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Students, faculty join March on Washington

Students, faculty join March on Washington

February 2, 2017

At the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, Emerson student Katja Vujić felt for the first time since the election that perhaps she was not doomed. “There...

BPDA approves Fenway lease

February 2, 2017

City officials have approved Emerson’s proposal to lease property in Fenway to temporarily house students during campus construction. Earlier this...

Competitive gaming course set for fall debut

Competitive gaming course set for fall debut

February 2, 2017

Students who find themselves gaming instead of studying may have an opportunity to do both at once next semester. An introduction to eSports, the industry...

SGA backs new sanctuary campus petition

SGA backs new sanctuary campus petition

By Shafaq Patel / January 26, 2017

Student Government Association voted to unanimously support a new petition requesting Emerson to publicly declare itself a sanctuary campus to assist undocumented...

BPDA approves Fenway lease

By Max Reyes, Former Staff / January 26, 2017

City officials have approved Emerson’s proposal to lease property in Fenway to temporarily house students during campus construction. Earlier this...

Boylston-Tremont crosswalk time lengthened

Boylston-Tremont crosswalk time lengthened

January 26, 2017

Emerson students now have one less excuse to be late to class. The city of Boston added four seconds to the walk signals at the intersection of Boylston...

Trip to DC protest funded by college offices

Trip to DC protest funded by college offices

January 26, 2017

Students watching coverage of the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday may see some familiar faces. With support from the college, 48 students...

Historic theater to reopen next year

Historic theater to reopen next year

January 26, 2017

Next year, the curtains will go up once again at Emerson’s Colonial Theatre. Emerson and Ambassador Theatre Group established a partnership to program,...

Former Health Communications graduate director dies abroad

January 26, 2017

Best known for his books on HIV/AIDS communication, Timothy Edgar served as graduate director of health communication for 14 years. Edgar died on Jan....

Katja Vujic helped to organize for 50 Emerson community members to go to D.C.
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Trip to DC protest funded by college offices

By Max Reyes, Former Staff / January 18, 2017

Students watching coverage of the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday may see some familiar faces. With support from the college, 48 students...

Bookstore announces renovations and partial move

January 10, 2017

Part of the Emerson College Bookstore is scheduled to relocate on Dec. 5, to a new location in the Tufte Performance and Production Center. While the...

Man stabbed on Boylston

Man stabbed on Boylston

December 14, 2016

Blood splattered the sidewalk in front of Einstein Bros. Bagels Sunday night after the third stabbing incident to occur near Emerson’s campus this...

International students raise concerns over election

December 14, 2016

When Ana Londoño told her parents she wanted to leave Panama to study in Boston, they were less than thrilled. That was 2013, the year of the Boston...

Fenway development protesters pursue halt

December 14, 2016

Fenway residents are petitioning against Emerson’s plan to create a residence hall in the neighborhood, urging Boston housing leaders to deny a portion...

Crime Log

December 14, 2016

Monday, Nov. 28 A student reported the theft of items from their bag after leaving it inside a classroom in the Ansin Building.   Tuesday, Nov....

Boston students participate in classroom walkout

Boston students participate in classroom walkout

December 14, 2016

Emerson students participated in a walkout Monday organized by members of the Boston Public School system to urge Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin J....

Racist posters rile community

Racist posters rile community

December 14, 2016

Seven white nationalist propaganda posters were found on campus Monday, according to an email to the Emerson community sent by President M. Lee Pelton...

SGA recognizes new orgs

December 14, 2016

In their most recent meeting, the Student Government Association funded a variety of organizations to help them produce scripts, music, and virtual reality. SGA...

SGA recognizes new orgs

SGA recognizes new orgs

By Shafaq Patel / December 8, 2016

In their most recent meeting, the Student Government Association funded a variety of organizations to help them produce scripts, music, and virtual reality. SGA...

Emerson Buddy System takes off

Emerson Buddy System takes off

December 8, 2016

 While students discussed street harassment during Emerson’s Stop Negative Attention in Public spaces week at the end of October, three concerned...