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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Maria Corrigan (left), Thomas Vogel (middle), and Randy Harrison (Right) pose for a photo with their teaching award certificates in the Semel Theatre on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson College recognizes three educators for teaching excellence
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Out of over 200 nominees, three Emerson College professors shone the brightest this academic year, receiving recognition for their work with a specialized Teaching...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson’s Social Justice Academy celebrates trans identity amid worsening attacks by the Trump administration
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This year’s Social Justice Academy workshops, hosted by the Intercultural Student Affairs office, brought a series of educational and social events intended to...

A protestor holds up a sign that reads "no one votes for elon" on Sat. 29, 2025. (Sage Jezierski/ Beacon Staff)
Global ‘Tesla Takedown’ movement makes it way to Boston
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Over 600 people gathered outside the Tesla showroom in the Prudential Center on March 29 to participate in the global “Tesla Takedown” movement.  The crowd...

Skywell of the Little Building.
‘Clearly enough people have complained’: Emerson students lose their cool over dorm temperatures
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As temperatures outside rise, so are temperatures inside many of Emerson College's residential dorms. Recently, many students have raised concerns about the heating...

Emerson's 2010 Commencement ceremony. (Courtesy Emerson College, File Photo)
Get ready to bend and snap: Jennifer Coolidge is delivering the 2025 commencement address

Jennifer Coolidge, an Emmy and Golden Globe–winning actress, will deliver the commencement address to Emerson’s graduating class of 2025 on May 11, the college announced Monday. “The...

Anna Feder, FSJP, speaks at the town hall on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Anna Feder, former Bright Lights curator, sues Emerson for wrongful termination, alleging targeting for ‘personal political activism’
The entrance to Emerson's Walker Building on Boylston St. (Jakob Menendez/ Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Faculty assembly warns of confidentiality breaches, discusses enrollment, and debates ombudsperson
Illustration Rachel Choi
Editorial
Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.

It’s that time again. Class registration can be competitive. Especially with limited availability...

Illustration Ben Putney
Op-Ed
The best songs on your playlist are your friends
A spring break scene on a crowded beach. (Courtesy of Prescott Horn)
Thoughts
Diving into spring break culture
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
For better or worse, fandoms shape social change
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter To The Editor
Letter: Emerson needs a real plan to rebuild our campus culture
Metro
A Penske rental truck flipped on it's side on a Chinatown sidewalk on Tuesday, April, 1, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Truck crashed in downtown Boston, hospitalizing several
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A Penske delivery truck crashed in Chinatown yesterday, hospitalizing multiple people involved in the accident. The truck was overturned...

Thousands gather in Somerville Massachusetts on Wed. 26, 2025 to protest the detainment of a tufts student by ICE. (Hannah Brueske/Beacon Staff)
Thousands rally at Tufts University to decry ICE detainment of Rumeysa Öztürk
March 26, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pays tribute to members of the figure skating community at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday, March 26. (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)
ISU World Figure Skating Championships honor victims of Jan. 29 plane crash
March 26, 2025
Campus
VMA professor John Gianvito writes on the walls of the 2b alley as apart of individual demonstration against Emerson's protest policies.
‘To the daring belongs the future’: Emerson College faculty member speaks out against expression policies in chalking protest
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Emerson College faculty member John Gianvito chalked the walls of the 2 Boylston Place Alley on April 1 as part of an individual demonstration. Amidst...

(Marley Noiwan/ For The Beacon)
SGA candidates talk election, some gunning for new positions and others seeking reelection
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SGA members, friends, and family seated in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box theatre for the Emerson's second ever student government oath ceremony. (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Correspondent)
‘Money taken directly from our pockets’: Emerson students voice concerns over SGA’s proposal to invest in college’s endowment
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Sports
The Emerson Esports League of Legends team, Hexcores (Courtesy of Birdie Nelson).
On your marks, get set, game: Emerson Esports gears up for playoffs
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While the Emerson Lions continue trudging through conference competition, one campus organization is preparing for their own postseason—on...

The Emerson men's volleyball team breaks their huddle ahead of a match against Wentworth on April 1, 2025
Men’s volleyball swept by No. 9 Wentworth
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Freshman midfielder Laina Gustafson protects the ball while cutting through two Wheaton defenders. (Naia Driscoll/ For the Beacon)
Emerson College women’s lacrosse team falls to Wheaton 19-9
March 31, 2025
Arts
(Illustration by Kellyn Taylor)
Looking for a sweet treat? Madeleine’s Candy Shop opens in the South End
March 26, 2025

Soft lighting and fish decor peek through the storefront. The ambiance is warm and whimsy.  This is Madeleine's Candy Shop, the perfect place...

