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Kids sit atop a light armored vehicle on display in the Boston Common on Sunday, Aug 24, 2025. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)

Photos: Military helicopters and equipment on display in the Boston Common for Marine Week

By Nick Peace, Dept. Photo Editor & Video Editor / August 25, 2025

The paths of the Boston Common were packed as eager crowds of families and Boston residents took part in Marine Week, a showcase of pride, tradition, and...

An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Emerson announces School of Film, Television, and Media Arts

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / July 26, 2025

The Department of Visual Media Arts will depart Emerson’s School of the Arts and be elevated to the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts, the College...

Photo by Ro.Lexx

Isaiah Falls brings Florida’s new voice in R&B to The Middle East in Cambridge

By Rosa Morales Simmons, Beacon Contributor / July 4, 2025

R&B fans will want to mark their calendars for Isaiah Falls, the R&B artist with a Florida edge, who touches down in Cambridge’s Middle East...

A box truck with pro-immigrant and anti-ICE messages led hundreds of protesters through a "Free America" march in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 4, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Live Coverage: Protests continue in Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE raids

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / June 16, 2025

Tensions remain high months after ICE raids began in Los Angeles. Since July 6, over 4,000 immigrants have been arrested throughout the region, leading...

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff)

Los Angeles protests: What you need to know

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / June 15, 2025

Tensions in Los Angeles boiled over in “No Kings Day” protests Saturday, as ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have kept the city on...

The Boston Bruins logo. Illustration by Rachel Choi.

Marco Sturm named new head coach of the Boston Bruins

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / June 15, 2025

Marco Sturm has been named the 30th head coach in Boston Bruins history, Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced June 5.  “Throughout this process,...

Thousands gathered in Philadelphia’s JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, for a demonstration against the Trump administration on June 14, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

PHOTOS: Thousands shut down Philadelphia for ‘No King’s Day’

By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / June 15, 2025

Thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters gathered in Center City Philadelphia at JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, on Saturday for a “No Kings...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Emerson alumni talk visual effects on Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / June 5, 2025

Emerson alumni can be found working throughout the film industry in a variety of roles. This year, their work will appear in one of the summer’s most...

Djo performing at Roadrunner on May 2nd, 2025. (Sam Shipman/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Mass local “Djo” and Post Animal rock a sold-out show at Roadrunner.

By Sam Shipman, Living Arts Editor / June 3, 2025

Stranger Things superstar Joe Keery has placed acting on the back burner, returning to the limelight under his Musical alias “Djo.” Djo is celebrating...

Church Street during the People's Party on May 17, 2025 (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff).

The People’s Party packs Church Street in Cambridge with Fashion, Music, and colossal clothing piles

By Nick Peace, Dept. Photo Editor & Video Editor / May 31, 2025

Crowded around a multi-colored mountain of shirts and pants, thrifters of all ages, each with their own unique style, sifted through piles of clothes at...

From left: (foreground) Crystin Gilmore, Dru Sky Berrian, and Catia. (Background) MarHadoo Effeh, Hampton Richards and Kwezi Shongwe. Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios.

‘JaJa’s African Hair Braiding’ exemplifies why immigrant stories matter

By Rosa Morales-Simmons, Beacon Correspondent / May 30, 2025

A hair salon can be a place of hot topics, personal drama, and a clamor of opinions. However, for West African immigrant women in Harlem, an African...

A display on pigments used in medieval manuscript production as part of a an interactive reconstruction at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House in Nijmegen (Courtesy / Peter van der Heijden).

‘Feel Van Lymborch’ brings life and sight to medieval manuscripts with the help of Kasteel students

By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / May 25, 2025

With piped-in sounds and fragrant scents, the bird and flower illustrations of ornate manuscripts spring to life at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House....

Former President Biden diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, his office announces

Former President Biden diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, his office announces

By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / May 18, 2025

On Friday, Former U.S. President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that spread to his bones on Friday, according...

John Filo on Blanket Hill, by Beacon photographer Fiona McMahon

The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootings

By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / May 17, 2025

At the height of the Vietnam War in 1970, America was divided into political camps that went beyond party lines. Students made up the bulk of anti-war...

2 Boylston Place resident assistant Christian Jones folds paper cranes in the residence hall lobby alongside other students (Courtesy / Sid Timmons).

2B Residents fold 1,000 paper cranes for cancer awareness

By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / May 12, 2025

Throughout April, dozens of students in 2B worked together to collectively fold 1,000 cranes for cancer awareness. According to organizers, the goal was...

Thousands of people marching through the Boston Commons on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Thousands protest 100 days of Trump on May Day in Boston

Thousands rallied in Boston Common on Thursday for International Workers Day, an annual day of protest on May 1. Commonly known as May Day, the protest...

Emerson College Walker Building in Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Journalism faculty Paul Mihailidis named interim dean of School of Communication

By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / May 1, 2025

Journalism faculty member Paul Mihailidis was named the interim dean of the School of Communication, the provost announced in an email to the Emerson community...

Illustration Rachel Choi

‘Courage is contagious’: Harris rebukes Trump administration in first major speech since leaving office

By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / May 1, 2025

Former Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked President Donald Trump in her first high-profile speech since leaving office at Emerge America’s 20th anniversary...

Students wrote birthday messages on a picture frame for Truman during his birthday celebration on April 25, 2025 (Madalyn Jimiera / Beacon Staff)

Truman turns 10: Emerson celebrates the beloved campus beagle’s birthday

By Madalyn Jimiera, Dept. Campus Editor / May 1, 2025

Amid a busy finals season, Emerson students took the time to relax, give back, and celebrate Truman, the beloved campus therapy beagle, on his tenth birthday. While...

In an ode to Yoda and “Star Wars,” a sign read “‘Finish, you will.’ May the course be with you.” (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)

‘Slay the Day.’ The best signs from the 2025 Boston Marathon.

The 129th running of the Boston Marathon came and went on Monday, with nearly 300,000 spectators flocking to cheer on the more than 32,000 racers.  Posters...