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The September 11 generation: Dr. Drew Pinsky and Ed Goeas examine a profoundly changed camps culture.

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IS IT POSSIBLE to argue that the sixties actually ended in the explosive tragedy of September 11? A new poll of college students suggests that this may well be the case. The data indicate that college students were changed by the events of that day, in ways that may spell doom for the selfish boomer values that have long dominated society. Nearly every student surveyed said that he had been affected by September 11--some had changed their behavior, even praying more or volunteering more. Personal responsibility was rated as one of the most important values.

Most surprisingly, the students, members of one of the groups most self-identified as liberal, gave President George W. Bush high marks--65 percent said they were glad Bush is president; a mere 18 percent still pine for Al Gore.

This could have an interesting impact on American politics for years to come.

The Tarrance Group conducted the poll for the Independent Women's Forum. The data were compiled from 600 telephone interviews with students between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. Responses to the survey were gathered between January nineteenth and twenty-fourth.

Ed Goeas, president of the Tarrance Group, and Dr. Drew Pinsky, internist, author, addictions expert, and host of Loveline, the popular radio show, commented on the poll at the National Press Club.

ED GOEAS

PRESIDENT BUSH SAID in his State of the Union address that the age of the "Me Too" generation is over. The findings of this poll may be an early sign that the president is right and that a real change is taking place as a result of September 11.

We learned from the poll that September 11 had a substantial impact on the students surveyed. In fact, 22 percent said it had a "profound" impact on their lives. Another 44 percent described the impact as "noticeable," while 30 percent said there had been only a "slight" impact. Still, if one...

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