How Boston Strong T-shirts Became a Rallying Cry for a City

Like any other common room at any college, this one in the Little Building on Emerson College's campus was home to a wide range of emotions. Awkward moments, anger, laughter. On April 15, 2013, though, all of those feelings were trumped by fear.

Outside of those walls, helicopter blades chopped through the air and panic created a dense fog of tension as word circulated that two bombs had gone off at the Boston Marathon.

In this room, located a few blocks from the finish line, Emerson College students turned the news on and off as they took comfort in each other's presence.