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

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College announces plans for new dining facility

March 17, 2016

Updated; 3/16/16 The new permanent dining facility on Boylston Street  will offer a late-night social space and a cafe, according to President M....

ECPS tracking polls conclude for Super Tuesday

March 10, 2016

Emerson College Polling Society correctly predicted that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would take Massachusetts’ Democratic and Republican primaries,...

MBTA to end late-night train hours

March 10, 2016

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will end its late-night weekend schedule on March 18. The MBTA extended its Friday and Saturday hours for...

3/3 Crime Log

March 10, 2016

Tuesday Feb. 23 The Boston Fire Department and the Emerson College Police Department responded to the Little Building for a fire alarm. The cause was...

Emerson loses sophomore student

March 10, 2016

Ishmael Carlos Rosas, a 20-year-old sophomore visual and media arts student, passed away on Feb. 29. In an email sent to the Emerson community Thursday,...

Alum speaker addresses consent, sexuality

Alum speaker addresses consent, sexuality

March 10, 2016

Feminist writer, activist, and Emerson alumna Jaclyn Friedman spoke to a dozen students at the Bright Family Screening Room on Monday about the dangers...

Forensics qualifies for national competition

March 10, 2016

Five members of Emerson’s Forensics Team have qualified for the National Forensics Association, a speech and debate competition. Heather May, the...

SGA grants appeals for EVVYs, ASIA

March 10, 2016

The Student Government Association granted appeals on Tuesday for both the EVVY Awards and Asian Students for Intercultural Awareness, or ASIA. The EVVY...

Theater workers look ahead to future without Colonial

Theater workers look ahead to future without Colonial

March 3, 2016

Mark McLaughlin has been working as a stagehand at Emerson’s Colonial Theatre since he was 15. The 47-year-old works in the Colonial ‘fly room,’...

Administrative position created to evaluate use of college property

March 3, 2016

The college is creating an administrative position that will focus on space planning and oversee the two residence hall construction projects. According...

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new residence hall

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new residence hall

March 3, 2016

Updated: 11/11/15 A groundbreaking event for Emerson’s new residence hall took place at 2 Boylston Pl. last Thursday. The new dorm is expected to...

Trustees, Faculty Assembly discuss Colonial's future

Trustees, Faculty Assembly discuss Colonial’s future

March 3, 2016

The Board of Trustees, who will make the decision regarding the future of Emerson’s Colonial Theatre, met last Wednesday to discuss options for the...

College to reevaluate use of Colonial Theatre

College to reevaluate use of Colonial Theatre

March 3, 2016

The future of the Emerson Colonial Theatre is unclear, according to President M. Lee Pelton. The college chose not to renew its three-year lease, which...

College leases space in nearby Park Plaza building

College leases space in nearby Park Plaza building

March 3, 2016

Emerson has entered a lease on about 20,000 square feet of office space in the 20 Park Plaza building in preparation for the 2017-2019 closure of the Little...

Community reacts to Colonial theater plans

March 3, 2016

Community members, both of the college and in the greater Boston area, have expressed outrage at the possibility of Emerson’s Colonial Theatre ceasing...

Committee formed to make decisions on Colonial

Committee formed to make decisions on Colonial

March 3, 2016

An ad hoc task force within the Board of Trustees will review several options for the future of Emerson’s Colonial Theatre and the relocation of...

Student advocates for better campus wi-fi

Student advocates for better campus wi-fi

February 4, 2016

An Emerson sophomore created a Facebook group entitled “Emerson WiFi: We Insist Faster Internet” to advocate for better wireless on Emerson’s...

Faculty Assembly discusses mental health

February 4, 2016

Sylvia Spears, vice president for diversity and inclusion, and Robert Amelio, director of diversity and inclusive excellence, presented on Emerson’s...

New VP and Dean to start at college in July

New VP and Dean to start at college in July

February 4, 2016

Dr. James Hoppe, who will begin working as Emerson’s vice president and dean of campus life in July, said he hopes to connect with students in his...

SGA offers revisions for diversity perspective classes

February 4, 2016

The Student Government Association discussed proposed revisions for both the United States and global diversity perspective classes on Tuesday.  The...