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Protesters hold signs and yell chants as they demonstrate on Storrow Drive, halting traffic on October 6, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters halt traffic on Storrow Drive in Oct. 7 anniversary protest

By Katherine Cressman and Bryan Hecht / October 7, 2024
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the Boston Common and through Boston on Sunday before blocking traffic and rallying outside the Israeli consulate.
Michael Kiwanuka. (Bryan Liu/ Living Arts Editor)

Michael Kiwanuka sings: a month before “Small Changes”

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / October 7, 2024
There was no disco, yet the ball kept spinning above us, and as much as I wanted this moment to freeze forever it would not—still, I could not help but overflow; because music this beautiful could not be clung to like water, only felt—and if not for my eyelid’s border or the skin of my eardrums, I would have melted all together. 
(Daniel Vinicio Abreu/ Beacon Correspondent)

Dorm room dreams: local art at the Carcass flea market

By Elisa Ligero, Beacon Correspondent / October 6, 2024
It began when MASSART students started vending their projects on Evans Way park—but last Saturday, the first Carcass of the semester, a local DIY open-air art exchange by students for students, kicked off. 
People waiting on a redline subway car in the Park Street Station on March 21, 2023. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Hope for late-night MBTA service grows as general manager hints at possible expansion

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / October 2, 2024
A recent comment from MBTA’s general manager about adding late-night service left Bostonians hopeful for a public transit reform. 
Flooding reaches almost to the roof of a Wendy's restaurant in Asheville, NC, as the town is rocked by Hurricane Helene (Andrew Price / Courtesy).

‘There’s still people I haven’t heard from or know if they’re even alive’: Hurricane Helene devastates the South

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / October 2, 2024
Down in the hollers and valleys of the southern Appalachians, thousands of people are underwater.
‘Mamma Mia!’ takes the stage at Citizens Bank Opera House

‘Mamma Mia!’ takes the stage at Citizens Bank Opera House

By Tess Gleason, Beacon Correspondent / October 2, 2024
The national tour of “Mamma Mia!” made its return to Boston at the Citizens Bank Opera House on Tuesday after a seven-year absence.
Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author

Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author

By Danielle Bartholet, Kasteel Well Staff Writer / October 2, 2024
Author Amor Towles regaled the crowd at the Emerson Colonial Theatre on Sept. 24 with comedic, lively tales of his childhood, family, and life as a writer living in New York. The event is the first stop on Towles’ tour for his latest work, “Table for Two.”
A woman plays dead representing climate change casualties. (Shannon Clark/ Beacon Correspondent)

Extinction Rebellion Boston Holds a Die-In and Disco for Climate Change

By Piper Greene, Beacon Correspondent / October 1, 2024
The Boston chapter of the international environmental advocacy group Extinction Rebellion (XR) held its third annual Week of Rebellion last week, staging non-violent protests outside the Massachusetts Statehouse and trying to engage the public in discourse about climate change. 
‘Megalopolis’: Coppola’s ‘Roman Empire’ crumbles and falls in glorious green technicolor

‘Megalopolis’: Coppola’s ‘Roman Empire’ crumbles and falls in glorious green technicolor

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 1, 2024
When it was first announced that legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola had sold his $650 million wine empire to self-fund his passion project of over 40 years because no studio wanted to, it read as another sad signifier of Hollywood’s hesitancy to invest in original concepts. 
Courtesy CineFest Latino

‘The programming reflects the complexity and diversity of who we are’: An in-depth look at the diverse programming of the 2024 Cinefest Latino line-up

By Casey Miller, Beacon Correspondent / September 29, 2024
Cinefest Latino is one of Boston’s cinematic celebrations of the Latin arts in contemporary filmmaking.
Around 70 protesters standing on Tremont St outside of The Wang Theatre on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Hillary Clinton’s book tour meets protesters in Boston

By Merritt Hughes, Dept. Campus Editor / September 29, 2024
Hillary Clinton appeared live at the Wang Theater in Boston on Friday evening as part of a traveling tour discussing her new book, “Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, & Liberty.”
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey shakes hands with moderator and Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman at the conclusion of Thursday's panel discussion on building the climate workforce at Day 2 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 26, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

‘We all know where we need to go’: Gov. Maura Healey on building the climate workforce panel at Boston Globe Summit 2024

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 27, 2024
In a packed room on day two of the 2024 Boston Globe Summit, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman in a 30-minute discussion on building the climate workforce.
Community members placed artwork and candles under a tree that had a Palestinian flag draped over it to honor Matthew Nelson. (Rian Nelson / Beacon Staff)

A vigil for Matthew Nelson, who self-immolated outside Boston Israeli consulate

By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief / September 27, 2024
While sitting below a tree in the area of the Boston Common and Public Garden during the day on Sept. 11, Matthew Nelson began to record himself speaking to the camera, saying he was about to “engage in an extreme act of protest.”
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the former Director of the Center for Disease Control discusses vaccination rates, bird flu outbreaks, and antimicrobial resistance in a panel discussion with Globe health and medical editor Anna Kuchment at Day 1 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 25, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Former CDC director talks COVID, vaccines, and bird flu at Boston Globe Summit 2024

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 26, 2024
On the first day of the 2024 Boston Globe Summit, Anna Kuchment, the Globe’s health and medical editor, led a discussion with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the former director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about “The State of Public Health.” 
A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson maintains 13th ranking in North Regional Universities

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / September 25, 2024
Emerson has maintained its spot at No. 13 in this year’s Best Regional Universities North Rankings and is tied with two other colleges, according to the latest update by U.S. News & World Report. 
(Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

High hopes for marijuana reform at the 35th Boston Freedom Rally

By Hannah Brueske and Yogev Toby / September 23, 2024
Hundreds of cannabis fanatics gathered in the Boston Common on Saturday for the 35th annual Boston Freedom Rally, the second-largest advocacy event for marijuana in the country. 
A group of volunteers from Emerson Green Collective (EGC) and Emerson Sustainability cleans the esplanade on Friday, Sept. 20. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

Emerson students help clean the Charles River Esplanade

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / September 22, 2024
As the late September breeze blew trash across the Charles River Esplanade, Emerson Green Collective (EGC) and Emerson Sustainability volunteered to pick it up.
Courtesy of Elisa Gabbert

Alum Elisa Gabbert’s ‘Any Person Is the Only Self’: meditations on a well-read and well-lived life

By Danielle Bartholet, Kasteel Well Staff Writer / September 18, 2024
Elisa Gabbert '05 began working on her essay collection before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, causing her writing to take a turn to reflect on the tumultuous time.
Nadan Nair, president of the Student Government Association. (Daniel Vinicio Abreu/ Beacon Correspondent)

‘I’m very hopeful for what the year can bring’: SGA President Nandan Nair discusses the new academic year

By Katherine Cressman, Editor-at-Large / September 18, 2024
Junior Nandan Nair was elected executive president of Emerson’s Student Government Association (SGA) last spring.
Members of the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums (GBFPD) band march in front of the Massachusetts State House. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

Photos: Annual Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / September 12, 2024
Bagpipe skirls echoed around the Massachusetts State House this Sept. 11 afternoon as dozens of Boston Fire Department Honor Guard Members and the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums..
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