Any one journalist may speak to hundreds of people over the course of their career. But Reporter Matt Shearer ‘09 figured it was worth talking to a select...
By Hannah McMillan, Beacon Correspondent
/ February 25, 2026
Overpriced popcorn and drinks in hand, elderly couples with glasses and varying shades of gray hair filed into Emerson College’s Colonial Theatre, eager...
By Celina Cabral, Beacon Correspondent
/ February 11, 2026
College is a special time in anyone’s life. Alongside the regular studies, for some, it can be where they meet the person they will spend the rest of...
Emerson College students may have noticed a new glowing storefront beckoning passers to peek in through its windows around the corner of Little Building....
By Meg Richards, Deputy Projects Editor
/ January 21, 2026
It’s that time of year again, where the soon-to-be graduating class speculates on which industry mogul, Hollywood starlet, or campus cornerstone will be enthroned as the 2026 graduation commencement speaker.
By Juliet Hysen, Beacon Correspondent
/ December 3, 2025
The epic culinary feat that is Friendsgiving at the Emerson Dining Hall fed most of the undergraduate population, and then some, completely on the school’s...
At first glance, the scene is nightmarish: hundreds of hungry Emersonians crammed into the Dining Center in relentless pursuit of a full plate. The bread...
A joyful Halloween tradition took over Downtown Crossing on Saturday as the streets filled with hundreds of dogs strutting, performing, and socializing...
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...
A variety of rich fragrances from curry to kimchi wafted through City Hall Plaza at Boston’s first Spicetober Fest. The event, which took place last...
An assorted mass clothed in baggy jeans and long jorts lined a sidewalk in Charlestown early Saturday afternoon despite the beating sun overhead. The denim-clad...
By Meg Richards, Deputy Projects Editor
/ October 15, 2025
For most of Gen-Z, the first introduction to activist-author-multihyphenate Malala Yousafzai was her book I Am Malala, released in October 2013. Written...
The damp, trimmed lawns of Boston Common became a space for percussionists, musicians, strong singers, and a multinational showcase of African cultures...
Peach Pit is what every indie pop band dreams of being: a success story. Their humble beginnings in 2016, based in Vancouver, were met with a burst of...
By Meg Richards, Deputy Projects Editor
/ May 17, 2025
At the height of the Vietnam War in 1970, America was divided into political camps that went beyond party lines. Students made up the bulk of anti-war...
Despite being 1,500 miles away from New Orleans, Emerson students could smell Mardi Gras on Boylston Street as the aroma from Cajun-inspired dishes wafted...