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THIS ISSUEl pg. 2: How we should respond Pg. 3: Warning against hatred Pg. 4: Lacrosse joins conference

Friday, September 14, 2001

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Photo by Mike Schueler

lone student prays intently on the chapel stage over Tuesday s terrorist attacks. Many people could be found in prayer across the campus.

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BY WESLEY ENGLISH NEWS EDITOR

On Sept. 9,2001 at 8:45 a.m., a hijacked commercial jet crashed into the World Trade Center s north tower. At 9:03 a.m., while a waking nation watched, a second hijacked plane punched through the south tower. A third plane hit the Pentagon at 9:43 a.m. A fourth crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Though a great distance lies between the East Coast and Upland, Indiana, Tuesdays ter­rorist attacks hit close to home on Taylor University s campus.

President David Gyertson held a packed prayer service on Tuesday at 12 p.m., calling Taylor to prayer and fasting.

One of the things that is a characteristic of Christians across the centuries is that when calamity has come, our first

response is to pray, said Gyertson during the prayer service.

After the service, much of the campus broke out into small prayer, meeting on the grounds, in dorms and in Taylor offices.

Taylor is home to many people who were directly affected by Tuesdays tragedy. The few sto­ries below reflect a small cross section of those people.

Junior Leslie Bradford s father, Ray Bradford, sat in a meeting two blocks from the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. Leslie was baby-sitting when her mother, Geri Bradford who works in Student Affairs, called crying. She told Leslie about the attacks.

I thought that was it, I lost my father, Leslie said.

That afternoon, Leslie heard the news that her father was alive.

Leslie s friends celebrated with her, but she couldn t allow her­self to celebrate quite yet.

My dad s not safe until he s here, where I can see him, hug him and touch him, Leslie said.

Leslie and her mother were given that chance to celebrate Thursday night when her dad arrived home safely.

Jocelyn Falck, Publications Coordinator for Council for Christian Colleges and University and former employee

Taylor University s public in was relations department,

attending a staff meeting in Washington at the time of the Pentagon attack.

Our meeting turned from an atmosphere of business to sorrow to stunned silence to disbelief, Falck said. It seemed like I was in a movie and the script was very well written. Im just wait­

ing for the part when the bad guys get caught.

Falck described Washington as a bustling metropolis that had turned into a ghost town.

Still, she saw good rise up among the midst of the terror­ist acts.

In a city that tries to keep reli­gion and state separate, it seems that everyone is welcoming prayer services, Falck said.

A prayer service was held on the capitol steps Wednesday night.

Junior Abby Rice, whose father Greg Rice flies 737s for American Airline, had a scare of a different kind. Abby was work­ing out at the fitness center when she saw the news about the crash­es on TV.

Greg often flies to New York and Boston, airports where the hijacked planes originated. Abby

and her family were not able to get in contact with Greg for hours causing the family consid­erable distress.

I know the chances of it being my dad were one in a thousand, but it could have been my dad, Rice said.

Abby still felt sorrow even after she and her family found out around 1 p.m. that Greg was on the ground and safe in Chicago.

I just keep thinking that some pilots daughter doesnt have a dad, Rice said.

President George Bush desig­nated today as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, encouraging people to find time to pray for victims and their fam­ilies. Students are meeting at the Rice Bell Tower at noon for a time of mediation and prayer. -Karen Penner contributed to this report.

Gyertson- speaks at prayer service Students unite in prayer over tragedy

Upland, Indiana

Student reads of tragedy in paper Students bow on campus grounds Dr. Farmer prays with head in hands

SEPTEMBER 14,2001 • THE ECHO - 2

inion "In time, we will find healing and recovery; and, in the face of all this evil, we remain

strong and united, 'one Nation under God. -President George W. Bush

A T i m e T o BY J. DARYL CHARLES RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR

Two days after nation­al calamity, all people, i n c l u d i n g -the Taylor community, stand shell-

shocked, dazed and disoriented at the events of Tuesday, September 11. In my own strug­gle to know how to respond ade­quately, I believe two responses are requisite of us.

One is the need to mourn with those who mourn, to share grief in proxy, as best we can, with those whose loss is unimagin­able. For this reason I applaud my colleague Richard Smith, professor of Old Testament, who called us Tuesday in the campus-wide prayer meeting to lament. This was no mere theater; rather, it is a biblical response to catas­trophe, regardless of whether we are directly implicated. Thus, it is fitting that the Christian in these days be immersed in the Psalms of lament, the Psalms of ascent, as well as the Psalms of imprecation, for these important parts of the Psalter reflect the cry of the desperate amidst agoniz-

M o u r n , A T ing circumstances.

