By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ February 18, 2023
Each semester, a new group of students participating in the Kasteel Well program are welcomed by a medieval castle tucked in the countryside of Well, Limburg....
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ December 12, 2022
The Medford Branch, part of the MBTA’s Green Line Extension, opened to passengers on Monday at 4:52 a.m. Hundreds of Boston commuters, many being Tufts...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ December 12, 2022
CharlieCards, used to pay for MBTA subway and bus rides, can be hacked using an Android phone, according to a Boston-based cybersecurity expert Bobby Rauch.
The...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ December 12, 2022
The Federal Transit Administration asked the MBTA on Tuesday to revise 12 of its 20 proposed plans to increase the safety and functioning of the T.
The...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ December 7, 2022
David Stewart will join Emerson’s Visual Media Arts department as an affiliate professor of film and media studies in the Spring 2023 semester. He will...
Gazing out at Marlboro College for the first time, Maya Abarca remembers seeing white buildings scattered over rolling hills—all of it nearly camouflaged...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ November 30, 2022
This semester, Emerson re-established a cross-campus sustainability program, Eco Corps, following the hiring of four eco ambassadors in September and the...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ November 18, 2022
Since construction began in 2018, the Medford branch of the Green Line will open on Dec. 12, announced MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak at Thursday’s...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ November 16, 2022
The MBTA hosted a virtual public meeting on Monday to discuss revisions to the Bus Network Redesign project after receiving over 20,000 comments on the...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ November 4, 2022
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced Tuesday he will step down on Jan. 3, 2023. He led the agency for four years during some of its most difficult...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ October 30, 2022
After receiving feedback from Boston bus riders, the MBTA updated its bus route map on Thursday.
The changes reflect over 20,000 public comments the...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ October 16, 2022
Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey held a hearing in Boston on Friday with MBTA officials to address riders’ ongoing safety...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ October 9, 2022
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ October 5, 2022
Emerson announced students can register guests for academic buildings using the new iVisitor Guest Registration system—a process different from the guest...
In the week following the Orange Line's reopening after its 30-day shutdown, many Emerson students and Orange Line riders across Boston feel burdened by...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ September 26, 2022
The MBTA Green Line D branch closed on Sept. 24, commencing the first of three nine-day closures to allow for upgrades and maintenance.
The temporary...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief
/ September 21, 2022
The Office of Student Success will offer an International Student Assistance Fund for the first time this semester, according to a campus-wide email sent...
The Orange Line resumed its regular service on Monday after a 30-day closure. The first trains left the Oak Grove and Forest Hills Station at 5:16 a.m.,...