WEDNESDAY,SEPT.12,2001
NEWS
Local clergy urge parishioners to resist hatred
By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer
Local church services yesterday helped people cope with news of the events in New York and Washington, D.C.
The Rev. John Schmeidler of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center told the congregation at a 4:30 p.m. Mass yesterday to be compassionate, love people and not give in to hatred. He cited language on news reports calling for revenge as counterproductive.
"Death is not the final answer" he said.
Matt Zemler, Shawnee junior, attended the Mass and found Schmeidler's words to the point and helpful.
"Initially it was very hard not to be angry." Zemler said. "I had to take a step back and look at it in a different light."
not promote discrimination and hatred in the country.
Zemler said he was trying to look at the incidents from the point of view of those who committed the terrorist acts. He said he hoped the incidents would
At a 2:30 p.m. service yesterday, the Rev. Charles Polifka told the audience of St. John the Evangelist, a Catholic church at 1229 Vermont St., that "the soul of America was attacked."
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Like Schmeidler, Polifka advised those in attendance to focus their energy on what they could do rather than on those who initiated the attacks.
Thad Holcombe, a member of the leadership team at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, said ECM was sponsoring two events to provide students with information and a forum to understand and grieve for the events of yesterday.
An interfaith service will take place from 8 to 10 tonight at Danforth Chapel. White ribbons will be passed out during the service and throughout the day at the Kansas Union and on the lawn of Strong Hall at the health fair.
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Susan McCord, Tonganoxie, cries while praying at St. John the Evangelist. Nearly 200 people met at the church for a 2:30 p.m. vigil on Tuesday after the terrorist attacks.
Kansas military forces are ready and waiting
The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., yesterday morning have the Kansas military ready and waiting.
By Luke Daley Kansan staff writer
Lt. Dave Young, public affairs officer for the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, said a commercial plane in Salina was ready to transport troops if necessary. He said the National Guard is on ThreatCon Delta, the highest form of alert.
Youngsaid the B1 Bombers stationed around the country including the eight bombers stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita were ready to strike.
"The different wings will be on alert," he said. "The bombers go on different phases of readiness."
The Federal Aviation Association suspended all commercial flights in the United States until at least noon today as a precaution against another flight being hijacked by terrorists.
Eric Nolan, Lenexa senior and former third-class petty officer in the U.S. Navy, said his initial reaction to the news of the attacks was "disbelief and anger."
All four of the airplanes hijacked were Boeing jets. Made by the Chicago-based company, the jets were used to crash into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
"It's still pretty surreal right now," he said. "Really, I'm waiting to see what type of casualties are announced."
Nolan said terrorist attacks were not something people in the United States thought could happen in their own country.
"It doesn't make you feel very good to know that any organization can hijack your planes and use them as a weapon of destruction," he said.
Nolan said the young men and women who served in the different branches of national defense were not afraid of defending the country against terrorist attacks.
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"We definitely have to have some kind of military resolution for this," he said. "You need them to fear ever doing
Civilian and military law enforcement beef up security at the gates of Forbes Field in Topeka after the attack. All gates into the airport were heavily manned with armed soldiers.
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going to do it again."
Muslim students say media judged attack too soon
By Jason McKee Senior staff writer
Some Muslim students at the University of Kansas are concerned that the media are being too quick to blame Islamic extremists after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C.
manamoumoud Assaf, Jerusalem senior, said the attack went against Muslim teachings.
"Islam is against killing innocent people, civilian people," Assaf said.
Raja Abu-Jabr, Gaza graduate student, warned against assigning blame to Muslim extremists before there was any evidence against them.
"You don't know anything about these groups," Abu-Jabar said. "Islamic ideology wouldn't teach these things. It doesn't teach violence."
Beverly Mack, an associate professor of African-American Studies who has studied the Islamic religion, said she thought the media were making an effort to be fair.
"There always is a stereotype," she said. "I think they are trying hard to be restrained."
Abdul-Kareem Ali, Atlanta senior, said many people had misconceptions about Islam.
"The media has a negative view of Islam without a doubt," Ali said. "Muslims wouldn't do harm to others unless harm is done to us."
Assaf agreed and said the problem was created by generalizations.
"The news is so quick in judging," he said. "Once a finger is pointed at a group, that's it. It must be them."
Khalel Sayeed, Wichita freshman, said the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, in which six Palestinians were convicted, may have led people to assume Muslims were to blame for yesterday's attacks.
Talat Ulussever, Adana, Turkey, graduate student, said similar stereotypes happened in his home country.
"The media in Turkey say the same thing about Islamic people," Ulussever said.
Some Muslims in Lawrence are concerned about the reaction they may face from Americans, Abu-Jabr said.
"Muslims are very scared of the reaction on the streets, not because they are responsible, but because of the stereotype."
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