MIT Strong

Domingo Godoy '14 speaks with WCVB reporter Emily Maher about running the 2024 Boston Marathon as a member of Team Brookline and his quest to raise money for the Brookline Education Foundation, which provides grants to teachers in the town’s public schools. Godoy, who ran the Boston Marathon in 2014 on the MIT Strong team in honor of Officer Sean Collier, recalls that seeing a lot of people the year after the Marathon bombing show up “to run, people that were basically injured at these events was pretty overwhelming.” This year, he’s looking forward to supporting his community and seeing his family and friends cheer him on. “They will be there with huge signs,” Godoy said. “I’m super pumped to get to Beacon Street, hopefully strong, and say hi to them."

Hailey Lee reports on how Boston area college students are remembering the Boston Marathon bombings last year, highlighting the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier, as well as the rally held in support of the MIT strong marathon team in a USA Today article.

“A select group rallied together and organized an independent project called ‘Cranes for Collier,’ and asked people to help create as many mini paper cranes as possible for a display in Collier’s name that would demonstrate the strength and support of the MIT community,” writes Boston Magazine reporter Steve Annear.

Boston Herald reporter Andrew Blom writes about the ceremony held at MIT on April 18 to honor Officer Sean Collier.

The Associated Press features the remembrance ceremony held in honor of Officer Sean Collier on Friday, April 18.

“MIT has backed its own team, MIT Strong, to run the 2014 Boston Marathon in memory of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, who died in violence following bombings at the 2013 marathon,” writes Tushar Kamath of The Tech. The team is comprised of students, faculty, and staff from across MIT.

WCVB’s Jack Harper reports on the ceremony held to honor Officer Sean Collier and the rally to support the MIT Strong marathon team, which is raising funds for the Collier Memorial Fund.

Kayna Whitworth of WHDH 7 reports on the MIT Strong marathon team running in honor of Officer Sean Collier.

“During a remembrance ceremony at MIT, Officer Sean Collier is recalled as a young man with a kind heart, an adventurous spirit, spot-on instincts and someone with the willingness to help a stranger,” reports Sharman Sacchetti for FOX 25.

“On Friday, friends, family and residents of greater Boston came together to insist that Sean Collier, remembered as an outgoing and friendly MIT campus police officer, will not be forgotten,” writes Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery of the memorial ceremony held for Sean Collier.

Michael Muskal of the Los Angeles Times reports on MIT’s remembrance for Officer Sean Collier, as well as efforts to raise funds for the Collier Memorial Fund, which will pay for scholarships at MIT and at the Massachusetts Police Academy.

CBS reports on the ceremony held April 18 to honor Officer Sean Collier, as well as plans for a permanent memorial to be constructed in his memory.

“At a service on MIT’s North Quad — near where Collier was fatally shot, and where MIT will place a permanent memorial to him — MIT Police Chief John DiFava called Collier a ‘hero,’” reports WBUR’s Fred Thys about the memorial service commemorating Officer Sean Collier.

Josh Brogadir reports on the ceremony held to honor the life and legacy of Officer Sean Collier and MIT’s plans to honor Collier’s memory going forward for NECN. “The intersection of Vassar and Main will forever be Sean Collier Square, a way to remind generations of MIT students and the Cambridge community of this 27 year old who contributed so much,” Brogadir reports.

John Moroney of NECN reports on the MIT Strong marathon team. "Together as a team we're strong. We're going to take this city back, we're going to take this day back and that's what motivates me," says MIT Strong runner Julie Pryor.