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Remembrance Week 2022

Gallery: 35 minutes of ‘Sitting in Solidarity’

By Meghan Hendricks Senior Staff Photographer
The chairs are arranged in the same layout as the Pan Am Flight 103 plane seats on the grass outside Hendricks Chapel. Each Remembrance Scholar was assigned to a chair representing the seat in which their individual sat in on the flight.
The chairs are arranged in the same layout as the Pan Am Flight 103 plane seats on the grass outside Hendricks Chapel. Each Remembrance Scholar was assigned to a chair representing the seat in which their individual sat in on the flight. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
The silence of the cohort fills the quad so the only talking done by passers-by is in hushed whispers. Remembrance Scholars Louis Smith and Taylor Stover reflect on the lives of the students they represent while seated in the silence.
The silence of the cohort fills the quad so the only talking done by passers-by is in hushed whispers. Remembrance Scholars Louis Smith and Taylor Stover reflect on the lives of the students they represent while seated in the silence. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
The Remembrance Scholars sit in chairs labeled with numbers corresponding to the Pan Am Flight 103 seat numbers of the students they represent. The cohort sat in silence for the duration of the event.
The Remembrance Scholars sit in chairs labeled with numbers corresponding to the Pan Am Flight 103 seat numbers of the students they represent. The cohort sat in silence for the duration of the event. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
A student passing by the ceremony pauses to read the plaque listing the names of the 35 students who died on the flight. Many stopped to watch the scholars honor the victims during the 35 minutes of sitting.
A student passing by the ceremony pauses to read the plaque listing the names of the 35 students who died on the flight. Many stopped to watch the scholars honor the victims during the 35 minutes of sitting. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
The Remembrance cohort is asked to “look back” during the “Sitting in Solidarity” ceremony on the quad. With hands clasped and eyes closed, Remembrance Scholar Jaime Heath contemplated the life of the student she represents, Alexander Lowenstein.
The Remembrance cohort is asked to “look back” during the “Sitting in Solidarity” ceremony on the quad. With hands clasped and eyes closed, Remembrance Scholar Jaime Heath contemplated the life of the student she represents, Alexander Lowenstein. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Remembrance Scholars Olivia Budelmann, Fabryce Fetus, Emily Steinberger and Janice Poe all look forward as they sit in silence during the event. The students watched the campus go on as normal while they remained seated.
Remembrance Scholars Olivia Budelmann, Fabryce Fetus, Emily Steinberger and Janice Poe all look forward as they sit in silence during the event. The students watched the campus go on as normal while they remained seated. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
The 2022-23 Remembrance Scholar cohort sits on the quad for its “Sitting in Solidarity” event. The group sat for 35 minutes, representing the number of students in Syracuse University’s abroad program who died on Pan Am Flight 103.
The 2022-23 Remembrance Scholar cohort sits on the quad for its “Sitting in Solidarity” event. The group sat for 35 minutes, representing the number of students in Syracuse University’s abroad program who died on Pan Am Flight 103. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Remembrance Scholars Mackenzie Quinn, Ronald Ditchek, Mira Berenbaum, Adam Landry and Ofentse Mokoka sit in reflection on Shaw Quadrangle during the event. Some scholars wore pins with the face of the Pan Am Flight 103 victim they represent.
Remembrance Scholars Mackenzie Quinn, Ronald Ditchek, Mira Berenbaum, Adam Landry and Ofentse Mokoka sit in reflection on Shaw Quadrangle during the event. Some scholars wore pins with the face of the Pan Am Flight 103 victim they represent. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Remembrance Scholar Amanda LaLonde sits in the seat that the student she represents, Wendy Lincoln, occupied on the plane. The seat was labeled “We remember Wendy K. Lincoln.”
Remembrance Scholar Amanda LaLonde sits in the seat that the student she represents, Wendy Lincoln, occupied on the plane. The seat was labeled “We remember Wendy K. Lincoln.” Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
In the middle of a day filled with classes, the Remembrance Scholars take time to convene on Shaw Quadrangle to commemorate the victims of Pan Am Flight 103. Taking their place in the seat corresponding with the person they represented, the 35 students honored those who have died.
In the middle of a day filled with classes, the Remembrance Scholars take time to convene on Shaw Quadrangle to commemorate the victims of Pan Am Flight 103. Taking their place in the seat corresponding with the person they represented, the 35 students honored those who have died. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Remembrance Scholar Sasha Temerte, seated next to fellow scholar Karina Freeland, wears a pin with a small portrait of Karen Lee Hunt, the student Temerte represents. Temerte sits in seat 32K, one of the 35 chairs displayed outside of Hendricks Chapel.
Remembrance Scholar Sasha Temerte, seated next to fellow scholar Karina Freeland, wears a pin with a small portrait of Karen Lee Hunt, the student Temerte represents. Temerte sits in seat 32K, one of the 35 chairs displayed outside of Hendricks Chapel. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Flags wave in the cloudy sky in front of Hendricks Chapel as the Remembrance Scholars took their place for the event. Remembrance Scholars remained seated from 1:28 pm until 2:03 pm in commemoration of the 35 students’ lives lost on Pan Am Flight 103.
Flags wave in the cloudy sky in front of Hendricks Chapel as the Remembrance Scholars took their place for the event. Remembrance Scholars remained seated from 1:28 pm until 2:03 pm in commemoration of the 35 students’ lives lost on Pan Am Flight 103. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Each minute that the scholars sit in silence signifies another life of a student lost. Remembrance Scholar Maggie Sardino remained in her seat until 2:03 p.m., the time that Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Each minute that the scholars sit in silence signifies another life of a student lost. Remembrance Scholar Maggie Sardino remained in her seat until 2:03 p.m., the time that Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland. Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily Orange
Published on October 18, 2022 at 12:49 am

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