He believes they demonstrated the principles student journalism is all about. Looking back, Kleine is proud of the work his students did. Vividly,” commented Amy Turner Cathy, another of the students featured in Labbe’s photo.
“One thing you don’t really know about the day–unless you were there–is you never wanted to be around people so much in your life,” Labbe said.Īlthough two decades have passed since that day on Berry’s campus, its effects are still felt by those who lived it. Kevin Kleine, student publications advisorĪlthough people had different reactions to how September 11 should be memorialized, Labbe said there was still a sense of community on campus. It really proved what great student journalism is, working under deadline pressure in a breaking news environment when its emotional not just for the subjects but for the reporters, the photographers, the editors. “When the attack happened that Tuesday morning, I think everybody was so, just in shock… You’re processing your own emotions and your own personal response to it at the same time as trying to figure out how you can write about this,” Marr said. Chris Marr, the Carrier’s news editor at the time, said the magnitude of the tragedy added another level of difficulty to his work.
The students were under tremendous pressure and strain. “I rushed up there when I heard the news and saw them standing like that right before Julie took it,” another alumna, Brooke Jones Harnage added. “When I think of 9/11 that is one of the images that instantly comes to mind.” “I’ve had that photo of Katherine and Amy etched into my mind for the last 18 years,” commented alumna Ashley Belvin in September 2019. Over the years, many Berry alumni commented to share how meaningful it was to them, too. Kleine often reposts the image on Facebook to mark the anniversary of 9/11. However, for many Berry alumni who viewed Labbe’s work, this image stands out among their memories. “If I had taken the same picture five minutes later, it could very well be that each student in that picture had a different expression,” Labbe said. Birkbeck made her way to the Krannert Center where she and other students witnessed the strike against the second tower.īirkbeck sat and watched as clips of the towers burning played continuously throughout the day.ĭespite this photo’s impact, Labbe said nothing particularly special went into it: She simply captured the moment. He told them a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers and class was canceled. She had been waiting for her British Literature class to start when her professor arrived late.
Katherine Birkbeck (Oliver) was one of the students featured. The photo shows five students gathered around a television set in the Krannert Center’s lobby, watching the tragedy unfold. Image courtesy of Campus Carrier archives. The cover page of the Campus Carrier from the week of September 11, 2001, with Julie Labbe’s iconic photo. “More than anything else–it’s seared in my mind–is the front page picture that Julie Brown took that was in the Carrier” Kleine said. Twenty years later, alumni reflecting on that day say they think of the Carrier’s coverage when they remember 9/11.įor Kleine, and others, the cover photo taken by the Carrier’s photo editor Julie Labbe is what stands out most. The information and footage gathered by Campus Carrier staff in the following days became the primary record of 9/11 on Berry’s campus. Cell phones weren’t widely available at the time, so he called the hall phones in their dormitories.īerry’s student newspaper, the Campus Carrier, published on Thursdays, so the students had two days to pull their stories together. He contacted key members of his student newspaper staff: Courtney Craig (Dye), Chris Marr, and Julie Labbe (Brown). He rushed into work, and his journalism instincts kicked in. It was Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and the United States of America was under attack. Then, Kleine watched live as a jet crashed into the other tower. The program reported one of the World Trade Center towers was on fire, but no one knew the cause. MOUNT BERRY, Ga.–One September morning, “Good Morning America” played on television in the background as Kevin Kleine, student publications advisor at Berry College, prepared for work.
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