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Freshman midfielder Laina Gustafson protects the ball while cutting through two Wheaton defenders.
Emerson College women’s lacrosse team falls to Wheaton 19-9

The Emerson women’s lacrosse team fell to the Wheaton Lyons on March 26th, 19-9, extending Emerson’s NEWMAC losing streak to three games. The...

The Emerson men's volleyball team celebrated senior Bryson Beck and Los Angeles-bound juniors Chase Fagen and Liam Higgins on March 29, 2025 (Courtesy of Naia Driscoll).
Men’s volleyball sweeps Dean, Elms in senior day tri-match

The Emerson men’s volleyball team swept both the Dean College Bulldogs and Elms College Blazers on...

Charlie Rosario speaks at the panel on EPI. (Yogev Toby/Beacon Staff)
Two-day Emerson Prison Initiative conference spans importance of education in prison, hope, and justice
The Emerson Prison Initiative held a multiday conference last week that provided a platform for formerly incarcerated individuals, prison reform advocates, and program...
Peopling walking through Downtown Crossing in Boston on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
‘Rehabilitate and be preventative’: Emerson students say no to increased policing in downtown Boston

Amidst calls for increased policing from Mayor Michelle Wu and some Boston City Council members in response...

‘Diversification of spaces’: SGA approves four new student organizations, election campaigning begins
‘Diversification of spaces’: SGA approves four new student organizations, election campaigning begins

Following discussions about club sustainability and uniqueness on campus, four new student clubs were...

‘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

Around 4:15 a.m. Friday, Rokiya Elhak, president of the Muslim Student Association, awoke to a call from the organization’s vice president,...

The Emerson men's volleyball team huddles before their match against American International College on March 25, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s volleyball falls to American International College in five-set thriller

The Emerson men’s volleyball team went down to the wire against the American International College Yellow Jackets on March 25, but ultimately...

Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin in the National Tour of PARADE, photo by Joan Marcus
Review: ‘Parade’ marches into the Colonial, telling a story that is still timely today

The Tony Award-winning revival of Jason Robert Brown’s musical “Parade” marched into Emerson’s Colonial Theater on March 11.  “Parade”...

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

In the early morning hours on Christmas Eve, Nora Kate Onanian, 22, an Emerson journalism student who graduated weeks ago, passed away at her...

Dan Crocker and Amy Rinaldo leaflet on Boylston Street outside of the Emerson College Dining Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Crocker and Rinaldo are both leaders in the Emerson College Staff Union. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Financial aid, student accounts demand entry into staff union’s contract nine months after joining
Members of the staff union leafletted Thursday afternoon advocating for the admission of the financial aid and student accounts departments into its contract.
(Abigail Hoyt/ For The Beacon)
Cooking up community: Emerson celebrates the Lunar New Year in the Dining Center

Chatter and laughter filled the Dining Hall on Jan. 29 as aromas of vegetable dumplings, Taiwanese noodle soup, char siu pork ribs, and more...

An Emerson College Police car.
Incident Journal: ECPD responds to protest, refers case to Community Standards
The Emerson College Police Department’s Incident Journal is made available to the public daily.
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

The Office of Equal Opportunity will expand the scope of responsibility of the former Office of Title IX following its absorption of the office...