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

The Berkeley Beacon

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College announces extended hours in the Lion’s Den for the rest of the semester in response to SGA initiative
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The Lion’s Den, one of Emerson’s busiest social spots, will now be open on the weekends and operate on extended hours, according to an email sent to the Emerson...

Incident Journal: Spring break leaves campus calm
Incident Journal: Spring break leaves campus calm
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The Emerson College Police Department’s Incident Journal is made available to the public daily.
A construction worker halts traffic as a jackhammer breaks ground. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Correspondent)
Photos: Black Lives Matter Plaza demolished in D.C.
March 15, 2025

Almost five years after the “Black Lives Matter” mural was painted at 16th and H Street in Washington, D.C., the letters have been peeled from the ground as...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson among dozens of universities under federal investigation for ‘antisemitic discrimination and harassment’
March 10, 2025
The Department of Education threatened to take action against the college if it does not improve its efforts to protect Jewish students on campus.
Parade participants waving flags from the back of a pickup truck in South Boston on Sunday, March, 16, 2025. (Ari Mei-Dan/ Beacon Staff)
‘Good old classic Boston’: An early start to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

Vibrant green flooded South Boston’s streets as over one million people gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. People lined up and down the barricades eagerly...

The Women's March outside of the Massachusetts State House on March 8, 2025.
‘A battle for humanity’: Thousands show out for Women’s March on International Women’s Day
Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Mayor Wu testifies on Capitol Hill, defends Boston’s sanctuary status amid GOP pushback
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Op-Ed
Boston needs ranked choice voting, and Emerson should be on board

Emerson students are filmmakers, writers, artists, journalists, performers, storytellers, activists—and...

Illustration Bryce Heilmann
Thoughts
Hollywood’s biggest night was … surprisingly small?
Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Sports
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Illustration Ben Putney
Op-Ed
Toxic productivity: Emerson’s most exhausting tradition
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
Maine Gov. Janet Mills set the example—now, other elected figures must follow it
 A couple leaves a midday Ash Wednesday blessing at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Wednesday, March 5. (Photo Izzy Bryars / Beacon Staff)
Pope Francis’ still battling double pneumonia in Rome hospital
March 5, 2025

Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for almost three weeks for bilateral pneumonia in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican’s Holy See...

Director Wendy Sachs speaks at a panel discussion with journalism professor Tim Riley and Emerson students Lily Minkoff and Arthur Mansavage. (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff)
Faculty host screening of ‘October 8,’ documentary following pro-Palestine encampments and antisemitism
March 6, 2025

Emerson’s Department of Journalism hosted a screening of “October 8” to an audience of 20 Emerson College community members, most of whom...

Freshman attack Laura Lovell guards a Gordon player in Emerson's 2025 season home opener win.
Women’s lacrosse tops Gordon in home opener
March 9, 2025

The Emerson women’s lacrosse team defeated the Gordon College Fighting Scots, 19-12, earning their second win of the season and boasting a...

UConn's Surya performs a routine inspired by the "Hunger Games" franchise. (Ryan Yau / Beacon Staff)
Bollywood in Boston: South Asian Showdown showcases traditional and contemporary dance
March 6, 2025

Last Saturday, 1,100 eager fans flocked to the Strand Theatre, cheering at a volume comparable to major sporting events. They were there...

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)
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Jibo sits on a desk in the XR-Studio
How Emerson is—and isn’t—using artificial intelligence in the classroom
Students at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus in the Limburg, Netherlands arrived for orientation just days before Trump was sworn in (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Some Americans said they would leave when Trump took office. Students studying abroad actually did.
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
Column: How political is the NFL?
Column: How political is the NFL?
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
Pro-Palestine encampment tents line 2B alley at Emerson College on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Iselin Bratz/Beacon Staff)
Letter: From an SJP organizer: Our encampment failed, and we’ve been failing it every day
‘It's a really beautiful experience’: Muslim students observe Ramadan with help from Dining Center
‘It’s a really beautiful experience’: Muslim students observe Ramadan with help from Dining Center
Protesters gather outside of Israeli consulate in honour of Aaron Bushnell (Hannah Brueske/Beacon Staff).
Protesters mark year anniversary of Aaron Bushnell’s death outside of Israeli Consulate
Jules Grace (center) and Berklee Valencia students jam out on a Spanish beach. (Courtesy Birdie Nelson)
Jules Grace bids farewell to adolescence with debut album ‘Diaries & Daydreams’
The Emerson men's basketball team in a timeout against WPI on Feb. 27, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s basketball defeated by No. 14 WPI in NEWMAC semifinals
Photos: Choose your own character
Photos: Choose your own character