University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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REMEMBER the day STORY Ayana Gray PHOTOS Erin Blasdel, Gareth Patterson, Logan Webster The cool Sunday morning, with the bar¬ est traces of a breeze and rays of sunlight covering the campus grounds, seemed just another day for many students of the Uni¬ versity of Arkansas. Despite the hundreds of flags waving in the wind, as 9:11 a.m. came and passed, many students were asleep, the tragedies of that moment 10 years ago almost too far away to feel. Yet 10 years ago, they were very real, as classes came to a halt, students were shaken from their beds and the country was thrown into a chaotic frenzy as terroristic planes crashed into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, ending a sense of American stability forever. I was only in fourth grade, sophomore Adrianna Smith said. Just turning 10 ... I understood it was a bad day for America, but I didn ' t understand the magnitude until later, until now. Like Adrianna, most university students at the time of 9 11 were only in elementary school; curious, but too young to compre¬ hend the event ' s true devastation. Yet, a day that for some changed entire lives and futures, 9 11 for many was not nearly as life-altering. As sophomore Megan Englebrecht said, Honestly, 9 11 didn ' t impact me that much ... Each year [growing up], we had the mo¬ ment of silence and a prayer, but I don ' t think about it from day to day. But if September 11, 2001 was the day the world stopped, September 11, 2011 was the day it was remembered why the world is kept moving. Gathering a few days before Patriot Day, approximately 20 university stu¬ dents gathered to post hundreds of Ameri¬ can flags on the lawn outside the Union in silent remembrance of the hundreds that lost their lives. A participant of the activity, sophomore McKenna Gallagher described the task with a mixture of pride and solem¬ nity. I ju st transferred here and wanted to get involved ... I appreciated the event for what it was. It was as small as putting flags out, Gallagher said. STORY CONTINUED PG. 13 10 STUDENT LIFE

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ABOVE In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9 11, senior Mason Shaw gathered with other students on the Old Main lawn to host a candlelight vigil for the victims. During the ceremony, the school also dedicated a section of ground where a memorial flagpole will be built. 12