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Church Street during the People's Party on May 17, 2025 (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff).
The People’s Party packs Church Street in Cambridge with Fashion, Music, and colossal clothing piles
May 31, 2025

Crowded around a multi-colored mountain of shirts and pants, thrifters of all ages, each with their own unique style, sifted through piles of clothes at The People’s...

From left: (foreground) Crystin Gilmore, Dru Sky Berrian, and Catia. (Background) MarHadoo Effeh, Hampton Richards and Kwezi Shongwe. Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios.
‘JaJa’s African Hair Braiding’ exemplifies why immigrant stories matter
May 30, 2025

A hair salon can be a place of hot topics, personal drama, and a clamor of opinions. However, for West African immigrant women in Harlem, an African braiding...

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
May 25, 2025

With piped-in sounds and fragrant scents, the bird and flower illustrations of ornate manuscripts spring to life at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House. Thanks...

Former President Biden diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, his office announces
Former President Biden diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, his office announces
May 18, 2025

On Friday, Former U.S. President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that spread to his bones on Friday, according to a statement...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Cost of attendance and financial aid assistance will increase for upcoming year

In an email communication from President Jay Bernhardt on Tuesday, he announced that Emerson College’s tuition and financial aid are expected to rise in the upcoming year. Current...

In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump appeared in the spin room in Philadelphia alongside his campaign surrogates addressing reporters following the first presidential debate between him and Kamala Harris on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Federal judge blocks Trump move to strip Harvard of international student access
An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
As students move out, Emerson Sustainability helps unwanted items find a new home
Courtesy Iz Indelicato
Op-Ed
Why won’t movie studios make movies?

“We’re saving Hollywood,” said Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in an interview with Variety, speaking...

Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letters
Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant
The Union Bank Building on Tremont street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Op-Ed
Emerson gave me an award for protest. Now they’re punishing it.
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Photo Alec Klusza
Op-Ed
As a freshman, Emerson’s silence about the encampment is deafening
Metro
Thousands of people marching through the Boston Commons on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Thousands protest 100 days of Trump on May Day in Boston
May 2, 2025

Thousands rallied in Boston Common on Thursday for International Workers Day, an annual day of protest on May 1. Commonly known as May Day, the...

Illustration Rachel Choi
‘Courage is contagious’: Harris rebukes Trump administration in first major speech since leaving office
May 1, 2025
Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington attracts thousands of spectators
April 27, 2025
Campus
An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
‘Enough is enough’: Emerson faculty convene emergency assembly over protest policy, RA firings, and campus climate
May 13, 2025

Emerson College faculty convened a last-minute special assembly on Monday, May 5, in response to two recent articles published by The Berkeley...

2 Boylston Place resident assistant Christian Jones folds paper cranes in the residence hall lobby alongside other students (Courtesy / Sid Timmons).
2B Residents fold 1,000 paper cranes for cancer awareness
May 12, 2025
Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Emerson students celebrate Passover with traditional Seder and Shabbat dinner
May 2, 2025
Sports
Senior pitcher Jessica Gomez (#18) on the mound against Wheaton College on May 3, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff/ File).
Softball falls to Coast Guard Academy in NEWMAC Tournament play-in game
May 14, 2025

After a six-year drought, the Emerson softball team stormed back into the playoffs as a No. 6 seed, battling the No. 7 Coast Guard Academy Bears...

The Emerson softball class of 2025 (Riey Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson softball celebrates senior day with playoff-clinching victory
May 14, 2025
The Emerson softball team in a huddle during a doubleheader vs. MIT on April 25 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson softball drops a pair to conference-leading MIT
May 1, 2025
Arts
John Filo on Blanket Hill, by Beacon photographer Fiona McMahon
The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootings
May 17, 2025

At the height of the Vietnam War in 1970, America was divided into political camps that went beyond party lines. Students made up the bulk of...

Courtesy of Alexys Morera
Alexys Morera talks self-care, social media, and playing Janis in ‘Mean Girls’
April 28, 2025
Mamalarky (Courtesy Vlonery)
Mamalarky is mobile—musically and literally on ‘Hex Key’
April 23, 2025
Dazed and Confused Spring 2025
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
Trending Stories
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Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment

Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police

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Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant

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Boylston SJP Protesters gather on the sidewalk in front of Boylston Place Alley, following a police restriction of the alleyway on Friday, April 25, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Boylston SJP calls for ‘end to scholasticide’ in Gaza on one-year anniversary of encampment arrests

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Chalked expressions on the 2b alleyway walls. (Photo courtesy Margaux Jubin)

‘I no longer felt safe on campus:’ Jewish students who left Emerson recount their experiences

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Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

College warns against planned SJP protest in 2B Alley one year after the encampment

Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.
Thousands gather in City Hall Plaza in Boston at the Hands Off 2025 protest on Saturday, April, 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
A Penske rental truck flipped on it's side on a Chinatown sidewalk on Tuesday, April, 1, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
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
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PROJECTS
Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment
Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police
‘I no longer felt safe on campus:’ Jewish students who left Emerson recount their experiences
KASTEEL WELL
A still from Mayeni Kpenge's thesis film "Babyface." (Courtesy of Mayeni Kpenge)
Kasteel Well lends its medieval backdrop to ‘Babyface’ BFA
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
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
Illustration Rachel Choi
Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.
Editorial: ‘Democracy dies in darkness’: Our statement of transparency
Emerson class discussions aren’t as enriching as professors think they are
LETTERS
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter: Emerson needs a real plan to rebuild our campus culture
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
CAMPUS
Emerson College Walker Building in Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Journalism faculty Paul Mihailidis named interim dean of School of Communication
Truman turns 10: Emerson celebrates the beloved campus beagle’s birthday
Baseball swept by nationally ranked Salve Regina
METRO
In an ode to Yoda and “Star Wars,” a sign read “‘Finish, you will.’ May the course be with you.” (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)
‘Slay the Day.’ The best signs from the 2025 Boston Marathon.
Pope Francis, first Latin American leader of Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
Thousands, including Emersonians, conquer 2025 Boston Marathon
ARTS
Illustration by Rachel Choi
An all-trans and nonbinary ‘Peanuts’ musical teaches us to be ‘good men’
Half Alive reinvigorates Roadrunner on ‘Persona World Tour’
Emerson and Berklee band brings Tiny Desk from NPR to PR (Piano Row)
SPORTS
Runners at the 129th Boston Marathon pass under a bridge adorned with the slogan 'Boston Strong.'
Twelve years later, still running Boston Strong
Pro runner Michael Keebler’s ‘out of body’ experience running the Boston Marathon
OPINION: I don’t want to work in a sports industry that hates sports.
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
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom
Letter from the Editor – Dazed and Confused
Burning down the house: the night America turned red