers where we were and what we were doing at the time of the attack but were powerless to do much more then sit glued to the television as the day’s events unfolded.

Most of us could hardly fathom why anyone would willingly to take the lives of thousands of innocent American citizens.

The only solace that we had was in witnessing the human capacity for compassion as we watched firefighters and police stride into the dust to save hundreds of people.

The first responders during 9/11 pushed aside their fears and far surpassed what is expected of someone when he or she is simply doing their job.

These people, quite literally, risked their lives to pull citizens from the collapsing buildings.

They disregarded the immediate danger with bravery, but little did they know that their utter selflessness would result in horrifying consequences.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Heath Compensation Act that passed in January compensates first responders for health problems

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that resulted from their time spent at ground zero.

These health problems range from newly developed asthma, emphysema and sarcoidosis to debilitating burns, broken limbs, a plethora of lung problems and cancer.

Although the act is meant to compensate the first responders for any harm that befell them for their time at ground zero, it fails to cover cancer.

The act was designed this

way because of evidence that the dust inhaled by the first responders is not conclusive in its connection to cancer.

If a first responder develops lung cancer, it will not be covered by the bill regardless of if it was caused by the dust at ground zero or not. The reason is that the cause of the cancer cannot technically be scientifically proven.

These restrictions are set into place because of people

who may simply milk the system.

But the question remains: Where exactly are our priorities? These people risked their lives, going above and beyond what a job entails, in order to serve their country in its time of need.

They were not being paid extra nor did they receive any sort of reward for their efforts.

Their actions were a true testament to patriotism and the

value of community.

Their symptoms are beyond the imagination of a healthy individual.

The service that they provided Americans has left them with disabilities that they now have to live with for the rest of their lives, some struggling for breath so desperately that they cannot even walk down the street.

A compensation act is not a new concept and has been enacted before.

There will always be people who will take advantage of a loophole in a bill, even if the act itself is designed to help those truly in need of its services.

It is simply a shame that the people that have developed cancer from ground zero’s dust will not be qualified for coverage under the new act.

Granted, the cause of cancer is not conclusive, but we just can’t help but feel as though this exclusion is an injustice to the first responders.

Maybe we are expecting too much from others; all we want is for the people who now suffer as a result of their own selflessness to receive aid. Is that too much to ask?

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ancer, despite all the research we’ve done, is still a baffling disease. We don’t understand why certain people are affected by it, while others exposed to the same carcinogens do not develop the disease.

Even in those who do develop cancer, the disease manifests itself in difference ways, despite similar exposures.

While we at The Montclarion understand that it must be frustrating for those first responders who have developed cancer to not receive compensation for what they see as an effect of their time working at ground zero, we understand why the government is declining to cover these costs.

The media has latched onto this topic, bringing the exception of cancer to the forefront of the discussion.

However, the James Zadagro Act has been beneficial to many first responders.

The majority of these men and women do not have cancer. Asthma and other respiratory diseases are the most common among those exposed to the dust of the fallen towers.

Others have developed sarcoidosis, while a myriad of other injuries and diseases were also a result of the attacks and the subsequent searches and clean-up.

The government feels the burden to compensate as many people as possible, however, they have a limited amount of money.

Currently there is only $4.2 billion set aside by this act. Unfortunately, we must realize that our country simply does not have the money to compensate the first responders.

So the government has chosen to cover diseases they can conclusively link to working at ground zero.

Cancer cannot be conclusively linked to this, even after 10 years of research.

We know that the dust from the World Trade Center

slows cell growth and increases cell death in lung tissue.

We know the firefighters who were exposed to the dust have a 10 percent increase of occurrences of cancer over the general population.

But the scientists conducting these studies, following their training, do not have the proof to declare time spent at ground zero is the cause of cancer in any of these individuals.

Furthermore, as cancer is still an enigma, we can’t be sure that the cause of any first responder’s cancer was the dust, rather than any of the other carcinogens we are exposed to daily.

This leads to the possibility that a first responder would make a claim for compensation even if their cancer had another cause.

Many could even unwittingly do this, as it’s unlikely that most can pinpoint the cause of their cancer.

Many have said that this doesn’t matter, we should compensate first responders for costs incurred for

the treatment of their cancer, because they deserve it after their heroic actions.

However, this ignores the greater number of first responders who developed debilitating respiratory illnesses.

If we covered the costs of those with cancer, there would be much less money for everyone, possibly leaving those with “less serious” diseases uncompensated.

The media has put a face to those with cancer, but the police officer who cannot walk a few feet without gasping for breath was also a hero that day.

He simply did not develop cancer, we’ll never know why, but we do know that his disease can be conclusively linked to his exposure.

