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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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Junior echoes John Oliver for new EIV show

By Owen Murray / February 5, 2018

This semester, junior journalism major Paul Ross plans to bring political commentary influenced by political comedians Stephen Colbert and John Oliver...

Owen Elphick is the youngest writer to be published in The Hartford Courant's Poet's Corner. Photo: Cassandra Martinez/ Beacon Staff

Owen Elphick pens way into Poet’s Corner

By Stephanie Shih / February 1, 2018

The largest daily newspaper in Connecticut recently published eight of Owen Elphick’s poems in its monthly Poet’s Corner column, making the sophomore...

The cardboard mosaic will be installed in the State House from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Photo: Justin Scott Johnson / Beacon Staff

Climate meets culture at State House event

By Annika Hom, Former Staff / January 25, 2018

Paintings depicting zebras running through grasslands, trees with neon tops, and environmental pleas such as, “Whatever you do, see the planet and...

Mike Zahar's photographs of MAX have been featured by Billboard and iHeart Radio. Photo: Courtesy of Mike Zahar / Berkeley Beacon

“Lights Down Low” singer recruits student photographer

By Ian Sloan, Former Staff / January 25, 2018

Young artists may fantasize about seeing their work featured in magazines and concert promotions, but junior visual and media arts major Mike Zahar...

Amber Gideon has moved on from ballads and taken on comedy in her songwriting. (Courtesy of Amber Gideon)

Alum performs song “Skinnyfat” to satirize body image

By Grace Griffin, Copy Editor / January 18, 2018

The inspiration for the newest single “Skinnyfat” by Amber Gideon ‘06 came from peers teasingly comparing her body to Jell-O in high school....

Senior's horror anthology picked up by pub club

Senior’s horror anthology picked up by pub club

December 14, 2017

Allison Rassmann recently invited her parents to an upcoming magazine launch party, but the senior writing, literature and publishing major is hiding a...

Projections transform Little Building into a work of art

Projections transform Little Building into a work of art

December 7, 2017

Eerie music, a growing crowd, a mysterious countdown projected onto the Little Building—it was almost a dystopian scene on Boston Common Friday night....

Allison Rassmann's horror anthology Under Floorboards, Under Skin will be available Dec. 12. Photo: BROOKE NORTHRUP/Berkeley Beacon

Senior’s horror anthology picked up by pub club

By Dylan Rossiter, Former Editor / December 7, 2017

Allison Rassmann recently invited her parents to an upcoming magazine launch party, but the senior writing, literature and publishing major is hiding...

Hometown hip-hop: Regional influences in rap

December 7, 2017

As a general rule, the way a rapper sounds is a good indication of where they are from. Over the years, the distinct styles of hip-hop invented in the...

The story of campus cult classic, Love. Bacardi. Boston.

The story of campus cult classic, Love. Bacardi. Boston.

December 7, 2017

Dane Shubert ‘13 could have made a one-to-four minute movie for his Visual and Media Arts Production class freshman year. Instead, he brought a 32...

Projections transform Little Building into a work of art

By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief / December 2, 2017

    Eerie music, a growing crowd, a mysterious countdown projected onto the Little Building—it was almost a dystopian scene on Boston...

Jeff Freeman and Nikki Werner played Philly and Annie in Dane Shubert's student film.
SCREENSHOT OF LOVE. BACARDI. BOSTON.

The story of campus cult classic, Love. Bacardi. Boston.

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / November 29, 2017

Dane Shubert ‘13 could have made a one-to-four minute movie for his Visual and Media Arts Production class freshman year. Instead, he brought a 32 minute...

Hometown hip-hop: Regional influences in rap

By Joseph Green / November 29, 2017

As a general rule, the way a rapper sounds is a good indication of where they are from. Over the years, the distinct styles of hip-hop invented in the...

Marsha P. Johnson director brought to campus amid controversy

Marsha P. Johnson director brought to campus amid controversy

November 23, 2017

David France, the director of The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, said the film’s production team developed a community outreach campaign to...

Sophomore's band to open for Frankie Cosmos

Sophomore’s band to open for Frankie Cosmos

November 23, 2017

Claire Foley didn't know how to play guitar, had never written music, or performed with a band. But a little over a year after starting out at open mic...

Ultra Chapelle band members Claire Foley, Nick Arcari, and Lorenzo Rosi will open for singer-songwriter Frankie Cosmos this Friday.
BETHANY HAMLIN / BEACON STAFF

Sophomore’s band to open for Frankie Cosmos

By Dylan Rossiter, Former Editor / November 15, 2017

Claire Foley didn't know how to play guitar, had never written music, or performed with a band. But a little over a year after starting out at open mic...

Producer L.A. Teodosia, professor Maria Agui Carter, subject Victoria Cruz, and director David France participated in a Q&A following a screening of The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson.
DANIEL PEDEN / BEACON CORRESPONDENT

Marsha P. Johnson director brought to campus amid controversy

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / November 15, 2017

David France, the director of The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, said the film’s production team developed a community outreach campaign to...

Q&A: Author and activist Jaclyn Friedman '04

Q&A: Author and activist Jaclyn Friedman ’04

November 9, 2017

Jaclyn Friedman ‘04 may be best known at Emerson for her fiery orientation talks on consent and sexual liberation. A writing, literature, and publishing...

ArtsEmerson's student actors: To pay, or not to pay?

ArtsEmerson’s student actors: To pay, or not to pay?

November 9, 2017

Kiss, a play produced by ArtsEmerson, features over 20 Emerson student actors, designers, and managers. But the play also includes one professional actress....

Senior Kat Wollf's band the Wolff Sisters and the Last Cavalry are recording their first album.
COURTESY OF KAT WOLFF

The Wolff Sisters hunt for spot at music festival

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / November 8, 2017

Senior Kat Wolff already released two EPs and traveled the northeast with her sisters Rachael and Rebecca in their folk rock band, the Wolff Sisters...