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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Love Column: Finding one’s own freedoms

April 6, 2016

“Abstinence,” exclaimed Coach Brown, crossing his arms in front of his crotch, “equals,” he said, moving them up to his torso in...

Mentoring program helps students leap forward

Mentoring program helps students leap forward

April 6, 2016

Angela Cooke-Jackson, an assistant communication studies professor, spent most of her life straddling her at-risk community roots and her more recent suburban...

Costume makers stitch a show together

Costume makers stitch a show together

April 6, 2016

Madison Gordon perches on a stool with the sleeves of her Kelly green blazer rolled up.  She’s intently focusing on adjusting the hem of a dress,...

Accurate polling brings national credibility to society

April 6, 2016

On the brink of the 2016 presidential elections, the Emerson College Polling Society nearly tripled the number of polls it conducted this semester. The...

New podcast covers everything and the kitchen sink

New podcast covers everything and the kitchen sink

April 6, 2016

Tom Carroll can talk about almost anything— from March Madness to hot dogs, he’s creating conversation and casting it onto the interwebs in...

Kenzy Peach and Arden Jurskis faked a marriage proposal in front of Ted Cruz.
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#FollowMe: Students enter internet stardom

By Jackie Roman, Former Staff / April 6, 2016

4,097,946. Make that 4,097,957. Wait, final count is 4,097,958. The number keeps ticking up every day, even though the YouTube video Mary Kate Carr, a...

After finding value of verse at Emerson, alumna becomes poet laureate

After finding value of verse at Emerson, alumna becomes poet laureate

April 1, 2016

Emerson alumna Danielle Legros Georges, Boston’s new poet laureate, said she has witnessed the power of poetry in vignettes throughout her life....

New femme magazine designed for women in Mexico City

New femme magazine designed for women in Mexico City

March 30, 2016

Mariana Tinoco Rivera said she always wanted to start a magazine, or has at least for the past five years. Now, as the first writing, literature, and publishing...

Students bouncing and backing nearby nightlife

Students bouncing and backing nearby nightlife

March 30, 2016

Snaking through crowds of patrons, carrying heavy buckets of ice, and trying not to slip on spilt vodka cranberries made up a typical shift at the now-closed...

Carr on culture: Is HeForShe really for her?

March 30, 2016

This past week, the HeForShe campaign released videos of conversation between founder Emma Watson and Broadway phenomenon Lin-Manuel Miranda. It includes...

Michael Gilday created an editing monster: himself

Michael Gilday created an editing monster: himself

March 30, 2016

Near the northern tip of Chinatown, in a pod in WeWork, a red brick building built for innovation, sits Boston’s new marketing video production company,...

Neutral time and the living’s easy

March 23, 2016

Willa Segar-Reid grew up with two moms in a house of all women who were accepting of their identification of gender nonconforming. When they came to Emerson,...

Dix Pix: Confidence doesn’t require clothing at all

March 23, 2016

I was 12 when I took my first “nake.” I donned my finest Limited Too bra that made my cleavage sit just right. I stood in my bathroom mirror...

Communication studies celebrating culture through food

Communication studies celebrating culture through food

March 23, 2016

The smells of cajun spices, fresh basil, and garlic filled the function hall at 151 Tremont St. during the first annual Potluck love.  Louisiana...

Women come together to speak about their voices

Women come together to speak about their voices

March 23, 2016

In a 2015 podcast from WBEZ’s This American Life host Ira Glass interviewed female reporters about the emails they receive that criticize...

From the city to Citi: Emerson alumnus Sherman to publish book on ‘86 Mets

From the city to Citi: Emerson alumnus Sherman to publish book on ‘86 Mets

March 23, 2016

In 1986, Erik Sherman was standing outside the Sheraton Boston Hotel, hoping to catch a glimpse of the National League champion New York Mets. Armed with...

Student sells snacks wrapped with a bow

Student sells snacks wrapped with a bow

February 4, 2016

There weren’t any rocks in the road for Harry Mardirossian—just some nuts and a handful of dried fruit. The junior marketing communication...

Emerson students keep the music flowing

Emerson students keep the music flowing

February 4, 2016

Lauren Brill was in search of a noise-tolerant safe haven upon discovering practicing trombone in a dorm room was far from fulfilling. She found her answer...

Homemade quizzes enthralled the student body this week

Homemade quizzes enthralled the student body this week

February 4, 2016

BuzzFeed’s “Quizzes” tab notoriously thieves—stealing minutes off the clock from innocent internet dawdlers’ time. In the...

Highs and lows on students’ new web series

Highs and lows on students’ new web series

January 28, 2016

After a man rips her off in a marijuana deal, fictional drug dealer Parker storms up to his front door to kick him in his genitalia and curse. Rachel...