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Last week, Student Government Association Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple wrote in a letter to the editor, “At Emerson College, we have a problem.”
She...
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Abigail Semple is the executive treasurer for the Emerson College Student Government Association.
To the editor:
At Emerson College, we have a problem....
My high school selected The Laramie Project for its fall production during my senior year. This was a shock to me, knowing my town and the conservative...
When students apply to Emerson, one of the prompts they are required to answer reads, "Much of the work that students do at Emerson College is a form of...
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In March, the Federal Bureau of Investigations exposed over a dozen celebrities who bought their children's acceptance into the country’s most prestigious...
By Diti Kohli, Former Editor-in-Chief
/ October 23, 2019
I’m often an all-black outfit kind of gal. My wardrobe mostly comprises turtlenecks, collared shirts, and high-waisted jeans in a sophisticated albeit...