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Celebrating Carnival at the Castle

Celebrating Carnival at the Castle

March 11, 2015

WELL, Netherlands — A few Dutch children dressed as Smurfs, complete with blue face paint, toss marshmallows to students studying at Kasteel...

Spring break trips offer students alternative perspectives

Spring break trips offer students alternative perspectives

March 11, 2015

This year, some students plan to spend spring break eating dinner with migrant farmers, speaking to imprisoned immigrants, and visiting a few of the poorest...

Perfection and pop culture

March 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES — Anyone who ever tells you that hiking is a wonderful, peaceful experience of mind, body, and soul is lying to you. Sure, Runyon Canyon...

Alum newlyweds reveal difficulties of marriage's first year in reality show

Alum newlyweds reveal difficulties of marriage’s first year in reality show

March 5, 2015

Any married couple can tell you that nuptial life brings forth new beginnings and challenges. But for Emerson alumnae Samantha Abby and Laura Leigh Abby,...

Freshman fashion blogger campaigns for sleeveless tops and equal rights

Freshman fashion blogger campaigns for sleeveless tops and equal rights

March 5, 2015

In her junior year of high school, Elizabeth Skerry was pulled aside by her male principal for violating the school’s strict and newly enforced dress...

Trend—or modern definition of beauty?

March 5, 2015

When I got back from New York Fashion Week, people eagerly asked me about the clothes, my favorite show and celebrity sightings. I could talk about the...

Alumna shares struggle with anorexia at Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Alumna shares struggle with anorexia at Eating Disorder Awareness Week

March 5, 2015

After growing up with high levels of anxiety and low self-esteem, alumna Karin Lewis said life felt unmanageable. “You know that saying, ‘genetics...

New art club gives students a judgment-free space to create

New art club gives students a judgment-free space to create

February 26, 2015

Walking into a room full of college students coloring with the same supplies used by kindergarteners may be an unusual sight, but for Emerson freshmen...

Internships give students insight into possible careers

February 26, 2015

One day, a self-described “Human Ken Doll” handed Christine Clayton, a senior visual and media arts major, a silicone breast implant. “Come...

Students sink teeth into satirical website, Lion’s Tooth

Students sink teeth into satirical website, Lion’s Tooth

February 26, 2015

From a student’s frantic search for liquor during the blizzard to a professor’s rocky grasp of a classroom projector, Lion’s Tooth, a...

Appreciating old and new in Well

February 26, 2015

“I swear,” my friend said, as we stared up at the two white owls perched in the corner of the landing, “this place just gets more surreal...

Emerson students former stars of Nickelodeon and Disney shows

Emerson students former stars of Nickelodeon and Disney shows

February 19, 2015

Without realizing it, Emerson students might have grown up watching young actors and actresses—performing as rockstars, comedians, or the voices...

Love in the time of acne

February 19, 2015

If I had a successful interaction with a boy every time I got a zit on my chin, I would have so many fun conversations that I wouldn’t be able to...

Creating a major is possible, for those in the know

Creating a major is possible, for those in the know

February 19, 2015

The Individually Designed Interdisciplinary Program, or IDIP, gives Emerson students another opportunity to create what doesn’t yet exist for them....

Emerson's Kasteel Well campus.

New Kasteel Well website debuts for incoming castle dwellers

February 19, 2015

With over 1,000 visits in the first week after it was launched, KasteelWell.com seeks to provide a candid guide to life and travel at Emerson’s...

How much are your canceled classes worth?

How much are your canceled classes worth?

February 12, 2015

Storms have dropped historic levels of snow on Boston, forcing Emerson to cancel five full days of class. See how much those days are worth for you. This...

Entrepreneur alum has cold-brewed business down to a tea

Entrepreneur alum has cold-brewed business down to a tea

February 12, 2015

Evy Chen’s hands have become accustomed to burns from both boiling and freezing temperatures—all for the sake of her tea product, EvyTea. Chen,...

Freshman skater-girl balances life on and off the rink

Freshman skater-girl balances life on and off the rink

February 12, 2015

Ali Reid, a freshman journalism major, has finally struck a balance in her second semester schedule. By day, she’s taking notes in Research Writing...

Extended last call could affect Emerson's urban campus

Extended last call could affect Emerson’s urban campus

February 5, 2015

When many New Yorkers are just starting their Saturday nights, Boston’s bar patrons are usually paying the tab and heading home, thanks to a strictly...

Emerson alumni aim to explore the secret lives of diners

Emerson alumni aim to explore the secret lives of diners

February 5, 2015

Diners serve up more than just pancakes, vintage charm, and a distinctive waitstaff—and a new project by two Emerson alumni aims to prove it. Tom...