The government is also protecting itself. In the past, when governments have offered compensation for diseases, such as after Chernobyl or the Vietnam War, many claimed eligibility.

Not to say that we believe first responders would pur-

posefully deceive the government, but this situation either leads to the government paying exorbitant amounts of money, or running out before all rightful recipients receive funds.

Perhaps the solution to this problem would be to allocate more money to this act, allowing the review committee to feel assured in 2012 that there would be enough money for all.

We then run into the problem of our country’s deficit.

We may have to accept that the money does not exist for this purpose, or we can choose to sacrifice other services for this reason.

As the situation stands, this was the most prudent decision the committee in charge of the administration of the act could have made.

We hope that in the future, coverage can be extended to those suffering from cancer, but it’s simply not a sustainable option right now.

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First Responders Barred From 9/11 Ceremony The first ones in are the first ones out of 10th anniversary guest list

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f all the websites I visit on a daily basis, I never thought that Facebook would be the first place where I saw a post that annoyed me about the memorial service being held at ground zero on the 10-year

anniversary of 9/11.

It was posted by one of the brave men who went overseas to protect our country. It read: “NYC Policemen and Firefighters are not invited to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero ... Apparently there isn’t enough room.

“They weren’t invited on that day in 2001 either; THEY JUST SHOWED UP! Please re-post if you think those heroes belong there more than the Politicians.”

This decision to not allow first responders to the ceremony was made by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his office, apparently because of space restraints.

But the big question here is why select politicians are invited, including President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush?

Granted, I don’t expect any president to be there out of safety concerns and I understand that (though NYC in my mind will be the most secure place in the country that day for obvious reasons).

I watched the news like everyone else that day and did not see any politicians there at the heart of where this cowardly attack occurred.

The only exception to this rule, in my mind, is former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani.

He was there in the streets as the buildings were on fire and began to collapse, talking to TV newsmen who followed him, answering their questions and delivering messages to the people of NYC as debris and smoke filled the air, trying to cover his mouth to avoid inhaling everything around him.

That showed bravery, in my opinion, as

someone who cares about his city and the people who live there.

But he is the only politician who was there, going beyond his duties on that horrific and unpredictable day.

The one word that comes to mind when I think of the men and women from that tragic day is “snubbed.” These courageous servants have been snubbed a decade later for their bravery.

Yes, they were doing their job; some were even off-duty that morning, but even when it became apparent that their chances of survival were in grave danger (especially after the first tower collapsed), they continued on.

They knew that was the right thing to do.

They were there to protect the people of the city.

Climbing all those flights of stairs to try and help the people trapped on the upper floors of the twin towers was beyond dangerous, but they knew that.

People were fleeing down the stairwells to try and escape their likely dooms, but not the first responders.

They climbed upwards towards the fire

trying to save as many people as possible.

I don’t know what was going through their minds during those moments. I’m sure mixed feelings of anger, question and worry, but they forged on.

They didn’t wake up that morning thinking this may be their last day on Earth or that they may never see their friends and loved ones again.

So after all they did that day and the lives they rescued, we’re simply saying “sorry” because there are other days they can visit.

Well guess what, sorry isn’t good enough this time. Give these brave first responders what they deserve: a chance to be inside ground zero on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.

Not only do they deserve it, it’s a disgrace that they’re not allowed. Show them the respect they have so bravely earned.

They’re not asking for much; just a chance to be in the same place they were 10 years ago, when they risked their own lives to save countless others.

Joe Lisnow, an English major, is in his second year as Assistant News Editor for The Montclarion.

Paradigm Shift: Maturity in New Millenium 10 years later, how the long-term effects of a national crisis evolve

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was in sixth grade when the World Trade Center towers collapsed.

Considering how young I was, and that no one I personally knew was in the Katie Winters city at the managing editor time, I was rather insulated. I was told what had happened, but it didn’t affect me in the same way that it did so many others.

For a long time I stuck by the idea that 9/11 had not affected me at all. I had been too young to really form an opinion on the security of our country, and I was too young

to understand the implications this attack had on personal safety.

I don’t even remember being particularly upset at the time. It seemed like just another terrible thing, the sort that happen all over the globe, all the time.

It wasn’t until preparing for this issue that I remembered that my brother once said that the attacks had been part of his impetus for joining the army.

He completed two tours of duty in Iraq before finishing his enlistment in 2008.

Having a family member in the army can be emotionally draining. There were long stretches of time when we didn’t hear from him, and my family prayed that no news was good news and that he was still safe despite being on the front lines of the conflict.

He came home safely, but I cannot say that I am unaffected. Most likely, none of us can say we are unaffected.

Initially I was angry with my brother for

leaving school and putting himself in danger. I didn’t support the war; I thought it was the result of an injured country lashing out at any perceived threat.

