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Caroline Broderick / Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Pretty Girl Rock: I am a cakeface queen

By Caroline Broderick / November 8, 2018

After the final performance of my community college’s spring play, my director sat me down for a heart-to-heart reflection on the show. “You know,...

The exhibit, titled “Lest We Forget,” is a commemoration project created by German–Italian photographer and filmmaker Luigi Toscano in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office. The display depicts survivors and runs until Nov. 10. Photo by Erin Nolan / Beacon Staff

Holocaust remembrance exhibit featured across from campus

By Belen Dumont / November 4, 2018

The day Ayre Ephrath was born in Bardejov, the Nazi regime began deporting Jewish people from his hometown. A small caption next to a large-scale portrait...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Nov. 5-10

By Cassandre Coyer / November 4, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page and flyers on bulletin boards. The Beacon...

Freshman TJ Coste holding volunteer contact sheets to canvass for question three. -
Photo by Erin Nolan / Beacon Staff

LGBTQ+ students advocate ‘yes’ for Question 3

By Annika Hom / October 31, 2018

While canvassing Massachusetts' ballot Question 3, freshman TJ Coste encountered a woman who feared using a bathroom stall next to someone with male...

Jujubee, a RuPaul's Drag Race contestant, helped host and performed at the Haus of Emerson Ball. - Photo by Cullen Granzen / Beacon Staff

RuPaul’s Jujubee brings the Haus down for Drag-tober Fest

By Soleil Easton / October 31, 2018

The drag queens and kings of Emerson lip-synced and danced their way to the crown at the 21st annual Haus of Emerson Ball on Oct. 27 in front of drag queen...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Oct. 29 – Nov. 2

By Cassandre Coyer / October 28, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page and the flyers on the bulletin boards....

Sophomore Anthony Rodriguez and junior Cassie Poirier thought Emerson didn’t have enough resources for first-generation students, so they made their own. /
Tivara Tanudjaja / Beacon Staff

Organization helps first-generation students navigate college

By Cassandre Coyer / October 24, 2018

Junior Cassie Poirier identifies as a first-generation college student, yet she didn't know what that meant or the challenges it entailed until freshman...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Oct. 22-27

By Cassandre Coyer / October 21, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page and the flyers on the bulletin boards....

Junior Caroline King is the advocacy director for Generation Citizen: Emerson College.
Abby Noyes / Beacon Staff

Generation Citizen mobilizes high schoolers

By Ian Sloan / October 17, 2018

The organization Generation Citizen: Emerson College uses the energy of recent civic actions like March For Our Lives to teach energized students of...

Students Jane Fu and Shirley Hu participated in the Global English Voice Exercise series. / Photo Courtesy of Jane Fu

Global voice series hopes to bridge language barrier

By Soleil Easton / October 17, 2018

During Jane Fu’s first three years at Emerson she never spoke up in class because she thought her classmates wouldn’t understand her. Fu moved...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Oct. 15-20

By Cassandre Coyer / October 14, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page. The Beacon Living Arts section went through...

Graphic By ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Oct. 8-13

By Cassandre Coyer / October 7, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page. The Beacon Living Arts section went through...

Ben Kling '13 crowdfunded his personal plant assistant app, DRYP. Courtesy of Ben Kling

Plants get new life with alum’s app DRYP

By Cassandre Coyer / October 3, 2018

When Ben Kling ‘13 left his first job in New York, he carried out an office plant with a box of his things. Five years later, he filled his apartment...

Caroline Broderick / Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Pretty Girl Rock: the ethics of your favorite makeup

By Caroline Broderick / October 3, 2018

In June, Katherine von Drachenberg, known widely as Kat Von D—tattoo artist and CEO of Kat Von D Beauty—announced on Instagram she would not vaccinate her...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Oct. 1-7

By Emily Roberts / October 1, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page. The Beacon Living Arts section went through...

Jessica Braunstein at her internship with Atlantic Records. Courtesy of Jessica Braunstein

Students named on Top 100 interns list by Way Up

By Diti Kohli / September 27, 2018

Last week, Jessica Braunstein received over a dozen crates of Red Bull. The junior, along with junior Lilly Milman, just won a year’s supply after...

Sophomore Alexa Bodner points to Swing Left Emerson's flyer. Bodner is the fundraising coordinator for Swing Left. Cullen Granzen/Beacon Staff

Swing Left Emerson leads change to flip the House

By Cassandre Coyer / September 27, 2018

After seeing Hillary Clinton tweet about the Swing Left fellowship program, senior Allison Mitchell aimed to inspire Emerson students by bringing the program...

Graphic by Ally Rzesa/Berkeley Beacon Staff

Events on campus: Sept. 24-30

By Cassandre Coyer / September 24, 2018

Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page. The Beacon Living Arts section went through...

Emerson’s cost of attendance increased from $19,303 per year in 1990 to $67,832 in 2019. Cullen Granzen / Berkeley Staff

President Pelton gets on the ‘gram

By Annika Hom / September 19, 2018

President M. Lee Pelton revamped his social media presence over the summer to improve communication between him and the Emerson community. His new...

Senior Christopher Rogers plans to join the military after graduation to pay off student loans - Cullen Granzen / Beacon Staff

Students resort to military to pay off debt

By Caroline Broderick / September 19, 2018

Senior Christopher Rogers chose Emerson to create a career out of journalism. Now, with over $100,000 in student debt, Rogers will join the military after...