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The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Ella’s Letter – ILLICIT

By Ella Duggan, Magazine Editor / April 15, 2026

The very first time I felt like I was doing something illicit, I was actually participating in the most licit human tradition of all: subjugating myself...

Max's Letter - ILLICIT

Max’s Letter – ILLICIT

By Max Ardrey, Magazine Editor / April 15, 2026

Plenty of stories remain untold.  While it’s a simple notion, it's something that may be considered ridiculous in this day and age. The younger generations...

Graphic Max Ardrey

where they cannot follow.

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / April 15, 2026

Enter GIRL. There is a single chair in the room. It is a black room, dark and damp. She takes a seat and takes a puff of her cigarette that she holds in...

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I am not my father’s daughter

By Jules Telfort, Deputy Copyeditor / April 15, 2026

When I was a little girl, I loved my father so much I wanted to be just like him. I remember curling up on the couch next to him at 8 o’clock on Saturday...

Graphic Ella Duggan

Expectations

By Karina DiMare, Staff Writer / April 15, 2026

A woman’s vessel should be sacred.  She shouldn’t live in fear at night.  Bodies are meant to be respected,  Not devoured in plight.  When...

Graphic Ella Duggan

Am I Grievable?

By Karina DiMare, Staff Writer / April 15, 2026

From past to present – from prostitution to pornography to OnlyFans – sex work has been ridiculed. Historically, women have been consistently subjected...

Graphic Mer Hughes

The Prey

By Olivia Hintlian, Staff Writer / April 15, 2026

I, a pure white rabbit Nibbling on graying grass Among the hue-changing leaves When I saw you  A red fox  Staring at me  We were strange. Instead...

Graphic Ella Duggan

things better left untaken

By Ella Duggan, Magazine Editor / April 15, 2026

take me                    back to when i was a little fatter,                     more than a little, really        ...

Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

By Avary Amaral, Arts & Lifestyle Editor / November 20, 2025

I have always found a unique magic in the mental habit of finding parallels, connections, and patterns in everyday life. This, like every other part of...