In light of the admonition to us from the pulpit on Tuesday to "forgive our enemies," a thought­ful response is in order. Is God really requiring of us that we "forgive our enemies" — enemies • who are passionate about evil, unrepentant, and wholly without regard for human life? Though well meaning, the exhortation to forgive blurs the distinction between private reactions and public policy (Rom. 12:17-13:10).

The second response required of us is to understand the ramifi­cations of what occurred Tuesday. Though we wish other­wise, these events were not mere­ly "acts of terrorism"; they were acts of war.

As a legitimate response to acts of war, historic Christian tradi­tion has acknowledged the prin­ciples of just war. These princi­ples represent a middle or moder­ating way between pacifism and "holy war." To be morally appalled at the attacks on tens of thousands of innocents is entirely justifiable, and yes, the call to justice in the form of retribution is entirely warranted. Indeed, Tuesday's attacks are even more egregious than the Japanese

i m e t o A c t attack on Pearl Harbor because the Japanese bombed military targets. If a declaration of war was justified then, how can it not be justified presently?

The just war tradition operates on several premises that guide proper executioif of war, includ­ing: noncombatant immunity/dis­crimination; existence of legiti­mate political authority to exer­cise force; just cause; and right intention aiming at a greater ulti­mate good.

Left unchallenged, Tuesday's acts of war, which are only the latest and most concentrated of their kind, foreshadow a return to barbarism that results from the triumph of private vengeance. While the precise nature of polit­ical-military response to terror­ism will generate vigorous debate, the U.S. government must respond deliberately and aggressively.

Acts of mass murder must never be permitted, for in their ' toleration we encourage a decline into moral anarchy and bar­barism, the likes of which could reproduce a new "dark ages." For this reason, Americans - and the Christian community - are not called by God to "forgive our enemies" in the present context.

The Lessons We Learn BY BEN REED AND NTKKI SCHITZ TU STUDENTS STUDYING IN D.C.

This is not about us. This is not about terrorism.

This is about reality. As students studying in

Washington, D.C., We were asked to describe what living through a terrorist attack felt like. But our stories are truly unimportant.

We spend our days discussing the problems of our world and how to solve them, but do we ever follow through? We speak of making a difference in some­one's life, but do we attempt to do so? We talk of the presence of evil in our world, but do we ever look it in the eye? We talk of many things, but on Tues.

Sept. 11, There are a thousand sto­ries more wor­thy than ours.

What about the hundreds of New York City emergency workers still missing? What about the ordinary people trying to work an honest day's work, only to be unexpectedly taken from this world? What about the child consumed by horror, not knowing if her father was pres­ent when the planes hit the World Trade Center?

This is about realizing that evil and the problems of this world will not be forgotten. You can­not hide from reality. Your fam­ily cannot protect you. Taylor cannot protect you. We live in a fallen world, and you must be

This is not about us. This is not about ter­rorism. This is about

reality.

2001, our words were thrown in our face. We can no longer merely talk.

But what about our experi­ence? We could tell you of the surreal atmosphere in the city. We could tell you of the suspi­cious eyes, anxiously looking to see if the next explosion was nearby. We could tell you of so many events and emotions but really, what's the point?

You see, this about a reality bigger than us. This is about so many things we wished we'd never had to deal with. This is about being kissed by the evil of this world.

This is not about us, but it should be.

T H E E C H O Karen Penner

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F o r c e , O r d e r a n d J u s t i c e BY STEPHEN HOFFMANN PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

I have never doubt­ed that the use of over-w h e l m i n g force in response to Iraq's inva­

sion of Kuwait was justified. I am even more convinced that the United States must do whatever is necessary to strike those responsible for Tuesday's attack on New York City. Yet we must recognize the reasons behind the hatred of America that led to this extreme action, however morally indefensible. This was an attack to prevent American power and influence from constraining rev­olutionary change in the Middle East and North Africa, where Muslims predominate.

