Students displaced by fire in Stonegate Villas
By Erin LaMourie
Staff Reporter

A three-alarm fire at Stonegate Villas, 2501 Oak Hill Circle, Sunday caused an estimated $625,000 damage to Building 2 and displaced about 21 people, said Fort Worth Fire Department Lt. Kent Worley.
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TCU post office workers receive security training
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

TCU post office workers were instructed on how to handle suspicious packages Friday morning by U.S. Postal Service supervisors from the Trinity River Station.
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FBI agents to ride commercial planes
Sky marshals will protect against
terrorists, ensure safety of flight
By Pete Yost
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI has detained 49 people for questioning in the terrorist attacks, officials disclosed Monday as they pledged numerous federal agents would also fly commercial airlines for added safety.
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Protective agencies respond to Americans’ security fears
By James Zwilling
Staff Reporter
The safety concerns many Americans are feeling in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against America may cause people to question the credibility and accountability of U.S. protective agencies, assistant professor of criminal justice Chip Burns said.
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Small hearts, big fears
Education majors help young students cope with terrorist attacks
By Jordan Blum
Staff Reporter

Lindsay Barnard, a senior elementary education major, said she has had to subdue her own fears about the terrorist attacks while explaining the events of the past week to her students.
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TCU graduates share stories about being near Ground Zero
By Jill Sutton
Staff reporter

In the aftermath of the terrorists attacks in New York and Washington, the Alumni Association has been trying to reach those TCU alumni who are living and working in the attacked areas, said Kristi Hoban, Director of Alumni Relations.
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Education majors face new standards
Students may need to take extra summer courses for teaching certificate
By Kristin Campbell
Staff Reporter

Education students working toward teacher certification in Texas may be required to take extra summer courses in order to graduate under old certification requirements.
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Alumna memorialized with scholarship
By Jordan Blum
Staff Reporter

Former TCU student Meredith Fraker Thompson, a 1996 alumna, died tragically in July when she was struck by lightning outside her Houston home.
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Jewish High Holy Days arrive under watch of security guards, police
By Rachel Zoll
Associated Press

The Jewish High Holy Days arrived Monday night with synagogues under the watch of extra security guards and police, but worshippers greeted the period of personal reflection with vows not to be intimidated by last week’s terrorist attacks.
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American to announce layoffs this week
By DAVID KOENIG
Associated Press

DALLAS — American Airlines will announce layoffs this week following the terrorist attacks that grounded the U.S. airline industry for two days and left many passengers frightened of air travel.
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Many stockholders sell as Wall Street resumes trading
By Amy Baldwin
Associated Press

NEW YORK — The losers included airline, insurance and entertainment stocks while defense issues were among the few winners when Wall Street tumbled Monday, the first day of trading after last week’s terrorist attacks. The selling, in record volume on the New York Stock Exchange, gave the Dow Jones industrials their biggest one-day point drop and left them below 9,000.
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