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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Opinion

Illustration Takara Bayley-Gale

Homesickness isn’t terminal

By Josie Arteaga, Opinion Editor / October 22, 2025

Over the weekend, major presidential elections took place in Bolivia, my home country. For the first time in almost 20 years, the long-reigning political...

Illustration Mia McDermott

Shaking off ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

By Pranati Kotamraju, Beacon Contributor / October 22, 2025

I have a confession to make. As a Swiftie, I did not love Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” These words seem blasphemous on...

Graphic Josefina Arteaga

From sexy nurses to funny Lorax costumes, women just cannot get it ‘right’

By Tess Gleason and Bella Nordman / October 22, 2025

Our TikTok feeds have been inundated with girls dressed as the Lorax—wearing neon orange nylon bodysuits stuffed with pillows for bellies, big fluffy...

Graphic Mia McDermott

My English isn’t your English

By Soham Gupta, Beacon Contributor / October 22, 2025

I have just moved to the United States. The English here is not what I learnt at home. As an international student from India attending a liberal arts...

Officers form a blockade preventing protesters from crossing Tremont Street while others are arrested after a Pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students

By John Gianvito, Guest Author / October 15, 2025

As has been widely reported across both local and national news fronts, last Tuesday, Oct. 7, amid a “Flood Downtown for Palestine” rally, the Boston...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins

The hidden violence of ‘gotcha’ street interviews

By Brooke Lelia, Beacon Contributor / October 15, 2025

“Hey, do you have time for a quick interview?” It was a question I had heard before, many times, on the streets of Boston. The people who asked...

Illustration Mia McDermott

You don’t need another tote bag

By Bella Nordman, Senior Opinion Columnist / October 15, 2025

Trying to be sustainable as a college student is like doing yoga on a moving treadmill: noble, but not practical.  The idea and thought to be sustainably...

Graphic Josie Arteaga

Blaming the pandemic is so 2020

By Tess Gleason, Senior Opinion Columnist / October 15, 2025

In my sociology class last semester, one of my classmates attributed the increased aggression and fighting among middle school and high school students...

(Illustration Lila Reimels)

‘Canceled’: A political cartoon

By Lila Reimels, Beacon Contributor / October 8, 2025

Illustration Molly Boyke

Fizz gets a downvote from me

By Ella Duggan, Content Managing Editor / October 8, 2025

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 / October 8, 2025

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 / October 8, 2025

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

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...

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...

Illustration Mia McDermott

People aren’t talking about Gen Z’s ableism enough

By Tess Gleason, Senior Opinion Columnist / October 1, 2025

If your social media algorithm mainly consists of breaking news stories, book reviews, and cute dog videos, then chances are, like me, you probably use...

(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Editorial: The gun doesn’t care who pulls the trigger

By Editorial Board / September 24, 2025

Walking down Boylston Street in between classes, the last thing you expect to see is a gun on someone’s hip. In Massachusetts, we benefit from gun restrictions...

(Sam Shipman/Beacon Staff)

Kimmel is back. The First Amendment isn’t.

By Tyler Gelman, Beacon Contributor / September 24, 2025

In a country where free speech is enshrined in our Constitution and has been fiercely protected for almost 250 years, we have reached an impasse that will...

Graphic Iselin Bratz

Fashion forward this fall

By Daphne F. Chandler, Beacon Contributor / September 24, 2025

“Clean Girl is Out, Wired Headphones are IN!,” “Olsen Twins Style Guide,” “5 New Things to Add to Your Wardrobe Now!”  With the change...

Illustration Molly Boyke

Why is Gen Z staring at me?

By Bethany Storey, Beacon Contributor / September 24, 2025

If you're chronically online, you may have heard a newly coined term circulating on TikTok and Instagram: the “Gen Z stare.” It refers to a blank or...