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Here's
a sampling of ways the university community responded to the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: |
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UNT
System campuses closed at 11 a.m. Sept. 11 out of respect for
those involved in the attacks. |
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KNTU
provided live coverage of the day's events, including reactions
from campus. |
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Various
UNT student organizations sponsored prayer vigils Tuesday evening. |
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More
than 160 people donated blood in UNT's previously scheduled
mini-blood drive Sept. 12. |
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Campus
counselors offered extended hours. |
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Faculty
members organized forums discussing the attacks and possible
U.S. responses. |
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Messages
of support were sent to New York and Washington, D.C. |
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Campus
members wearing red, white and blue gathered for a patriotic
photograph. |
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The
UNT web site offered a forum for users to post comments regarding
the attacks. More than 100 people left messages in the first
24 hours the page was available. |
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An
ecumenical prayer service was conducted at the Shrader Pavilion
on Sept. 14, the National Day of Remembrance. |
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The
UNT Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus presented a program "In
Memory of Those We Have Lost," with proceeds going to the
American Red Cross. |
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Staff
and student organizations collected flashlights and batteries
for emergency workers in New York City and Washington, D.C.,
stuffed bears for children of victims, and money for the American
Red Cross. |
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A card
was presented to the Denton Islamic Society, stating that the
North Texas community opposes discrimination and supports its
fellow Americans. |
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Two
communication design students created a poster to commemorate
the National Day of Remembrance. Proceeds went to the American
Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts in New York City. |
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Staff
sold patriotic T-shirts, with proceeds donated to the American
Red Cross through the State Employee Charitable Campaign. |
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Faculty
members appeared in area, state and national media, offering
their expertise in such areas as terrorism, military strategy,
Middle Eastern politics, history, emergency management, counseling
and economics. |
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Emergency
management researchers went to New York to study the effectiveness
of the emergency plans that were developed by businesses around
the World Trade Center following the 1993 bombing. |
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Twelve
graduate students from the Center for Play Therapy reported
to the New York Emergency Crisis Center to work with children
and families directly affected by the attacks. |