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Attendees of Hanukkah Palooza pack the Two Saints Tavern near Northeastern University in Boston. (Courtesy / Joe Frank for Hillel Council of New England)

Jewish students and leaders celebrate a festive and vibrant Hanukkah Palooza

By Jules Telfort, Staff Copyeditor / 21 hours ago

As students approached the crowded Two Saints Tavern near Northeastern University Friday night, they were greeted with the reverberations of Jewish and...

Graphic by Bryce Heilmann

Grammy-Nominated Composers Julia Mattison ‘11 and Noel Carey ‘11 will have you dying of laughter in ‘Death Becomes Her’

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / November 12, 2025

In a cultural landscape banking on uninspired nostalgia and needless remakes, the musical reinvention of “Death Becomes Her” shines as a killer example...

Courtesy Dahlia Katz

From the stage to the screen, ‘Kim’s Convenience’ is a love letter to immigrant families

By Danielle Bartholet, Asst. Magazine Editor and Business Operations Manager / November 12, 2025

Local businesses make up the heart of a community and the livelihoods of those who run them. In “Kim’s Convenience,” a business becomes a harbinger...

The Emerson College Piano Row dormitory building the week after "fall back" in November 2025.(Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

Is the clock ticking on daylight saving time? Emerson students weigh in

By Ava Velez, Beacon Correspondent / November 12, 2025

At 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, clocks across Emerson College and the country rolled back to 1 a.m. While some enjoyed the extra hour of sleep in the morning, Monika...

The parade began near the Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Rina Laby / Beacon Staff)

Boston’s Veterans Day marches on despite historic government shutdown

By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor / November 10, 2025

Hundreds gathered in Copley Square last Saturday for Boston’s annual Veterans Day celebration, but as they prepared to march to City Hall Plaza, some...

The art gallery space at ICA Watershed during the celebration of Dia de los Muertos. (Veronica Robles Cultural Center / Courtesy)

Dozens gather in East Boston to learn about and celebrate Día de los Muertos

By Kai Etringer, Beacon Correspondent / November 9, 2025

Live music and dance, hot food, and local community members filled the expansive interior of the ICA Watershed in East Boston last weekend. There, dozens...

I’m With Her is back; Sarah Jarosz says they never left

I’m With Her is back; Sarah Jarosz says they never left

By Sam Shipman, Living Arts Editor / November 8, 2025

A group of really good friends might not see each other for years, but when they finally reunite, it’s like they never left each other at all. This is...

Cuomo staring out to a crowd of supporters at the Ziegfield Ballroom in Manhattan Tuesday night before giving his concession speech. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Shock, heartbreak and outrage: Supporters react to Cuomo defeat at watch party

By Arthur Mansavage, Photo Editor, Website Editor & Newsletter Editor / November 6, 2025

Speaking to a room of emotional supporters in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral...

Make-up artist Bobbi Brown discusses her new book in the gym named for her at Emerson College on Sept. 27, 2025. (Ava Bartels / Beacon Correspondent)

Bobbi Brown ’79 returned to Emerson, sharing lessons on reinvention and authenticity

By Ava Bartels, Beacon Correspondent / November 5, 2025

Makeup mogul and Emerson alum Bobbi Brown ‘79 brought humor, career insights, and life lessons to a crowded audience in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker...

India Shelbi Boone performs as Tina Turner in the musical "Tina" at the Emerson Colonial Theater on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2025. (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)

India Shelbi Boone dazzles Emerson Colonial Theatre stage in ‘Tina’

By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / November 5, 2025

The house lights dimmed and the fog machines hissed at the Emerson Colonial Theatre as India Shelbi Boone and her bedazzled castmates took to the stage...

Mallory Marlowe’s journey from Emerson College to out-of-this-world storytelling

Mallory Marlowe’s journey from Emerson College to out-of-this-world storytelling

By Evanthia Chapman, Beacon Correspondent / November 5, 2025

Many readers yearn for a good light-hearted romance novel filled with emotional depth, cute dialogue, and compelling love interests. But what if you added...

A depiction of filmmaking equipment (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff)

VMA community reflects on School of Film rebrand

By Sage Jezierski, Senior Reporter / November 5, 2025

When the inaugural class of Emerson’s School of Film stepped back onto campus this fall, little appeared to be different to the naked eye. But behind...

Dozens of police officers escort hundreds of anti-abortion marchers on Commonwealth Avenue under Massachusetts Avenue Saturday afternoon. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Men’s March rallies on Boston Common, counter protesters follow in clown costumes

By Meg Richards, Madalyn Jimiera and Jules Telfort / November 5, 2025

On Saturday morning, over one hundred anti-abortion demonstrators marched down Commonwealth Avenue, rallying in Boston Common for the National Men’s...

The Emerson men's soccer team huddles prior to their first-round postseason matchup against the WPI Engineers on Nov. 4, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

As it Happened: Emerson soccer faces WPI in first round of NEWMAC Championship

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / November 4, 2025

The Emerson men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers in the first round of the 2025 NEWMAC Soccer Championship...

Signs directed walk participants in a lap around the Boston Common in honor of lives lost to heart disease on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hannah Goeke / Beacon Staff)

Boston Heart Walk raises over $1 million for the American Heart Association

By Hannah Goeke, Chief Copyeditor / November 3, 2025

The American Heart Association brought its annual Heart Walk to the Boston Common on Sunday, Oct. 26, joining more than a million “Heart Walk Heroes”...

Photos: Annual Men’s March against abortion draws counter-protests in Boston

Photos: Annual Men’s March against abortion draws counter-protests in Boston

By Arthur Mansavage and Madalyn Jimiera / November 1, 2025

A few hundred demonstrators gathered outside a Boston Planned Parenthood Saturday morning for the annual National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and...

A dog in a superman costume during the 11th annual Doggone Halloween event in Downtown Boston on Saturday, October 25, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

A doggone delightful day of Halloween fun sweeps Downtown Crossing

By Lila Reimels, Beacon Correspondent / October 29, 2025

A joyful Halloween tradition took over Downtown Crossing on Saturday as the streets filled with hundreds of dogs strutting, performing, and socializing...

Arthur Preston leading the “Ghosts and Gravestones Tour” (Beacon Staff / Bryan Hecht)

Emerson students explore spectres and serial killers on the ‘Ghosts and Gravestones Tour’

By Jack Silver, Beacon Correspondent / October 29, 2025

Arthur Preston, or so he calls himself, appeared dressed in a top hat, a red bow tie, a red and black button-up, a cane, gray gloves, and ghoulish face...

Illustration by Avary Amaral

Emerson students connect with culture away from home through Diwali celebration

By Jules Telfort, Staff Copyeditor / October 29, 2025

Rhythmic dancing, lively Indian pop music, and aromatic Indian food—the hallmarks of the Diwali celebration for students at Emerson—filled a small...

A depiction of a Halloween candy bucket
(Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

Terrifying tariffs: Halloween spending expected to reach record highs this year

By Catalina Mena, Staff Writer / October 29, 2025

This Halloween, tariffs are scaring away consumers as high prices haunt costume and candy aisles nationwide. With nearly 90% of Halloween merchandise containing...