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ASIA to host conference with panel, performances

ASIA to host conference with panel, performances

November 16, 2017

Asian Students for Intercultural Awareness is launching Engage: The First Campus Tour, a new one-day student conference, this Saturday. ASIA is teaming...

Making nostalgic meals can help ease homesickness.
REBECCA SZKUTAK / BEACON STAFF

Bites with Becca: Cooking can be comforting

By Rebecca Szkutak / November 15, 2017

When I think of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, I think of all the years my family hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our house. If I said those...

Spacey’s sexuality is no excuse for past assaults

November 9, 2017

Kevin Spacey is facing several allegations of sexual assault. Anthony Rapp accused the actor of assaulting him when Rapp was only 14 years old, and in...

em Mag editor-in-chief photographs Fall Collection

em Mag editor-in-chief photographs Fall Collection

November 9, 2017

Amid the commotion at a star-studded Hamptons wedding in July, senior Adam Ward focused his camera and tried to capture every moment. Little did he know,...

Vivien Liu, the co-president of ASIA, led the planning efforts to bring ECAASU's Engage to campus.CASSANDRA MARTINEZ / BEACON STAFF

ASIA to host conference with panel, performances

By Grace Griffin, Copy Editor / November 8, 2017

Asian Students for Intercultural Awareness is launching Engage: The First Campus Tour, a new one-day student conference, this Saturday. ASIA...

Sex column: Common mis-contraceptions

By Kyle Labe / November 8, 2017

The sheer number of people who say they don’t wear condoms never fails to surprise me. I’ve had it happen to me—I’ve been with men who think...

Spacey’s sexuality is no excuse for past assaults

By Andrew Stanton, Former Staff / November 2, 2017

Kevin Spacey is facing several allegations of sexual assault. Anthony Rapp accused the actor of assaulting him when Rapp was only 14 years old, and...

Style Column: Dress to regret

Style Column: Dress to regret

November 1, 2017

Parading around my apartment in my recently-purchased black beaded jumpsuit--vintage, naturally--I pondered how best to style it for a work event. Was...

Raíz Latinoamericana spreads roots on campus

Raíz Latinoamericana spreads roots on campus

November 1, 2017

After two years on campus, Raíz Latinoamericana is expanding from theater into publishing a magazine, a short film, and a documentary showcasing...

Senior Adam Ward took photographs for Jonathan Simkhai and Vogue.
CASSANDRA MARTINEZ / BEACON STAFF

Em Mag editor-in-chief photographs Fall Collection

By Stephanie Shih / November 1, 2017

Amid the commotion at a star-studded Hamptons wedding in July, senior Adam Ward focused his camera and tried to capture every moment. Little did he...

EAGLE hosts Queer History Month

October 25, 2017

Even though October is officially known as LGBT History Month, Emerson’s Alliance for Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone decided to relabel it as Queer...

Bites with Becca: A lesson in loving leftovers

Bites with Becca: A lesson in loving leftovers

October 25, 2017

There's only one thing better than a home cooked meal. I'm talking about the hero of brown bag lunches and impromptu sandwiches. It’s a blessing,...

Freshmen aim to start summer camp

Freshmen aim to start summer camp

October 25, 2017

When she was 10, Rishona Kumar went to Camp Kesem, a weeklong summer program led by college-student counselors for children with parents who have cancer....

EAGLE hosts Queer History Month

By Noel Gasca / October 19, 2017

Even though October is officially known as LGBT History Month, Emerson’s Alliance for Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone decided to relabel it as Queer History...

EAGLE hosts Queer History Month

By Noel Gasca / October 19, 2017

Even though October is officially known as LGBT History Month, Emerson’s Alliance for Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone decided to relabel it as Queer History...

SheCult collective plans to publish magazine

SheCult collective plans to publish magazine

October 18, 2017

In fall 2016, SheCult was founded to create a network for queer artists. This year, the collective is publishing its first full-length magazine, to be...

Love Column: An online dating recipe for disaster

October 18, 2017

I don’t do online dating. I wish I did, but I just don’t. I would rather ruin a relationship with someone I know in real life, you know? I’m...

Students take to the Freedom Trail for Survivor Boston

Students take to the Freedom Trail for Survivor Boston

October 18, 2017

Survivor Boston is not your typical reality show. Instead of competing with complete strangers, you contend with the person two rows in front of you in...

Preparing meals on the weekend provide a week’s worth of home-cooked comfort.
REBECCA SZKUTAK / BEACON STAFF

Bites with Becca: A lesson in loving leftovers

By Rebecca Szkutak / October 18, 2017

There's only one thing better than a home-cooked meal. I'm talking about the hero of brown bag lunches and impromptu sandwiches. It’s a blessing,...

Freshmen Rashona Kumar and Bethany Knickerbocker are working together to start the first Camp Kesem at Emerson.
CASSANDRA MARTINEZ / BEACON STAFF

Freshmen aim to start summer camp

By Grace Griffin, Copy Editor / October 18, 2017

When she was 10, Rishona Kumar went to Camp Kesem, a weeklong summer program led by college-student counselors for children with parents who have...