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The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The administration and Student Government coordinated a memorial mass. About 8,000 people attended the ceremony, and continued it with a candlelit procession to the Grotto at dusk. It was an incredibly beautiful and moving sight. Events like that, and the deaths of Declan Sullivan, Xavier Murphy, and other members of our Notre Dame family, are somber occasions and very sad. But there is this wonderful sense of community, hope, and genuine love and care that rises from them. We come together as a family to deal with the loss and hurt and it is a profound experience. In the midst of such sad occasions, this is often when I feel the most at peace with my college decision. I could never ask to be in a more caring environment than Notre Dame.

The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The administration and Student Government coordinated a memorial mass. About 8,000 people attended the ceremony, and continued it with a candlelit procession to the Grotto at dusk. It was an incredibly beautiful and moving sight. Events like that, and the deaths of Declan Sullivan, Xavier Murphy, and other members of our Notre Dame family, are somber occasions and very sad. But there is this wonderful sense of community, hope, and genuine love and care that rises from them. We come together as a family to deal with the loss and hurt and it is a profound experience. In the midst of such sad occasions, this is often when I feel the most at peace with my college decision. I could never ask to be in a more caring environment than Notre Dame.