However, he is my brother, and so I supported him, even if I didn’t support the reasoning behind the war. And because I love and support my brother, I listened to what he had to say.

My brother truly did think that it was his duty to protect his country, and has said that if another war is declared he will go back. He didn’t join to get money for college, and he didn’t join because he couldn’t find a job; he joined because he thought it was the right thing to do.

So it strikes me that the attacks in 2001, his first year at college, affected him strongly enough that he felt he must do something.

And through that, they affected me.

As a sixth grader I couldn’t understand the fear that followed 9/11. Even now, watch-

ing TV shows showing the footage of that day makes me more upset than I can remember feeling at the time. It’s only through my brother that I can begin to understand what those older and more mature than myself felt.

Some of us know we were affected, and have known it since 2001. Some of us knew people who died in the towers or who aided in the rescue or who developed anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder from what they witnessed.

But others of us feel removed. We were only children. We didn’t know anyone in the city.

I think if we all look a little farther, we will see just how this tragedy has affected us — in ways we may not see at first, but that are there all the same.

Katie Winters, an English major, is in her first year as Managing Editor for The Montclarion.

America’s Recession Depression Obsession Post-9/11, a time for introspection for the sake of self-improvement

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ave you ever wonder e d why nearly every country on Earth is rioting in the streets, looting, or Jacob Mercer-Pontier just causAssistant opinion ing general civil unrest, editor while most Americans sit idly by as the nation continues to rapidly decline?

It’s a condition that I like to call “FirstWorld Guilt” and it has taken our country by storm.

The symptoms include, but are certainly not limited to: “displaced agitation,” wherein the subject becomes visibly irritated or verbally aggressive in response to trivial events like burnt Starbucks coffee or an uneven spray tan; “frantic blame,” one of the most prominent symptoms, appears when the aforementioned subject has exhausted all rational thought processes and struggles

to condemn others (e.g. Barack Obama, Democrats, Republicans, vegans, Muslims, educators) as the direct cause of their “displaced agitation.”

“Shifting morality” is not one single shift, but, rather, a wide array of illogical and irrational decisions justified by a sliding scale of right and wrong.

The final symptom, “idling empathy,” usually takes the physical form of a blank, expressionless face when one is reading a newspaper or watching Fox News because the subject feels he/she is under-qualified to relate to the terrible events around the globe.

You might see this person struggling deep in thought between getting a small or largesized meal (they will more than likely choose a medium because getting a large seems gluttonous but getting a small will not be worth the price of the meal) and washing it down with a hundred-dollar bottle of wine.

“Who are we,” this person might ask, “to think that our country is in such a crisis when there are people who are suffering halfway around the globe who have never even seen Monday Night Football on a highdefinition television?”

Gentle readers, we are a country of people who belittle their problems as a result of both real and perceived cultural differences; an action known in layman’s terms as discrimination.

Discrimination takes many hidden and unexpected guises in modern day society and “First-World Guilt” is not to be overlooked simply because this form of discrimination is not slavery or the direct segregation based on class, race or gender.

In fact, “First-World Guilt” could almost be considered backwards discrimination as the result is an entire nation of people who feel that they are not good enough for the level of compassion necessary to recognize other people’s suffering.

It’s not that we think we are better than everyone else (even though we secretly do).

The problem is that we think that we don’t know suffering because we have all led pampered lives.

We have aggrandized ourselves as policers of the world and, in doing so, deemed ourselves the pinnacle of civilized society, but, when it comes down to it, what is the difference between an infant dying of malnutrition in East Africa and one that dies in

the Chicago projects?

The homeless population of America is no less homeless and ignored than those in the Middle East or Asia. Do you think that the wealthier citizens of Libya aren’t fearing for their lives?

Putting it simply, our inability to find common ground with someone who has never eaten a KFC Double Down or watched an entire season of “Jersey Shore” on Netflix in one sitting is paralyzing us from making the changes necessary to make our country, and then the world, a better place.

It’s the same as when, on an airplane, an adult must secure his or her own oxygen mask before helping a child with theirs.

What we all need to do, sooner rather than later, is step back from our grandiose self-images and remember that, at our very core, we are all human beings that eat, sleep, laugh, cry, love, hate and, most importantly, make mistakes. It’s human.

Jacob Mercer-Pontier, an English major, is in his second year as Assistant Opinion Editor for The Montclarion.

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HOW NJ COMMUNITIES HAVE CHANGED SINCE 9/11 In the next session of Lehrer’s program, he welcomed eight of New Jersey’s influential people on the stage.

He went down the row to get everyone’s opinion of their individual community’s changes.

Cris Thorne, filmmaker and recent college graduate, said that there has been more reflection in his community of Maplewood and South Orange.

