Kirkland Bell Tower
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Kirkland bells to chime in memory of clock caretaker Paul Young
The chimes of Kirkland Hall’s clock tower will ring five times on Dec. 21 in memory of Paul Wynn Young, who devoted more than 40 years to keeping Kirkland Hall’s signature clock and chimes in good working order. Read MoreDec 15, 2021
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Sept. 11 remembrance scheduled for noon Tuesday
At noon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, four chimes will sound from the bell tower of Kirkland Hall symbolizing the four crash sites and solemnizing both the tragedy and the extraordinary heroism that define Sept. 11, 2001, as a day of both loss and unity. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Sept. 11 remembrance scheduled for noon Monday
At noon on Monday, Sept. 11, four chimes will sound from the bell tower of Kirkland Hall symbolizing the four crash sites and solemnizing both the tragedy and the extraordinary heroism that define Sept. 11, 2001, as a day of both loss and unity. Read MoreSep 8, 2017
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Clock of Ages: 40 years of climbing Kirkland Tower, and Paul Young keeps on ticking
For the past 110 years, the hourly tolling of Kirkland Hall’s signature bell has alerted generations of students that they’ve overslept for economics class or that kickoff was imminent. For more than a third of those 110 years, the task of keeping the tower’s clock ticking has fallen to Paul Young. Read MoreDec 6, 2016
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Sept. 11 remembrance scheduled for noon Friday
At noon on Friday, four chimes will sound from the bell tower of Kirkland Hall symbolizing the four crash sites and solemnizing both the tragedy and the extraordinary heroism that define Sept. 11, 2001, as a day of both loss and unity. Read MoreSep 9, 2015