Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

August 30, 2002

Campus events planned to observe Sept. 11 anniversary

by Anne Krapfl
Several campus events are planned on Sept. 11 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of terrorist plane hijackings that killed thousands of Americans in New York City, Washington, D.C., and eastern Pennsylvania.

"Celebrating the Human Spirit" Day, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, actually is part of a six-day "Cyclone Spirit Week" coordinated by the division of student affairs to promote themes of sharing and community on the ISU campus.

From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11, people are invited to stop by the main floor of the Memorial Union. A memory wall of large sheets of paper in the South Ballroom will give visitors a chance to record their reflections and thoughts. Network broadcasts focusing on the anniversary will be shown all day on large screen television in the Great Hall, and artwork reflecting on Sept. 11, 2001, and live performances that interpret and celebrate the "human spirit" will be ongoing in the Sun Room.

The campus community will observe 10 minutes of silence at noon, followed by a 12:10 p.m. carillon concert by ISU carillonneur Tin-shi Tam and a program from the front steps of Curtiss Hall. President Gregory Geoffroy, Ames mayor Ted Tedesco, vice president for student affairs Tom Hill, and Government of the Student Body president T.J. Schneider are among the scheduled speakers. In case of rain, the program will be held in the Memorial Union Great Hall.

A candlelight vigil at Lake LaVerne will begin at 8 p.m. Participants are asked to pick up candles from tables on the west side of the Memorial Union and move to a spot around the lake. Mike Golemo, assistant professor of music (tenor saxophone) and director of bands, will play from the west terrace of the Memorial Union. In case of rain, a short program will be held in the Union's Great Hall.

Following the vigil, the Sun Room, Great Hall and South Ballroom will be an informal place for small groups to gather, pray or discuss.

Admission fees to Reiman Gardens that day will be donated to the Ames Fire Department. In lieu of admission on Sept. 11, garden visitors may bring a canned food item. Food collected will be delivered to the Mid-Iowa Community Action food shelf, Ames.

The city of Ames also is planning a memorial event, to which the ISU community is invited. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Bandshell Park, located at Duff Avenue and Sixth Street.

More information about Cyclone Spirit Week is online at http://www.sac.iastate.edu/SpiritWeek/spiritweek.htm.

"Celebrating the Human Spirit"
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Wednesday, September 11

10 a.m.-8 p.m., Observance, memory wall, visitors may record their reflections, South Ballroom; network broadcasts focusing on the anniversary, Great Hall; and artwork and live performances, Sun Room, Memorial Union.
Noon-1 p.m., Program, 10 minutes of silence, carillon concert by ISU carillonneur Tin-shi Tam; speakers: President Gregory Geoffroy, Ames mayor Ted Tedesco, vice president for student affairs Tom Hill, and Government of the Student Body president T.J. Schneider, Curtiss Hall front steps (rain location: Great Hall, Memorial Union).
5:30-6:30 p.m., Memorial, City of Ames, Bandshell Park, Sixth Street and Duff Avenue.
8 p.m, Candlelight vigil, Lake LaVerne (pick up candles on west side of Memorial Union (rain location: Great Hall, Memorial Union); informal gatherings follow in Sun Room, Great Hall and South Ballroom, Memorial Union.