The scene in Kenmore Square, as seen from Myles Standish Hall: "Where are they running? Is there cake?"
Sean William took the video of thousands of students streaming toward Boston Common from Kenmore Square:
Cops galore in Kenmore right now, huge mass of people coming down Comm Ave ... SO LOUD!
As the crowds approached the Common, Boston Police called in officers from across the city for crowd control and closed off Charles Street at Stuart and Boylston at Tremont to auto traffic.
Via phone, Mark Corsillo reported around 1:15 a.m. that people had climbed to the top of the bandstand on the Common and hung balloons and American flags. People, mostly college age with just a few suits mixed in, chanted "USA! USA! USA" and waved American and USMC flags:
Photo by Mark Corsillo
Steve Burns shot some video:
More photos from the Common. And more photos.
Star-Spangled Banner on the Common:
Naturally, this being Boston, as the crowd dispersed around 1:45 a.m., people began chanting "Yankees suck!" Joe Hyer reports.
Vivian Ho reports people running down Comm. Ave. by BU with American flags, and at least one vuvuzela. She adds:
Gathering at Marsh Plaza now. T just honked its approval. Chanting "fuck bin Laden," guy with American flag pants just joined crowd.
Kevin Aries reports:
High-fives to the BC kids running over to Mary Ann's at midnight decked out in American flags. Well played.
Other BC students celebrated at the O'Neill Library on campus:
Matt Karolian and Chad O'Connor report fireworks in East Boston.
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