How the IDS chronicled 365 days of living in a different world

As journalists, we're always looking for the big story. It seems each year at the Indiana Daily Student brings at least one.\nIn the past few years, those big stories have included the death of Herman B Wells, the installment of a new chancellor and the Final Four.\nAnd for Hoosiers, how could a story be any bigger than the firing of Bob Knight?\nBig enough, that as the week of Sept. 11 began, we were scurrying to put together a special section on the one year anniversary of Knight's firing -- Sept. 10, 2001.\nSo that Monday we were grateful for a relatively slow news day. Our top story for the Sept. 11 edition was whether the state's financial troubles would mean cuts for IU and a tuition hike for students. Our front page featured a photo of IU President Myles Brand, in a candid moment with students.\nIt's amazing to think this is what students picked up from our boxes the morning of Sept. 11. In fact, we'd be surprised if anyone remembers that edition. All over campus that morning, students were turning to other media.\nAnd our newsroom looked much the same. We huddled around TVs, called our families and alternated between feelings of shock, rage and disbelief. It took a while to sink in we'd have to cover the story.\nBut it was not only our job. For many of us, it was the only way to cope. And for a day at least, our profession, finding and telling stories, seemed noble to everyone.\nThat day, the world, our campus and the way we make a newspaper, changed. Sept. 11 became ingrained in our vernacular. Seemingly every story included a reference. We referred to Sept. 11 in more than 575 stories in the last 365 days.\nClasses popped up to deal with the issue. Lectures discussed the War on Terror, anthrax and the worldwide response. We assigned two reporters the full time task of reporting on Sept. 11. \nIt was part of our effort to bring you the most up-to-date and relevant news on a story that impacted us all.\nToday's special edition is simply a continuation of that ideal.