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

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‘Every day is Valentine’s Day’: Emerson students reveal romantic Valentine’s Day plans

‘Every day is Valentine’s Day’: Emerson students reveal romantic Valentine’s Day plans

By Margaux Jubin, Former Staff Writer / February 20, 2024

Valentine’s Day is undoubtedly one holiday we love to hate and hate to love. Whether you’re in bed watching “The Notebook” over a box of chocolates...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

SGA debates WECB appeal, citing low appeals budget as cause for concern

By Katherine Cressman, Editor-at-Large / February 20, 2024

The Student Government Association must make difficult decisions on which budget appeals to pass before their March deadline, a fact that was undeniable...

Writing, literature, and publishing Chair Roy Kamada interviews Grace Talusan after her keynote speech on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Eighth annual Teach-In on Race focuses on intersectionality in the arts and communications

Emerson College’s Teach-In on Race is an annual event hosted by Academic Affairs and the President’s Office in coordination with the Social Justice...

Mass Communication and Television students in a news control room on April 7, 1986. (Photo courtesy of the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections)

Boylston, Beacons, and Broadcasting: The long and complex history of the Emerson Journalism Department

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 14, 2024

The journalism major at Emerson College has become an attractive destination for media-inclined undergrads as it consistently ranks highly among college...

Photo courtesy of Jumpstart MarComm

Emerson’s Jumpstart program provides students with early education opportunities

By Bridget Frawley, Staff Writer / February 14, 2024

Tucked between Piano Row and the Shaking Crab is the Elma Lewis Center at 148 Boylston. The office space serves as the headquarters for Jumpstart at Emerson,...

Photo courtesy of Roger House

Roger House becomes the first African American male professor to receive emeritus status

By Emma Siebold, Beacon Correspondent / February 14, 2024

After 24 years at Emerson College, Roger House retired with professor emeritus status, a lifelong distinction of honor for a professor, the first African...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

SGA begins approval process for annual budget request appeals

By Katherine Cressman, Editor-at-Large / February 13, 2024

In the first wave of approving annual budget request appeals, the Student Government Association’s general assembly approved two appeals to supply funds...

Photo courtesy of @emersonintercultural on Instagram

Theyta and Eagle students attend LGBTQ+ conference

By Bridget Frawley, Staff Writer / February 7, 2024

Members of Theyta and Emerson's Advancement Group for Love and Expression (EAGLE), two LGBTQ+ student organizations on campus, attended the National LGBTQ+...

‘This is life-changing’: Emerson faculty union and college reach new collective bargaining agreement

‘This is life-changing’: Emerson faculty union and college reach new collective bargaining agreement

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / February 7, 2024

After working off-contract for more than half a year and making gradual progress in negotiations, Emerson’s full-time faculty union ratified the “life-changing”...

Photo courtesy of Larry D. Moore

Two major anthologies include Emerson professor Jabari Asim’s words, welcoming Black History Month

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / February 7, 2024

“Poemhood: Our Black Revival” and “This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets,” two major anthologies of African American poetry,...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

SGA faces student organization appeals worth double allocated budget

By Katherine Cressman, Editor-at-Large / February 7, 2024

Nandan Nair, the Student Government Association's (SGA) executive treasurer, opened the Feb. 2 meeting with an alarming issue that will shape many of the...

Emerson Student Union sees increase in student body participation, plans new town hall meeting

Emerson Student Union sees increase in student body participation, plans new town hall meeting

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / February 7, 2024

The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) met for their weekly meeting last Wednesday to celebrate their successful union drive and the new possibility...

“Things are looking a lot better”: Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy joins Emerson’s sustainability team

“Things are looking a lot better”: Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy joins Emerson’s sustainability team

By Katherine Cressman, Editor-at-Large / February 6, 2024

The Emerson Dining Hall trash cans frequently hold the wrong kind of waste. Whether it be a banana peel in the recycling bin or plastic water bottles in...

A Boston police officer stops in the intersection at Boylston and Tremont Street and observes a large crowd of protesters blocking the street. After the Emerson and Suffolk group of protesters merged, Boston police were called and watched as the group closed down the intersection. (Beacon Staff)

Photos: Emerson and Suffolk students walk-out to demand ceasefire

By Beacon Photo Staff / February 3, 2024

Students from Emerson College and Suffolk University walked out of class on Jan. 25 to protest and call for a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza....

According to Zumper's January 2024 national rent report, Boston has the third-highest 1-bedroom median rent prices. (Yufei Meng/Beacon Staff)

Boston’s lack of accessibility for affordable housing is impacting graduate students

By Bridget Frawley, Staff Writer / January 31, 2024

Having a slanted floor that causes his chair to roll while watching TV is one of the quirks in Alan Geiss’s historic house in Harvard Square. This, coupled...

Beth Germano, senior reporter at WBZ-TV, speaks on the panel about how to cover mass shootings. (Annie Zhou/Beacon Staff)

Lessons from Lewiston: Journalists share thoughts on covering mass shootings

By Emma Siebold, Beacon Correspondent / January 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: While quotes from panelists are verbatim, the Q&A has been edited and condensed for clarity.  On Oct. 25, 2023, 18 people were...

Photo courtesy of @bostoncommoncoalition on Instagram

‘We can do something that can change the world’: Journalism student launches initiative to provide aid to Boston’s homeless population

By Margaux Jubin, Former Staff Writer / January 31, 2024

From a young age, Adam Nuñez felt drawn to help the homeless, especially after seeing a drastic increase in homelessness over the last few years in his...

Emerson addresses campus tension with communal gatherings for Jewish and Muslim students amid Israel-Palestine conflict

Emerson addresses campus tension with communal gatherings for Jewish and Muslim students amid Israel-Palestine conflict

By Margaux Jubin, Former Staff Writer / January 31, 2024

Amid an outpour of campus-wide tension brought forth by the Israel-Palestine conflict, the college’s leading administrators are hosting discussion-based...

Emerson Student Union looks to reform student financial aid, student support new semester

Emerson Student Union looks to reform student financial aid, student support new semester

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / January 31, 2024

The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) came together for its second meeting of the semester last Wednesday, tackling big ideas around outreach and...

Emerson RAs unanimously vote to unionize

Emerson RAs unanimously vote to unionize

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / January 24, 2024

In a unanimous 67-0 vote, Emerson residential assistants voted to unionize after Wednesday’s election held by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),...