Thursday September 1, 2002 @2002 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan TODAY: Su nn., and One-hundred-eleven years of editorialfreedom clear through- out the day. Clear and cool throughout the night. }A ~54 Tomorrow. 1161i Vol. CXIII, No. 8 wwwmkhigandailycom w 1111111 111 - - ---- --------------------------- -- -- ------- III Photos by DAVID KATZ/Daily, AP. Photo illustration by DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily Above: Last night saw students and Ann Arbor community members gather at the Diag, about 16 hours after bagpipers in New York marched toward Ground Zero; Left: President Bush's final stop on his three-city tour was New York, where he addressed the nation from Ellis Island. Atmosphere in New York shfts as citizens remember Sept. 11, 2001 By Elizabeth Kassab and Shannon Pettypiece Daily News Editors NEW YORK - Many stores did not open their doors until 11 a.m. or noon, digital advertisements in Times Square were replaced by images of the stars and bars, and there was an ever-present awareness of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Bush addresses nation durig New NEW YORK (AP) - With words of comfort and resolve, President Bush joined the nation yesterday in remembering "a year of sorrow, of empty places" since the terrorist attacks that killed thousands and drew America into war. He vowed victory over "history's latest gang of fanatics." The Statue of Liberty and a forever-altered skyline were at his back as Bush spoke from Ellis Island, the first stop of immigrants and a symbol of American tolerance and independence. "This nation has defeated tyrants, liberated death camps and raised this lamp of liberty to every captive land," Bush said. "We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power. They are discovering, as oth- erT hefore them the resolve nf a Qreat democra- 'Yo rktnp. terrorism - a rebuilt and now unblemished Pen- tagon, a field of golden grass in Pennsylvania and the dusty, seven-story-deep hole where the trade center towers once soared. "In the ruins of two towers, under a flag unfurled at the Pentagon, at the funerals of the lost, we have made a sacred promise to our- selves and the world: We will not relent until justice is done and our nation is secured. What our enemies have begun, we will finish," Bush said. At each of Bush's stops, the sky was clear and blue - as it was a year ago when terrorists shat- tered the peace. His every move was accompanied by stringent security as the nation remained on high alert for another attack. Vice President Dick Chenev was at an undis- More subdued than usual, New York City made it through the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center. "It's very somber, very serious," World War II veteran Ed Hunt said. Hunt spent the day in the city where he was born and raised, praying in St. Patrick's Cathe- dral and then making his way through the city to the Brooklyn Bridge, near the former site of the World Trade Center. "I'm a New Yorker. I had to be here," said Hunt, who now lives in New Jersey. He burst into song in Times Square, singing the notes of "God Bless America" as he watched live coverage of the ceremony at the Pentagon on NBC's giant television screen. When asked why, he replied simply, "Pride. Pride in my country." That same sense of pride was evidenced by the scores of people wearing red, white and blue. "A lot of people want to wear the flag again," said Meng Chen, a cashier at a shop called New York Skyline. Chen said there had been a small increase in the number of patri- otic merchandise in the past few days. Donning a bright shirt covered with Ameri- can flags, Ed Peck ascended to the observa- tion deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York City since the Twin Towers fell. "I'm in New York today because it's Sept. 11, to show support for our nation, to thumb my nose at those who did it," he said. Zero), but we felt it was for the families today," he said. From the Empire State Building, visitors could see the gap in the skyline left by the World Trade Center and the American flags on the buildings around Ground Zero. "It's a good point of interest for viewing where it used to be," said Morrow, who met friends from England to see the city. Along with the disbelief that the Twin Tow- ers were gone, there was a sense of keeping memories alive so that no similar attacks hap- pen in the future. "It's going to be in our memory for a long, long time," said Jack Singh, an operations specialist at First Republic Bank. "Hopefully, things will get better, and we take life as it" comes." Many of New York's boroughs also felt the somber mood of the day, as many described their neighborhoods as eerily quiet and calm. In Harlem, sidewalks that are normally lined with more than 25 or 30 street venders only had two or three, and store employees said business was much lower than in past weeks or pervious years. "The streets never seem empty except for today," said Albert Marrero, who works at HMV Records in Harlem. "People in this area have been hit very hard by Sept. 11 ... it is definitely noticeable. Marrero added that although people were buying very little, what they did buy yester- day was related to Sept. 11, like commemora- tive compact discs, movies and posters. attacks and why they are important, an official from the superintendent's office said. In the offices surrounding Ground Zero many people chose not to attend work, employees said, and surrounding businesses, like coffee shops and restaurants, had notice- ably fewer customers. Marc Lingant, who works across the street from Ground Zero, said he chose to go into work to take his mind off the attacks, but oth- ers in his office had to take the day off because of the emotional strain put on them by the one-year anniversary. "Today is pretty hectic," said Marc Lingant, as he stepped out of the office for a few min- utes to attend the ceremonies at Ground Zero. "People are calling in cause they didn't feel up to it." Lingant was working near the World Trade Center last year when it was attacked. He said he has been spending almost every moment of the day thinking about what he was doing a year ago. At the office, Lingant said there was a very serious mood and people were less talkative. At one restaurant near Ground Zero, an employee said business was much slower than normal and will be closed today because they are expecting a lot of people will take off work today as well. In a predominately Hispanic area of Queens, many said they share the sense of loss with their fellow New Yorkers even though their neighborhood was not as directly affected. "It is a very sad day for my family," said