“I’ve noticed a lot of community togetherness. The community definitely bonded from that experience,” he said.

Nancy Gagnier, executive director of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, agreed with Thorne.

“It definitely helped our community to bond. The CCR was already in place, but we had plenty of opportunities after 9/11 to bring our programs out to the community,” Gagnier said. “One of them being Conversations on Race, an event we run every year. This gives the community an opportunity to talk to one another in a safe space about racial issues.”

Most towns have rediscovered the definition of community over the years.

Melissa Walker, musician and director of Jazz House Kids in Montclair, also agreed that togetherness resulted from the attacks on 9/11.

“I think since that time, as an artist, so many of our friends came together to really foster a togetherness and celebrate our unity as a people,” Walker said.

Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, agreed and saw change during the

Sept. 11 attacks and immediately afterwards.

“On the local level, I think there is a stronger sense of community. I know that Hoboken was a place where people were coming across the river and everyone was gathered on Pier A. That’s where we were taking as many people as we [could] to Hoboken University Medical Center,” Zimmer said.

“Everyone wanted to help as much as they could.”

Unfortunately, Muslim, especially Sikh, communities faced prejudice and ignorance as a result of the attacks.

This was felt throughout communities of Paterson and Newark, among others. Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, reported negative effects.

“For the Muslim community here in north Jersey, the entire community was put under siege because of the act of a few people who don’t even belong to the idea that we call Islam,” Filali said. “However, that called for us to put our best foot forward and [we] reached out to our friends and family members across the line of the religious divide.”

El Filali continued later to say that his name is “flagged” in airports. Not only does he feel that his neighbors, but also his country, is attacking his religion. “The CIA has infiltrated a lot of centers. We are not talking about the FBI, but we’re talking about the CIA,” Filali said.

Ravinder Bhalla, Hoboken City councilman, encountered similar racism.

“Both as a member of the community in Hoboken and an American, but

also a sense of otherness that there were a lot of misperceptions as to who the Sikh community was,” Bhalla said.

“There was a back lash in the form of hate crimes and racial profiling.”

The city of Newark was also impacted by the attacks on the world trade center. Reverend Bill Howard of the Bethany Baptist Church in Newark said that many members of his congregation are still attending therapy because “they still suffer the trauma from that event.”

Joey Rizzolo, a 16-year-old youth reporter with WNYC’s Radio Rookies program from Paramus, has made progress in his town.

At age six, Rizzolo watched the horrific attacks of Sept. 11 on television.

Being so young, he didn’t really understand what happened. However, “growing up, you have a different point of view on life,” Rizzolo said.

Instead of just watching fundraisers on television, Rizzolo organized a freedom walk at the age of 11. On average, his event brings together over 1,000 people from all over New Jersey each year. He also said that, in the aftermath of the attacks, more teenagers have been joining the military and emergency forces in his town.

“Any time we reflect on 9/11, we have to reflect on the world itself,” Thorne said.

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Superman Recognizes Real Heroes Comics Imitate Life, Provide Relief From Devastating Realities Alan Vallee Arts & Entertainment Editor

New York is an obvious place to set comic books, with its soaring skyscrapers, larger-than-life characters and a historic tendency to greatness and heroism. But even these four-color fantasies felt the pain of a country under attack.

In the days immediately following 9/11, Marvel, DC and a collective of independent publishers all published special issues. In some cases these were in their marquee title and in others were special anthologies unrelated to other titles. Many of these issues donated the proceeds from sales to charities benefiting families of victims from the attacks.

Equally important to note is the after effects of the attacks on future stories: the 2002 movie, “Spider-Man,” famously had to remove the twin towers as part of their advertising and remove scenes with the twin towers from the final movie.

The series “Ex Machina” is set in a world where only one of the twin towers fell.

Garth Ennis’ “The Boys” has a world where superheroes saved the World Trade Center at the expense of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Marvel Comics as a whole experienced an era of paranoia which culminated in their 2008 limited series, “Secret Invasion,” in which a group of aliens, who happen to be religious extremists, infiltrate and attack the Marvel universe at a time when disunity and strife is at an all-time high.

DC comics had memorial issues and featured first responders more prominently in their regular series.

It is heartening to realize that even an escapist medium such as comics has been affected enough by these tragedies and that they continue to provide a method in which to find some form of relief from the horrors of the real world while providing an outlet for the people.

In a world where Dr. Doom has a time machine and Superman flies to space to save the world daily, it is always comforting to know that the real world is just as important.

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Memorial Exhibit Tragedy remembered Alan Vallee Arts & Entertainment Editor

Ten years, four airplanes, nearly 3,000 deaths and countless amounts of suffering ago, the September 11 attacks changed the landscape of our country irreversibly.

