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The Thursday Paper
Oct 10, 2024 • Volume 78, Issue 4
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
Oct 10, 2024 • Volume 78, Issue 4
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
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
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.
Protesters hold signs and yell chants as they demonstrate on Storrow Drive, halting traffic on October 6, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters halt traffic on Storrow Drive in Oct. 7 anniversary protest
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched from the Boston Common and through Boston on Sunday before blocking traffic and rallying outside the Israeli consulate.
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
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.
People waiting on a redline subway car in the Park Street Station on March 21, 2023. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Hope for late-night MBTA service grows as general manager hints at possible expansion
A recent comment from MBTA’s general manager about adding late-night service left Bostonians hopeful for a public transit reform. 
Illustration Leonidas Margil
Elon Musk must be stopped
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
Chappell Roan’s rise to fame is one of the quickest I’ve seen in my 19 years of life.
Illustration by Rachel Choi
Emerald Fennell and Jacob Elordi are moving to the moors
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
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.
Courtesy of Brynne Norquist
Emerson’s Brynne Norquist makes BostInno’s 25 under 25 list
“Go-getters” is how BostInno labels their annual 25 under 25 honorees.
A performance from the Good Trouble Brass Band
Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival
“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
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.
Ignite Festival lights up the night in Union Square
Ignite Festival lights up the night in Union Square
Ignite Festival brings the heat to Somerville, with fiery food, performances, and a spicy curry eating contest, all to showcase the community’s diversity.
Can the Celtics run it back? Previewing the C’s season
Can the Celtics run it back? Previewing the C’s season
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.
Bruins preseason goalie woes end with a familiar face
Bruins preseason goalie woes end with a familiar face
After much back-and-forth, the Boston Bruins re-signed goaltender Jeremy Swayman on Oct. 6 with a $66 million, eight-year contract.
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