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Not your friend: the dangers of parasocial relationships

By Josefina Arteaga, Beacon Contributor / October 16, 2024
“She is so important to me and I don’t know what I would do without her.” 
Illustration by Rachel Choi

Timeless or tired: fall fashion 2024

By Elisa Ligero, Beacon Contributor / October 16, 2024
Every season, I look forward to the fresh trends that the season will bring—something unexpected to shake up my wardrobe.
The Little Building at the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

BAC students share their experience living in Little Building nearly halfway through the fall semester

By Madalyn Jimiera, Beacon Correspondent / October 16, 2024
A once-empty floor of Emerson College’s Little Building is now home to Boston Architectural College (BAC) students who said they “became a family” after a month of living as a small pocket within the larger community.
Reimagining Emerson’s slogan: ‘Expression Necessary to Evolution’

Reimagining Emerson’s slogan: ‘Expression Necessary to Evolution’

By Isaiah Flynn, Beacon Correspondent / October 16, 2024
The non-negotiable values of Charles Wesley Emerson, founder of Emerson College, became the backbone for the school’s guiding beliefs dating back to 1878, and the creation of Emerson’s iconic "Expression Necessary to Evolution" slogan. 
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. 
Moving past land acknowledgments

Moving past land acknowledgments

By Pilialoha Gaudiello, Beacon Contributor / October 14, 2024
For some, Indigenous Peoples’ Day marks a date on the calendar where Indigenous people and allies can come together with a mutual cause. Indigenous Peoples’ Day may also mark a day for people to reflect upon the land they currently inhabit and the Indigenous communities that live there. This is the act of a land acknowledgment. 
Courtesy of Brynne Norquist

Emerson’s Brynne Norquist makes BostInno’s 25 under 25 list

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / October 9, 2024
“Go-getters” is how BostInno labels their annual 25 under 25 honorees.
Illustration Leonidas Margil

Elon Musk must be stopped

By Bailey Flaherty, Beacon Contributor / October 9, 2024
Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has reigned as a tyrant over the app’s policies. He’s changed a variety of harmless features, like the app’s name, but the more pressing matters of his tyranny are the restrictions to privacy and free speech. 
Illustration Rachel Choi

The rise and fall of a Midwest Princess: Chappell Roan on setting boundaries

By Merritt Hughes, Opinion co-Editor / October 9, 2024
Chappell Roan’s rise to fame is one of the quickest I’ve seen in my 19 years of life.
Can the Celtics run it back? Previewing the C’s season

Can the Celtics run it back? Previewing the C’s season

By Rumsha Siddiqui, Managing Editor / October 9, 2024
Coming off a historic run to earn Banner 18, the Boston Celtics are under pressure and the stakes are high for the Boston Celtics to run it back and become a repeat champion for the first time since 1968–69.
Illustration by Rachel Choi

Emerald Fennell and Jacob Elordi are moving to the moors

By Helen Armstrong, Beacon Contributor / October 9, 2024
From her roles in “The Crown” and “Barbie,” Emerald Fennell has been moving into the directorial world of filmmaking.
Illustration by Rachel Choi

Being a lover girl: The college experience versus a relationship

By Kayla Caruso, Beacon Contributor / October 9, 2024
When I first started dating my boyfriend this past summer, the looming question of what to do when I moved to a college an hour away plagued my mind.
Bruins preseason goalie woes end with a familiar face

Bruins preseason goalie woes end with a familiar face

By Anna Knepley, Sports Editor / October 9, 2024
After much back-and-forth, the Boston Bruins re-signed goaltender Jeremy Swayman on Oct. 6 with a $66 million, eight-year contract.
The rally held in Boston Public Garden on Oct. 7 was hosted by IfNotNow, an American Jewish led organization which according to their website hopes to, “end U.S. support for Israel's apartheid system and demand equality, justice, and a thriving future for all Palestinians and Israelis" (Rian Nelson / Beacon Staff)

‘Every death is a universe destroyed:’ Oct. 7 memorial for Israeli and Palestinian lives lost

By Merritt Hughes and Sam Shipman / October 9, 2024
A crowd of keffiyehs and yamakas filled the Boston Public Garden Monday as part of a joint memorial service for the Israeli and Palestinian lives lost since Oct. 7 last year.
A performance from the Good Trouble Brass Band

Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival

By Hannah Hughes, Beacon Correspondent / October 8, 2024
“Why do we honk? How do we honk? When do we honk?” These were the questions asked by performers during the HONK! Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday.
"Iris" by WNDR Studios

The WNDR Museum makes art tangible

By Allison Po, Beacon Correspondent / October 8, 2024
Just a short walk from Emerson College’s Boylston Street campus in Downtown Crossing lies the WNDR museum, an engaging public art experience that explores sight, touch, and sound via 21 different installations for everyone of all ages to enjoy.
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.
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