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opinion
Another day of
infamy
As I walked around
campus Tuesday morning, I couldn't help but notice the sadness
in the air as students and teachers walked around in a strange
trance. People were seen wiping tears from their eyes as they
heard the news that both of the World Trade Center buildings
and The Pentagon were at the center of a horrible terrorist
attack.
Many students expressed
feelings of disbelief and devastation at the news of the horrible
tragedy, which struck early Tuesday morning on the East Coast.
"I think it's
so sad and devastating that this had to happen," said
Nicole Aromando, a junior journalism major. When asked if
she thought the university should continue with a normal school
day, Aromando replied, "No, I don't think today is a
good day to be at school."
This seemed to
be the popular opinion around campus Tuesday as several bomb
threats had police officers evacuating and roping off the
E. James Brotman Hall Building and adjacent parking lot.
Many students crowded
the area, hoping to get some information to what was going
on here at the university. At just before 11 am, with rumors
of another bomb threat at The Pyramid, officials were alerted
that the university would be closed and evacuated for the
day.
Although most of
the students and faculty took the bomb scares, combined with
the tragic events in New York and Washington D.C., as a serious
threat, others were not so convinced.
"I just walked
by and heard someone say, 'Oh this is great, no class,' I
thought this is not great. I think if they saw the building
collapse they wouldn't say that," said Debbie Jara, a
senior art education major.
Even though it
seems as students here at the university had been awarded
with a "free" day, you must remember that September
11, 2001 is a day that will go down in the books as one of
the worst days in United States history. As university students
and the future leaders of tomorrow, we must all come together
and pull forward through these horrible times, and not make
light of the seriousness of the situation.
William Marshall
is a print journalism major at Cal State Long Beach.
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