He, like all students The Crimson interviewed, said he plans to attend the Tercentenary Theater memorial service.

Brandon M. Trama ’06, who said he thinks about Sept. 11 constantly, said he welcomed the opportunity to mourn with fellow students today after disappointment that his Connecticut high school left students to cope with the attacks on their own last year.

“It’s different, but it’s not a negative thing,” Trama said of remembering the events without the company of his family and high school friends. “You’re in the context of a community that’s very involved.”

The diversity of Harvard’s student body—which includes some who were personally impacted by the attacks—also makes spending the anniversary here more meaningful, Christopher R. Sarokhan ’06 added.

But Anne M. Morris ’04, who helped plan Sept. 11 remembrance activities at a children’s hospital this summer, said she worried that despite the memorial, Harvard first-years might not know where to go for individual counseling.

“I feel like there should be more done,” she said. “It would be nice to have facilitated student discussion sessions.”

In addition to the memorial service, University Health Services is sponsoring two hour-long support group sessions this afternoon.

The emotional stress of the anniversary this year was compounded yesterday for many by the government’s announcement that it had received “specific and credible” information about a possible new attack by terrorists.

As Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge ’67 announced that the federal government raised its threat level yesterday to “orange,” signifying a high probability of another attack, some students expressed concerns over future targets.

Morris, who lives in the Washington, D.C. area, said Sept. 11 has made her more aware of Washington’s vulnerability in the event of another attack.

Lu, however, said she did not spend time worrying about terrorism yesterday.

“[The World Trade Center] fell down next to me,” she said. “What else could I be scared of?”

—Staff writer Elisabeth S. Theodore can be reached at theodore@fas.harvard.edu.