Jennifer Li was steps away from the first bomb. There was a fleeting moment of stunned silence. Smoke rose in the air and people fell to the pavement, bleeding. A sophomore chemistry major, it was Li’s first visit to the Boston Marathon, a hallmark of the city’s Patriots’ Day celebration each year. On Monday, two explosions rocked the finish line on Boylston Street, killing three people and injuring more than 170 others.
On Tuesday, President Joseph E. Aoun announced in an email to the Northeastern community that the university would hold a vigil that afternoon, “in support of those who have been affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.”
Students at Northeastern held hands, huddled around televisions and fought back tears when the news of the explosions at the marathon finish line broke Monday afternoon. Work was put aside, celebrations ended abruptly and prior commitments were cancelled or forgotten as the community came together to try and understand why this happened.
Gina-Maria Garcia, a third year journalism major, was at Dillon's on Boylston when she heard the explosions go off on Monday. Her journalistic instincts kicked in and she grabbed her cell phone to take video of the scenes around her. See her interviews of runners and bystanders below
FEATURE PHOTO: Students took advantage of warm weather Tuesday, flocking to Centennial Common and other open spots on campus to bask in the sunshine and celebrate the dawning of spring at NU.
Dorm rooms, dining halls and the library: For students, a Husky Card often seems more like a master key than a student ID, and soon it will have more features than ever before.
Vote here for your favorite events and locations from the 2012-2013 school year. Winners will be announced in the April 18 addition of The Huntington News. Voting will closed on April 15 at 7 p.m.
The Department of Housing and Residential Life has reversed its decision to fire seven Resident Assistants (RAs) last month and announced that no other RAs will be fired as a result of a campus-wide audit of RA activity, the office said.
