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

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

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2024 Election
Trump supporters watching the inauguration live stream outside of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)
As a second Trump term unfolds, Emerson watches as future of work sponsorships, DEI hang in balance
January 22, 2025

As former President Joe Biden peacefully transferred power to President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, Emerson community members described feelings...

A crowd of roughly one thousand people stood outside the Capitol inauguration morning, echoing the president’s sentiments about a coming “golden age of America.” (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
Emerson students from Republican-led states share concerns of second Trump presidency
January 22, 2025

President Donald Trump’s first few days in office came with a slew of executive orders and policy changes. He notably declared a state of emergency...

Emerson reacts to Trump landslide, campus ‘devastated’
Emerson reacts to Trump landslide, campus ‘devastated’
A person crosses the street in Back Bay wearing an “I voted” sticker on Tuesday, Nov. 5. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Bostonians share concerns and hopes about a second Trump presidency
A Harris-Walz sign displayed in a window on Beacon Hill. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff).
Harris speaks to nation after conceding election
Boston City Hall Plaza in the evening on Monday, October 28, 2024.(Nick Peace/ For the Beacon, File)
Massachusetts officials react to Trump victory
A pro-choice protester marches with a sign during a women's march for Kamala Harris in Boston ahead of the 2024 presidential election on Nov. 2, 2024 (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff).
Seven states approved abortion ballot measures, while three fell short
Mass. voters approve ballot measures on removal of MCAS requirement, Legislature audit, and ride-hail unionization
Mass. voters approve ballot measures on removal of MCAS requirement, Legislature audit, and ride-hail unionization
Mass. Sen Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd of Massachusetts Democrats at SoWa Power Station hours after her re-election to the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
MassDems express hope and confidence on election night ahead of Trump’s comeback victory
A march attendee hold up a sign that reads "we're not going back". (Sophia Schiappa/ Beacon Correspondent)
Feminists hold Women’s March in the Boston Common on election week
Election live updates: Trump wins a second term, Harris concedes
Election live updates: Trump wins a second term, Harris concedes
Neighboring homes in St. Croix County in Wisconsin with opposing political signs. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)
Which way will Wisconsin swing? Here’s what swing voters are saying.
Everything you need to know for Election Day
Everything you need to know for Election Day
Tim Walz with a fist raised steps out of his airplane at Boston Logan International Airport on Oct. 20, 2024 (Nick Peace/ For the Beacon).
Walz arrives in Boston for two-hour fundraising stop
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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).
Live updates: Trump makes key appointments following election victory
Students gather in the Kasteel Well barn for an Election Night watch party. (Iselin Bratz/Beacon Staff)
Emerson College’s Kasteel Well holds their breath at election watch party
(Nick Peace for the Beacon)
‘Magachusetts’ election party displays festive environment ahead of Trump blow out
Biden speaks to nation following Trump victory
Biden speaks to nation following Trump victory
Voter registration materials and resources displayed on a table inside the Emerson College Dining Hall on Tuesday October 1, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Emerson students and staff prepare for upcoming election
Students watch the first and likely only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the Bill Bordy Theater on October 1, 2024 (Abigail Hoyt / Beacon Correspondent).
Vance and Walz squared off for the first time in a cordial debate Tuesday night
Opinion
Illustration Rachel Choi
‘My vote does not matter.’ Except it does. Now, more than ever.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance addresses journalists in the spin room after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Trump is not the scariest candidate on the ballot: Vance is
Illustration Rachel Choi
The surrealist reality of American politics
Illustration Rachel Choi
Can Harris govern from ground zero?
Can we meme our way to the presidency?
Can we meme our way to the presidency?
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Have important conversations, even when you don’t want to
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
A relic of political stagnation: The Electoral College
Graphic Ella Duggan
If the economy is thriving, why are we all broke?