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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Old Ground

Old Ground

By Jack Silver, Staff Writer / November 20, 2025

There were nights that winter when I would walk through Boston and the quiet would leave me gasping. It was almost two years ago now, though it feels like...

Stills

Stills

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / November 20, 2025

The wall was stark white before it exploded with color.  Jordan had found the film reel tucked underneath piles of newspapers from 50, 60 years ago....

Daytime

Daytime

By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor & Chief Copyeditor / November 20, 2025

The old woman lived in a bunker, he told Taek the morning Taek was to start the journey of delivering his package. Cement entrance, reinforced steel doors,...

Chat, is this real?

Chat, is this real?

By Ella Duggan, Magazine Editor / November 20, 2025

What is a friend? I’ve always been under this weird impression that a friend is someone you choose to hang out with—who also chooses to hang out...

Rustic Canyon

Rustic Canyon

By Alexander Clark, Magazine Contributor / November 20, 2025

The Palisades fire began for me before it began for most people. It was midmorning on Jan. 7, 2025, and I saw smoke billowing up into the sky from the...

Found

Found

By Jules Telfort, Deputy Copyeditor / November 20, 2025

It took Laila one day of planning, $100 for a bus, and three hours to get to the Massachusetts State Penitentiary to see her mother.  When the bus...

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

By Sawyer Klipstein, Magazine Contributor / November 20, 2025

I swirl my spoon in aimless circles through the thin chicken soup, around and around. There are still two hours and 30 minutes left in the school day....

Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon

Hold Still, Please

By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025

He thinks he should be off-kilter more than he actually feels—as if he had a sleeve rolled up and one sleeve loose, or one of his shoes was laced tighter...