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Former men's basketball head coach Hank Smith (center) poses with President Jay Bernhardt, several of his former players, and family members (Courtesy of Nate Gardner).
‘We’re truly home now’: Brown-Plofker court renamed for former men’s basketball coach Hank Smith
7 hours ago

Former men’s basketball head coach Hank Smith took the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym floor to a thunderous standing ovation, appearing on a court that now...

Mike Vrabel named 16th head coach of the New England Patriots
Mike Vrabel named 16th head coach of the New England Patriots
January 12, 2025

The New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as the franchise’s next head coach early Sunday morning. No terms have been disclosed, but sources told ESPN’s Adam...

Food For Free workers organize the Emerson dining hall donation alongside Bon Appetit District Manager Dawn Sajdyk on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
Over 300 pounds of food donated by Emerson to Food For Free last fall
January 8, 2025

Emerson students finishing their meal in the dining hall often throw the remains of their scraps into the compost bin, but where do the seemingly endless pans...

Illustration Rachel Choi
New England Patriots part ways with head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season
January 6, 2025

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo immediately following their Jan. 5 game against the Buffalo Bills. Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft...

A cloud of smoke from the Palisades fire billows over a hill near the neighborhood of Encino on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff)
As the LA wildfires encroach on Southern California, ELA proceeds as planned

As wildfires continue to rage in Southern California this week, students, faculty, and staff expecting to start the spring semester at Emerson Los Angeles are anxiously watching the...

Haze from the Sunset Fires seen around the famed Hollywood sign on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Riley Goldman/ For the Beacon)
Emerson Los Angeles building evacuated ‘preemptively’ due to proximity to Southern California fires
Students working on a set in a visual and media arts course.
Emerson’s VMA major becomes first ARRI-certified film program in New England
Illustration Rachel Choi & Kellyn Taylor
Letters
Letter: Looking back and moving forward
The Berkeley Beacon was the first student organization I joined when I stepped on campus in August 2023.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
Emerson isn’t doing enough for its students in recovery
Illustration Rachel Choi
Letters
Letter from the SGA President: reflecting on the Fall 2024 semester
Illustration Rachel Choi
Thoughts
Ode to my male classmates
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
‘Wicked’ shows us the importance of female friendships
Metro
Presidents, union recognitions, and protests: These are the top Beacon stories of 2024
Presidents, union recognitions, and protests: These are the top Beacon stories of 2024
December 27, 2024
2024 was a year marked by turbulent and unprecedented events on the local and global stage—and Emerson wasn’t spared some national moments.
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson encourages international students to return early from winter break ahead of Trump inauguration
December 23, 2024
(Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
Photos: Snowfall blankets Massachusetts ahead of holiday travel
December 21, 2024
Campus
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
December 27, 2024

In the early morning hours on Christmas Eve, Nora Kate Onanian, 22, an Emerson journalism student who graduated weeks ago, passed away at her...

Emerson Colleges' Little Building and Colonial Building on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson College declines staff union’s request to voluntarily recognize new bargain unit in the Office of the Arts
December 14, 2024
A student holding a bunny poses for a photo during the Relaxapalooza event in the Iwasaki Library on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (Abigail Hoyt/ Beacon Correspondent)
‘Relaxapalooza changed my life’: Iwasaki Library offers students the ultimate de-stressing event
December 12, 2024
Sports
Senior center Asher Gardiner (#21) elevates for a slam dunk against WPI on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 (Courtesy of Nate Gardner).
Men’s basketball falls to No. 22 WPI in special Saturday showdown
6 hours ago

Moments after the renaming of a basketball court in a former coach’s honor, the Emerson men’s basketball team was handed a 88-65 loss to...