During the past year I have had the wrenching experience of attending funerals for my 23-year-old nephew and a 23-year-old neighbor. The action that I believe necessary is likely to

result in the deaths of far more young people than in Desert Storm. The civilians likely to die in a military response are just as precious to their loved ones and to God as were the inhabitants of New York or ancient Nineveh, the capital of Israel's oppressor, for whom Jonah had no love. It is an illusion to deny that a mili­tary response can make things worse rather than better. It is not for nothing that pacifism has deep roots in Christian teaching. It is a tradition worthy of respect. Why then, do I advocate a mili­tary response? It is because even a modicum of justice is impossi­ble without a modicum of order. Order that allows the peaceful resolution, or at least alleviation, of conflict depends on self-restraint. The absence of self-restraint has been most evident in the conquest of other countries, the forcible imposition of a reli­gious or ideological vision and reliance on indiscriminate vio­lence against civilians as a pri­mary strategy. The degree of order we have in international

politics is to a significant degree the result of punishment or deter­rence of those unwilling to com­promise by those who are.

During the last 20-30 years, Israel has displaced more and more Palestinians in the name of security as well as to expand the n a t i o n . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a s ' tended to pursue its strategic and economic interests in the Middle East with insufficient regard to the aspirations of many of its peoples. Unlike Israel and the United States, however, the nationalist and religious cru­saders of the region demand the obliteration of their adversaries. The challenge to American lead- • ers in using force is to resist allowing the necessity of order to absolve them of self-restraint, and also to demand the same of Israel.

St. Augustine offers the appro­p r i a t e p e r s p e c t i v e . " T h e y s a y . . . that a wise man will wage only just wars-as if, mindful that he is human, he would not much rather lament that he is subject to the necessity of waging just wars."

SEPTEMBER 14,2001 ' THE ECHO • 3

AWake Up Call of Hate BY TED DORMAN PROFESSOR OF BIBLE

Last T u e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 11, will stand along-s i d e D e c e m b e r 11, 1941 -

Pearl Harbor — as "a day that shall live in infamy" (President Franklin Roosevelt).

At so it should. Two genera­tions of Americans have grown up without the memory of the Japanese Empire's bombing of the American naval fleet in Hawaii. They have had no sense of what it means for American soil to he attacked and for American civilians to be killed in a sneak attack.

Until now. For my generation and the gen­

eration represented by our stu­dent body, September 11 is a wake-up call to the fact that there

are people who hate America and who will do anything to destroy her.

Why did these enemies of America do what they did? Unlike the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, they represented no national entity seeking specific military objectives.

To answer that question, we have to take our eyes off Pearl Harbor and fix our gaze on two other events connected with World War II: The Nazi Holocaust, and the founding in 1948 of the modern nation of Israel.

For make no mistake: What motivated the suicide pilots' mur­der of over ten thousand American civilians was their hatred for Israel, and for Israel's only steadfast ally: The United States of America.

Furthermore, this hatred is not confined to a lunatic fringe. Israel is surrounded by enemies who deem her very existence ille­

gitimate. For such people, "peace" means "no Israel" and peace talks are merely a means to that end.

The time has come for America to demonstrate to Israel's ene­mies that we will not tolerate this latest extension of the Holocaust mentality — the same mentality that motivated many Middle East leaders during the 1930's to cooperate with Adolf Hitler in his attempt to annihilate the Jews.

And we must do so in the same way we defeated Hitler and ended the Holocaust: by use of overwhelming, disproportionate military action against the perpe­trators of the atrocities of September 11.

Christians who are pacifists will, of course disagree. But if you hold to the Christian "just war" doctrine, my question is: If such a response is not justified, what would be? And if we do not do it, who will?

Learning the Hard Way NAOMI RAEGAN As SUBMITTED BY TED DORMAN, PROFFESSOR OF BIBLE

The issues confronting us in this act of war were articulated with stunning clarity yesterday by Naomi Ragen, born in New York City and now a citizen of Israel. Writing from _____ Jerusalem, she said:

Why do we have to learn these lessons of history again and again: that tolerance for anti-Semitism and the mur- • der of Jews inevitably leads to a hundredfold number of casualties among innocent people of all races and reli­gions all over the world?

That evil and immorality and racism always chooses the Jews as its first target, but never its last? If the attack is tolerated, it grows in strength and begins to devour the rest of

the world. Appeasement, • Churchill said, is feeding a crocodile in the hope that he will eat you last. It doesn t work. And now, just days after the debacle in Durban which unleashed the most vicious racism of modern times, comes

If the attack is tolerated, it grows in strength and begins to devour

the rest of the world.

the physical attack on the leader of the free world and its people.