From left to right: Ioana Jucan, Tushar Mathew, and Leonie Bradbury. (Courtesy of Zubin Stillings)
All about Emerson Contemporary’s latest AI exhibition
March 26, 2025
Tommy Richman performs at the Paradise Rock Club (Courtesy Grahame White)
Review: Tommy Richman runs it back with electric Boston show
March 26, 2025
The Beacon Magazine
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Hacking message. (Internet Archive)
“Nuking a museum”: cyberattacks on a non-profit
A Heaven Burned
A Heaven Burned
Photo by Nick Peace
Experimental hip-hop
Brain. (Creative Commons)
The Comfort Room
(Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Let’s get physical: physical media
Repo Man. (Criterion Forum)
Death, consumerism, and UFOs: the absurd nature of 1980s comedies
Phone. (Creative Commons)
Curated
Trending Stories
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Thousands gather in Somerville Massachusetts on Wed. 26, 2025 to protest the detainment of a tufts student by ICE. (Hannah Brueske/Beacon Staff)

Thousands rally at Tufts University to decry ICE detainment of Rumeysa Öztürk

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Pro-Palestinian protesters burn double sided United States/Israeli flag on Monday March 24, 2025. (Iselin Bratz/ Beacon Staff)

Boylston SJP marches down Tremont despite wind and rain, burns two-sided Israeli-American flag

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Peopling walking through Downtown Crossing in Boston on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)

‘Rehabilitate and be preventative’: Emerson students say no to increased policing in downtown Boston

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Pro-Palestine encampment tents line 2B alley at Emerson College on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Iselin Bratz/Beacon Staff)

Jewish Emerson faculty, staff sign letter denouncing arrests of student activists nationally, reject ‘cynical’ antisemitism claims

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Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.

A small crowd gathers around a speaker broadcasting President Trump’s inaugural speech on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Protesters gather and drum around a fire on Jan. 4, 2025. (Yogev Toby/Beacon Staff)
100 of the best photos from Beacon photographers in 2024
(Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
Boston Police officers in riot gear preparing to disperse protesters blocking and bringing the Men’s March to a halt. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Staff)
Werthe by Jem’s final model walks down the runway. Based in Brockton, Mass., Werthe focuses on size and offers high-fashion clothing. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)
Members of the Christian Brothers Academy Regimental Marching Band of Brothers from Albany New York. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
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PROJECTS
People sitting at a Boston park during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Zhihao Wu/ Beacon archives)
Zoom fatigue and dorm room hangouts: How COVID-19 shaped the Emerson experience five years ago
Despite Emerson’s promise to provide meaningful financial support, students feel neglected and ignored
KASTEEL WELL
Debradita Ganguly in the OSA office on Monday, March 24, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Who is the new hire in the Office of Student Affairs? Meet Debadrita Ganguly.
World War II grenade found on Kasteel Well campus, safely detonated shortly after
From noble house to Nazi occupation to Emerson dormitory: The many lives of Kasteel Well
LIFESTYLE
Wendy Montero serves up a bread bowl on the dining hall's Mardi Gras night. (Max Ardrey / Beacon Staff)
Bourbon Street or Boylston Street? Mardi Gras makes its way to Emerson DH
Brighton brings creativity and fun with weekly ‘Drinking and Drawing’ event
Soup Fest is good for the soul, and small businesses too
COLUMNS
Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Column: How political is the NFL?
Class of 2028, this one’s for you
EDITORIALS
Kim Meadows (left), the Beacon's then editor-in-chief, and Rachel Layne (right), then managing editor and current Emerson Journalism affiliated faculty member, work on laying out the school newspaper, the Berkeley Beacon, on April 12, 1989. (Photo courtesy of the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections)
Editorial: ‘Democracy dies in darkness’: Our statement of transparency
Emerson class discussions aren’t as enriching as professors think they are
Editorial: Does Emerson College care about victims and survivors?
LETTERS
The Emerson College Little Building dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter: Emerson College must act now to protect its most vulnerable students
Letter: I have no syllabus for teaching during a fascist takeover of the country
Letter: From an SJP organizer: Our encampment failed, and we’ve been failing it every day
CAMPUS
Emerson College Police Department Door (Beacon Archives/ File Photo)
Incident Journal: ECPD completes medical, mental health checks in residential dorms and campus buildings
Men’s volleyball sweeps Dean, Elms in senior day tri-match
Two-day Emerson Prison Initiative conference spans importance of education in prison, hope, and justice
METRO
An ode to the ghost of Boston sports past—and what it means for the present
An ode to the ghost of Boston sports past—and what it means for the present
Boylston SJP marches down Tremont despite wind and rain, burns two-sided Israeli-American flag
Protesters advocate for water access in Gaza Strip on World Water Day
ARTS
This year’s cast of the Queer Voices Festival (Courtesy Maggie Hall)
Boston Queer Voices Festival amplifies LGBTQ+ voices with a triumphant second year
Boston Symphony Orchestra serves up Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, and Tilson Thomas
Neal Francis explores connection, adulthood, and the groove on ‘Return to Zero’
SPORTS
The Emerson men's volleyball team huddles before their match against American International College on March 25, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s volleyball falls to American International College in five-set thriller
Pitcher earns NEWMAC honors in softball’s first home games of the season
Celtics sell for over $6 billion to North Shore native, largest sale in North American sports ever
OBITUARIES
Nora Onanian receiving her award, "Courage, Grit, and Determination in Successful Journalism Degree Completion" on December 16, 2024. Left to right: Douglas Struck, Christine Onanian, David Onanian, Nora Onanian (front).
Nora Kate Onanian, Emerson journalism student, remembered as ‘impactful’ and an ‘inspiration’ by classmates, professors
‘Everything that Norman did was influenced by humanity’: Friends and fans remember Norman Lear ‘44
‘He was an incredible person’: Colleagues remember Faizan Siddiqui
MAGAZINE
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
“Nuking a museum”: cyberattacks on a non-profit
A Heaven Burned