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

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

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

The Berkeley Beacon
READ THE E-EDITION

TRUMP WINS PRESIDENCY

Album art for “Mad Rap Verses.” See a hidden message? Here’s a hint: the album title is hidden in the illustrations. Image credit to Nick Shea.
$1 portrait artist Nick Shea talks ‘Mad Rap Verses’ album release and Boston DIY scene
Nick Shea's new album "Mad Rap Verses," featuring tracks like "Jumbalaya" and "Sing a Song," will release on Nov. 16.
A march attendee hold up a sign that reads "we're not going back". (Sophia Schiappa/ Beacon Correspondent)
Feminists hold Women’s March in the Boston Common on election week

It was an uncommon sight in the Boston Common as a 5-foot tall handmade drinking straw made its way...

Courtesy Mike Mejia
The Boston Pops present ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert’

“There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best,” boasts Jack Skellington, the spindly Pumpkin...

A booth selling books by AK Press, a worker-run publishing and distributing company.
Faces of the Boston Anarchist Bookfair

Since 2011, the Boston Anarchist Bookfair has provided a physical space for anarchism and wider leftist...

Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week
Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week

On Oct. 15, the Boston En Vogue Luxury Fashion Show, set against the romantic goth style architecture...

Election live updates: Trump wins presidency, Harris set to deliver speech
Election live updates: Trump wins presidency, Harris set to deliver speech

Mass. Sen Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd of Massachusetts Democrats at SoWa Power Station hours after her re-election to the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
MassDems express hope and confidence on election night ahead of Trump’s comeback victory
Neighboring homes in St. Croix County in Wisconsin with opposing political signs. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)
Which way will Wisconsin swing? Here’s what swing voters are saying.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
‘My vote does not matter.’ Except it does. Now, more than ever.
“My vote does not matter.” This sentiment is often present in political discourse, especially as we approach the presidential election. It’s a phrase I heard my own boyfriend say on the phone the other day.
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
Editorial: ‘Democracy dies in darkness’: Our statement of transparency
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance addresses journalists in the spin room after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Op-Ed
Trump is not the scariest candidate on the ballot: Vance is
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Op-Ed
Cancel culture is a joke
Metro
Archbishop Richard Henning was installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross while protesters outside the church called for transparency and settlement in clergy sexual abuse cases on Oct. 31, 2024 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff).
Archbishop installation revives conversation of clergy sexual abuse scandal
November 3, 2024

Archbishop Richard Henning was installed as the seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston on Thursday. It was a bittersweet ceremony,...

Boston City Hall in the evening on Monday, October 28, 2024.(Nick Peace/ For the Beacon, File)
Boston City Council backs local striking hotel workers
October 30, 2024
Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi discusses her new book "The Art of Power" with Mass. Gov. Maura Healey at First Parish Church for Harvard Bookstore on Oct. 23, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Nancy Pelosi talks election, Jan. 6, and Gaza protests at Harvard Book Store event
October 26, 2024
Sports
Women’s soccer upsets Smith in first round of playoffs, men’s falls to Coast Guard Academy in overtime
Women’s soccer upsets Smith in first round of playoffs, men’s falls to Coast Guard Academy in overtime
1 minute ago

As the fall regular seasons wind down and postseason play begins, both Emerson men’s and women’s soccer teams entered the first round of...

The Emerson men's soccer team honored its five seniors and two graduate transfers on Senior Day, Saturday, Nov. 2. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Men’s soccer triumphs 3-1 vs. Clark on Senior Day
November 4, 2024
The Emerson women's soccer class of 2025. (Courtesy of Naia Driscoll)
Women’s soccer falls to Clark in Senior Day thriller
October 30, 2024
Campus
Part of the fitness center update included an increase in the number of free weights and weight training machines like two weight rooms and more dumbbells. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Emerson’s new Fitness Center will open on Monday
October 30, 2024
The new fitness center in Piano Row has been in the works for several years and will have an official grand opening Monday morning.
Emerson Los Angeles deans visit SGA, highlight two new programs
Emerson Los Angeles deans visit SGA, highlight two new programs
October 30, 2024
A Vicinity Energy electric broiler in Boston. (Courtesy of Vincity Energy)
Emerson becomes first college to heat campus with carbon-neutral steam
October 30, 2024
Arts
Boston Fashion Week brought Caribbean style to local runways
Boston Fashion Week brought Caribbean style to local runways
November 3, 2024

Boston Caribbean Fashion Week finalized its eleventh year of fashion week on Oct. 19 with an intimate showcase that vibed through the neighboring...

