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‘It’s a way that people came together and found community’: Black Greek Life Luncheon highlights major sector of Black culture

‘It’s a way that people came together and found community’: Black Greek Life Luncheon highlights major sector of Black culture

By Madalyn Jimiera, Staff Writer / February 26, 2025

During midday on Tuesday in the dining hall, Black Greek Letter Organizations, a collection of Greek life chapters targeted towards Black individuals,...

The Mass. State House (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)

Mass. State Senate passes rules package aimed at increasing public participation and transparency

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / February 26, 2025

After hours of bipartisan debate on amendments, the Massachusetts State Senate passed its rules package on Thursday, Feb. 13. The final vote was 39-0. Every...

The 2025 Emerson baseball team (Courtesy of Anna Schoenmann).

Emerson baseball eyeing redemption, playoffs in 2025

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / February 24, 2025

Among the flurry of spring sports about to begin competition, the Emerson baseball team is gearing up for a clean slate this year. Junior infielder...

MBTA's Park Street Station. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Green Line train crashes into out-of-service train at East Somerville stop Feb. 9

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 21, 2025

A moving MBTA Green Line train struck an out-of-service train sitting at the East Somerville station just after midnight on Feb 9. Five people—four train...

Richard Iandoli gives a presentation on past and present LGBTQ+ migration policies (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff).

International Student Affairs emphasizes visibility at LGBTQ+ migrant workshop

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / February 19, 2025

Come out, come out, wherever you are.  This is the sentiment that attorney Richard Iandoli echoed in his presentation on past, present and future U.S....

A vendor serves soup to customers. (McKenzie Cooper/ Beacon Staff)

Soup Fest is good for the soul, and small businesses too

By McKenzie Cooper, Beacon Staff / February 19, 2025

The Bow Market, a two-story outdoor marketplace in Somerville, is usually filled with small businesses and food vendors who sell homemade trinkets, used...

Boston’s newest bagel shop just popped up

Boston’s newest bagel shop just popped up

By Kristin Barrett, Beacon Correspondent / February 19, 2025

Viral bagel sensation PopUp Bagels, known for its “rip, grip, and dip” style recently opened a location in Boston’s Seaport District. Their official...

Antonio mateo Garcia (right) teaches Lina Michida how to mark their fabric with chalk. Garcia is the founder of HELP by AMG and was running a workshop on up cycling clothing and scrap fabric. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)

Resilience, ‘we need it.’ The Cambridge Foundry hosts the third annual Foundry Festival.

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

Music filled the main hall of the Cambridge Foundry to welcome attendees as many programs went underway for the third annual Foundry Festival. This year’s...

(Izzy Bryars/ Beacon Staff).

‘We correct history.’ City Hall celebrates Black History Month through local art exhibitions.

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

When local lecturer and historian Muqueedah Salaam first attended college as a young adult at Worcester State University, she became disappointed by what...

The starters for Emerson women's basketball ahead of their game against Wheaton on Feb. 15, 2025. From left to right: Kendra Dodd, Kaylin O'Meara, Elise Arnold, Claire English and Jessie Silk (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).

Emerson women’s basketball closes home season with 67-57 win over Wheaton

By Hongyi Ji, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

The Emerson women’s basketball team played its final home game of the regular season on Feb. 15, ending on a high note with a 67-57 victory over Wheaton...

Graduate guard Trevor Arico shoots against Springfield College on Feb. 15, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).

‘The Lions are hungry’: Men’s basketball survives thriller vs. Springfield, 63-61

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / February 18, 2025

As the Emerson men’s basketball team dueled against Springfield on Feb. 15, sophomore guard Guillermo Gasset Ruiz had done just about everything for...

Yellow caution barriers block the entrance to the Massachusetts Transportation Building in the 2 Boylston Place alley on Thursday Feb. 13, 2025. ECPD sent a community advisory telling students and staff to stay away from the area. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Police investigation concludes at State Transportation Building

By Yogev Toby and Iselin Bratz / February 13, 2025

A police investigation is ongoing in the ground floor of the State Transportation Building Thursday morning that “may impact [the] ability to access...

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the BSO at Symphony Hall. (Courtesy Robert Torres/BSO)

Nathalie Stutzmann has her Boston Symphony Orchestra conducting debut with ‘The Firebird’

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / February 12, 2025

Pristine classical music seeped into the brisk air through the window creases of Symphony Hall last weekend, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed...

Courtesy of Jiwon Kim.

‘Not a team of friends, but a family of brothers’: ‘Six Years to May’ recounts men’s lacrosse 2024 season

By Merritt Hughes, Dept. Campus Editor / February 12, 2025

Six years ago, Emerson College was a completely different school—it was untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, Little Building was pre-remodel, Lee Pelton...

Attendees playing Bầu Cua Cá Cọp, a traditional Vietnamese dice game at Pao Arts Center. (Marley Noiwan/ Beacon Correspondent)

Representation in celebration: Pao Arts Center hosts their annual Lunar New Year Festival

By Marley Noiwan, Beacon Correspondent / February 12, 2025

While the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade commenced with joyful music and lion dancers throughout the neighborhood, the Pao Arts Center on Feb. 9 hosted...

SGA approves $30,000 EVVYs funding request, discusses additional resolutions

SGA approves $30,000 EVVYs funding request, discusses additional resolutions

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / February 12, 2025

The Student Government Association, SGA, discussed a new resolution that would include students in conversations about “federal compliance discussions”...

City council race heats up as candidates pledge ethical leadership and better city services

City council race heats up as candidates pledge ethical leadership and better city services

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / February 12, 2025

With Boston’s 2025 municipal election just eight months away, the field for district and at-large city council seats has recently grown. Current and...

Joanne Chang, the founder of  local Flour Bakery and Cafe, visited the upcoming site of her business' tenth location in the Boston Common concession stand on Feb. 10, 2025. Chang said Flour plans to be serving the bakery's classic sticky buns and bakery treats by April, and said new soft serve will follow suit when it gets warmer. (Izzy Bryars/ Beacon Staff)

Flour Bakery bringing pastries, ice cream, and more to Boston Common this Spring

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 12, 2025

Flour Bakery + Cafe’s 10th location will open in April inside the concession stand in the oldest park in the United States—the Boston Common—which...

Students gather on the 8th floor of the Walker Building on Feb. 11, 2025. (Ryan Yau/ Beacon Staff)

Department of Communication Studies brings the gift of Three Kings Day

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / February 12, 2025

Last Tuesday, students gathered on the eighth floor of Walker Building to take turns cutting a Rosca de Reyes—a Spanish ring-shaped cake—hoping to...

(Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)

Marlboro Institute faculty discuss concerns regarding Trump administration at post-inauguration panel

By Madalyn Jimiera, Staff Writer / February 12, 2025

In collaboration with EmersonTogether, four Marlboro Institute faculty members hosted a post-inauguration panel on Feb. 4 to discuss the implications of...