A memorial at Skyline College was held on Tuesday, Sept. 11 by the ASSC in honor of the emergency first responders and the civilians who died in the 9/11 attack.

The ASSC’s commissioner of activities, Kayla Louis, put together an event to walk back and forth along the quad, up and down flights of stairs, in order to recreate the walk up 110 flights the emergency first responders climbed.

The walk started around 10 AM in the quad and the firefighters in training as well as other participants walked up the stairs in front of building 8 and back down. They then walked down the stairs by building 2 and back up the staircase. They did this for over an hour until they marched up and down the stairway 110 flights.

Students from the City College of San Francisco’s fire academy and fire science programs were there in uniform to honor the victims as they marched. Students from Skyline College participated as well in the walk.

“This was a good way to keep them in mind and remember what they did,” said David Hartzell, a CCSF student of the fire academy. “I look up to what they did and the sacrifices they took.”

As they marched across the quad they passed signs that held the names of the people who died in the tragic attack in New York City. The list held almost 2,985 names of the people commemorated.

“This was a great event to remember the people who died because I’m sure people remember where they were when it happened,” said Jose Luis Sanchez Sosa, President of the ASSC. “It was a great honor to be a part of this.” The on campus accreditation visitation will take place in Fall 2013. The visiting team composed of faculty and administrators who are specialists in various areas investigates and certifies it with recommendation.