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Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s updated social media policies
Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s updated social media policies

As my semester as editor-in-chief comes to an end, I want to share the work we have done to revise our policies regarding social media coverage....

(Courtesy Jake Semmel)
Ramblings from your local RA: On move-out and summer
April 30, 2026

With a few late — or sleepless — nights left of the semester, many Emersonians have already left Boylston Street for whatever their summer...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Not everything is meant to last — and that doesn’t make it matter less
April 29, 2026

I’ve always been really good at leaving.  Part of that comes from where I grew up: in post-Soviet Georgia, where war felt like a constant...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Letter from an Editor: Emerson’s unsung heroes
April 29, 2026

A few weeks back, hundreds of soon-to-be Emersonians descended on our campus for Admitted Students Day like newborns, goo-goo-ing on Duck Tours...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Breaking up — with my therapist
Letter from the Editors: What we have learned about centering students in student journalism
Letter from the Editors: What we have learned about centering students in student journalism
Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Emerson’s marriage of film and AI leaves an artificial taste
(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Editorial: The gun doesn’t care who pulls the trigger