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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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Protesters gather outside State House to call for the passing of an act that would protect Massachusetts immigrant communities on Good Friday. (Riley Goldman/Beacon Staff)

‘Love our neighbors and protect the immigrants’: Boston Christians fight for immigrants, regardless of faith

By Madalyn Jimiera and Rina Laby / April 23, 2025

On the afternoon of Good Friday, a wave of over a hundred people donned in purple garments marched to the Massachusetts State House. The crowd, led by...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

Meet next year’s SGA executive board

By Hannah Woods, Senior Kasteel Well Reporter / April 22, 2025

The votes are in, and the next executive board of the Student Government Association has been decided: Georgia Winn will be the executive president, Angus...

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

Emerson leadership sign national letter calling for ‘constructive engagement’ in higher education

By Merritt Hughes, Multimedia Managing Editor / April 22, 2025

More than 200 university presidents nationwide signed onto a letter calling for “constructive engagement” amidst President Donald Trump’s crackdown...

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

Two more international student visas terminated, college says, not related to on-campus protests

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / April 22, 2025

Two more international student visas have been revoked by the Trump administration for reasons unrelated to protest activity, President Jay Bernhardt wrote...

The 2025 Boston Marathon Pro Field during their media availability at the Fairmont Copley Plaza on April 18, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

‘I know how much I have to appreciate’: Competitors reflect on 50th Boston Marathon wheelchair race

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / April 19, 2025

As thousands of runners descend on Massachusetts this weekend for the 129th Boston Marathon, 50 of them will compete in the historic 50th wheelchair division...

Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Remembering the start of the American Revolutionary War 250 years later

By Arthur Mansavage, Nick Peace and Sam Shipman / April 19, 2025
See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and following Battle of Lexington, where 250 years ago a single shot started the American Revolutionary War.
Four Cat Stew play with musical guest, Caroline Ranucci. (Max Ardrey / Beacon Staff)

Emerson and Berklee band brings Tiny Desk from NPR to PR (Piano Row)

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / April 16, 2025

If you live on the lower floors of Piano Row, you might have heard a mellow beat and groove seeping out of a fourth-floor suite last Sunday. These sounds...

A visitor views a self-portrait by Amy Giess, from her project "My Head is Too Heavy." (Isabella Gemma / Beacon Correspondent)

How many Emerson students does it take to curate an exhibition?

By Ryan Yau, Editor-at-Large / April 16, 2025

Movement/s, a student-curated exhibition, will be displayed at the Media Arts Gallery until May 3. The exhibition features photographs and visual art by...

Illustration Ben Putney

Review: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is not just for miners

By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / April 16, 2025

I got a ticket to see "A Minecraft Movie” last Thursday at the AMC. Despite making me one of millions to have achieved this feat, it is in and of itself...

A person walks past the Starbucks at the intersection of Tremont and Boylston next to Emerson College on Tuesday, April, 8, 2025 (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Are boycotts actually effective? Experts and Emersonians weigh in

By Madalyn Jimiera and Merritt Hughes / April 16, 2025

Two Starbucks locations bookend Emerson College’s campus on Boylston Street, making it a convenient coffee stop for Emersonians on the way to class...

History experts Scott Kirsner, Jazz Dottin, and Robert Allison led a discussion about innovation during the Revolutionary War at the Museum of Science on April 9. The program was one of many celebrations across the country in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Photo by Izzy Bryars

Museum of Science celebrates 250th birthday of US with look at revolutionary Boston innovators

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / April 16, 2025

Boston was the scene of many “firsts” for the United States.  From the first newspaper in the Thirteen Colonies to discovering the inoculation...

Dr. Michael Rauner, mayor of Bergen, and Dr. Anthony Pinder giving a speech at the First-ever Kasteel Well Forum

First-ever Kasteel Well Forum hosts local stakeholders in a dialogue on water

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / April 16, 2025

On Monday, the Living Learning Community at Kasteel Well hosted students, politicians, artists, academics, and scientists for the first-ever Kasteel Well...

Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks in the Bill Bordy Theatre on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Rep. Ayanna Pressley defends DEI and freedom of speech at Emerson talk

By Adam Nuñez, Staff Writer / April 16, 2025

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley visited the Bill Bordy Theater Monday afternoon for a conversation with the Emerson community about the next four years of...

Jade Miranda, a senior at Boston Arts Academy, discusses one of her works with a museum visitor. Miranda created the piece, “Affirmations,” using colored pencils, oil pastels, and watered-down acrylic paint. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Correspondent)

Boston high school students take the spotlight at the MFA

By Hannah Goeke, Chief Copyeditor / April 16, 2025

Students and families alike eagerly waited in queue outside the Museum of Fine Arts this Sunday not just to view pieces of the new “The Roulin Family...

The lobby of the 12th annual Bitcoin Expo held at MIT. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)

In authoritarian countries, bitcoin is freedom

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 14, 2025

Activists love bitcoin. At least, according to freedom fighters from Russia, Togo, and Venezuela, who spoke about financial independence in countries where...

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

SGA votes against endowment investment after some students voice opposition

By Hannah Woods, Senior Kasteel Well Reporter / April 11, 2025

The Student Government Association voted against investing $675,000 from the Student Impact Fund into Emerson’s endowment Friday.  By an 8-7 vote...

School of Communications Dean Brent Smith shares his perspectives on the implications of AI on society and higher education.

School of Communication Dean Brent Smith announced as new associate vice president for executive education

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 11, 2025
Smith will assume the role on July 1.
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New Executive Board elected, endowment investment conversation continues

By Hannah Woods, Senior Kasteel Well Reporter / April 11, 2025

Election results are in, and junior political communications major Georgia Winn is the next executive president of the Student Government Association.  Winn...

Erin Stotts (squatting right) on set. (Courtesy Terry Hou)

Meet Emerson’s intimacy coordinators

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / April 9, 2025

Film sets are stressful, but when the crew is made up of exhausted students, they run the risk of being panic-inducing. Visual media arts students learn...

From left to right: Maria San Filippo, Sarah Secunda, and Cristina Kotz Cornejo. (Ryan Yau / Beacon Staff)

Eight months after Bright Lights, the screening room remains important for discourse

By Ryan Yau, Editor-at-Large / April 9, 2025

On Tuesday, VMA Presents programmed a special advanced screening of three short films by faculty members, which featured women-centric films about issues...