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Graduate guard Trevor Arico (#5) rises up for a jump shot against the Babson Beavers on Wednesday, Dec. 4 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff)
Men’s basketball breaks the dam with 64-62 win over Babson

After over a month of non-conference opponents, the men’s basketball team took the floor in a conference matchup against the Babson College...

Vice President, Student Affairs Christie Anglade. (courtesy Derek Palmer for EmersonToday)
Christie Anglade named Emerson’s next vice president of student affairs

Christie Anglade will become the college’s next vice president of Student Affairs beginning Dec....

Melanea Vemealssel, a member of the Kasteel Well dining staff, stands by some of the breakfast offerings on Nov. 27, 2024 (Kaitlyn Smitten/Beacon Staff).
Cooking up community at Kasteel Well

Nestled in the small village of Well, located in the Dutch province of Limburg, the Emerson College...

Senior guard Lucas Brenner (#0) is introduced in the starting lineup prior to Tuesday's game against Suffolk (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s basketball triumphs over Suffolk in Clash of the Common

After a narrow win over Worcester State, the Emerson men’s basketball team hoped to make it two in...

Men’s basketball beats Worcester State behind Jacob Armant’s 24 points
Men’s basketball beats Worcester State behind Jacob Armant’s 24 points

Days after falling to Albertus Magnus on a buzzer-beating three-pointer, the Emerson men’s basketball...

Illustration by Helen Armstrong
Tradition, turkey, and touchdowns: Football’s historic connection to Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving right around the corner and the winter sports season in full swing, it is the perfect time to explore the profound connection...

Sophomore center Claire English (#17) prepares to shoot free throws against Suffolk on Sunday, Nov. 17. (Courtesy of Nate Gardner)
Basketball splits Sunday doubleheader with scoring career-highs

Days after their respective seasons began, the Emerson women’s and men’s basketball teams returned to the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker...

Alireza Raisi, Mneesha Gellman, Nancy J. Lyons from the Marlboro Institute speaking on the Post-Election Panel at the Bill Bordy Theater on Nov. 12, 2024. (Julianna Jemima Badajos/ Beacon Correspondent)
Post-election panel discusses Trump-led future of reproductive rights, immigration, and foreign policy

A post-election panel held on Tuesday at the Bill Bordy Theater discussed how Donald Trump’s second presidency could impact reproductive...

Aili Montague was adopted at the age of two and a half. They struggled to find their identity within a family where they bore no resemblance. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)
The end of China’s international adoption program has left adoptees with mixed emotions

For Aili Montague, being a Chinese adoptee makes up a significant part of their identity. Montague was adopted from the city of Huainan,...

The college illuminated Little Building with artwork and messages celebrating the graduating class of 2020 on Saturday. The display will run for two weeks.
Emerson College released its 2024 annual security report. We broke it down.
Overall crime, including liquor law violations, sexual harassment cases, and violent acts towards women, increased at Emerson College’s Boston campus in 2023
 Good Morning Emerson Hosts Max Lasky (left) and Faith Pinnow (middle) interview one of the Co-Presidents of Emertainment Monthly, Emily Zeitz (right) live on the air. GME conducts an interview during most of their shows along with covering events around the city, and delivering news stories to their viewers. (Madla Walsh/ Beacon Staff)
A dive into campus media at Emerson

Emerson offers over 100 on-campus student organizations but is most famous for its many student performing arts groups. However, from broadcast...

An Emerson College Police car.
Incident Journal: ECPD responds to violation, larceny reports

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style...

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...