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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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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,...

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. 
‘Megalopolis’: Coppola’s ‘Roman Empire’ crumbles and falls in glorious green technicolor

‘Megalopolis’: Coppola’s ‘Roman Empire’ crumbles and falls in glorious green technicolor

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 1, 2024
When it was first announced that legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola had sold his $650 million wine empire to self-fund his passion project of over 40 years because no studio wanted to, it read as another sad signifier of Hollywood’s hesitancy to invest in original concepts. 
Trump and Harris debated for the first and only time in Philadelphia, on September 10, 2024. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Trump and Harris are neck and neck in latest Emerson College Polling results

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / September 19, 2024

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris remain virtually tied in seven important swing states in the latest survey data from Emerson College Polling, which will...

A towing notice on a telephone pole in downtown Philadelphia advertising road closures and traffic regulations for the presidential debate on September 10, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Philadelphia Police enforce road closures and traffic regulations ahead of the Presidential Debate

September 10, 2024

The city of Philadelphia instituted some road and lane closures near the National Constitution Center ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate between Vice...

How to submit an Op-Ed

August 23, 2024

Opinion or commentary pieces are often referred to as op-eds, short for "opposite the editorial," which references their traditional placement in print...

How to send a letter to the editor

August 23, 2024

Letters to the editor represent readers’ thoughts and opinions. Letters should be in response to articles or opinion pieces in The Beacon. Other types...

August 22, 2024

  The Berkeley Beacon’s opinion team, led by Ella Duggan and Josie Arteaga, aims to uplift diverse voices in the Emerson community. Content...

2024 Democratic National Convention Chicago Live Coverage

Harris, Walz hold first rally as Democratic ticket in Philadelphia

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / August 7, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held their first rally on Tuesday at The Liacouras Center at Temple University in Philadelphia. Harris...

Donald Trump addresses journalists in the Philadelphia spin room after his first debate against Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Live Updates: The latest on the Trump campaign

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / July 28, 2024

   

Illustration Rachel Choi

Live Updates: The latest on the Harris campaign

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / July 28, 2024

May Day protesters gathered on Liberty Mall by the State House to make speeches and chant before marching to City Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff).

‘This is not only a celebration, [but] a call to action’: Boston May Day march emphasizes solidarity with Gaza

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / May 2, 2024

Nearly two dozen protesters from different organizations gathered at Liberty Mall near the Massachusetts State House in the late afternoon on Wednesday...

Arrested students appeared at the Boston Municipal Court House on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. (Nick Peace for the Beacon).

Students receive community service for April 25 arrests

By Bryan Hecht and Iselin Bratz / May 1, 2024

Thirty protesters arrested on April 25 appeared on May 1 at 9 a.m. at the Boston Municipal Courthouse where continuances in their cases were issued by...

Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

Boston City Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / May 1, 2024

The Boston City Council passed a resolution 11-2 in support of calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at its meeting on Wednesday. Councilors Ruthzee...