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

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

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An Emerson College Police car.

Incident Journal: ECPD renders aid to intoxicated non-Emerson community member

By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief / December 5, 2022

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

The Marlboro Campus

Carrying on tradition, students build bridges at Marlboro

By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / November 30, 2022

Gazing out at Marlboro College for the first time, Maya Abarca remembers seeing white buildings scattered over rolling hills—all of it nearly camouflaged...

‘Brutal’ negotiation leads to COLA for staff union

‘Brutal’ negotiation leads to COLA for staff union

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / November 30, 2022

Emerson’s staff union ratified their next collective bargaining agreement in a 119-1 vote on Wednesday. The agreement grants a cost-of-living adjustment...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Re-building an Eco Corps—the first step to larger sustainability progress on campus

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 30, 2022

This semester, Emerson re-established a cross-campus sustainability program, Eco Corps, following the hiring of four eco ambassadors in September and the...

An Emerson College Police car.

Incident Journal: ECPD seizes and destroys contraband

By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief / November 29, 2022

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

Pop-up event brings a taste of winter to the Lion’s Den

Pop-up event brings a taste of winter to the Lion’s Den

By Hailey Johnson / November 22, 2022

On Nov. 16th, the smell of warm hot chocolate and cake pops filled the Lion’s Den. This pop-up event, hosted by Emerson Mane Events, offered an array...

Students plan for Thanksgiving break without meal plans

Students plan for Thanksgiving break without meal plans

By Nia Harmon, Podcast Editor / November 22, 2022

Thanksgiving break is a much-deserved period of rest for students, faculty, and staff following the midterm season.  However, college life presents...

Emerson announces new interim VP of enrollment management

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / November 19, 2022

Emerson named the new interim Vice President of Enrollment Management in a community-wide email Friday morning.  Justin Sharifipour, former associate...

Students weigh in on academic environment, health before Thanksgiving break

Students weigh in on academic environment, health before Thanksgiving break

By Jonathan Yao, Staff Writer / November 18, 2022

As Emerson students approach Thanksgiving break, they anticipate both the challenges of the coming winter months as well as their own plans. Sophomore...

The previous semester’s book campaign.

On the Same Page Boston benefits Emerson students and Boston Public Schools

By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / November 16, 2022

For the seventh semester, Emerson students help to bring inclusive children's literature to Boston Public Schools through On the Same Page Boston—an...

Intern taking notes in front of the White House.

Journalism students on C-SPAN, PBS internships—and how they got them

By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / November 15, 2022

As a programming intern for C-SPAN, Carol Rangel spent the 2022 midterms furiously taking notes to help with election coverage. “I think I was [at...

An Emerson College Police car.

Incident Journal: ECPD provides aid to student

By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief / November 15, 2022

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

What a Thing it is to be Black: EBONI amplifies Black community at open-mic

What a Thing it is to be Black: EBONI amplifies Black community at open-mic

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / November 13, 2022

When Jordan Elliott took the stage Saturday, he focused only on his cousin. Two months prior, Elliot’s brother called him, sobbing, to tell him his...

David Howse, ‘honored’ and ‘humbled,’ named next VP of Institutional Advancement

David Howse, ‘honored’ and ‘humbled,’ named next VP of Institutional Advancement

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / November 9, 2022

David Howse, an experienced figurehead in organizational and communicative leadership, will become the vice president of Emerson’s Institutional Advancement...

An Emerson College Police car.

Incident Journal: ECPD responds to theft, vandalism

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 9, 2022

Monday, Oct. 24 ECPD responded to a hit-and-run car crash involving an Emerson student at the crosswalk of Tremont and Avery Streets. ECPD assisted...

Non-union staff to see 5% raise going into new year

Non-union staff to see 5% raise going into new year

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / November 8, 2022

College officials pledged a cumulative 5% base salary increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for non-union staff members in an email sent to eligible employees...

Emerson launches initiative to rebuild the community in upcoming academic year

Four finalists identified in presidential search

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / November 8, 2022

The Presidential Search Committee, spearheaded by the Chair of the Board of Trustees Eric Alexander, has narrowed the search to four presidential finalists,...

The cover of Ravi Shankar’s memoir "Correctional."

‘Not a confessional, a correctional’: author Ravi Shankar discusses his experience with inequitable incarceration

By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / November 5, 2022

“The first time I went to jail, I was innocent and indignant,” Pushcart-prize winning poet and author Ravi Shankar quoted from the introduction to...

Emerson reinforces BRE findings

Emerson reinforces BRE findings

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / November 2, 2022

Findings from Emerson’s evaluation from Beyond Racial Equity's comprehensive report determined that inclusivity and accessibility hindrances still block...

Student-run non-profit promotes sustainability and community

Student-run non-profit promotes sustainability and community

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 2, 2022

Four students in the entrepreneurial studies minor launched Bee the Message, a campus-based non-profit that sells beeswax wraps, donating all profits to...