This great nation persevered, and through the last 10 years it has remembered the tragic events of that day.

In the spirit of remembrance and as an attempt to honor both those who perished and those who survived, the National Museum of American History has installed a new exhibition commemorating the event and the era since.

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On September 3 the exhibit “September 11: Remembrance and Reflection,� opened its doors and contains more than 50 items collected over the years, bringing the public as close as possible with no obstructions between them and 9/11.

Items collected include pieces of the north and south towers, a flag recovered from the rubble, a teddy bear found near the wreckage of Flight 93 and some items donated by the TSA, including a metal detector and confiscated items from the flights.

The musuem’s exhibit will run until Sept. 11, commemorating a decade since the attacks.

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By now, most have heard of movies such as “United 93� or “Loose Change,� movies which deal with the events of Sept. 11 in totally different ways. But these two examples are not the only films about the attacks, nor are they the only pieces of media created to remember them. In the years since, comics have explored possible variations on the event as well as mourned them, books have brought closure to their protagonists and chronicled the changes in the world, music has made us weep for what we lost and rejoice for what we still have.

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This Sunday there will be a performance by musicians, politicians and first responders in Ocean Grove; the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown will feature the New Jersey Youth Choir; and perhaps most telling, a number of composers who were in Manhattan during 9/11 will share their responses in the form of a free music marathon, “Music After.� The performances will run from 9:18 a.m. to midnight and will include pieces from Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Patti Smith, Lou Reed and a veritable who’s who of New York music.

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Remembering a Fallen Red Hawk Kendall Zoppa Sports Editor

As the summer months draw to a final close and the crisp fall air begins to sweep across the tri-state area, we are reminded that yet another year has passed since that tragic day in early September 2001. While in the shadows of the 10th anniversary, the New York metropolitan area remembers those loved and lost on that harrowing day.

For the Montclair State Athletics community, we remember a particular Red Hawk whose spirit continues to live on.

Khalid Shahid of Union Township, N.J., was a computer buff with a passion for all things sports.

At Union High School, Shahid was a three-sport athlete and excelled in baseball, soccer and tennis while also playing in the school’s marching band.

Shahid came to Montclair State University to pursue a degree in computer science and in doing so, he realized his passion for tennis. The “tennis junkie,” as described by former coach Brian McLaughlin, played for the Red Hawks from 1996-1999 and was named co-captain in his senior year.

It was during this time that McLaughlin, the current men’s and women’s swimming coach, had the pleasure of coaching Shahid while acting interim coach for Anthony Shortt. “I can’t say enough about him,” McLaughin said, “everyone just loved him.”

Coach McLaughlin’s brief but poignant time with Shahid is a testament to the kind of character he was; bringing a sense of pure joy and love for the game to all around him.

“He was always around the courts looking for someone to hit with,” McLaughlin said, “and would often be down there with the women’s team working on his game.”

As Coach McLaughlin feverishly remi-

nisced about Shahid, it was apparent that although 10 years may have passed, his spirit still resides in those who had the pleasure of knowing him. It’s that very spirit that drew people from all walks of life to Shahid.

In March of 2002, he planned to marry his high school sweetheart Jamie Castro.

Family played an integral role in Shahid’s life and he was eager to start building the family his parents had built for him.

Both Shahid and Castro were ready to embark on a new journey, looking forward to a long life spent together in the home they had built in Mt. Olive.

After graduating with his degree in computer science, Shahid began working as a computer network administrator for Cantor Fitzgerald.

But on that eerily beautiful Tuesday morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Shahid’s hopes and dreams of his new life would come to an end at just 25 years old. He was on the 103rd floor of the north tower when it was struck just before 9 a.m. His family, friends and fiancée were left devastated and confused.

But now as the tenth anniversary is upon us, it important to remember the life and legacy of those lost. Coach McLaughlin recalled the memorial service held for Shahid at the McCracken Funeral Home in Union, N.J. as “...striking. The building was filled with everyone. Christians, Muslims... it was packed and overflowing with people.”

“During his memorial service, the Imam spoke about how amazing it was to see all the different races and religions in the room,” said McLaughlin, “Khalid transcended race and religion, which is really the beauty of athletics.”

On Oct. 24 of that year, Montclair State University remembered Shahid in a memorial service. A plaque in his honor was hung inside the gazebo that sits next to the courts for all to remember the life and legacy of a great athlete, student, fiancée and son.

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Third Time’s a Charm The Women’s Field Hockey team defeats Eastern University after loosing to them in the previous two season openers Jay Hrina Staff Writer

Montclair State University’s field hockey team opened their season in thrilling fashion, upsetting ninth-ranked Eastern University 2-1 in a match that featured extraordinary play from the entire team.

