Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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September 11 All times are Central standard Sixteen minutes after takooff, American Airlines Flight 11. a Boeing 767 carrying prapmle.crasehed World sinutedreinnts way to class, unaware of the attack on the WTC. —8:03 a.m. A second hijacked airplane, United Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 people, slammed into the south tower of the WTC. 8.24 a.m. President George W. Bush visiting a second•grade class in a Sarasota, Fla., school called the plane crashes at the WTC, an apparent terrorist attack on our country. 8:40 a.m. The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights at U.S. airports. For the first time in U.S. history the nationwide air traffic system was ordered to down 8:43 a.m.. • American Airlines Flight 77 flew into the Pentagon in Washington causing one of the building ' s five sides to collapse. The airliner carried 64 people. 9 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93, carrying 45 people, crashed just north of the Somerset County Airport. Rumors circulated that the plane was headed for either the White louse or the Capitol. I just got back from my 7:30 a.m. class. Matt Diliberto, junior in park management and conservation, said. I walk ed through the door and my roommates were watching in disbelief. I thought it was a movie. 9:05 a.m. The south tower of the WTC collapsed. A massive cloud of dust and debris flooded the surrounding area. 9:28 a.m. The north tower collapsed. 9:30 a.m. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship leaders met for a pre-scheduled meeting. They made arrangements to hold a prayer service on campus. My hope is that the body of Christ at KSU will respond as one body to the needs of a world that hurts on the East Co ast and Manhattan (Kan.), Brian Elliott, Pastor of Chi Alpha, said. 11:15 a.m. U.S. Customs Service placed all of its personnel on Level 1 Alert. Bureau statements released by the U.S. Customs Service said, Despite our heightened security measures, I want to stress that at no time has the Customs Service closed any of its border operations? 12:04 p.m. At Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, Bush said all appropriate security measures were being taken. Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. Bush said. 3 p.m. CNN National Security Correspondent David Ensor reported that U.S. officials .aid there were good indications that Saudi militant Usama bin Laden was involved in the attacks, based on new and specific information developed since I the attacks. 3:10 p.m. Building Seven of the WTC, a 47-story complex was reported Ton it e: it collapsed at 4:25 p.m. 7:45 a.m. 10

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Ben Gray, junior in electrical engineering, practices bass in the basmentof thehouse he shares with Eck. We sent demos to about 50 indepen- dent labelsal over the nation; wegot a ' mot positive Eck sad. Most labels say to send demos and if they like it then let them knew when you will be in town and they wit The letters said things like, ' Hey, you guys have something go. Ing, but what you have to do is tour, tour tour. ' (PhotobyKelly Glasscock) Practicing for the OPUS competition, vocalist bass player Gray plays in the backgroud as vocalisVguitar player Brandon Eck, junior in fine arts, sings the lead vocals in the basement of their house. We had the cops called on us one night because we were playing too loud, Eck said. Ususally we don ' t do that, usually we don ' t play after 10. We have to repect our (Photo by Kelly Glasscock) fusion defined 9

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2001 Bound for Los Angeles, United Airlines flight 175, a Boeing 767, smashed into the Work ' Trade Center south tower 18 minutes after the north tower had been hit by a simihar plane. Many said they believed the first plane crash of American Airlines Flight 11 to be an accident until the second plane hit the north tower. (Photo by Cary Conover) Residents of Manhattan, N.Y. try to escape the cloud of dust created by the collapse of the WIC south tower Sept. 11. The heavy cloud of debris blocked the sun for the rest of the day. Ash and dust filled the air making breathing impossible for those in the path of the thick- soot-filled haze that was once the Twin Towers. (Photo by Cary Conover) • K-State students react to the terrorist attacks in the K-State Student Union, missing class to watch the coverage. (Photo by Evan Semon) 11