Remembering September 11th

       Each year, September 11th is a day stained with sorrow and grievance for people throughout the United States and yet Wittenberg held no memorial service or vigil to remember those lost in the tragedy. Why?  This is a question I immediately asked myself as I reflected on the day and its' meaning to me.  Last year, Wittenberg had a ten year anniversary memorial service; however I think that this year was no less tragic or less worthy of remembrance than any year in the past.  It bothered me that our university failed to recognize those lives lost in the terrorist attacks of 9/11 when it was an event that affected every citizen, and undoubtedly every Witt student, at that time.  The most frequent type of remembrance that I encountered yesterday was either through peoples' twitter accounts or on television.  I just hope that Wittenberg is not dismissing this event because it is now more than ten years in the past.  It is still a memory that is fresh in the minds of every American and will continue to be as long as people chose to remember and respect September 11th.  Even though I will not be at Wittenberg next year during September, I hope that the University will do a better job of remembering the day and the people who lost their lives in the attacks.