Many of us awoke yesterday to see an image stranger than many dreams and more horrific than any nightmare. But unlike the passing visions of the night, the reality of yesterday's terrorist attacks will persist, forever warping the contours of history — and those gleaming twin towers that we once marvelled at will no longer shape the New York skyline.
But this symbolic loss cannot begin to compare with the loss of human life, and those who have lost friends and loved ones in yesterday's catastrophe carry the greatest burden of its horrors. All of us will wake today, tomorrow and the days following to begin the awful work of coming to grips with the very truth that we fear the most — that it all actually happened. We can only accomplish this together.
Every September as the school year begins, students re-acquaint themselves with classmates and friends, but yesterday that sense of fellowship was more tangible than ever. Every member of the University community seems to have reached out to one another in the wake of this crisis. University administrators, for example, have demonstrated their dedication to the campus by providing counseling and organizing several chapel services.
Furthermore, the University community has extended its support to the actual victims of the events — Princeton Medical Center reported that it could not handle the large number of people who showed up to donate blood.
During the next few days, as we receive more information about the event's repercussions, the reality of the situation will hit even harder. It is a comfort to see the compassion that members of this community have for each other.
We at the 'Prince' offer the deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones in this act of unqualified evil.
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