Thoughts

Not another high school movie with college-aged actors!

By Maggie Kaprielian, Beacon Correspondent / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. In 2019,...

Love over location: A college student’s guide to long distance relationships

By Annie Sarlin, Dept. Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / March 20, 2024

As a senior in high school, people told me to break up with my boyfriend before I left for Emerson to ensure I got the “full college experience.”

Chivalry is not dead, it’s been adopted by women

By Sydney Thomas-Arnold, Staff Writer / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Growing...

A relic of political stagnation: The Electoral College

By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor & Chief Copyeditor / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Imagine...

Let’s leave Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez in the past

By MacKenzie Zwillman, Beacon Correspondent / March 6, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Justin Bieber...

Ottessa Moshfegh: On dark stories and boring art

By Ty Gavin, Beacon Correspondent / March 6, 2024

Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh faces criticism for using derogatory language in her novels and creating characters with detestable ideologies.

There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism; so let’s tear it down

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / March 6, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. “There’s...

A Southern lesbian’s search for representation inspired by Jade West

By Merritt Hughes, Dept. Campus Editor / February 28, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Back when...

TikTok Shop and the transition into consumer-based connection

By Sydney Thomas-Arnold, Staff Writer / February 28, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Social media,...

Is Fizz fizzing out?

By Ledia Hysenbegasi, Beacon Correspondent / February 27, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Last fall,...

Birthdays aren’t always happy, sometimes they’re blue

By Georgia Bates, Beacon Correspondent / February 21, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. My mom’s...

Hold social media platforms accountable for their continuous damage

By Mariyam Quaisar, Managing Editor / February 21, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Trigger Warning:...

If the economy is thriving, why are we all broke?

By Ella Duggan, Opinion Editor / February 21, 2024

The economy is thriving right now. Do you believe that statement? When we go to Target or Roche Bros and can’t afford to buy eggs or milk, how can we believe that the economy is thriving?

Taylor Swift changed my relationship with sports

By Anna Hoffman, Beacon Correspondent / February 21, 2024

My hatred of sports can be traced back to a mortifying second-grade experience. It was a Saturday—game day for my youth soccer league—and I was dribbling the ball towards the goal completely unopposed. Strange, I thought, but they probably were so intimidated by my skillful dribbling that no one dared to stop me.