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Rensselaer Student
Senate Resolution 9/11/01
As the Student
Senate of RPI, we call for the campus at large to come together
in unity and support each other with tolerance and compassion.
Regardless of future findings, we stress that no single group
on campus-ethnic, religious, political or other-will be allowed
to be victimized or targeted. We deplore the acts of destruction
that occurred on September 11th, and will not permit ourselves
to be defeated by stooping to the level of blind hate and
violence that caused these incidents. We stand committed to
represent and uphold the best in human behavior-empathy, dignity,
and mutual respect. In whatever way we are able we will assist
students, faculty and staff at RPI, as one diverse and healthy
community.
Senate Resolution
passed September 11, 2001 at 10:47 pm unanimously.
A letter from
the President of the Union and the Grand Marshal to the students
of RPI.
We first and foremost
want to express our heartfelt and most sincere sympathies
to the students of RPI and our extended community. We are
overcome with fear and uncertainty. With this letter we are
making a very personal plea for calm. Many of us feel angry,
sad, horrified, infuriated, and scared. We ask that students
be patient with each others ways of expressing grief, understanding
that people show emotion in different ways.
It is unacceptable
to misdirect anger towards innocent individuals and/or groups.
There is a natural tendency, to become confused and look for
a direction in which to lash out. If we are to maintain our
pride in being decent human beings, we must not let this impulse
take over. We must bear in mind, that those people around
us, regardless of their backgrounds and origins, are as innocent
as those victims in New York and Washington.
RPI is unique in
its diversity of student population, in regards to race, religion,
socio-economic origin, sexual identity, and many other factors.
We are a unified campus in our pursuit of academic excellence
and strength of character. Historically we have always worked
well together, despite our many differences and interests.
It is our greatest hope, that we will continue to do so.
In closing we wish
to direct attention towards two specific groups. The first
are the volunteers, organizers and donors involved with the
Red Cross blood drive. They accomplished an amazing amount
of work despite logistical limitations. We applaud them. The
second group is the students of RPI who belong to military
reserves and have been mobilized at this time to New York
City. Our thoughts and best wishes are with them.
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