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Remember Sept 27th
Daniel Sterman
After a year filled with conflict, dispute, unrest and uncertainty, the anniversary of September 27 is upon us once again. We as a community have many choices about how best to memorialize this date and ensure that it is never forgotten. Yet for some reason, no official commemorative events have been planned. Why is the anniversary of one of the most important dates in the history of our people passing by with so little notice? Why does nobody seem to care?
A surprising number of people seem to have no concept of the importance of this date. Many have forgotten altogether the reason that this date should stick out so clearly in our minds, and, even when reminded of said reason, failed to grasp its importance. For example, Matt Gertz, CC ’06, originally stated when I approached him that he was "not doing anything to commemorate September 27." When pressed as to the reason why, it became clear that he had no recollection whatsoever of the importance of this day. "Why don’t you tell me?" he asked, which I obligingly did. But even after my explanation, to which he responded eloquently with "Damn," he still maintained that he did not have any plans to commemorate this most tragic of days.
This is not an isolated incident. A CC senior, who requested that her name not be revealed, asked me, "Is it really recent? Cuz then I’d feel awful…. Something is going on, but I can’t remember what it is. It’s awful." A senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences even threatened me with bodily harm if I did not tell her to what I was referring. A sad state of affairs, really, that so many people in one of the most esteemed colleges in the country would have so little recollection of such an important event.
While widespread, this phenomenon, however, is by no means universal. Some people actually recognized the date’s importance. Several students indicated that they were going to use their time on this day, despite the very conspicuous lack of official events, to reflect on the date’s importance, its solemnity, and its warnings for the future. Dan Binder, CC ’05, told me he was planning to commemorate it by "hitting up AmCaf." His reason? "September 27," he said proudly. "Always. Now and Forever."
Ed. note: September 27th is actually the Jewish New Year and the Chinese Moon Festival, but this is not what the author had in mind, nor did he even realize it, although he's an Orthodox Jew. Since none of the people questioned seem to have realized it either, we can only conclude that the Columia student body is goyish and Euro-centric.
A surprising number of people seem to have no concept of the importance of this date. Many have forgotten altogether the reason that this date should stick out so clearly in our minds, and, even when reminded of said reason, failed to grasp its importance. For example, Matt Gertz, CC ’06, originally stated when I approached him that he was "not doing anything to commemorate September 27." When pressed as to the reason why, it became clear that he had no recollection whatsoever of the importance of this day. "Why don’t you tell me?" he asked, which I obligingly did. But even after my explanation, to which he responded eloquently with "Damn," he still maintained that he did not have any plans to commemorate this most tragic of days.
This is not an isolated incident. A CC senior, who requested that her name not be revealed, asked me, "Is it really recent? Cuz then I’d feel awful…. Something is going on, but I can’t remember what it is. It’s awful." A senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences even threatened me with bodily harm if I did not tell her to what I was referring. A sad state of affairs, really, that so many people in one of the most esteemed colleges in the country would have so little recollection of such an important event.
While widespread, this phenomenon, however, is by no means universal. Some people actually recognized the date’s importance. Several students indicated that they were going to use their time on this day, despite the very conspicuous lack of official events, to reflect on the date’s importance, its solemnity, and its warnings for the future. Dan Binder, CC ’05, told me he was planning to commemorate it by "hitting up AmCaf." His reason? "September 27," he said proudly. "Always. Now and Forever."
Ed. note: September 27th is actually the Jewish New Year and the Chinese Moon Festival, but this is not what the author had in mind, nor did he even realize it, although he's an Orthodox Jew. Since none of the people questioned seem to have realized it either, we can only conclude that the Columia student body is goyish and Euro-centric.