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

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An e-bike delivery driver on Tremont St. on Wednesday, October, 8th, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)

Will Boston ban e-bikes for food delivery? Community members, Dashers, and students weigh in

By Catalina Mena, Beacon Correspondent / 5 hours ago

At a Back Bay intersection in August, a 64-year-old man was struck by an e-bike that was delivering food near Copley Square. The victim was rushed to the...

Courtesy of Sam Penn

Lorde has risen: ‘Ultrasound Tour’ creates community at TD Garden

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / 8 hours ago

Last week’s anticipated Rapture may have yielded anti-climactic results, but the Lord did appear in Boston—Lorde with an ‘e’ that is. Previously...

Jimmy Fund Walk 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/ Beacon Staff)

Annual Jimmy Fund Walk brings together thousands in support of those still fighting and those they’ve lost to cancer

By Lila Reimels, Beacon Correspondent / 8 hours ago

A flood of people overtook Boston Common on Sunday as they walked and volunteered to fundraise for research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute....

Photo courtesy of John Packman

R.F. Kuang ends world book tour on the home front in Somerville

By Danielle Bartholet, Asst. Magazine Editor and Business Operations Manager / 9 hours ago

The perfect place to end a whirlwind book tour for New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang was her home in Boston. The venue was packed to the brim...

Attendees clap along as they watch musical performances during Fiesta en la Plaza, a Latinx Heritage Month celebration in City Hall Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Pranati Kotamraju / Beacon Correspondent)

Fiesta en la Plaza brings a melting pot of Latinx culture and identity to City Hall

By Pranati Kotamraju, Beacon Correspondent / October 5, 2025

A sea of red, green, blue, and every other color of the rainbow decorated the standard red brick and concrete of City Hall Plaza last Sunday as community...

Eating around Emerson with Juliet: Surviving the Emerson plague on just a bowl of soup

Eating around Emerson with Juliet: Surviving the Emerson plague on just a bowl of soup

By Juliet Hysen, Beacon Correspondent / October 1, 2025

One of the greatest comforts when you're sick and far from home is food that tastes (and feels) like home. Whether that’s Campbell's chicken noodle straight...

Kai Thomani Tshokosi ‘15 brings Emerson’s revolutionary energy to 'Hamilton'

Kai Thomani Tshokosi ‘15 brings Emerson’s revolutionary energy to ‘Hamilton’

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / October 1, 2025

Wednesday night, an energetic crowd packed the seats of the Citizens Bank Opera House for the opening night of Hamilton’s Boston tour run. Gilded ceiling...

Feeble Little Horse gallops through Somerville

Feeble Little Horse gallops through Somerville

By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor / October 1, 2025

An uninhibited energy permeated the air at The Arts at the Armory Monday night as Feeble Little Horse graced the Somerville venue with its unique, raw...

The Boston Triennial links public art across Greater Boston

The Boston Triennial links public art across Greater Boston

By Danielle Bartholet, Asst. Magazine Editor and Business Operations Manager / October 1, 2025

What combines 3D-printed monuments, sculptures designed for animals, and burning a ship model made entirely out of reeds? The first ever Boston Triennial.  Three...

(Bryce Heilmann/Beacon Staff)

Boston gets a taste of Fiji with The Ultimate Survivor Cafe

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / October 1, 2025

As temperatures cool and skies grow gray for another Boston autumn, a tropical getaway may not be as far away as you think. The Greatest Bar in Boston’s...

Seth Grahame-Smith, class of ’98, talks post-graduation and the film industry at the Paramount Center on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (Luis Gerardo Del Razo Tamayo for Emerson Today / Courtesy)

Alumnus Seth Grahame-Smith reminds soon-to-be graduates that he is ‘from the future and it all works out’

By Karina DiMare, Beacon Correspondent / October 1, 2025

On Thursday evening, screenwriter, producer, and class of ‘98 alumnus Seth Grahame-Smith returned to Emerson to deliver his raw and honest truth about...

Ride for Our Republic, affiliated with the Indivisible movement, meets at Paul Revere Park in Cambridge on the last Saturday of every month since Patriots Day. (Ronan Canzoniero/ for The Berkeley Beacon)

Taking a cue from Paul Revere, a group of bikers ride for democracy to protest Trump

By Sage Jezierski and Ronan Canzoniero / October 1, 2025

Last Saturday, a group of 20 bikers gathered in Paul Revere Park, sporting bright colors and pro-democracy signs for the Ride for Our Republic.  This...

Attendees parade through the Boston Common holding up a banner for MOAR on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/For The Beacon)

Photos: Mass. Addiction Recovery Parade marches through the Boston Common to celebrate recovery

By Alex Cuozzo, Staff Photographer / September 29, 2025

This past Friday, hundreds came together to participate in the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) parade by the Boston Common Parkman...

Dozens of veterans and veteran's volunteer groups gathered at City Hall Plaza in honor of a day of remembrance for POW/MIA veterans on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Riley Goldman / Beacon Staff).

Boston’s annual POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony provides sanctuary for vulnerable veterans

By Ava Velez, Beacon Correspondent / September 29, 2025

Earlier this month, camaraderie, selflessness, and inspiration were on display during the 2025 Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day at...

Archived Beacon papers. (Avary Amaral/Beacon Staff)

September: This month in Beacon history

By Danielle Bartholet, Rina Laby and Sage Jezierski / September 25, 2025

Sept. 8, 1989 “Law school closes before it has a chance to open” by Rachel Layne, Beacon Staff “Some 140 prospective law students were disappointed...

(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

What is going on with Emerson’s dining changes?

By Hannah Brueske and Sage Jezierski / September 25, 2025

In early August, still enjoying their summer break, Emerson students received an email from Business Services outlining dining updates that included...

Turn a new page this fall—write for an Emerson lit mag!

Turn a new page this fall—write for an Emerson lit mag!

By Sam Shipman and Max Ardrey / September 24, 2025

Are you tired of writing all day—your pencil worn down to a stub, your laptop keys well-pressed—only to have your magnum opus sitting on your desk...

Courtesy of Tyler Kinney

And the Emmy goes to… Emerson alumni!

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / September 24, 2025

On a hot July day this summer, Tyler Kinney ‘10 was riding his bike in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with his boyfriend when he found out that he was...

Artist Cyrille Conan stands in front of his mural titled “Mohrent,” located one flight down from the Piano Row lobby on the interior wall of the Fitness Center (Jacob Goldberg / Beacon Staff).

Meet the artists behind the new murals aimed to brighten Emerson’s campus

By Madalyn Jimiera, Dept. Campus Editor / September 24, 2025

For many upperclassmen at Emerson, their first impression of The Max a couple of years ago was clinical, blank walls, and standard gray dining tables....