With a brutally fought victory the Red Hawks got vengeance on the team that defeated them in the opening games of the last two seasons. Not only did they show a riveting display of confidence and ability, they showed the experience of those previous opening season losses and came to the match better prepared and strong-willed.

They knew the task and team they had in front of them and overtook them in such convincing form.

They followed their upset performance with an even more dominant one over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, winning 4-0 and outshooting their opponent 24-8.

Their offense was unstoppable and their defense seemed impenetrable, allowing only one shot against junior goalkeeper Megan Bosland in the first 35 minutes of play.

But even with such a dominating start, the Red Hawks aren’t taking any of this for granted. They know they can’t get too cocky or too ahead of themselves.

“We will always have to improve but we started out great and will continue to work hard,” said junior goalkeeper and co-captain Megan Bosland, who earned this year’s first MSU athlete of the week honors along with men’s soccer player Dan Mendoza.

The Red Hawks aren’t going too fast,

but they are aware of what kind of talent they have and are extremely confident in themselves this year, especially after their opening victory. Their confidence on the field exemplified how tough of a challenge they’ll present this year for their opponents.

“We have so much talent and work as such a strong unit,” sophomore midfielder Brittany Carroll said. “We all expect great things this season.”

With the season underway at such a fast pace, the MSU field hockey team is in prime position to capitalize on not only their opponents, but the standings and conference standings as well.

With such dazzling play it’s an easy assumption to put the Red Hawks at the top of the conference standings.

The team faces off against their first conference opponent Sept. 13 when they will travel to Kean to play their conference rivals.

The main stretch of conference games doesn’t really start until the Sept.28, however, when the Red Hawks have their first conference home game against Ramapo.

After a few more home games against non-conference opponents, Montclair faces Rowan away on Oct. 8.

The College of New Jersey game follows at home on Oct. 15 and the Red Hawks end their conference set of games on Oct. 26, home, against their adjacent rival William Paterson.

Upcoming Schedule Sept. 13 at Kean Sept. 28 vs. Ramapo Oct. 8 at Rowan Oct. 15 vs. TCNJ Oct. 26 vs. William Paterson

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Once a Red Hawk, Always a Red Hawk

Men’s Soccer set out for a promisiong season with new Head Coach and Red Hawk Alumn, Todd Tumelty Matt Moreno Staff Writer

The Montclair State men’s soccer team will enter their 2011 season under new Head Coach Todd Tumelty. After coming off of an excellent season in 2010 in which they went 14-5-3 (6-3 in conference), the team is poised to compete for their fifth conference championship in six years. When asked what the team’s goals were for the upcoming season, Tumelty had only positive things to say. “Our expectations are similar every year,� he said. “This year, we expect to win the NJAC Championship and compete for a National Championship.�

Tumelty is no stranger to the Montclair State men’s soccer program. He began his Red Hawk career as a student athlete in 2003, when he was a three year starter who lead his team to four consecutive NJAC titles. His ability to lead his team allowed him to make the easy transition into coaching and has been a part of the staff for the past five years.

His background as a player has helped him become the best coach he could hope to be. “It’s helped me tremendously,�

Tumelty said. “We talk a great deal about being a ‘Montclair Guy’ which, to us, means that you’re committed, hardworking, and unselfish. These qualities are ones that I learned as a player and captain here. “The pride that we all feel to be representing the University is something that I gained from my playing days, and hopefully I can pass on to my players now,� Tumelty said.

The Red Hawks are led by a solid group of veterans. Senior and co-captain Kevin Brown anchors MSU’s stout defense and is set to return for a fine senior season.

Sophomore forward Daniel Mendoza is coming off of a stellar freshman season in which he led the team in scoring with eight goals and was named second team all-NJAC. He has been named cocaptain as a result of his ability to lead the team both on and off the field. Junior

Senior Midfielder Paul DeMartinis dribbles passed a defender early last season. goalkeeper Anthony Rogic is Montclair’s third captain who earned honorable mention all-NJAC last season as a sophomore and plans to be a serious force in the net this season. “Each player has proven to be great leaders for our team both on and off the field, and because of them we feel very confident coming into the season,�

Tumelty said.

Montclair enters the season as the favorite to win the NJAC championship. Tumelty and his team realize that pre-season rankings do not mean much of anything, and plan to work just as hard to bring another NJAC championship back to Montclair. Sophomore Dan

Mendoza feels the same way. “We understand that we are always targeted as being contenders in the NJAC, so being named as favorites to win only fuels us to work harder as a team,�

Mendoza said. “We want to live up to expectations and we feel that we have enough talent with our returning players and upcoming freshman to be in contention not only for the NJAC championship but a National Championship too.�

With a strong and confident returning core of players along with an incoming class of 11 freshmen, Tumelty and the Red Hawks are excited to get the season rolling. Tumelty is excited about the

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quality of players that he and his staff have brought into the program.

