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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Notes left by visitors at the Nova Exhibition on October 7, 2025 memorializing the lives lost during the Oct. 7 attacks. (Madalyn Jimiera / Beacon Staff)

Exhibition memorializes victims and survivors of Nova Music Festival and Oct. 7 attacks

By Madalyn Jimiera, Dept. Campus Editor / 3 hours ago

On Oct. 7, 2023, May Hayat and her best friend, Liron Barda, the bar manager for the Nova Musical Festival in Re’im, Israel, arrived early in the morning...

An e-bike delivery driver on Tremont St. on Wednesday, October, 8th, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)

Will Boston ban e-bikes for food delivery? Community members, Dashers, and students weigh in

By Catalina Mena, Beacon Correspondent / 4 hours ago

At a Back Bay intersection in August, a 64-year-old man was struck by an e-bike that was delivering food near Copley Square. The victim was rushed to the...

Boston Conservatory’s 2025 “Cinderella” finds its magic in performance, even when the glass slipper pinches

Boston Conservatory’s 2025 “Cinderella” finds its magic in performance, even when the glass slipper pinches

By Brooke Lelia, Beacon Correspondent / 5 hours ago

When the clock strikes midnight in the Boston Conservatory’s “Cinderella,” nothing shatters—not glass, not illusion, not even expectation. Instead,...

(Illustration Lila Reimels)

‘Canceled’: A political cartoon

By Lila Reimels, Beacon Contributor / 5 hours ago

Illustration Molly Boyke

Fizz gets a downvote from me

By Ella Duggan, Content Managing Editor / 5 hours ago

Delete Fizz.  Right now. I’m serious. If you close whatever browser you use, delete Fizz, and never open this article again, I will be happier than...

Graphic Mia McDermott

America’s campaign against autism is a travesty

By Charlie Desjardins, Dept. Opinion Editor / 5 hours ago

On Sept. 22, the Trump administration announced that, through “gold-standard science,” autism could be traced back to taking acetaminophen—commonly...

Graphic Mia McDermott

Have sororities lost their sisterhood?

By MacKenzie Zwillman, Beacon Contributor / 5 hours ago

According to the National Panhellenic Conference, sororities cultivate a critical support system for women, allowing them to thrive in college while simultaneously...

Junior middle hitter Chloe Hokenson (#15) spikes the ball against the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Oct. 4, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).

Women’s volleyball splits tri-match vs. Springfield and Southern Maine

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / 6 hours ago

The Emerson women’s volleyball team fell to the Springfield College Pride before defeating the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Saturday. The...

Jimmy Fund Walk 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/ Beacon Staff)

Annual Jimmy Fund Walk brings together thousands in support of those still fighting and those they’ve lost to cancer

By Lila Reimels, Beacon Correspondent / 7 hours ago

A flood of people overtook Boston Common on Sunday as they walked and volunteered to fundraise for research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute....

Photo courtesy of John Packman

R.F. Kuang ends world book tour on the home front in Somerville

By Danielle Bartholet, Asst. Magazine Editor and Business Operations Manager / 8 hours ago

The perfect place to end a whirlwind book tour for New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang was her home in Boston. The venue was packed to the brim...

A silhouette of the Boston Celtics logo. Illustration by Rachel Choi.

New look, same goal: Celtics face season of change without Tatum

By Cole Semel, Beacon Correspondent / October 7, 2025

The Boston Celtics will begin the 2025-26 season staring down one simple question: Is it still their time to run the Eastern Conference, or has that window...

Illustration Mia McDermott

Bad luck isn’t the devil we want it to be

By Josie Arteaga, Opinion Editor / October 1, 2025

After a long, brutal summer, Boston felt like a much-needed clean slate. After all, I was moving into the dorm I wanted with my best friends, taking classes...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins

‘The Hunting Wives’ isn’t just a drama—it’s a timely political satire

By Brooke Lelia, Beacon Contributor / October 1, 2025

I was late to watching Netflix’s new hit show “The Hunting Wives” for a few reasons, but mostly because I was skeptical of its quality. I assumed...

Fenway Park. (Alec Klusza/Beacon Staff)

AL Wild Card: Red Sox and Yankees to play do or die Game 3

By Daniel O’Toole, Dept. Sports Editor / October 1, 2025

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are dead-even in their wild card series after two games that came down to the wire. While the Red Sox came up clutch...

‘When you’re laughing, you can’t also be scared:’ Colbert producer Ballard C. Boyd talks the resonant power of late-night

‘When you’re laughing, you can’t also be scared:’ Colbert producer Ballard C. Boyd talks the resonant power of late-night

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / October 1, 2025

Emmy award winning producer Ballard C. Boyd ‘04, was one of the few to witness the minute backstage before an excited Stephen Colbert made his grand...

Eating around Emerson with Juliet: Surviving the Emerson plague on just a bowl of soup

Eating around Emerson with Juliet: Surviving the Emerson plague on just a bowl of soup

By Juliet Hysen, Beacon Correspondent / October 1, 2025

One of the greatest comforts when you're sick and far from home is food that tastes (and feels) like home. Whether that’s Campbell's chicken noodle straight...

Kai Thomani Tshokosi ‘15 brings Emerson’s revolutionary energy to 'Hamilton'

Kai Thomani Tshokosi ‘15 brings Emerson’s revolutionary energy to ‘Hamilton’

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / October 1, 2025

Wednesday night, an energetic crowd packed the seats of the Citizens Bank Opera House for the opening night of Hamilton’s Boston tour run. Gilded ceiling...

Feeble Little Horse gallops through Somerville

Feeble Little Horse gallops through Somerville

By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor / October 1, 2025

An uninhibited energy permeated the air at The Arts at the Armory Monday night as Feeble Little Horse graced the Somerville venue with its unique, raw...

The Boston Triennial links public art across Greater Boston

The Boston Triennial links public art across Greater Boston

By Danielle Bartholet, Asst. Magazine Editor and Business Operations Manager / October 1, 2025

What combines 3D-printed monuments, sculptures designed for animals, and burning a ship model made entirely out of reeds? The first ever Boston Triennial.  Three...

Graphic Editorial Board

Unraveling social media’s performative outrage

By Pranati Kotamraju, Beacon Contributor / October 1, 2025

If there is one thing I’ve learned from being on social media, it’s that jokes are no longer tolerated in this society.  A simple video about a...