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Monday, September 13, 2021

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METRO Newtonians gathered to remember the eight community members that lost their lives on Sept. 11.

Men’s soccer faced off against Notre Dame and came away with a 1-1 tie.

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Twenty Years Later, Boston College Remembers Alumni Who Died On Sept. 11 This story was written by Victor Stefanescu, Asst. News Editor; Amy Palmer, Asst. News Editor; Erin Shannon, Copy Chief; Emma Dawson, Heights Staﬀ; Grace Beneke, Editorial Assistant; Ethan Raye, Copy Editor

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Editor’s Note: For the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, The Heights reached out to the families and friends of the 22 Boston College graduates who lost their lives in the attacks. We were able to reach the family or friends of six of the graduates. We regret not being able to reach friends or relatives of the other 16. We invite you to learn more about the other alumni in our archives. Marc Landy, a professor of political science at Boston College, was watching the news on a clunky TV in his doctor’s office when American Airlines Flight 11 first hit the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. It’s hard to capture the feeling on campus that day, he said. One thing that sticks out in his memory is a sense of devastation that permeated campus. At a vigil held that day on O’Neill Quad, sobs rang out. “Hundreds and hundreds of people were there and the most moving thing, the saddest thing of all, was hearing people in the audience weeping because they lost somebody,” Landy said. Peter Krause, an associate professor of political science at BC, was a senior

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at Williams College at the time and had just finished an internship at the World Trade Center in August of 2001. He came to BC 11 years after Sept. 11 and in his classes on international relations of the Middle East, terrorism, and political violence, the topic of Sept. 11 often comes up. Every year, Krause said he asks his students how old they were when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred. When he first started at BC, his students had memories of the attacks, but Krause said his students this year were either not alive yet or were very young. Although most students at BC learned about Sept. 11 growing up, Krause said not having lived through the event makes a difference. This generation of students is “not scarred or impacted in the same way” that others were. When discussing Sept. 11 in

his classes, Krause said he tries to create a personal connection with the students and go beyond the statistics. “I think the story of Welles Crowther is a really important one for the BC community because I think BC students can see themselves in Welles, right?” Krause said. “He was in your exact position … trying to figure out what he wanted to do in life … and then having something like this strike out of nowhere, and yet responding with tremendous courage and heroism to help those around him and embodying so many of Boston College values in doing so.” It’s personal stories that let people best form emotional connections to the events of Sept. 11, Krause said. Here are some of those stories.

See Alumni, A2

MAGAZINE

Students Tutor Across the Nation ELLIE CROWLEY Heights Staﬀ

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Ground and Pound Despite a 17-point win and a resurgent run game, BC showed holes in its defense. See Football, A10

When the pandemic forced the education industry to shift to a remote format, many teachers and students missed the authenticity of in-person interactions. Despite the difficulties that came with switching to remote education, Nicole Kelley, Lynch ’22, and Shemar Joseph, MCAS ’23, witnessed its silver linings firsthand. Before COVID-19 hit, Kelley and Joseph—both aspiring teachers—volunteered at local schools around the Boston area through Eagle Volunteers, a service group that brings college tutors to Mount Alvernia Academy, an elementary school in Newton. The pandemic halted these in-person tutoring experiences, leaving Kelley and

Joseph to search for another way to stay connected with students. “Because of COVID, we weren’t able to go back [last year], and we still wanted to be involved in education and trying to help other students in any way that we can,” Kelley said. The silver lining of the pandemic and the opportunity to keep helping students came far away from the Boston schools they had been working in—all the way from Oakland, Calif. As Kelley and Joseph searched for ways to continue their community service, Dan Ponsetto, director of the Volunteer Service Learning Center, circulated an email about an opportunity that suited their criteria—Meaningful Teens. Meaningful Teens is a program that started during the COVID-19 pandemic that connects low-income students with

high school and college students who tutor them remotely, specifically focusing on reading and reading comprehension. Kelley and Joseph both signed up, with the goal of continuing to pursue their passion for educating youth. “Because of the online format, it’s pretty easy to just join,” Joseph said. Although operating virtually and serving students across the country through Meaningful Teens is new for Kelley, volunteering with kids is not. “I have always loved working with kids,” Kelley said. “Ever since middle school [and] high school, I’ve been volunteering at schools and doing anything that I can to be involved in the education system of young children … I just feel like it’s a great way to give back to the community.”

See Meaningful Teens, A5