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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
A VP debate of cordial agreements and rhetorical clashes draws surprised reactions from Emerson students
A VP debate of cordial agreements and rhetorical clashes draws surprised reactions from Emerson students
The CBS News promotional graphic for the 2024 Vice Presidential debate displayed on a laptop screen on Tuesday, Oct. 1. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
As it happened: Walz and Vance had their first and likely only VP debate. Here's what happened.
Trump and Harris debated for the first and only time in Philadelphia, on September 10, 2024. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Trump and Harris are neck and neck in latest Emerson College Polling results
Hofstra student journalists Micheal Dent and Alexa D’Amato interviewed campaign surrogates in the spin room after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Student journalists take on the presidential debate
Opinion
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?
Donald Trump addresses journalists in the Philadelphia spin room after his first debate against Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
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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).
Trump makes unprecedented visit to debate spin room
At the conclusion of the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, campaign surrogates flooded into the spin room in Philadelphia, where 1,000 journalists convened on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Inside the spin room, surrogates talk debate performance
Ahead of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pro-Palestinian protesters and other demonstration grouops took to the streets hoping to have their voices heard by the candidates (Nick Peace / For the Beacon).
Protesters cross paths at Independence Mall ahead of presidential debate
Trump and Harris debated for the first and only time in Philadelphia, on September 10, 2024. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Harris and Trump faced off in their first debate. Here are some key takeaways from the tense night.
Trump and Harris faced off in a tense debate in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
As it happened: Harris and Trump had a tense first debate. Here's what happened Tuesday.
2024 Democratic National Convention Chicago Live Coverage
Emerson students react to Harris-Walz ticket
Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president: "I know where America belongs."
Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president: "I know where America belongs."
2024 Democratic National Convention Chicago Live Coverage
Harris, Walz hold first rally as Democratic ticket in Philadelphia
President Joe Biden addresses nation on decision to drop out of presidential race
President Joe Biden addresses nation on decision to drop out of presidential race
Illustration Rachel Choi
Vice President Kamala Harris rallies toward Democratic presidential nomination
Donald Trump addresses journalists in the Philadelphia spin room on his performance during the debate with Kamala Harris (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Trump becomes first former US president convicted in nation’s history
A Boston resident votes at a polling place within the Boston City Hall on March 5, 2024. (Feixu Chen/Beacon Staff)
Biden and Trump dominate on Super Tuesday, Haley and Phillips drop out