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2014 Marathon brings new joy to Boston community

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

One year after the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three and injured more than 260, marathon runners, spectators and other members of the community joined together to celebrate Marathon Monday,...

BU student Kellie Marshall goes from survivor to marathoner

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

It’s April 15, and Kellie Marshall is doing everything in her power to treat it as any other day. She goes to the Driscoll School in Brookline to student-teach, then hustles back to campus for class...

BU alumna uses photography to help heal after bombings

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

The 2013 Boston Marathon began as a day for celebration and accomplishment but is remembered in the eyes of many as a day of shock, grief and sadness. One year later, Ryan McMahon said the Boston Marathon...

Keflezighi, Jeptoo finish victorious ahead of 36,000 runners

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

On Monday, with temperatures reaching nearly 70 degrees, thousands of people watched the 118th Boston Marathon, where several new records were set and an American runner won for the first time in 29 years. After...

One Fund donations continue to pour in following anniversary

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

When two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino founded the One Fund for people all over the...

LATIMER: A marathon cycling victory

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

Three friends and I decided to bike the course of the Boston Marathon. We left early Sunday so that we could explore Massachusetts. For whatever reason, we all felt responsible to experience the course....

HOFBERG: On rejoining the Boston community

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

When the bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, I watched in horror from two small televisions that were mounted in the bar of the restaurant I was working at in Santa...

PLANTZ: A year in reflection after reporting the bombings

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

A year ago I got a text from my editor from The Daily Free Press that read, “Two bombs went off at the Marathon finish line. Can you check it out?” I had no idea what he was talking about. I gathered...

7 runners cross marathon finish line in memory of Lu Lingzi

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

Although Boston University graduate student Lu Lingzi was not present for the 2014 Boston Marathon, runners commemorated her spirit by participating in her honor. Seven BU affiliates were selected to...

BU father, daughter duo return to Marathon to fundraise for cancer research

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

Boston University student Maria Stavros returned to racing with her father for the 2014 Boston Marathon to continue the race they were unable to finish after the bombs exploded at the marathon finish line...

Marsh Chapel prayer service honors victims while 2014 Boston Marathon progresses

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2014

Students gathered across Boston University’s Charles River Campus Monday to celebrate the 2014 Boston Marathon while remembering the lives of those lost in light of last year’s tragedy. About an hour...

Remembrance or revelry: Celebrating the Marathon

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2014

As the 2014 Boston Marathon approaches, the Boston University community is debating whether the alcohol-fueled celebrations typical of the holiday are still appropriate in light of the 2013 Boston Marathon...

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