It is easy to love Emerson. Talented students, brilliant faculty, committed staff: great people. We see individuals learn and grow on our campus, but we...
By Sophia Pargas, Editor-in-Chief
/ February 11, 2022
When I first started college amidst a seemingly unrelenting pandemic, there was little in my life which remained untouched by the effects of COVID. For...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 10, 2022
If you, like me, flex your Spotify subscription and get excited when your Spotify Wrapped comes out every year, well, your rude awakening is upon you....
By Kaitlyn Fehr, Chief Copyeditor
/ February 10, 2022
Everyone needs to stop griping and moaning, there’s no way Charli D’Amelio is coming to Emerson next fall. I know what the rumors are saying, but TikTok’s...
William Gilligan, our interim president, has recently claimed that The Beacon has fallen victim to the “media environment where many…..pick and choose...
By Campbell Parish, Operations Managing editor and Magazine Editor
/ February 4, 2022
After a long year filled with jaw-dropping events and unforgettable memories, it’s now time to ring in 2022. In honor of New Year’s, the theme of our...
With The Beacon celebrating its 75th anniversary, we wanted to share our thoughts on the paper. This paper has given us a lot. It has given us a fucked...
It is well into the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year, and Emerson College still lacks permanent leadership.
Former President M. Lee Pelton,...
Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement on Jan. 27, 2022.
In a letter addressed to President Biden, Breyer says that he will retire during the...
The American Red Cross, an organization that collects and distributes nearly 40 percent of the nation’s blood supply, is pleading with the public to...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 3, 2022
“Everyone has made personal sacrifices, some the most profound, having been unable to see loved ones in their last moments or care for vulnerable family...
People love to feel like they are doing some noble thing for the greater good while in reality, they are accomplishing the bare minimum. This usually takes...
Finding and exuding confidence can be difficult due to certain societal standards and pressures that have rudely established what it means to be “attractive.”...
Every semester Emerson College students move from Boston to Los Angeles to take part in the Emerson LA program. As graduating seniors, most are understandably...
With students already back on campus and in-person classes officially starting on Jan. 18, COVID-19 cases are bound to continue their rise. Given the fumbled...