I feel no satisfaction that the world which has been so blind, so wrong-headed, in its aban­donment of the Jews of Israel, feeding us to the crocodiles, must now experience the hor­rors we have been living with

on a daily basis for months, even years. But it is my hope, as I wearily type these words, that a new light will come out of the billowing evil smoke of destruction and darkness that has claimed so many innocent lives, destroyed so many, many ___ innocent families. A

light of determination and clear-headed moral thinking that will allow all the good people of the world to gird their

____ loins and join forces to defeat the embodiment

of ervil — fanaticism and disre­gard for human life dressed in religious clothing: Muslim fun­damentalism.

I am so sorry enlightenment had to come at such a terrible price. Let it be the last we pay.

My prayers are with my fel­low Americans. May God bless you and watch over you all.

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Letter to the Editor My father and both of his

brothers work in Manhattan. I thought my father worked around 50th and Lexington, which is far away from where the Twin Towers collapsed. However, I didn't know the location of either of my uncle's offices. My family was unreachable. I got my dad's voicemail at work, my little brother home alone, and my grandfather's office and home line did not work. These were not the makings for a peaceful

don't think that he was on his floor when it was hit, though. He said he saw smoke from the other tower that was hit and went downstairs with a friend. When he was a decent way down he saw a co-worker who said, 'everything is ok, you can go back to your desks.' Then he heard another explosion and said, 'Uh-uh I'm getting out of here.' Can you believe it? He caught the last J train out of Manhattan! People were going to Aunt Roxanne's house to — — — — c o m f o r t day.

I thought jf's probably a good thing I her'and she myself in a , . , , said, 'What similar sit- dldn 1 at the time that are you uation to one of my uncles worked on here for? the chil­dren in C . S . L e w i s ' Chronicles were

the 68th floor in the second He s inside J w a t c h i n g

tower that was hit. TV.'" All my

of Narnia, who whisked away from

London to the country during the WWII. The United States was being attacked, and partic­ularly the state of my resi­dence. However, I continued working at a relative's place in Connecticut and somehow felt at peace both with the state of my family and the state of the union. My aunt frequently came out and asked how I could continue working in such circumstances. It's probably a good thing I didn't know at the time that one of my uncles worked on the 68th floor in the second tower that was hit.

My mother eventually returned my call from that morning. I didn't know yet that my Uncle Jonathan worked in the World Trade Center, so it seemed a bit strange to me when my mother's first words after, "How are you doing?" were, "Uncle Jonathan's OK."

"What about Dad and Uncle Stephen?"

"They don't work near there. Dad is trying to come home but has been having trouble, but Uncle Jonathan works in one of the towers that were hit! I

family got home safely that day, but New York will never be the same. I can't picture it without the Twin Towers. I took the train to Chambers Street/World Trade Center to get to high school. I visited the WTC mall during my lunch period on occasion. The sum­mer prior to this last one I took . the PATH train from New Jersey to the World Trade Center to get to work every day. Every Thursday that sum­mer, I wished I knew how to swing dance so that I would have reason to go to the top and enjoy the swing band that evening. At least I can say I've been to the top of one of them once when I was young. It would be a shame for me, a New Yorker, not to be able to say so. However, that makes me think maybe I better visit the Statue of Liberty soon.

On a positive note, I must say that this incident brought New Yorkers together. It also brought out some of the best in them. I imagine that shocked the world almost as much as the actual disaster. I hope that is a large part of what everyone takes away from this incident.

— James Immordino

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Sports SEPTEMBER 14, 2001 * THE ECHO * 4

"I know we've got to move around and get off the couch but baseball's not real important.

- Chicago Cub Ron Coomer

Thunder and lightning, Anderson frightening BY TAB BAMFORD SPORTS EDITOR

Last Saturday the Trojans got their feet wet —- in every way.

Taylor s squad featured new faces on the field, new forma­tions on offense, and new defen­sive personnel groups on the field as the new season started last Saturday. On offense seven of eleven positions were filled by unfamiliar faces on the "first snap, while the defense had five new players.

These players saw their first action in monsoon-like condi­tions, as the game experienced a 40-minute lightning delay and heavy rain in the second half.

It got pretty crazy out there, said sophomore defensive line­man Josh Staley. The field was like pea soup when we came back [from the delay].

Youth was served for the Trojans, though. The defense saw significant contributions from freshman lineman Dan Jergensen, sophomore transfer Jeremiah Ramer, and freshman comer Garien Hudson. Also con­tributing in his first game was sophomore defensive back Ben Flossie. Jergensen will see increased action due to junior

Kurt Schwarz being lost for the season with a torn ACL.