The Red Hawks have started off the season strong with a victory over SUNY New Paltz off of a free kick by Dan Mendoza, and were able to post a tie to New York University in their second game of the season. Early in the second half against NYU, freshman Maxx Wurzburger was able to knock in a goal that slipped by NYU’s goalkeeper.

The Red Hawks will play their third home game of the season this Tuesday against John Jay college at 3:00 p.m.

Come down and support your Montclair State Red Hawks on their quest for another NJAC championship.

Not Your Average College Cafe!

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Volleyball Set to Bump Critics Rookie Head Coach Eddie Stawinski came to Montclair with collegiate and Division I experience and has replicated his past success into a powerful and dangerous Red Hawks volleyball team.

“Coach Eddie will take this team to the next level,” sophomore captain Marta Topor said.

The season opened with thrilling victories over Bridgewater State and Wentworth Institute of Technology in the NYU Labor Day Invitational, giving Stawinski his first two victories as head coach. Even though the tournament ended with a loss in the finals to host New York University, the Red Hawks showed resilience and poise throughout, holding off the competition and closing out each of their games.

With a 3-1 record, the Red Hawks are determined to maintain their hot start.

The team is perspective is very optimistic

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and their play on the court has sparked the interest of many that weren’t expecting the team to play so strongly.

The team doesn’t have a single player in their senior year, and only two that are juniors. With most of the team having less than two years of collegiate experience it could be assumed that it would be hard to find leadership, but that’s not the case.

This young group has solidified themselves as a legitimate force behind sophomore captains Kaitlyn Irwin and Rhianna Ratta and freshman captain Marta Topor. Freshman Daniella Salemo was also awarded NJAC Rookie of the Week honors for her performance in the NYU Labor Day Invitational.

The Red Hawks refuse to believe what spectators may think: that the team is too young to accomplish anything truly exceptional.

Captain Marta Topor is expecting “our seventh-place pre-season ranking to be completely wrong,” and the rest of her

team agrees.

The team doesn’t have a long way to go to dispute what critics may say, and it is certainly possible for this team to finish in one of the top spots in the standings. With such a young core of players, Stawinski is set with a powerful team for a few years, allowing them to grow better and tougher with each practice. If they can continue to play as well as they’ve performed so far they are definitely going to put away teams without contest.

The Red Hawks play the Vassar College Invitational this weekend before opening up their NJAC schedule against rival Kean on September 13. The bulk of the conference matches don’t begin until after the NYU-Polytechnic Tournament the following weekend.

From here MSU looks to further pursue a top spot in the conference standings with important home conference matches against Rutgers-Camden on the September 22 and against Ramapo on the September 29.

Red Dragons beat the Red Hawks 10-9 when they scored 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, including a 19-yard pass from Dan Pitcher to wide receiver Mike Humphrey with 1:03 left in the game. The two will face off this year on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Sprague Field. The Red Hawks plan to avenge their only loss in what should be a very close and exciting game.

Returning for the 2011 season is senior quarterback Tom Fischer. Fischer completed 164-290 (56 percent) of his passes for 2341 yards, 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions last year.

Fischer was later named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Year. With the

added threat of D’Andrea, look for Fischer to have another amazing season. This powerful duo will make the Red Hawk offense even harder to read, allowing for more play-action and draw plays.

With Fischer under center and D’Andrea in the backfield, MSU is on track to have one of its best seasons yet.

Don’t be surprised if the Red Hawks finish a perfect 10-0 with yet another NCAA Div. III Playoff appearance.

All of the pieces are falling into place as the season opener slowly comes into focus. The Red Hawks will play the Salve Regina Seahawks on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. at Sprague Field.

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a 0-10 record last season, but MSU will play them at Homecoming on Saturday, October 29 at Sprague Field. Even though talent alone should be able to help them win, the atmosphere of the Homecoming crowd will definitely give them that extra kick.

Montclair State’s two biggest worries this season will likely come from SUNY Cortland and Rowan University.

Last season, MSU beat Rowan 26-7 at home. They will play each other this season on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Richard Wacker Stadium in Glassboro, N.J. SUNY Cortland handed MSU their only regularseason loss last year when they played at SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex. The

Who’s Hot This Week Megan Bosland Goalkeeper— Field Hockey Bosland has helped lead the Red Hawks to a 2-0 record with 15 saves and one shutout. Bosland currently leads the NJAC in goals against average by only allowing one goal in her two starts.

