With the daunting effects of the pandemic, new member education for fraternities and sororities has been a challenge, to say the least. With all events hosted virtually, leaders of Emerson’s Fraternity-Sorority...
By Lucia Thorne, Living Arts Editor February 28, 2021
The Museum of Science, Boston is adapting to the pandemic while encouraging college students to combat climate change by holding its third annual “Go Carbon Neutral! A Transportation Challenge” online...
By Campbell Parish, Assistant Living Arts Editor February 28, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains disturbing language and mentions of homicide
Podcasts have been my go-to outlet to distract me from what's going on in the world around me. Especially with a pandemic...
Three students recently came together to create “Hidden Gems of Emerson,” an online human interest platform that aims to highlight fellow creative Emersonians. The group shares video interviews and...
By Frankie Rowley, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2021
As Zoom hangouts and bids subside and anticipatory new members take their places in their new fraternities and sororities, Fraternity and Sorority Life at Emerson has officially been brought back from...
First-year student Miranda Nicusanti, a visual and media arts major from Orange County, CA, photographs the dining center meals for her Instagram food review account, @emersonfoodreview. The account, which...
By Mariyam Quaisar, Deputy Lifestyle Editor February 17, 2021
Emerson student Trey started his own tattoo business for students called Kosher Ink, inspired by the persistent boredom imposed by the pandemic. Since last May, Trey said he has done about 200 tattoos,...
By Lucia Thorne, Living Arts Editor February 14, 2021
Tuesday, Feb. 9 marked the beginning of the Department of Marketing Communications’ four-part spring semester speaker series, “Rethinking Consumer Engagement: Leading with Empathy, Equity and Integrity”,...
Ah, the season of love. Most Valentine’s Days, we pack in as many romantic activities as possible, whether that be candlelit dinners, couples’ massages, or cocktails at a rooftop bar. But this year,...
By Campbell Parish, Assistant Living Arts Editor February 10, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains mention of sexual violence and murder.
Alum and writer Alex Marzano-Lesnevich’s ‘09 book The Fact of a Body has been picked up by fellow alum Jermaiah Zagar...
By Mariyam Quaisar, Deputy Lifestyle Editor February 10, 2021
February 14 is fast approaching, and the love-filled day stirs up quite a few emotions. Luckily for you, The Beacon has a number of movie suggestions for you to watch for each emotion you might be feeling...
By Lucia Thorne, Living Arts Editor February 3, 2021
In an effort to raise funds for their organization, the Wellesley-based non-profit Health Care Without Walls (HCWW) is hosting the “Broadway Smashes COVID” virtual benefit on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. EST....
Statue-guardian of the Boylston Place Alley Norman Lear will be the third recipient of the annual Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes. The award recognizes Lear’s work in television spanning several...
By Campbell Parish, Assistant Living Arts Editor January 27, 2021
An anonymous donation of $75,000 helped extend the Boston Public Library’s collection of anti-racist materials. They saw a 500 percent increase in the circulation of anti-racist titles in the month of...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor January 26, 2021
When we graduate high school, we assume that part of our life is over. The trials and frustrations of social life alongside the harrowing decision of ‘what the f*ck am I going to do with my life?,’...
Saturday Night Live featured player Bowen Yang joined Emerson students during a live Q&A titled “A Night with Bowen Yang” on Tuesday night. During the hour-long Zoom webinar, he discussed Andrew...
Decorating, family time, movies, shopping, and holiday food are just a few hallmarks of the holiday season. But in a normal year, no one has to account for a global pandemic while mapping out their December...
Last month, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia sent down its annual "Nova Scotia Tree for Boston" to the city, which receives a tree each year as a thank you for a century-old aid effort from the...
By Mariyam Quaisar, Deputy Lifestyle Editor November 23, 2020
The international non-profit Team Harmony debuted a new web series against hate, titled “HATE: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?,” in collaboration with Emerson’s Communication Studies Department and several...
Several dozen spectators watched Friday morning as Maltby and Company Tree Service helped erect this year's Nova Scotian white spruce Christmas tree in Boston Common.
The tree is sent by the Canadian...
