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A plaque from the bridge renaming ceremony in honor of Bill Russell (Yogev Toby for The Berkeley Beacon)

“A legend both on and off the court”: Boston bridge renamed after Celtics star Bill Russell

By Yogev Toby, Staff Writer / October 23, 2024
Jeannine Russell took a long pause and observed the audience before her, tears in her eyes.
A house in Manasota Key Florida in shambles after being swept off its foundation from flooding caused by hurricane Milton. (Courtesy of Brian Emfinger)

‘He kept reassuring me he would be okay:’ Floridian Emerson students reflect on being away from home during Hurricane Milton

By Yogev Toby, Staff Writer / October 15, 2024
As Hurricane Milton raged through their home state last week, Emerson students from Florida reflected on the distance from their families, evacuation misconceptions, and ways to help in the aftermath. 
EmersonTogether and SGA talk about rebuilding trust

EmersonTogether and SGA talk about rebuilding trust

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / October 15, 2024
At its latest general assembly meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) continued to discuss working with EmersonTogether, the college’s new community-building initiative, which was unveiled over the summer. 
Tufts University students hold an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration on the campus quad on Sunday, October 13, 2024 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff).

Community members honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day with celebration of culture, solidarity, and resistance

By Yogev Toby and Hannah Brueske / October 15, 2024
While schools and federal workers in Massachusetts have Monday off for Columbus Day, Tufts University students used the long weekend to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 
Across from the Boylston St. station was a memorial for the over 1,000 Israeli people killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas. This date marks a year since the beginning of this most recent upheaval in violence in the Gaza strip, resulting in over 40,000 Palestinian deaths (Rian Nelson / Beacon Staff)

Jewish community members hold memorial on Boston Common to mourn lives lost on Oct. 7

By Merritt Hughes and Hannah Nguyen / October 8, 2024
Dozens of Jewish community members and supporters gathered on the Boston Common Monday evening to honor those who died or were taken hostage last year on Oct. 7.
An attendee holding a battery candle during a prayer portion of the remembrance event at The Wang Theatre on Monday October 7, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Greater Boston’s Jewish community gathers for an Evening of Remembrance and Hope, honoring lives lost on Oct. 7

By Katie Cressman, News Co-Editor / October 8, 2024
In an evening filled with tears, laughter, song, and prayer, one feeling seemed to echo across the Wang Theatre on Monday night, as the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) of Greater Boston hosted their Evening of Remembrance and Hope.
Protesters hold signs and yell chants as they demonstrate on Storrow Drive, halting traffic on October 6, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters halt traffic on Storrow Drive in Oct. 7 anniversary protest

By Katherine Cressman and Bryan Hecht / October 7, 2024
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the Boston Common and through Boston on Sunday before blocking traffic and rallying outside the Israeli consulate.
Melissa Ludtke discusses her book, "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside," at the Bright Family Screening Room on Sept. 25 (Rylie Burns/ Beacon Staff).

Melissa Ludtke talks her trailblazing career as a woman in sports journalism

By Rylie Burns / October 3, 2024
Award-winning sports journalist, Melissa Ludtke, discussed her groundbreaking career and new book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” with students on Sept. 25 in the Bright Family Screening Room.
Flooding reaches almost to the roof of a Wendy's restaurant in Asheville, NC, as the town is rocked by Hurricane Helene (Andrew Price / Courtesy).

‘There’s still people I haven’t heard from or know if they’re even alive’: Hurricane Helene devastates the South

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / October 2, 2024
Down in the hollers and valleys of the southern Appalachians, thousands of people are underwater.
A VP debate of cordial agreements and rhetorical clashes draws surprised reactions from Emerson students

A VP debate of cordial agreements and rhetorical clashes draws surprised reactions from Emerson students

By Yogev Toby, Staff Writer / October 2, 2024
Dozens of Emerson students packed the Bill Bordy Theatre Tuesday night, ready for what they hoped would be a clash of political titans in the 2024 vice presidential debate.
A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson maintains 13th ranking in North Regional Universities

By Hannah Woods, Beacon Correspondent / September 25, 2024
Emerson has maintained its spot at No. 13 in this year’s Best Regional Universities North Rankings and is tied with two other colleges, according to the latest update by U.S. News & World Report. 
(Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

High hopes for marijuana reform at the 35th Boston Freedom Rally

By Hannah Brueske and Yogev Toby / September 23, 2024
Hundreds of cannabis fanatics gathered in the Boston Common on Saturday for the 35th annual Boston Freedom Rally, the second-largest advocacy event for marijuana in the country. 
A group of volunteers from Emerson Green Collective (EGC) and Emerson Sustainability cleans the esplanade on Friday, Sept. 20. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

Emerson students help clean the Charles River Esplanade

By Yogev Toby, Beacon Correspondent / September 22, 2024
As the late September breeze blew trash across the Charles River Esplanade, Emerson Green Collective (EGC) and Emerson Sustainability volunteered to pick it up.
The Little Building at the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Despite Emerson’s enrollment shortfall, the class of 2028 remains optimistic

By Bryan Hecht, News Co-editor / September 19, 2024
Emerson College’s freshman class arrived on campus like any other, filling the streets around campus and the halls of Little Building with excitement, noise, and move-in carts.
A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Letter from the Editor: Amid campus turmoil, The Beacon is committed to its readers

By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief / September 18, 2024
I spent almost every day during the final two weeks of last spring reporting on the Emerson encampment, from the moment tents were set up to when Boston police forcibly cleared it, and nearly every single event that unfolded in its aftermath.
Nadan Nair, president of the Student Government Association. (Daniel Vinicio Abreu/ Beacon Correspondent)

‘I’m very hopeful for what the year can bring’: SGA President Nandan Nair discusses the new academic year

By Katherine Cressman, News Co-Editor / September 18, 2024
Junior Nandan Nair was elected executive president of Emerson’s Student Government Association (SGA) last spring.
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