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Dan Mendoza Midfielder — Men’s Soccer Mendoza scored the game-winning goal on a 19-yard free kick in a 1-0 victory over New Paltz. The goal marked Mendoza’s ninth of his career.

Game of the Week Football Saturday, Sept. 10, 12 p.m. vs. Salve Regina Sprague Field The football team will start their season at home when they host the Salve Regina Seahawks.

Field Hockey Standings 1. Ramapo 3-0 2. Montclair State 2-0 3. Rowan 2-0 4. TCNJ 2-0 5. Kean 1-1 6. Richard Stockton 1-1 7. Wiliam Paterson 1-2

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Red Hawks Ready to Ruffle Some Feathers Photo Courtesy: The Montclarion

Red Hawks shut out Westfield State 34-0 during last season’s home opener.

Nick Verhagen Assistant Sports Editor

The books are bought, the dorms are filled, and with a new school year comes a new season of football. Football is back at Montclair State University and the Red Hawks are ready for another successful season under Head Coach Rick Giancola. Last season, the Red Hawks finished with a 10-2 record.

The season ended in a threeway tie for the conference title with Rowan and SUNY Cortland before falling to Wesley College 44-7 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

During the off-season, MSU was selected as the favorite to win the NJAC Conference. Along with being voted as the conference favorite, MSU has also been ranked no. 12 in Division III football. Montclair State hopes to repeat, if not improve on, their last two seasons. Since

2009, MSU has gone 20-4, has won the conference title twice and has made it to the second round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs twice.

The Red Hawks will be led onto the field by senior captains Chris D’Andrea at running back, Chad Faulcon at defensive back, defensive lineman Alex Iachetta and wide receiver Dan Keegan.

D’Andrea will be returning for a fifth year after suffering from a broken foot during a 21-7 win against Kean University on Oct.

1. The injury forced him to miss the last eight games of the 2010 season.

MSU will not have that much to worry about this season. The Red Hawks will play six out of 10 games at our very own Sprague Field and their schedule will come with ups and downs.

MSU’s opponents this year had a combined record of 47-55 in 2010. Five of their opponents had a winning percentage of at least .500. The Red Hawks should not face that much dan-

ger against Morrisville State, Brockport College and Western Connecticut State University; the three combined for a total 4-26 record last season.

Even though MSU will play away at Morrisville State and Brockport College, the Red Hawks have never let home field advantage negatively affect them. Not only did WCSU have Football Continued on Page 27

The “Dark Horse” is a Surefire Winner Women’s Soccer starts season 3-0 as they place sixth in pre-season coaches’ poll Kendall Zoppa Sports Editor

Head Coach and former Red Hawk Pat Naughter, now in his second coaching season, led the Red Hawks to 7-8-3 record in 2010. Picked to finish sixth in the 2011 NJAC Coaches Poll and selected as this season’s “Dark Horse,” the Red Hawks are living up to the title.

With more than half of the team being freshman and only one having senior status, it is easy to begin to doubt their cohesiveness. But so far they have shown they can rise to the occasion.

The team has gone 3-0 and is led by junior captain Stephanie Barbulescu, who missed the 2010 season due to injury. In her first season as a Red Hawk, Barbulescu was named to the Swarthmore Kick Classic All Tournament Team.

For the veterans, senior Christina DeMartinis begins her final season with the Red Hawks on a high note with two assists and one goal already under her season belt.

The team’s season opener against Stevens Institute of Technology was anything but

dull. The double overtime game was set up by resident senior DeMartinis.

After a fury of missed shots and fouls by both teams, the Ducks (0-2) scored a goal early in the second half. It wasn’t until just less than eight minutes remaining in regulation, when DeMartinis tied it off a free kick from 19 yards out, that the game ultimately forced into overtime.

The game-winning goal, however, came in tandem at the 102 minute by freshman Kaila Fasano with the assist and Melanie Greco with the goal as she put the ball right through the goalkeeper’s legs, recording her first collegiate goal.

The Red Hawks’ subsequent non-conference games were a pair of 8-0 shutouts delivered by a combined freshman effort of Jessica Belmont, Gina Policastro and Amber Martinez.

In the second game of the season, against Mt. St. Vincent, fellow freshman Francesca Gibson became the fifth player in Red Hawk history to record four goals in one game.

Junior defender Kelly Palmer not only picked up her first career goal to finish off the match, but was named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week in

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NJAC defensive player of the Week and senior defender Kelly Palmer goes after Stevens’ midfielder during their match up last season. the first awards of the season.

The “Dark Horse” is off to an excellent start as they head out to Tacoma, Washington to take

on Pacific Lutheran on their home turf Friday and Saturday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m, respectively.

Catch the Red Hawks back at home as they begin conference play against Rowan Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12 p.m.