Grade school kids not far from the age of ten witnessed an interruption in the routine of their daily lives, a shift in their country’s political agenda and an awakening for the rest of the world. Ten years later they are constituents of a generation now sitting in college lectures with memories of the Sept. 11 attacks resting in the back of their minds. Four students who lived in or near New York City at the time of the attacks share their stories as the  ten-year anniversary causes memories to resurface. Sarah Endaya – Bayonne, New Jersey Sophomore in management “[My mother] described how there was limited public transportation running, there was no cell phone service, barely any of the surrounding buildings were left undamaged, there was traffic like nothing she had ever seen before and everything was just thing.” The commotion of the city still lives on in Lopez’s mind, but while he continues to reflect on what happened that Tuesday morning, Lopez said the aftermath weighed just as heavily. “I think the whole experience has made me realize that you need to see the world through many eyes,” Lopez said. “Pain and suffering can be caused by few. But in numbers and with true loyalty and respect, it can be stronger.” Casey Sarles – Goshen, New York Sophomore in math education Casey Sarles lived an hour away from the city during the attacks. Sarles did not say the tragedy had any immediate impact toward her, but it did to her loved ones. “I [didn’t] live in New York City…but it certainly had an impact on my hometown,” Sarles said. “There were a lot of people that knew family and friends that worked in the World Trade Center and the surrounding area, including my dad. He knew several people that had been in the towers that day working and trying to get people town.”