Graduate student forward Charlotte Levison wins the opening tip-off against Regis College on Saturday, Dec. 14 (Courtesy of Nate Gardner)
Women’s basketball heads to winter break with 85-66 win over Regis
December 16, 2024
(Courtesy of Nate Gardner)
Women’s basketball beats Emmanuel College in a nail-biter
December 11, 2024
Arts
Courtesy of Rae Diep
Romantasy revealed with Sabaa Tahir hosted by upcoming bookstore Lovestruck
December 11, 2024

Complete with pink tablecloths, red bookmarks with the words “Sucker for a Slowburn,” and cursive lettering reading “Lovestruck,” the...

Courtesy of Joan Marcus
‘SIX,’ the electrifying Renaissance romp, comes to Boston
December 11, 2024
Grand Theft Hamlet depicts Shakespeare within the world of Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Hamlet depicts Shakespeare within the world of Grand Theft Auto
December 11, 2024
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
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Haze from the Sunset Fires seen around the famed Hollywood sign on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Riley Goldman/ For the Beacon)

Emerson Los Angeles building evacuated ‘preemptively’ due to proximity to Southern California fires

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100 of the best photos from Beacon photographers in 2024

100 of the best photos from Beacon photographers in 2024

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A cloud of smoke from the Palisades fire billows over a hill near the neighborhood of Encino on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff)

As the LA wildfires encroach on Southern California, ELA proceeds as planned

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Students working on a set in a visual and media arts course.

Emerson’s VMA major becomes first ARRI-certified film program in New England

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Food For Free workers organize the Emerson dining hall donation alongside Bon Appetit District Manager Dawn Sajdyk on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

Over 300 pounds of food donated by Emerson to Food For Free last fall

100 of the best photos from Beacon photographers in 2024
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)
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)
KASTEEL WELL
Born to Hula, 2012. (Kristen Barrett/Beacon Correspondent)
A conversation with Amsterdam-based artist Esiri Erheriene-Essi
The faces of the Castle: Office of Student Affairs
Cooking up community at Kasteel Well
LIFESTYLE
The new Museum of Illusions on the second floor of the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. (Madison Lucchesi/ Beacon Staff)
‘Immersive’ and ‘photo worthy’: Museum of Illusions opened on Saturday
The Boylston Chess Club: A testament to the world of chess
Celebrating 41 years of Jamaica Plain history with The Lantern Parade
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
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 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
Paul Dworkis poses for a photo inside of the newly completed fitness center on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Always ‘an Emersonian,’ Paul Dworkis, CFO, departs Emerson after five years
‘[Emerson] feels like a ghost town’: new initiative draws mixed emotions from a divided campus
Trevor Arico drops 38 points as men’s basketball defeats Bridgewater State
METRO
Cyclists riding on Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge on Nov. 22, 2024. (Courtesy of Madison Lucchesi)
Cambridge Day acquired by nonprofit, adds affiliate faculty Niko Emack to its board of directors
Boston Common Frog Pond ice rink welcomes skaters for the season
A historic teacher strike upended a North Shore town. The Beverly School Committee president says ‘it wasn’t about the kids.’
ARTS
Courtesy of A24
Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter talk A24’s ‘Y2K’
The quiet celestial power of the novel ‘Orbital’
An evening with the Pope of Trash at the Coolidge
SPORTS
Emerson men's lacrosse players in Dave's Hot Chicken (Merritt Hughes / Beacon Staff) Left to right: Jacob Goldberg (freshman), Jack Burns (senior), Ethan Corby (junior), Owen Lotti (junior), Brady Fish (freshman), Grant Wilson (senior), Quinn Gardiner (sophomore), Landon Segal (sophomore)
Winner winner, Dave’s Hot Chicken dinner: Emerson men’s lacrosse’s new NIL deal
Women’s basketball dominates Westfield State, 96-73, for Bill Gould’s 200th career win
Men’s basketball breaks the dam with 64-62 win over Babson
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
Photos: Choose your own character
Photos: Choose your own character
The man, the myth, the Terry: the wacky world of third party candidates
End Martian Law