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Issue date: 9/12/03 Section: News

Media Credit: Chris Shores With the flag at half staff behind, Father John Soares and Amy Rovin, assistant Jewish chaplain, watch Senior Cynthea Reeves add to the mural remembering those who died on September 11, 2001.

09/12/03 - The anniversary of Sept. 11 began with a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. and the bells above Davis Hall echoed throughout the URI campus; another chilling reminder of what happened two years ago in New York.

Some said the publicity Sept. 11 was given was inadequate this year, others are remembering the tragedies in a different way.

The URI Chaplains Association, the Memorial Union, the Center for Leadership Development and Health Services sponsored the Mural of Remembrance yesterday afternoon in the middle of the Quadrangle.

Students stopped at three tables lined with white paper to write a message reflecting their thoughts and feelings on Sept. 11.

Amy Rovin, assistant Jewish chaplain of the Chaplain's Association welcomed students to the table. "We think it is a positive response to 9/11. Many come up, very grateful for an opportunity for people to express their emotions," Rovin said.

Father John Soares, chaplain of the Catholic Center also presented the mural. "Lots of people just come by to read other peoples' remarks," he said. "We plan on using it every year."

The mural, which became available for remarks at 11 a.m. yesterday, was on the Quad until 2 p.m.

"We had a pretty good turnout," Soares said. "We got a positive response. We wanted something a little more low key this year."

Soares hopes the mural will be presented on a wall in the union when it is complete. "We are happy we could offer something to people," he said.

In addition to students participating, Ayn Plant, fiscal clerk at the Biological Sciences building, was touched by the mural. "I wanted to reflect, to be with my feelings," Plant said. "It was also interesting to read what other people had to say."

Some students thought that the mural was a good way of remembering Sept. 11 in a more reserved manner.

Sophomore Judy Duhamel appreciated the mural. "I think it is an adequate remembrance. I lost a relative in the attacks and I don't like it overplayed all the time. I think it's appropriate."

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