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A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson welcomes four new and one returning member to the Board of Trustees

By Adam Nuñez, Beacon Correspondent / September 23, 2024
The Emerson College Board of Trustees added four new members and re-installed one former trustee leading into the new school year, according to an Emerson Today article.
The Little Building at the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Despite Emerson’s enrollment shortfall, the class of 2028 remains optimistic

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-editor / September 19, 2024
Emerson College’s freshman class arrived on campus like any other, filling the streets around campus and the halls of Little Building with excitement, noise, and move-in carts.
Senior midfielder Maddie Khaw controls the ball against Bates on Saturday, Sept. 14. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

Women’s soccer keeps heads high in tough non-conference play

By Jordan Pagkalinawan / September 19, 2024
Following two ties on their home turf, the Emerson women’s soccer team hoped to end that streak when they faced Bates on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Photo by Sam Shipman

JPEGed at Roadrunner: Peggy takes Boston

By Rumsha Siddiqui and Sam Shipman / September 18, 2024
“PEGGY” chants erupted at Roadrunner in anticipation of JPEGMAFIA’s Boston appearance on his “LAY DOWN MY LIFE” tour.
There is a Bright Light that never goes out

There is a Bright Light that never goes out

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / September 18, 2024
Near its 10th anniversary, the Bright Lights Cinema Series has introduced three generations of Emerson students to hundreds of independent films, highlighting social issues and marginalized perspectives.
Photo by Fiona McMahon

Photos: A new cafe experience in Boston: Visiting a Sanctuary Cafe in Beacon Hill

By Fiona McMahon, Beacon Correspondent / September 18, 2024
This new cafe in sunny Beacon Hill lit up the neighborhood in early September, drawing longing stares from those who pass by.
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What is the Harvest Supermoon Eclipse? The rare lunar phenomenon over Boston this week, explained

By Parker Garlough, Beacon Correspondent / September 18, 2024
The night sky over Boston played host to a celestial triple threat, the Harvest Supermoon Eclipse, earlier this week.
An onlooker draped in a Mexican flag watches as Felipe Cuéllar, the deputy consul of Mexico in Boston, gives a speech after the raising of the Mexican flag in City Hall Plaza on Mexican Independence Day on September 16, 2024 (Nick Peace / For the Beacon)

Dozens gather at city hall for Mexican Independence Day flag-raising

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-Editor / September 18, 2024
Dozens of community members, leaders, city officials, and representatives from the Boston Mexican Consulate and other Mexican organizations in Boston gathered at City Hall on Monday afternoon for the raising of the Mexican flag to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.
Metal band Godseyes performs at Day 2 of Tough Luck Fest. (Annie Sarlin/Beacon Staff)

Tough Luck Fest brings Boston rock communities together

By Annie Sarlin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / September 13, 2024
On Sept. 6 and 7, alternative rock and metal acts took the stage at the first-ever Tough Luck Fest at Brighton Music Hall.
‘This is a time that Emerson has pledged to come together’: Emerson community remembers the events of 9/11

‘This is a time that Emerson has pledged to come together’: Emerson community remembers the events of 9/11

By Yogev Toby, Beacon Correspondent / September 12, 2024
On the evening of Sept. 11, members of the Emerson and the Greater Boston community gathered at the Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand to commemorate the tragedy of 9/11 and share their personal stories of grief and healing. 
Pro-Palestinian protesters during the Sept. 12, 2024 demonstration were mainly concerned over Emerson’s usage of ADL (Anti-Defamation League) programming. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through Boston to protest ADL presence on college campuses

By Hannah Nguyen, Madla Walsh and Rian Nelson / September 12, 2024

More than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through downtown Boston Thursday afternoon to protest college campuses for working with the Anti-Defamation...

Hofstra student journalists Micheal Dent and Alexa D’Amato interviewed campaign surrogates in the spin room after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Student journalists take on the presidential debate

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-Editor / September 12, 2024

While the 1,000-occupied spin room at the Philadelphia Convention Center for Tuesday’s historic debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former...

In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump appeared in the spin room in Philadelphia alongside his campaign surrogates addressing reporters following the first presidential debate between him and Kamala Harris on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Trump makes unprecedented visit to debate spin room

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-editor / September 12, 2024
Nearly a half hour after the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris concluded, the former president paid a surprise visit to the spin room
At the conclusion of the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, campaign surrogates flooded into the spin room in Philadelphia, where 1,000 journalists convened on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

Inside the spin room, surrogates talk debate performance

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-editor / September 12, 2024
Minutes after the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in Philadelphia concluded, campaign surrogates flooded into the spin room at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where 1,000 journalists convened.
Ahead of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pro-Palestinian protesters and other demonstration grouops took to the streets hoping to have their voices heard by the candidates (Nick Peace / For the Beacon).

Protesters cross paths at Independence Mall ahead of presidential debate

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 11, 2024
Ahead of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, protesters took to the streets hoping to have their voices heard by the candidates.
Trump and Harris faced off in a tense debate in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

As it happened: Harris and Trump had a tense first debate. Here’s what happened Tuesday.

By Hannah Nguyen, Bryan Hecht, Sam Shipman, DJ Mara and Merritt Hughes / September 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to take the debate stage Tuesday night at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. 
Goose performing at MGM Music Hall, Sept. 4, 2024.

Goose delivers radio set in WERS studio while hammering out a three-night run in Boston

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / September 9, 2024
As the lights went down at MGM Music Hall on Sept. 2, the opening chords of Goose’s “All I Need” began after the more than 5,000 seat venue shouted—“Goooooooose.”
The Queen of Versailles: A satire on the cruelty of rags to riches

The Queen of Versailles: A satire on the cruelty of rags to riches

By Jesse Lipschutz, Beacon Correspondent / September 7, 2024
“The Queen of Versailles,” starring Kristen Chenoweth with a score by Stephen Schwartz and book by Lindsay Ferrentino, played at Emerson’s Colonial Theatre from Aug. 1 to 25.
The Union Bank Building on Tremont street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Here’s what to expect at EmersonTogether’s first Community Conversation

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / September 5, 2024
Emerson is hosting a “Community Conversation” event Friday at 3 p.m. in the Bill Bordy Theater as part of its early programming for EmersonTogether
The organizers of Tough Luck Fest (L-R): Billie Bentil, Asher Thomas, Olivia Monarch. (Courtesy of Tough Luck Fest)

Tough Luck Fest is Boston’s new rock and roll back-to-school bash

By Annie Sarlin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / September 5, 2024
The first Tough Luck Fest will take place at Brighton Music Hall this week and feature 12 alternative, pop punk, and metal acts, including several local artists as well as headliners deathcore band Monochromatic Black and pop punk group Young Culture. 
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