As my semester as editor-in-chief comes to an end, I want to share the work we have done to revise our policies regarding social media coverage. Our formal...
A few weeks back, hundreds of soon-to-be Emersonians descended on our campus for Admitted Students Day like newborns, goo-goo-ing on Duck Tours and ga-ga-ing...
Last week, we — Iselin Bratz, the current Editor-in-Chief, and Meg Richards, last semester's EIC — held a focus group with six students from various...
Closing out my first year at Emerson, I’ve been thinking about everything I’ve experienced and, even more so, what I haven’t.
While I’ve experienced...
By Iselin Bratz, Editor-in-Chief
/ February 5, 2026
In moments defined by fear and uncertainty, student journalism must remain an institution community members can turn to. The Beacon stands by that responsibility....
By Josie Arteaga, Deputy Kasteel Well Bureau Chief, Opinion
/ December 10, 2025
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes a chance to go back home. For many, this brings a sense of excitement, finally being able to sleep in...
The opinion editor's recent column, "Emerson’s marriage of film and AI leaves an artificial taste," accurately captures anxiety over legitimate concerns,...
As has been widely reported across both local and national news fronts, last Tuesday, Oct. 7, amid a “Flood Downtown for Palestine” rally, the Boston...
Some time ago, a professor told me not to waste my time with writing opinion pieces for The Berkeley Beacon. So here I am… writing this opinion piece…...
By Richard West, Guest Author
/ September 10, 2025
The fall semester has arrived as sure as the stench of weed from the Common! But unlike the smell, your time at Emerson is more than a temporary high. Whether...
The courage of young speakers during this commencement season has been inspiring—and the backlash discouraging. A bold, young class president at MIT,...
It is disrespectful to disregard my leadership and accuse me of failing my community for allegedly choosing to act within my capacity as a student and an American within my constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment rights.
As the United States rapidly recedes into fascism, finding one’s place and purpose is the least of our priorities as young people. How does one operate...
We’re in the home stretch!
With March in the books, it’s crazy to think that we have 22 days left in the spring semester. SGA is shifting into transition...
The Berkeley Beacon stands with The Tufts Daily.
After the detainment in broad daylight of Rumeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student arrested...
It’s been almost a year since our campus watched 118 people get violently arrested in the Boylston Place alleyway. The next day, I worked to ensure the...
As students and members of the Emerson College community, we are demanding immediate action from the administration to protect our most vulnerable peers—immigrant, refugee, and international students—whose safety is increasingly at risk.
