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Waves of men's race runners wait for the starting gun in Hopkinton, MA (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff).

Photos: Sun, Sweat, and Tears, scenes at the 2025 Boston Marathon

An estimated 300,000 spectators filled the sidelines of the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21, 2025. See photos captured by Beacon photographers covering the event.
Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Remembering the start of the American Revolutionary War 250 years later

By Arthur Mansavage, Nick Peace and Sam Shipman / April 19, 2025
See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and following Battle of Lexington, where 250 years ago a single shot started the American Revolutionary War.
(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon staff)

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

By Merritt Hughes and Adri Pray / April 16, 2025

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

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 / April 16, 2025

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

Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.

Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.

By Rian Nelson, Dept. Photo Editor / April 11, 2025

Boston hosted the International Skating Union’s (ISU) World Championships from March 25 to 30. 190 skaters from 42 countries descended on TD Garden to...

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...

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

Photos: Tens of thousands take to the streets to protest the Trump administration

By Arthur Mansavage and Madla Walsh / April 5, 2025

Tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Downtown Boston on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide demonstration against the Trump Administration...

A Penske rental truck flipped on it's side on a Chinatown sidewalk on Tuesday, April, 1, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Truck crashed in downtown Boston, hospitalizing several

By Merritt Hughes and Arthur Mansavage / April 2, 2025

A Penske delivery truck crashed in Chinatown yesterday, hospitalizing multiple people involved in the accident. The truck was overturned on the corner...

Charlie Rosario speaks at the panel on EPI. (Yogev Toby/Beacon Staff)

Two-day Emerson Prison Initiative conference spans importance of education in prison, hope, and justice

The Emerson Prison Initiative held a multiday conference last week that provided a platform for formerly incarcerated individuals, prison reform advocates, and program...
People sitting at a Boston park during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Zhihao Wu/ Beacon archives)

Zoom fatigue and dorm room hangouts: How COVID-19 shaped the Emerson experience five years ago

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / March 19, 2025

As the head of the musical theater department, Amelia Broome has always considered Emerson a beautiful place to be—an environment full of “sassy,...

A construction worker halts traffic as a jackhammer breaks ground. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Correspondent)

Photos: Black Lives Matter Plaza demolished in D.C.

By Norah Lesperance, Beacon Correspondent / March 15, 2025

Almost five years after the “Black Lives Matter” mural was painted at 16th and H Street in Washington, D.C., the letters have been peeled from the...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Despite Emerson’s promise to provide meaningful financial support, students feel neglected and ignored

By Avary Amaral, Hannah Brueske and Sage Jezierski / March 6, 2025

In 2023, Oscar Grubelić was excited to start studying film at Emerson College, satisfied to have received what he felt was a “solid” financial...

Yellow caution barriers block the entrance to the Massachusetts Transportation Building in the 2 Boylston Place alley on Thursday Feb. 13, 2025. ECPD sent a community advisory telling students and staff to stay away from the area. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Police investigation concludes at State Transportation Building

By Yogev Toby and Iselin Bratz / February 13, 2025

A police investigation is ongoing in the ground floor of the State Transportation Building Thursday morning that “may impact [the] ability to access...

Jibo sits on a desk in the XR-Studio

How Emerson is—and isn’t—using artificial intelligence in the classroom

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / February 12, 2025

On the third floor of the Ansin building, a large square outlined in blue tape is centered on the floor between a camera and a wall-sized screen. With...

What is the Projects section?

What is the Projects section?

February 10, 2025

Projects is The Beacon’s new long-form and investigative journalism section. Here, our reporters have the chance to dive deep into issues of injustice,...

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February 7, 2025

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February 7, 2025

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Members of the Christian Brothers Academy Regimental Marching Band of Brothers from Albany New York. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Boston honors veterans with annual ‘Salute to Service’ parade

By Arthur Mansavage, Photo Editor & Audience Development Editor / November 9, 2024

The parade, which lasted just over an hour, started at The Boston Public Library at Copley Square then traveled up Boylston Street past Emerson College,...