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The Thursday Paper
October 16, 2025 • Volume 79, Issue 6
Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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

The Berkeley Beacon

The Thursday Paper
October 16, 2025 • Volume 79, Issue 6
The Cultural Engagement Center at 172 Tremont St. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff)
Emerson renamed these offices and positions. Some fear it could weaken diversity
By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / 8 hours ago

President Donald Trump’s administration spent the last eight months heating up its efforts to eliminate diversity programs in higher education...

(Graphic by Charlie Desjardins / Beacon Staff)
Government shutdown means dreams on hold for furloughed interns
By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / 10 hours ago

For Henry Jones, the threat of a government shutdown wasn’t real—until it was. Jones, a senior political communications major at Emerson,...

Men's basketball forwards Guillermo Gasset Ruiz (left) and Shay Roban (right) pose with mentees of the College Athlete Network (Courtesy of Guillermo Gasset Ruiz).
‘We want to leave a legacy’: Men’s basketball players establish College Athlete Network to mentor young athletes
By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / 12 hours ago

The collegiate recruiting process presents many financial barriers for student-athletes, with players and their families doling out thousands...

A Emerson College journalism student works on a story in their dorm room on Monday October, 13, 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/ Beacon Staff)
How Emerson’s journalism department is facing declining enrollment, national distrust in the media, and the digital age
By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / 7 hours ago

For years, Emerson’s journalism program has been recognized as one of the best in the country. Since the journalism department’s inception...

(Courtesy of Jacqui Moy)
Fourth annual Teach-In will bring humor into conversation with sustainability
By Rina Laby and Madalyn Jimiera / 12 hours ago

Beginning this week is Emerson’s fourth annual Teach-In on Sustainability. This year, organizers are hoping to get students more engaged than...

Vermont Fall Foliage. (Kai Etringer/ For The Beacon)
New England’s fall foliage is arriving early—and fading fast
By Hannah Goeke and Kai Etringer / 12 hours ago

Fall in New England is filled with tradition, from apple orchards and pumpkin patches, to hikes through air that grows cooler by the day....

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 / 10 hours ago

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

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
The hidden violence of ‘gotcha’ street interviews
By Brooke Lelia, Beacon Contributor / 10 hours ago

“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...

Illustration Mia McDermott
You don’t need another tote bag
By Bella Nordman, Senior Opinion Columnist / 10 hours ago

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...

Graphic Josie Arteaga
Blaming the pandemic is so 2020
By Tess Gleason, Senior Opinion Columnist / 12 hours ago

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

(Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Select Markets brings fashion to the people
By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / 7 hours ago

An assorted mass clothed in baggy jeans and long jorts lined a sidewalk in Charlestown early Saturday afternoon despite the beating sun overhead....

Photo courtesy of Malala Yousafzai
In her new book, Malala finds her way through love, strife, and college life
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / 11 hours ago

For most of Gen-Z, the first introduction to activist-author-multihyphenate Malala Yousafzai was her book I Am Malala, released in October 2013....

The Coolidge Corner Theatre travels through time with Vistavision
The Coolidge Corner Theatre travels through time with Vistavision
By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / 12 hours ago

Yearning to revisit the golden age of Hollywood, dripping in vibrant Technicolor and classic films that draw eager audiences to the multiplex?...

Ohio State Fair band celebrates EP release at Somerville show
Ohio State Fair band celebrates EP release at Somerville show
By Annie Sarlin, Dept. Living Arts Editor / 13 hours ago

The name Ohio State Fair brings to mind images of farm animals, deep-fried dishes, and country music. Ironically, the band is from Boston, not...

Multiple Teams of rowers cruise through the water on the third day of the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Correspondent)
Rowers, rivals, and roars: What to expect for the annual Head of the Charles
By Iselin Bratz, Content Managing Editor / 11 hours ago

For the 60th year, the Charles River will come alive with the splash of oars and the roar of crowds as rowers from around the world descend on...

Graphic by Iselin Bratz
MLB Playoffs: Division Series Recap
By Cole Semel, Beacon Correspondent / 11 hours ago

October baseball is in full swing with the NL and AL Division Series recently wrapping up. As a result, four teams now stand one step closer...

The Emerson women's volleyball team celebrates sophomore setter Chloe Hokenson after she reached 1,000 career assists (Courtesy of Doug Chin/DJC3 Sports & Entertainment).
Women’s volleyball defeats St. Joseph’s 3-1, Chloe Hokenson reaches 1,000 career assists
By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Sports Editor & Website Editor / 11 hours ago

The Emerson women’s volleyball team fought toward a 3-1 win over the St. Joseph’s College Monks on Thursday. In addition to a non-conference...

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