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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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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.
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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...

Freshman Pedro Noah Espinola's first feature film ran in theaters in Paraguay for three weeks.
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Amigos hosts US premiere of freshman’s feature film

By Natalie Busch, Former Staff / November 8, 2017

Freshman Pedro Noah Espinola’s first feature film Saber Crecer ran in theaters in Paraguay for three weeks before its American premiere Monday. Amigos,...

Students lead comic book club's comeback

Students lead comic book club’s comeback

November 1, 2017

After a two-year hiatus, Artful Comics’ print publication is making a comeback. The organization’s executive board, headed by president Rachael...

Alumna Jaclyn Friedman's new book, Unscrewed: The Future of Female Sexual Power, comes out later this month.
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Q&A: Author and activist Jaclyn Friedman ’04

By Kyle Labe / November 1, 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...

Grant-winning board game advocates for women in politics

Grant-winning board game advocates for women in politics

October 25, 2017

Feminism might not be a common theme of family game night, but graduate student Jessica Weaver and undergraduate senior Beverly Bates are trying to change...

Senior brings supernatural sci-fi series to Somerville

Senior brings supernatural sci-fi series to Somerville

October 25, 2017

Combine Live with Kelly and Ryan with The X-Files and you get Signs of Life, a parody talk show created by senior Arden Jurskis. Signs of Life will air...

Artful Comics’ executive board includes Gabriella Saavedra, Nic Sugrue, Bia Bauzys, and Rachael Marks.
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Students lead comic book club’s comeback

By Ian Sloan, Former Staff / October 25, 2017

After a two-year hiatus, Artful Comics’ print publication is making a comeback. The organization’s executive board, headed by president Rachael...

Alum searches for spirits in supernatural series

Alum searches for spirits in supernatural series

October 18, 2017

Over a decade ago, Elizabeth Zephryin McDonough ‘06 interviewed a CVS employee as part of an assignment for her character documentary acting class....

Persevering professor earns playwriting fellowship

Persevering professor earns playwriting fellowship

October 18, 2017

MJ Halberstadt ‘10 applied to The Huntington Theatre Company Fellows program for 10 years straight. This time, the affiliated faculty member was...

Jessica Weaver and Beverly Bates won the Mass NOW 2017 Feminism in Action Grant.
COURTESY OF JESSICA WEAVER

Grant-winning board game advocates for women in politics

By Natalie Busch, Former Staff / October 18, 2017

Feminism might not be a common theme of family game night, but graduate student Jessica Weaver and undergraduate senior Beverly Bates are trying to...

Senior Arden Jurskis created Signs of Life, a parody talk show that will air on Sommerville Community Access Television.
COURTESY OF ARDEN JURSKIS

Senior brings supernatural sci-fi series to Somerville

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / October 18, 2017

Combine Live with Kelly and Ryan with The X-Files and you get Signs of Life, a parody talk show created by senior Arden Jurskis. Signs...

Publishing panel marches "Gayly Forward"

Publishing panel marches “Gayly Forward”

October 11, 2017

Benoit Denizet-Lewis was 21, living in San Francisco, and just figuring out his sexual orientation when he had his first tastes of queer literature at...

Professor edits book on heaven, hell, and horror

October 11, 2017

Cynthia Miller began as an editor of western essays and films, but when she stumbled upon the zombie-western It Came From The West, her focus shifted from...

Affiliated faculty member and performing arts graduate MJ Halberstadt ‘10 was chosen as a 2017 Huntington Theatre Playwriting Fellow.
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Persevering professor earns playwriting fellowship

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / October 11, 2017

MJ Halberstadt ‘10 applied to The Huntington Theatre Company Fellows program for 10 years straight. This time, the affiliated faculty member was finally...

Elizabeth Zephryin McDonough ‘06 stars as Janice Gunter in the new Facebook-exlusive mockumentary web series Janice Gunter: Ghost Hunter.
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Alum searches for spirits in supernatural series

By Aidan Mohan, Former Staff / October 11, 2017

Over a decade ago, Elizabeth Zephryin McDonough ‘06 interviewed a CVS employee as part of an assignment for her character documentary acting class. The...

Professor edits book on heaven, hell, and horror

By Ally Rzesa, Former Staff / October 5, 2017

Cynthia Miller began as an editor of western essays and films, but when she stumbled upon the zombie-western It Came From The West, her focus shifted from...

Alum’s Sundance short to become feature film

Alum’s Sundance short to become feature film

October 4, 2017

Jim Cummings’ ‘09 Thunder Road began as lines of dialogue recorded on the Voice Memos app during his daily commute. Last year, it won the Short...