Swarthmore College The Phoenix Alumni Relations Alumni Online Community News and Information For Parents Haverford College Bryn Mawr College Borough of Swarthmore Philly.com			Studying Peace What is peace? How do we achieve it? Swarthmore’s Peace and Conflict Studies classes look at the roots of violence. By Jeffrey Lott Photographs by Jim Graham Sept. 20—It’s barely a week after the terrorists struck, and President George W. Bush says America is at war. He vows a “crusade” to end terrorism and capture the perpetrators “dead or alive.” Tonight, the president, addressing a joint session of Congress, will tell the world that “justice will be done.” But this morning, 16 students—mostly freshmen and sophomores; about half men, half women; mostly 18 and 19 years old—sit quietly around two tables pushed together in a wood-paneled room in Papazian Hall. The Day That Changed Everything Escape from the 84th floor: a personal memoir of September 11 By Steven Salovitch ’85 September 11 8 a.m. It was a clear day on the shores of Henderson Harbor, N.Y., which rests a comfortable 300 miles from the heart of downtown New York City. Virginia Burdick was beginning her day by departing her seasonal cottage on the way to her permanent home in Watertown, N.Y. For some inexplicable reason, she began chanting a prayer to St. Joseph: “St. Joseph, in this hour, show us your power." Also within this article the life of Jonathan Randall ’82 is remembered by David Shaiken ’82. Jonathan Randall ’82 died in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. He is the only Swarthmore graduate known to have perished in the attacks. Peacekeeper In Bosnia, a journalist serving the Army National Guard experiences compassion. By George Roache ’74 The tactical landing we made that foggy night in early 1996 was hard enough to rattle our molars. With me behind the wheel of the lead Humvee, we motored down the aft loading ramp and away through the dark until we were far enough from the C-17 cargo plane—sitting there with its engines still running—to turn on our headlights without endangering the plane. From the warm-up tent where we rallied, I set out for a nearby wooden three-hole privy, and there I first saw it: a single strand of barbed wire strung where the concrete ended and the scrub and weeds began; hanging from it was a red, triangular sign, with big white letters that read, “Mines.” Peace, Politics, & Justice Swarthmore professors address issues of war and peace. What is important for us to know about the terrorist attacks and the U.S. response? What might lead to peace? How are students engaged in the issues now compared with before Sept. 11? The Bulletin’s Alisa Giardinelli spoke to faculty members from a range of disciplines to find out. Attacks spark protest and debate On Sept. 11 and in the days immediately after, the College community reacted with grief and dismay, attempting to come to terms with national tragedy and the possibility of war. As the initial shock began to wear off, students and faculty members turned to “what we do so well: political action and intellectual analysis," according to Dean of the College Bob Gross ’62.

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