UVSC College Times, 2001-09-13

              EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA ST. VINDE VOLUME 30 ISSUE 10 QUOTE OF THE DAY NETXNEWS President Bush "Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowsardly acts. " UK; ( ' BY AND 1QR THE Sllli NTS OF UTAH VAU l V VfAIT. COLT A. ft Survivors of the attack tell their stories pg. 3 entcmbe." 2001 For more photos on the disaster got to our website at www.netxnews.net -&f Look or our media coverage of Tuesday 's o(lock on Friday for the latest news. VALLEY WEATHER TODAY: p. Sunny Mign od low t "V Friday: 'itmi Sunny I High 83 Low 63 Saturday: ' Sunny High 83 Low 62 Z2 LI J 7V v ri v 7V By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OF THE AP WIRE NEW YORK (AP) In the most devastating terrorist onslaught ever waged against the United States, knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center on Tuesday, toppling its twin 110-story towers. The deadly calamity was witnessed on televisions across the world as another plane slammed into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed outside Pittsburgh. "Today, our nation saw evil," President Bush said in an address to the nation Tuesday night. He said thousands of lives were "suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror."Said Adm. Robert J. Natter, commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet: "We have been attacked like we haven't since Pearl Harbor." Trade Center Attacks Establishing the U.S. death toll could take weeks. The four airliners alone had 266 people aboard and there were no known survivors. In addition, a firefighters union official said he feared an estimated 200 firefighters had died in rescue efforts. Dozens of police officers were believed missing. No one took responsibility for the attacks that rocked the seats of finance and government, but federal authorities identified Osama bin Laden who has been given asylum by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers as the prime suspect. Aided by an intercept of communications between his supporters and harrowing cell phone calls from at least ane flight attendant and two passengers aboard the jetlin-:rs before they crashed, U.S. officials began assembling a case linking bin Laden to the devastation. U.S. intelligence intercepted communications between bin Laden supporters discussing the attacks on the World Trade Center and. Pentagon, according to Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The people aboard planes who managed to make cell phone calls each described similar circumstances: They indicated the hijackers were armed with knives, in some cases stabbing flight attendants. They then took control of the planes. At the World Trade Center, the dead and the doomed plummeted from the skyscrapers, among them a man and woman holding hands. "Freedom itself was attacked this morning and I assure you freedom will be defended," said Bush, who was in Florida at the time of the catastrophe. il J 0 t I! 004 4 PHOTO COURIESr OF THE LA. TIMES On Tuesday, September 11, terrorists (lew two commercial airplanes Into both World Trade Center Towers In New York City. An hour later, due to fire and heat, the towers crumbled to the ground. taydeirofcs ireaciiioini to the afcfcad By Eseta Havea OF THE NETXNEWS When students asked about what their first reactions and impressions to the 'Attack on America,' most UVSC students were either shocked, scared, and didn't believe this was happening. Here are some of their opinions, thoughts, feelings, and ideas on this tragic event. Sophomore, Kyle Miller told The College Times, "Especially with the defense system in the U.S., it's a wonder that something like this slipped by." Venezuelan student, Carlos Gutierrez said, "Even though I'm not American, I feel for these people, feel angry towards the terrorists and sad for the victims' families. Also I think that especially with the United States' strict laws and great amount of budget for security, it wasn't enough, and obviously, something was missing there." Several students shared their guesses on who the terrorists are. Ryan "Bubba" Tracy exclaimed, "I served an LDS mission in Europe and was amongst a lot of Middle East people and other minorities. I noticed that they have little respect for life, including their own. So from my experience, it wouldn't surprise me if the terrorists are from the Middle East." On the other hand, some think anyone is possibly the suspect. "Whoever did this is extremely smart, intelligent, and knows their way around the U.S. so well. This person or group is somebody big, somebody up there, somebody who has a lot of say and power over a lot of things. They did not just come out of nowhere with this plan and get it done. These people had to have been powerful to carry this out. Maybe people within the own U.S. government, maybe people here negotiating with people from the Middle East." "But let us not jump into conclusions," junior Emily Davis said. Tyler Homes thinks it's someone in the U.S. that's connected to terrorists around the world. Michelle Cottam thinks the U.S. had nothing to do with this. "I don't think this required intelligence. All they did was bombed buildings. These Middle East people have been taught all their lives that America is Satan and needs to be destroyed." An anonymous source shared their feelings, "It's sad that people are capable of that much hate. These people don't have respect for our freedom or other people's lives. They hold their own convictions so strongly that they don't care about anybody else's." Concession worker Marjorie Hart commented, "I don't know why these people can't just leave us alone." Wes Banks mainly had something else to say about the terrorists, "These murderers had a point to prove. And it was selfish of them to kill others for what they believe in. But let me tell you, it was pretty cowardly of them to kill these people including themselves. Come on now, if you're going to make a bomb to kill people, then why should you die in it too? r That's pretty coward to me. They were too chicken." Lindsay Holding and Cheryl Butler think that this can be the beginning of some type of war, whether big or small. "Reaction" continued on pg. 9 KMf: SMS i 1 vnmatm- V t3 i' 3' ?Vini i ' i.y - j t t '"4 - V, 1 .-'jr - PHOTO C0URTEST OF THE L.. TIMES After the dust cleared fire, debris, and bodies covered the streets and onlookers. People across the world glued their eyes to the TV In horror at the scenes In New York and Washington O.C. X PHOTO C0URTEST OF THE TIMES A commercial plane, filled with Innocent passengers, flew head on Into one of the World Trade Center Towers. One can only imagine the horror. B TJJE ASSOCIATED PRESS OF THE AP WIRE . A timeline of the attacks in the United States on Tuesday (times EDT), according to witnesses, authorities, and media reports: 7:59 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 92 people, leaves Boston's Logan International Airport for Los Angeles, according to Massachusetts Port Authority. 8:01 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93, carrying 45 people, leaves Newark, N.J,, International Airport for San Francisco, according to airline. 8:14 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 people, leaves Boston for Los Angeles, according to port -authority. 8:45 a.m. -r: American Flight 11 crashes into horth tower of World Trade Center. . , - - . ::::rxv':v .i:;:-- 9:03 a.m. United Flight 175 crashes into south tower of World Trade Center. k- - , . . &-:Xi:r-;--m: :,..:. r .: ' y 9;31 a.m. In Florida, President Bush calls the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack on our country."I ; ''::'.?';"'.,..:.,.:: -. .'. .:. v. '4 9:40 a.m. -r-American Airlines Flight 77, carrying 64 people from Washington to Los Angeles, crashes into Pentagon. Trading on Wall Street called off. I " - - .... k ', '" .- 9:49 a.m. The Federal Aviation Administration bars aircraft takeoffs across the country. International flights in progress told to land in Canada. i . ""Timeline" continued OB pg. 3