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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

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
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.
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...

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...

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...

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
Read The Beacon eMagazine
Born to Hula, 2012. (Kristen Barrett/Beacon Correspondent)
A conversation with Amsterdam-based artist Esiri Erheriene-Essi
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
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
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Class of 2028, this one’s for you
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
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)
Letter to the Editor: Please pause the blame game!
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
Courtesy of A24
Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter talk A24’s ‘Y2K’
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
Norman Lear ‘44
‘Everything that Norman did was influenced by humanity’: Friends and fans remember Norman Lear ‘44
Photos: Choose your own character
Photos: Choose your own character