West Virginia University will mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a tree lighting, messages of remembrance and a theater production.

The Student Government Association will continue its tradition of lighting a West Virginia evergreen and bronze plaque near the Downtown Campus Library. They will remain illuminated throughout the day Thursday.

WVU student leaders presented the tree and the plaque that reads:We rememberThe spirit of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, lives in each of uson behalf of the student body to WVU and city officials on the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11.

The SGA is also inviting students, faculty, staff and the community to post messages of hope and remembrance on its blog: http://sga.wvu.edu/blog2 .

On Sept. 11, well mark the seventh year anniversary of the loss of many of our fellow citizens and fellow Mountaineers, SGA President Jason Parsons said.Again this year, we commit to honoring the memory of those lost and pay tribute to their lives and families. I encourage the campus community to join us in notes of remembrance at sga.wvu.edu.

The WVU Division of Theatre and Dance, meanwhile, will present a play with 9/11 and Iraq war themes Sept. 12-21 in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre of the Creative Arts Center.

Dying Cityexplores how contemporary politics and recent history have transformed the lives of three people in downtown Manhattan. Note: The drama contains adult themes and language and is for mature audiences. For more information, go to http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/7076/ .

WVU lost two alumni in the terror attacksChris Gray, a 1992 and 1994 graduate who was working as a broker for Cantor Fitzgerald, and Jim Samuel Jr., a 1993 graduate who was working as a commodities broker for Carr Futures. Both worked at the World Trade Center Towers. Scholarship funds were set up in their memory through the WVU Foundation.