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Silvestrino elected to SGA presidency; other races announced last week

Silvestrino elected to SGA presidency; other races announced last week

By Hailey Johnson
April 26, 2023

After weeks of anticipation, the results from the Student Government Association election for the 2023-24 academic year were made public last week, with sophomore Charlize Silvestrino elected as executive...

Interim President William Gilligan.

Gilligan says goodbye: an interim president’s permanent farewell to Emerson

By Adri Pray, Editor-at-large
April 26, 2023

William Gilligan knew right away he didn’t want to be president long-term. Gilligan stepped into the interim presidency in May 2021, just weeks after retiring from his job as vice president of IT....

Attendees painting pots.

Campus organizations host Earthfest to reflect on sustainable strides

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor
April 26, 2023

Emersonians celebrated a year’s worth of sustainability strides and reflected on further increasing climate awareness at the 2022-23 Earthfest on Saturday, an event featuring games and activities promoting...

College to provide menstrual products in all campus bathrooms

College to provide menstrual products in all campus bathrooms

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor
April 26, 2023

After years of lobbying from students, Emerson’s administration has committed to providing period products in all public restrooms on campus—including in men’s and gender-neutral bathrooms—starting...

‘They’re logical things, but theyre not human beings’: What is ChatGPT, and what should we be concerned about?

‘They’re logical things, but they’re not human beings’: What is ChatGPT, and what should we be concerned about?

By Meg Richards, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2023

ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence program that has the capability to write basically anything can write your essays for you. Emerson community members, along with those at other colleges, are adjusting...

Tuition hike.

Student union members react to four percent tuition increase

By Bailey Allen, News Editor
April 19, 2023

Emerson College is set to increase the undergraduate costs of attendance by four percent for the 2023-24 academic year, prompting negative reactions from the student union. The increase will bring tuition...

To mask or not to mask? Remaining mask-wearing students share their thoughts

To mask or not to mask? Remaining mask-wearing students share their thoughts

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2023

Since Emerson relaxed its COVID-19 policies and removed its campus-wide mask mandate last May, the faces of many or most students have gone unmasked in classrooms, on sets, and in other campus spaces. This...

The Office of Financial Aid in the Union Bank Building.

College to increase tuition by four percent for 2023-24 academic year

By Bailey Allen, News Editor
April 14, 2023

Emerson College is set to increase the undergraduate costs of attendance by four percent for the 2023-24 academic year, according to a community-wide email from Interim President William Gilligan and Board...

Brief site crash makes registration ‘unnecessarily stressful’ for sophomores

Brief site crash makes registration ‘unnecessarily stressful’ for sophomores

By Maddie Barron and Maddie Khaw
April 12, 2023

For many, course registration is a stressful event each semester, as students scramble to log in before their classes fill up completely. This semester, though, course registration was especially hectic...

Judee Wales Watson standing before The Judee Wales Watson Theater.

‘Stand in your truth’: Emerson unveils the Judee Wales Watson Theater

By Adri Pray, Editor-at-large
April 12, 2023

Emerson honored actress and alumna Judee Wales Watson ’10 last week by naming the Student Performance Center in the basement of the Little Building after her. The ceremony, held on April 4 outside...

Dr. Brent Smith. Photo credit: Twitter

Brent Smith appointed as School of Communication’s permanent dean

By Bailey Allen, News Editor
April 12, 2023

Brent Smith will become the dean of Emerson’s School of Communication starting this summer, according to a community-wide announcement from Interim President William Gilligan on Wednesday. Smith served...

First place winner Lucy Ellis.

Emerson Poetry Project hosts ‘Box of Doom’

By Olivia LeDuc, Assistant News Editor
April 12, 2023

Students gathered and laughed at TikTok and Tumblr references at Emerson Poetry Project’s biannual “Box of Doom” slam competition Monday evening. Dubbed by the student organization as “the worst...

Gold stole presented to newly inducted Gold Key Honor Society members.

Gold Key honor society recognizes outstanding teacher excellence and student achievement

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-in-chief
April 12, 2023

Emerson celebrated students and faculty that displayed outstanding academic achievement and teaching excellence in the 2022-23 academic year by inducting selected community members into the college's Gold...

Students gathered in the SPC and Black Box Theater for a silent disco hosted by Emerson Mane Events.

Silence at the Disco?

By Mikaiah De La Cruz, Correspondent
April 6, 2023

Flashing lights, goofy caricatures, and dancing to a song no one but you can hear: Emerson Mane Events hosted a decades-themed silent disco event on March 31 in the SPC that was meant to foster community...

A Student Government Association meeting in spring 2020.

SGA to host spring elections at end of week

By Adri Pray and Maddie Barron
April 6, 2023

Candidates for the 2023-24 Student Government Association have spent weeks marketing their campaigns to the Emerson community, who will choose their representatives between April 6-8 through electronic...

The Emerson Forensics Team in Tokyo

Emerson debate team wins big on international stage

By Bishop Marshall, Correspondent
April 5, 2023

This spring break, the Emerson Forensics Team traveled to Tokyo for the International Forensics Association’s Annual Speech and Debate Tournament and Conference—a trip three years in the making.  The...

The Center for Spiritual Life.

CSL to host interfaith dinner as celebration of major religious holidays

By Olivia LeDuc, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023

To celebrate this week’s major religious holidays, members of the Emerson community are invited to an interfaith dinner on Friday at 7 p.m. in the college’s private dining room.  The dinner, organized...

An Emerson College Police car.

Incident Journal: ECPD responds to defaced property on campus

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity but not for content. Monday, March 27 ECPD...

EPI alum discuss their experiences at the conference.

Grads, professors discuss Emerson Prison Initiative

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor
March 29, 2023

The Emerson Prison Initiative held its first conference on Friday in the Bill Bordy Theater. The program, which offers incarcerated persons at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord to...

Student organizations to submit SGA Fund for Student Impact proposals next fall

Student organizations to submit SGA Fund for Student Impact proposals next fall

By Adri Pray, Editor-at-large
March 22, 2023

The Student Government Association projects student organizations will be able to submit proposals for the SGA Fund for Student Impact as soon as next semester, according to SGA Executive President Pranit...

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