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

The Berkeley Beacon

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People walking in the 2B alley

Two resident assistants fired weeks before semester ends for alleged pro-Palestine protest involvement

By Rylie Burns and Meg Richards / 17 hours ago
College officials told one former RA to vacate their room less than two weeks before the end of the semester.
The Emerson College Visitor Center on Boylston Street in Boston. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Letter: We are concerned about the weaponization of antisemitism at Emerson and nationally

By Concerned Jewish Faculty, Guest Authors / 18 hours ago

Dear President Bernhardt and Provost Socarides: We write as Jewish faculty members at Emerson College to express concern about the weaponization of...

The Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College on Tremont Street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

We must create art under autocracy

By Samuel Cahill, Guest Author / 18 hours ago

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...

Four Cat Stew play with musical guest, Caroline Ranucci. (Max Ardrey / Beacon Staff)

Emerson and Berklee band brings Tiny Desk from NPR to PR (Piano Row)

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / 18 hours ago

If you live on the lower floors of Piano Row, you might have heard a mellow beat and groove seeping out of a fourth-floor suite last Sunday. These sounds...

A visitor views a self-portrait by Amy Giess, from her project "My Head is Too Heavy." (Isabella Gemma / Beacon Correspondent)

How many Emerson students does it take to curate an exhibition?

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / 19 hours ago

Movement/s, a student-curated exhibition, will be displayed at the Media Arts Gallery until May 3. The exhibition features photographs and visual art by...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon staff)

Faculty member uses Emerson parent Facebook group to identify and report protesters

By Merritt Hughes and Adri Pray / 19 hours ago

“Emerson Parents Against Antisemitism” began with an introductory message like any other college parent Facebook group.  “Hello all. This...

Gearing up for glory: The road to WrestleMania 41

Gearing up for glory: The road to WrestleMania 41

By Dante Greco / 19 hours ago

Night 1  Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins Four years ago, if you asked fans of WWE if CM Punk would return, most fans would have said “yes”...

Illustration Ben Putney

Review: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is not just for miners

By Meg Richards, Managing Editor / 19 hours ago

I got a ticket to see "A Minecraft Movie” last Thursday at the AMC. Despite making me one of millions to have achieved this feat, it is in and of itself...

A person walks past the Starbucks at the intersection of Tremont and Boylston next to Emerson College on Tuesday, April, 8, 2025 (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Are boycotts actually effective? Experts and Emersonians weigh in

By Madalyn Jimiera and Merritt Hughes / 20 hours ago

Two Starbucks locations bookend Emerson College’s campus on Boylston Street, making it a convenient coffee stop for Emersonians on the way to class...

Dr. Michael Rauner, mayor of Bergen, and Dr. Anthony Pinder giving a speech at the First-ever Kasteel Well Forum

First-ever Kasteel Well Forum hosts local stakeholders in a dialogue on water

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / 20 hours ago

On Monday, the Living Learning Community at Kasteel Well hosted students, politicians, artists, academics, and scientists for the first-ever Kasteel Well...

Skywell of the Little Building.

No one wants to be friends with their neighbors anymore

By Helen Armstrong, Beacon Contributor / 20 hours ago

Are you friends with your neighbors? Do you know them? Did you meet them after you moved in, or have you never met them?  I ask these questions as...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Between ghosting, gridlock, and graduation panic: Why we still hope

By Mariam Tsintsadze, Beacon Contributor / 20 hours ago

Over the weekend, I fell into a rut of watching feel-good inspirational movies. They did not work.  Halfway through “Good Will Hunting,” I realized...

Jumpstart Emerson Site Manager Liz Weber works with students at one of their on-site locations (Courtesy Jumpstart)

Jumpstart to shut down on-site programming amid federal funding uncertainty

By Iselin Bratz, News Editor / 20 hours ago

Come June, Jumpstart Emerson will officially close its doors for its on-site programming due to a reduction in federal funding caused by the Trump administration's...

Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks in the Bill Bordy Theatre on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Rep. Ayanna Pressley defends DEI and freedom of speech at Emerson talk

By Adam Nuñez, Staff Writer / 20 hours ago

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley visited the Bill Bordy Theater Monday afternoon for a conversation with the Emerson community about the next four years of...

Jade Miranda, a senior at Boston Arts Academy, discusses one of her works with a museum visitor. Miranda created the piece, “Affirmations,” using colored pencils, oil pastels, and watered-down acrylic paint. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Correspondent)

Boston high school students take the spotlight at the MFA

By Hannah Goeke, Beacon Correspondent / 21 hours ago

Students and families alike eagerly waited in queue outside the Museum of Fine Arts this Sunday not just to view pieces of the new “The Roulin Family...

‘She’s earned it’: Emerson College welcomes first female baseball player, Laney Fukuoka

‘She’s earned it’: Emerson College welcomes first female baseball player, Laney Fukuoka

By Anna Knepley, Sports Editor / 21 hours ago

That headline? Yep, you read it right. Laney Fukuoka, a relief pitcher for the Cougars of John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California, will...

Skating towards the Stanley Cup: 16 teams earn their spots in the playoffs

Skating towards the Stanley Cup: 16 teams earn their spots in the playoffs

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / 21 hours ago

As the regular season comes to a close, playoff hockey begins.  As of April 16, all 16 spots in the Stanley Cup playoffs have been filled, with the...

The Emerson baseball class of 2025 (Courtesy of Anna Schoenmann).

Baseball honors class of 2025 ahead of doubleheader vs. Springfield

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / April 15, 2025

Dozens of family members and friends gathered in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on April 12 to celebrate the Emerson baseball class of 2025. The...

Erin Stotts (squatting right) on set. (Courtesy Terry Hou)

Meet Emerson’s intimacy coordinators

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / April 9, 2025

Film sets are stressful, but when the crew is made up of exhausted students, they run the risk of being panic-inducing. Visual media arts students learn...

From left to right: Maria San Filippo, Sarah Secunda, and Cristina Kotz Cornejo. (Ryan Yau / Beacon Staff)

Eight months after Bright Lights, the screening room remains important for discourse

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / April 9, 2025

On Tuesday, VMA Presents programmed a special advanced screening of three short films by faculty members, which featured women-centric films about issues...