For me, it was the snow. I am from Puerto Rico and have never seen it before. Emmanuel HernandezSenior, Computer Engineering

Sept. 11. But on Sept. 2 my brother and now sister-in-law, who are pilots, got married. Half of the wedding party members now do not have jobs. On Sept. 11, my sister-in-law left New York City 30 minutes before the first plane crashed into the building, and she had to do an emergency landing in New York state.Sarah Jane WatkinsSophomore, Ballet

The Olympics. Because student schedules got messed up and the university administration really didn’t care about what students would think about it.Eusang YooJunior, Business

I met the man of my dreams over salad, and we fell in love dancing. He asked me to marry him a week later.Jenny HillGraduate student, Ballet

I worked for Samsung during the Olympics. It was awesome to get to interact with people from around the world. I feel bad for the people who left town. It was great to be part of that, it’s something I won’t forget.Lisa MachenJunior, Chinese

On Sept. 11 I went to the Union and had to stand on a chair to try and see what was happening on television. People were just packed around it.Leah BrynerSenior, Political Science

I did field-based work for elementary education. I worked with third graders to put on a theatre production.Emily BonnerSenior, Elementary Education

Sept. 11. There was terrible tension on campus.Brian NmeziFreshman, Mechanical Engineering

Living with my roommate was my worst experience. He likes Star Trek and would watch it all the time. He would never talk. When I asked him a question he would always answer yes or no.Ruger HebertFreshman, Computer Science

Cooking on the beach in Hawaii during the Olympics.Noah LillieJunior, Ballet

On Sept. 11 some guy’s mom called my dorm room and started telling me that a plane had crashed in New York City and America was being taken over by terrorists. I thought she was kidding. After telling me, she asked “Is this Mike?” I said no. It was good that she called, though, because my alarm didn’t go off.Zack WilsonFreshman, Mechanical Engineering

The worst part of this year was doing military service for 26 months in South Korea. Men are required to do it.P.K. KimFreshman, Mechanical Engineering