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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

The 77th Emmy Awards rushes its winners while dragging along its viewers
The 77th Emmy Awards rushes its winners while dragging along its viewers
19 hours ago

On Sunday, Sept. 15, CBS rolled out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater for a night of celebrating old “Hacks” and stars in “Adolescence.” While...

The Big E Sept 13. 2025. (Sam Shipman / Beacon Staff)
From fried cheese to farm chicks: Inside the Big E
19 hours ago

The first sounds you hear are horse hooves on a cracked road and Creed’s “Higher” blaring from a speaker as someone stuffs a quarter-pound of fried cheese...

Runnner performing at The Red Room on Sept. 12, 2025. (Bryce Heilmann / Beacon Staff)
Runnner lights up The Red Room
19 hours ago

As the intimate crowd of roughly 50 chatted amongst themselves and huddled closer to the front of the room, five outdoorsy-looking men who constitute the group Runnner...

A banner displaying the Emerson Lions' NEWMAC achievements in the Bobbi Brown & Steven Plofker Gym (Courtesy of Nate Gardner).
‘The premier men’s volleyball conference in the country’: Men’s volleyball to join NEWMAC in 2026-27
20 hours ago

It’s a shift that’s been over a year in the making. The Emerson men’s volleyball team will move to the New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference...

Ansin Building, where the Offices of the President are housed. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
‘There’s nowhere to go but up’: New admin optimistic despite higher education challenges

Kelly Devers-Franklin remembers being one of the first Emerson students to ever move into the Little Building in 1995. Now, from her Ansin Building office, above the studios where she...

The Wang Theater (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
Commencement is moved to Wang Theatre, prompting student backlash
Turnstyles inside of Park Street Station on March 21, 2023 (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
‘You see everyone skip paying it;’ Students conflicted on the MBTA’s new fare enforcement policy
(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Letter From The Editor
Letter from an Editor: In my opinion…

Some time ago, a professor told me not to waste my time with writing opinion pieces for The Berkeley...

Illustration Lila Reimels
Op-Ed
Do opposites attract? Not when it comes to politics
Graphic Ella Duggan & Josie Arteaga
Op-Ed
Striving for heroin chic: Skinny culture has sickly side effects
Illustration Lila Reimels
Op-Ed
Social media is ruining the college move-in experience
People crossing the street outside the Little Building at the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: Advice from an ‘audience’ member
Anti-ICE protestors in front of the JFK Federal Building, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
Amid ‘Operation Patriot 2.0,’ protestors demand ‘ICE Fuera Ahora’
September 15, 2025

Nearly 100 protestors gathered outside of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Government Center on Saturday to protest against the continued...

The Maximilian Mutchnick Cafe. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Business Services responds to student dining concerns with refunds, changes to meal equivalency policy
September 16, 2025

After many complaints from students following over-the-summer changes to dining hours, locations, and payment plans, Business Services responded...

Courtesy of Naia Driscoll.
Women’s soccer ties Rogers Williams in second home game of season
19 hours ago

In a lively back and forth game on Saturday, Sept. 13, the Emerson women’s soccer team tied 1-1 against the Roger Williams Hawks at their second...

Courtesy Joan Marcus
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ reminds us that we’re better together
23 hours ago

In the world of iconic film and TV nannies, none stand quite as singular as Euphegenia Doubtfire, with her groovy dance moves, wild cooking skills,...

Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
Hold Still, Please
By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Photos by Helen Armstrong. Illustration by Fiona McMahon
The Munchies
By Helen Armstrong, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Revere Beach
Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear
By Jack Silver, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
An Assassination (or the Act of Brief Movement)
By Jagger van Vliet, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Avary Amaral
Drug use as a stereotype of creatives: How does drug use impact the creative process?
By Avary Amaral, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
American Teenager
American Teenager
By Lorca Danziger, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Jeans d'Or
Jeans d’Or
By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Lorca Danziger
What’s with Gen Z’s cannabis habits?
By Savannah Girling, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Disco ball / Unsplash
Did Disco Demolition Night really kill disco?
By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 16, 2025
Illustration by Rachel Choi
‘Fight, fight, fight’: How Donald Trump went from political pariah to U.S. president
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Fiona McMahon
A Mind-Bending Approach to Medicine: How psychedelics are changing mental health treatment
By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
"Kent State," by photographer John Filo.
To seek a newer world: youth protest from Vietnam to today
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / April 16, 2025
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A depiction of an employee's belongings.. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Faculty and staff left reeling from 30-person layoff
A display on pigments used in medieval manuscript production as part of a an interactive reconstruction at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House in Nijmegen (Courtesy / Peter van der Heijden).
‘Feel Van Lymborch’ brings life and sight to medieval manuscripts with the help of Kasteel students
Peach Pit
Peach Pit’s “microculture” of fans appears around the world
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
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Emerson's downtown Boston campus. (Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown
Dining Center of Emerson College
New policies at various campus dining facilities leave students frustrated and confused
A sea of American Flags planted in the lawn next to the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial in Seaport on Saturday September 6, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Massachusetts veterans, families vow to ‘never forget’ 24 years later
Courtesy Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven is bringing his stand-up tour to Boston, and some tips for upcoming Emerson comics.
By Gobierno CDMX - Flickr, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75456047
As it Happened: The 2025 NBA Draft
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom