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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Emerson community remembers marathon bombing 10 years later

Emerson community remembers marathon bombing 10 years later
April 19, 2023

On April 15, 2013, 19-year-old journalism major Madeline Bilis ‘16 stood on Newbury Street with a classmate by her side and a camera, tripod, and microphone in hand. Bilis and her classmate, Wendy,...

Boston supporters of Palestinian cause rally in Copley Square

Hundreds gathered on the steps of Trinity Church to protest in support of the Palestinian cause.
April 12, 2023

Over 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Boston-area students and organizers, protested in Copley Square on Sunday, condemning an uptick in Israeli attacks in the decades-long conflict.  Israeli...

Donald Trump was just indicted. Now what?

Illustration by Kellyn Taylor.
April 5, 2023

Former Pres. Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury for using campaign funds to pay off adult film star Stormy Daniels and two other women to stay quiet about their extramarital affair....

‘Does the promise of this country include children being gunned down?’: Gun violence protesters march in D.C.

Protester holding signs at the D.C. rally.
March 29, 2023

Activists against gun violence gathered on the National Mall, just yards in front of Capitol Hill on Friday, a day after the parents of a Parkland shooting victim were taken out of a Joint Subcommittee...

Activist David Hogg organizes gun regulation rally on Boston Common

David Hogg addressing protesters in the Boston Common.
March 29, 2023

Dozens of local Boston students met at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand with March for Our Lives in support of gun regulation on Saturday. The group of predominantly young people served as a ray of...

‘Stop Dirty Banks’: hundreds of senior citizens rally downtown to protest major banks funding fossil fuels

Around 200 people mobilize outside of the Chase Bank in Downtown Crossing to protest major banks funding fossil fuel companies.
March 29, 2023

More than 200 Boston residents, including many senior citizens, rallied on the streets of Downtown Crossing last Tuesday, ardently protesting Chase Bank, Citibank, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo—the...

Emerson students join the fight for justice for Arif Sayed Faisal

Emerson students demanding justice for Arif Sayed Faisal at Cambridge City Hall.
March 25, 2023

A coalition of around 100 protesters congregated on the front steps of Cambridge City Hall on Monday evening to demand justice for Arif Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts at Boston...

‘We’re out here having a great time’: South Boston hosts annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

St. Patricks Day Parade crowd.
March 22, 2023

On Sunday, attendees of the 2023 South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade did not need the luck of the Irish to have a good time. Spirits were high, both in feeling and drink, presumably keeping the crowd...

Boston students gather to protest gun violence

Boston students gather to protest gun violence
March 2, 2023

Emerson students joined demonstrators from other Boston universities in front of the Massachusetts State House on Feb. 24 to call for stricter gun control legislation in light of the recent mass shooting...

Hundreds rally for answers over fatal police killing of Arif Sayed Faisal

Cambridge City Hall displaying a Black Lives Matter banner next to an American flag, before signs of protest.
February 16, 2023

College students across the Greater Boston area met Monday night on the steps of Cambridge City Hall as part of a coalition seeking justice from the deadly Cambridge police shooting of 20-year-old Arif...

‘I have no place to go’: Demonstrators push for rent control legislation at State House

Protestors sitting outside of the State House.
February 2, 2023

Residents from across Massachusetts met in front of the State House on Saturday to show support for proposed legislation that would allow cities the option to cap rent increases by five percent each year. The...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell pledges to fight for gun legislation, reproductive rights

Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
February 1, 2023

Attorney General Andrea Campbell was sworn into office on Jan. 18, with plans to strengthen reproductive rights and gun legislation. She is the first Black woman to hold the position in Massachusetts,...

Boston’s Chinatown honors the Year of the Rabbit with annual parade

A dancer in a rabbit mask leads the procession of lion dancers into Phillips Square.
February 1, 2023

Colorful lion dancers, clanging cymbals, and authentic food filled the streets of Chinatown on Sunday as thousands gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  The city’s annual Chinese New Year parade...

MLK “The Embrace” monument unveiled on the Boston Common

The Embrace
January 13, 2023

“The Embrace” memorial was revealed to the public on the Boston Common to commemorate the love and solidarity between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, the Friday before...

Peace in Process helps gun violence survivors heal

An attendee of the Peace in Process event tests out a virtual reality adaptation of sand play therapy.
December 15, 2022

With gun violence an ever-looming presence in America, the Engagement Lab at Emerson College is attempting to transform the healing process for survivors through its Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence...

Green Line Extension’s long-awaited Medford Branch opens

Map of Green Line Extension
December 12, 2022

The Medford Branch, part of the MBTA’s Green Line Extension, opened to passengers on Monday at 4:52 a.m. Hundreds of Boston commuters, many being Tufts University students, waited at College Avenue Station...

Cybersecurity expert finds CharlieCards hackable by Android phones

MBTA CharlieCard
December 12, 2022

CharlieCards, used to pay for MBTA subway and bus rides, can be hacked using an Android phone, according to a Boston-based cybersecurity expert Bobby Rauch.  The MBTA says that, for now, all it can...

FTA requests new corrective action plans from MBTA

MBTA Subway Map
December 12, 2022

The Federal Transit Administration asked the MBTA on Tuesday to revise 12 of its 20 proposed plans to increase the safety and functioning of the T.  The proposals followed safety management inspections...

Emerson students, St. Anthony’s Shine partner to amplify underrepresented voices

Emerson students, St. Anthony’s Shine partner to amplify underrepresented voices
December 7, 2022

Ava Straccia stopped in front of a poster station in the Boston Common, listening to a woman detail her experience of homelessness and mental health struggles. This story was among 22 other anonymous submissions...

Little Building embraces Earthshot awards with projection series

Prince William addressing City Hall.
December 7, 2022

Boston hosted the Earthshot Prize Awards on Friday, celebrating the innovators fighting climate change on an international scale. In anticipation of the ceremony, Emerson projected a series of images...