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Tony-nominated alumna premieres on primetime

Tony-nominated alumna premieres on primetime

March 22, 2017

During her time as a performing arts student, Emily Skeggs earned three EVVY nominations for acting. After graduation, her collegiate success was far from...

Q&A: Dana Morgan, lawyer and pageant champ

Q&A: Dana Morgan, lawyer and pageant champ

March 16, 2017

Emerson alumna Dana Morgan’s dreams didn’t always focus on a courtroom. Instead, she dreamed of a crown. Although she recently formed her own...

Fashion fosters activism

March 9, 2017

With fashion week coming to an end, what stands out the most to me, besides the fact that Christopher Kane still sends Crocs onto the runway, are the moments...

Finding power through postcards

Finding power through postcards

March 9, 2017

Last week, a variety of students filled the Iwasaki Library’s CoLab. This wasn’t a quiet study session. Instead, these students were intent...

Emerson bloggers shine in cyber spotlight

Emerson bloggers shine in cyber spotlight

March 9, 2017

Lifestyle blogging is more than just putting your life on the internet for fun. It is now a real platform for people to express themselves and their opinions....

Students raise awareness for mental illness

Students raise awareness for mental illness

March 9, 2017

College is filled with important papers and tests that can leave students feeling overwhelmed and stressed out. Project WOW, a fair aimed at promoting...

She persisted. He put it on a shirt

“She persisted.” He put it on a shirt

March 2, 2017

Late on the evening of Feb. 7, Matt Rudinski, ‘12, was scrolling through his Twitter feed. On this seemingly quiet night, Rudinski found an uproar....

Students use finstas to find privacy

Students use finstas to find privacy

March 2, 2017

It all began with a photo of her friend, a playful quip about the Emerson soccer team, and a declaration that she wouldn’t post again. One day later,...

#AskJackie: Good Vibes

March 2, 2017

Anonymous asks: I'm thinking about getting a vibrator but I've never been with a boy intimately. I’m worried that getting a vibrator will ruin the...

Bites with Becca: Cooking with love

Bites with Becca: Cooking with love

February 23, 2017

Around Valentine’s Day, the question of whether to dine out or dine in with a date is seemingly inevitable. To really crank that romance, and to...

EAGLE show takes aim at expectations

EAGLE show takes aim at expectations

February 23, 2017

Two members of Emerson’s Alliance for Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone (EAGLE) sit behind a table at the cultural center, scribbling down notes as auditioners...

Being on brand is in demand: aesthetics take precedence in personal presentation

Being on brand is in demand: aesthetics take precedence in personal presentation

February 23, 2017

There once was a time when our artwork was autographed with messy handprints slapped on with paint. These days, it’s not actually so different; in...

Students party for Planned Parenthood

February 23, 2017

When President Trump was elected in November, most of Emerson was quiet. The mix of confusion, anger, and sadness brought a somber silence that permeated...

Knitting for those in need

Knitting for those in need

February 23, 2017

Giuliana Hazelwood first learned how to knit in elementary school. It wasn’t taught at her school, so she asked her teacher to train her. Now, it...

Economic inequality causes disconnect on campus

Economic inequality causes disconnect on campus

February 16, 2017

Before she left high school, Sam Longo was never confronted with the fact that she was poor. Growing up in rural Oxford, Connecticut, Longo, a sophomore...

Emerson game raises community health awareness

Emerson game raises community health awareness

February 16, 2017

Town hall meetings may become a thing of the past thanks to the work of the Emerson Engagement Lab and their gaming platform Community PlanIt. The platform,...

Computer bytes by day, macaroni bites by night

Computer bytes by day, macaroni bites by night

February 16, 2017

Two friends stand side by side in a small, well-lit kitchen. One wears a clean white chef’s outfit and holds two boxes of store-brand boxed macaroni...

Dreaming in doodles toward a career in game design

Dreaming in doodles toward a career in game design

February 15, 2017

Last Sunday, Mercedes Lamb ambled down to the Dining Hall from her Little Building dorm room with her laptop, her Wacom drawing tablet, and a vague idea...

Things to do in and around Boston for Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2017

Valentine's Day is creeping up, and whether Emerson students are sharing it with that special someone or are planning to spend it solo, there are plenty...