"The Brutalist" (2024), dir. Brady Corbet. Courtesy Film at Lincoln Center Press
IFFBoston Fall Focus brings an exciting lineup of films this Halloween weekend
November 2, 2024
Leni Robredo at a political rally featured in “And So It Begins.” Courtesy Boston Asian American Film Festival
‘And So It Begins’ review: Lessons from the Philippine elections through blood, sweat, and lots of pink
November 1, 2024
Trending Stories
1
Illustration Rachel Choi

‘My vote does not matter.’ Except it does. Now, more than ever.

2
Courtesy Mike Mejia

The Boston Pops present ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert’

3
Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week

Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week

4
A booth selling books by AK Press, a worker-run publishing and distributing company.

Faces of the Boston Anarchist Bookfair

5
Leni Robredo at a political rally featured in “And So It Begins.” Courtesy Boston Asian American Film Festival

‘And So It Begins’ review: Lessons from the Philippine elections through blood, sweat, and lots of pink

A Beacon Hill resident watched over her cauldron of candy on Thursday evening during Boston’s trick-or-treat night. (Madla Walsh/ Beacon Staff)
Lower Level 1 of Piano Row was completely overhauled this summer to make space for the fitness center. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Thousands fill the banks of the Charles River cheering passing teams during the final day of the regatta. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
A protester holds a sign that reads “Free Palestine” on Storrow Drive. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Rows of seats in the orchestra pit were left empty, to represent hostages still in Gaza. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Photos: Hundreds gather on the Boston Common for a rally in solidarity with Haitian migrants
Photo by Fiona McMahon
Members of the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums (GBFPD) band march in front of the Massachusetts State House. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)
KASTEEL WELL
"The Amsterdam," a former slave ship located at the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. (Photo courtesy Chase Henfey)
Amsterdam’s Maritime Museum leaves Kasteel Well students grappling with display of colonial histories
Emerson’s provost visits Kasteel Well for the first time
Kasteel Well students travel to Amsterdam for their first academic excursion of the semester
LIFESTYLE
Handcrafted lanterns for sale at the parade. (Fiona McMahon / Beacon Staff)
Celebrating 41 years of Jamaica Plain history with The Lantern Parade
Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival
Ignite Festival lights up the night in Union Square
TITLE IX
Formerly the Title IX office, Emerson's Office of Equal Opportunity will address issues of discrimination, sexual violence and harassment on campus.
Office of Equal Opportunity extends Title IX reach
Sonia Jurado announced as Emerson’s new Title IX coordinator
Emerson officially relocates Office of Access, Equity, and Title IX
COLUMNS
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Class of 2028, this one’s for you
Advice: How to survive the Ozempic Era
Your first time: don’t let these things turn you off
EDITORIALS
Illustration by Rachel Choi.
Emerson class discussions aren’t as enriching as professors think they are
Editorial: Does Emerson College care about victims and survivors?
Spicy Wings and Spicier Questions: The Beacon Takes on Hot Ones Challenge
LETTERS
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter to the Editor: Please pause the blame game!
Letter to the Editor: In response to recent Beacon opinion pieces
A parental response to ‘Some students turn to crowdfunding to pay for Emerson education’
CAMPUS
The Emerson women's cross country team after their victory at the Runnin' Monks Invitational. (Courtesy of Oliver Glass)
Women’s and men’s cross country finish first and fourth at Runnin’ Monks Invitational
In light of a sound crash, Emerson’s actors and crew shine in a powerhouse performance.
Emerson College released its 2024 annual security report. We broke it down.
METRO
Creative Commons
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ celebrates 49 years with special guests at The Colonial.
‘Urinetown’: A tragedy to laugh about the fall of Rome in our times
Halloween comes alive with ‘Cirque Of The Dead’
ARTS
‘Hitpig!’ crew members talk creating new animated feature film
‘Hitpig!’ crew members talk creating new animated feature film
‘Anora’: A dream is a wish your heart breaks
Sally Rooney returns with ‘Intermezzo’
SPORTS
Illustration by Rachel Choi
Opinion: ‘The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox’ is a first-class representation of the iconic revival of Boston’s beloved baseball team
It’s never Joever: ‘Mazzulla Ball’ resurrects in Celtics opener
“A legend both on and off the court”: Boston bridge renamed after Celtics star Bill Russell
OBITUARIES
Norman Lear ‘44
‘Everything that Norman did was influenced by humanity’: Friends and fans remember Norman Lear ‘44
‘He was an incredible person’: Colleagues remember Faizan Siddiqui
Late Paramount security guard leaves legacy of dedication
MAGAZINE
Courtesy Ashlyn Richards
The resonating echoes of 9/11 in country music
Monopoly on dreaming: Disillusionment of the American Dream
The rise of MAGA and political extremism