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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

The Thursday Paper

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NFTs explained for liberal arts students: Pellas Art Gallery welcomes women in blockchain

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 9, 2025

NFTs are misunderstood. For most, they’re just money. For others, they’re overrated. But for one night at the Pellas Art Gallery on 73 Newbury Street...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Letters from the SGA President: Meetings, victories and making way for the future.

By Nandan Nair, Guest Author / April 9, 2025

We’re in the home stretch! With March in the books, it’s crazy to think that we have 22 days left in the spring semester. SGA is shifting into transition...

A Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat looks toward the U.S. Capitol building as Trump is sworn in for a second term. (Nick Peace/Beacon Staff)

Art will suffer at the hands of the Trump administration

By Helen Armstrong, Beacon Contributor / April 9, 2025

The Trump administration has had a public impact on every aspect of America; from tariffs, to immigration, to egg prices. But while these topics flood...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Prospective students consider financial aid before ‘picturing’ themselves at Emerson

By Bryce Heilmann, Beacon Correspondent / April 9, 2025

While Massachusetts residents filled Boston Common on April 5 for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest, prospective students filled Emerson’s halls...

Illustration Ben Putney

Breaking free from the digital grip

By Bella Nordman, Beacon Contributor / April 9, 2025

There has always been pressure to be online. I remember first getting Instagram when I was 13 because the YouTubers I watched had it. I wanted to fit into...

Emerson College's 2024-2025 Quadball team in November 2024. (courtesy Kielan Donahue)

Emerson Quadball is chasing and seeking a win at nationals

By Merritt Hughes, Dept. Campus Editor / April 9, 2025

Emerson College’s Quadball team is competing in Div. II nationals in Virginia at the end of the month. They earned their bid to nationals at the regional...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Review: Mumford and Sons shows their restless heart with ‘Rushmere’

By Danielle Bartholet, Kasteel Well Staff Writer / April 9, 2025

“For years we’ve been secretly dreaming,” the caption read on Mumford and Sons’ January Instagram post, announcing a new and long awaited album...

Boston City Hall Plaza in the evening on Monday, October 28, 2024.(Nick Peace/ For the Beacon, File)

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson to resign, plead guilty to federal corruption charges

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / April 9, 2025

Boston District 7 City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will resign from her post after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges brought against...

Rosario works in his cubicle at EPI's office on Emerson's Boston campus. (Yogev Toby / Beacon staff)

How the Emerson Prison Initiative gave Charlie Rosario his life back

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / April 9, 2025

Charlie Rosario promised his mother he would get an education.  Three years ago, at age 38, he stood wearing his cap and gown in front of a crowd...

Head coach Ben Read, assistant coach Padrick Moran, and the Emerson men's volleyball team huddle after their loss to Emmanuel in the 2025 GNAC Quarterfinals (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Men’s volleyball falls to Emmanuel in GNAC Quarterfinals

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / April 9, 2025

The Emerson College men’s volleyball team and Emmanuel College Saints had been here before. Nearly two years to the day that the Lions stunned the...

Thousands gather in City Hall Plaza in Boston at the Hands Off 2025 protest on Saturday, April, 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

‘We do not agonize in Boston; we organize’: ‘Hands Off!’ protest, matching nationwide movement, drives thousands to City Hall

By Madalyn Jimiera and Bella Nordman / April 5, 2025
The streets of Boston leading to City Hall were flooded as thousands of signs, held high above heads, made clear the demands of the people: “Beware of DOGE,” “Stop Fascism,” and “Dump Trump.”
Graphic Bryce Heilmann

A decade of Disney remakes: Were they ever great or always just “good enough”?

By Bryce Heilmann, Beacon Contributor / April 5, 2025

Ten years after adapting arguably its most iconic princess, Cinderella, to live action, Disney has done it again, but this time with the one who started...

(Courtesy of the Huntington Theatre Company)

‘Don’t Eat The Mangos’ arrives at the Huntington

By Hannah Hughes, Staff Writer / April 2, 2025

“Don’t Eat The Mangos,” takes the stage at the Huntington on April 3. It’s a story of dark secrets, wicked humor, and honest truths, all with a...

A sign reads "free speech is a constitutional right!" during a protest in March 2025. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Letter from the Editor: What we feared is here and we must face it together

By Adri Pray and Meg Richards / April 2, 2025

The Berkeley Beacon stands with The Tufts Daily. After the detainment in broad daylight of Rumeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student arrested...

Illustration Rachel Choi

No gimmicks here: Arnheim, ‘Adolescence,’ and ‘the oner’

By Charlie Desjardins, Beacon Contributor / April 2, 2025

For such a zeitgeist-defining show, “Episode 3” of Netflix’s miniseries “Adolescence” begins in an entirely unassuming place: Psychologist Briony...

Annalisa Hansford holding "Romanticization of Ghosts and Grief" at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop. (Courtesy of Annalisa Hansford)

‘Romanticization of Ghosts and Grief’: Finding community through poetry

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / April 2, 2025

Most people cringe at the musings of their 14-year-old selves. Annalisa Hansford, a senior writing, literature, and publishing student, gains constant...

Lily Monday performing at the 2024 ComEx! (Courtesy of Christopher Griswold-Jenkins)

ComEx! is the funniest thing happening this weekend

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / April 2, 2025

This Friday and Saturday, the sixth annual Comedy Extravaganza, or ComEx!, will be held in the Greene Theater of the Tufte Performance and Production Center....

Little Building on Boylston St., is Emerson's freshman housing dorm (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Paying more, getting less: The student housing crisis

By Mariam Tsintsadze, Beacon Contributor / April 2, 2025

It’s 1:39 a.m., and I’m scrolling through apartment listings like it’s TikTok. Only instead of videos, it’s dimly lit kitchens, crumbling bathroom...

Illustration Ben Putney

Remakes aren’t going away, so we need to change them

By Dante Greco, Beacon Contributor / April 2, 2025

Disney's “Snow White” premiered on March 21 to mixed reviews. Earning a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, many critics were let down by some of the movie's...

Maria Corrigan (left), Thomas Vogel (middle), and Randy Harrison (Right) pose for a photo with their teaching award certificates in the Semel Theatre on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff).

Emerson College recognizes three educators for teaching excellence

By Sage Jezierski and Madalyn Jimiera / April 2, 2025

Out of over 200 nominees, three Emerson College professors shone the brightest this academic year, receiving recognition for their work with a specialized...