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The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Police cars blocked off Tremont Street after a shooting outside of the Union Bank Building on June 29, 2026 (Mer Hughes/ Beacon Staff)
Three people shot outside of Union Bank Building in downtown Boston
June 30, 2026

An investigation is underway after three people were shot just before 11 p.m. Monday outside of the Union Bank Building in downtown Boston, police...

The front of the Community Academy of Science and Health in Dorchester, Mass.
Public school closures in Boston: The causes and effects of saving funds

When Nyla Hicks Fernandes graduates this year from the Community Academy of Science and Health (CASH), a public high school in Dorchester, Mass.,...

Students from Northeastern University speaking at Boston City Council on March 23, 2026. (Courtesy of Ray Huang for The Huntington News)
College students suggest administrative transparency is a citywide problem

Local college students are increasingly raising concerns about a lack of transparency and accountability from their school’s administrations....

A runner emotionally falls to their knees as they finish the marathon. (Sage Jezierski/Beacon Staff)
Two Emerson students run 130th Boston Marathon for their families and charity

Emerson College students joined massive crowds throughout Boston on Monday to cheer on over 30,000 runners and wheelchair cyclists during the...