Also relatively new to the defense was junior linebacker Mike Kenney. Kenney began last year as the starting middle line­backer, but suffered a season-ending injury against Anderson. This year s game saw a healthy Kenney lead Taylor with a dozen tackles.

Stepping in on the offensive side of the ball were a couple young running backs, sopho­mores Jamie McKinney and Aaron Sams. McKinney scored the final touchdown of the day for Taylor and recorded three receptions, while Sams had a big day with a 75-yard touchdown reception and a 4-yard touch­down run.

Sams led Taylor in receiving yards. Also making solid plays his first start was junior receiver Matt Graham.

We stmggled a little at the beginning of the game, but once we settled down we played real­ly well together, said Graham.

Also gone is Mike Moser, three year starter as the kicker for the Trojans. Saturday saw the debut of sophomore Robbie Smith as both kicker and punter.

Photo by Bryan Smith

SOPHOMORE AARON SAMS leaves Anderson defenders behind as he scores the first touch­down of his Taylor career. Sams also caught a 75-yard touchdown pass in the game.

Smith connected on three of his four extra point attempts and consistently put the ball into the Anderson end zone on kickoffs. Smith also established a net aver­age of 39 yards per punt.

I was a little nervous before

the initial kickoff, but I think we all were, said Smith. The first kickoff of every season has a great deal of emotion in it.

This week the Trojans are again at home as they welcome Tri-State University to campus.

According to senior quarterback Josh Cole, fundamentals will be key for the offense this week.

We need to do the little things well to be Successful, said Cole. We must move the ball consis­

tently early if we want to win.

Sat, 9/15: M & W Tennis vs. Marian. 10:00 a.m. Football vs. Tri-State,. 1:30 p.m. M Soccer vs. Huntington....2:00 p.m.

Tues 9/1*8: M Soccer vs. Sienna Heights 4 p.m.

Wed. 9/19: Volleyball vs. Bethel 7:30 p.m. W Soccer @ IWU... 7:00 p.m.

Fit 9/21: W Soccer vs. Anderson...,.,4:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. Kaepa Piayoff...,4 p.m.

Men s lacrosse accepted into new conference BY TAB BAMFORD

8th Annual Tenderloin Fry

Held on Friday, September 21, 2001

4:30 - 7:00 p.m. *

694 Second St. Upland

Sponsored by the Upland Chamber of Commerce

Happy 21st Birthday Karen

Have a great day!

Love, Dad, Mom, and Aaron

SPORTS EDITOR

The mens lacrosse team is ready for the big time.

The team took a large step towards legitimizing itself this past weekend by joining a major collegiate conference. The team joins the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) in a division with NCAA teams Ball State, Illinois State, and Calvin College.

The conditions of joining this conference are highly, selective. According to junior Brian Hill, the president of the Taylor Lacrosse Club, there are steps the team has taken to become full members of the CCLA.

To be considered for accept­ance, the team had to apply to the league. The team was then sub­ject to a one-year trial period during which the conference monitored the play of the team. The next step in the process was an interview conducted by larger schools, such as the University of Michigan.

Hill, head coach Nate Bates

and assistant coach Scott Cahill attended this interview. Taylor was one of only five teams accepted to the league and the only to receive a unanimous vote.

We really hope this gives lacrosse a legitimate face at Taylor, said Hill. Hopefully we can eventually gain school spon­sorship.

This will be the fifth year for the Taylor lacrosse team, which maintains club status. As a club, the team receives no monetary backing from the university. Each member of the team is therefore required to pay over $100 to participate to cover vari­ous costs, including uniforms and transportation. The fee to join the league will add an addi­tional $1000 to the teams finances for this year.

Prior to this season the team had played independently against teams with whom the captains could schedule games. Now the team has the ability to bring games to Taylor with high­er profile programs, and plans to

do so. Teams on the schedule for the spring season include Nebraska and Purdue.

The additional costs of partic­ipating in this league are out­weighed by the gained exposure we 11 receive both for the team and the university, said Bates.

The team feels they have the ability to compete at a high level. They have proven this by win­ning previous meetings against Ball State.

It will be good for us to see what the competition is like that we re now up against, said jun­ior Craig Leffew.

The team can take their new status for a test drive as soon as October 13, when they travel to Illinois State for a tournament. The official season is in the spring, but they play games in the fall to maintain their skill levels.

The games the team plays dur­ing the fall have no bearing on their spring season record.

The team will be represented this season by four captains: Hill, LefTew and seniors Adam Lynch and Rob Reiter.