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Bruins memorialize the victims of 9/11 on Sunday and reflect on the past decade in America

 
By DEVIN KELLY
By KYLIE REYNOLDS
Published September 12, 2011, 6:36 am in News A Closer Look
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Fourth-year business economics student David Melby plants flags in the grass in Wilson Plaza as part of the Bruin Republicans’ efforts to honor the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.

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Bells atop Powell Library chimed out “America the Beautiful,” and the UCLA campus fell quiet around noon on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

At the base of Janss Steps, fourth-year history student and Bruin Republicans issues director Lydia Mazuryk gently placed small American flags into the ground in Wilson Plaza – 2,977 total.

The non-partisan display serves as UCLA’s own quiet memorial for the events that altered the landscape of American society and politics.

“We want to make sure UCLA has a proper memorial for the victims of 9/11,” said Samantha Schutte, president of Bruin Republicans and a third-year political science and economics student.

It took seven people about two hours to set one flag for each person killed in the attacks.

“The visual makes it more tangible to understand the significance of 3,000 deaths,” Mazuryk said.

Wearing a “United We Stand” shirt, campus visitor Paul Tappan stopped to take a picture of the flags. He looked appreciatively at the field of flags, waving in a light breeze.

“It’s an appropriate time to reflect,” Tappan said.

The UC Santa Barbara alumnus added that he was glad a memorial had been set up on campus. His wife, Sonja Tappan, who was also walking with him, is a UCLA alumna.

Paul Tappan was on-duty as a firefighter in Northern California’s Alameda County the morning the towers were hit. He was supposed to go off-duty in the morning.

He stayed on duty another 24 hours in case further emergency services were required in the aftermath of the attacks.

When Schutte came over to introduce herself, he and Sonja Tappan thanked her.

Outside Gate 5 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night, Bruin Republicans set up a similar memorial for attendees of the UCLA versus San Jose State football game.

David Melby, a fourth-year business economics student, said the absence of memorials on campus brought the group out over the weekend.

“It’s been 10 years – we have to draw attention to that,” Melby said.

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