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From fanfiction to film: the normalisation of toxicity

About a month ago, I made a disturbing discovery. After a quick doom scroll on TikTok, I saw a video recommending a movie promising to exceed...

In a barely literate America, a TikTok ban is the least of our concerns

We have known that there was a possibility that TikTok could be restricted in the United States since early last year. But when Congress and...

Emerson isn’t doing enough for its students in recovery

It is safe to say that Emerson College has rather lax rules when it comes to drug and alcohol use. As long as you are 21 and living on campus,...

‘Wicked’ shows us the importance of female friendships
Cynthia Erivo rises on the screen to deliver her final, triumphant high note in “Defying Gravity.” My roommates and I are holding hands, squeezing tight.
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)
Letter from the Editor: Moving forward, together
The Berkeley Beacon is, and has always been, an ever-evolving community effort. 
Letter: Looking back and moving forward
The Berkeley Beacon was the first student organization I joined when I stepped on campus in August 2023.
Letter from the SGA President: reflecting on the Fall 2024 semester

When I started telling people that I was the incoming Student Government Association (SGA) President, the first thing a lot of people asked...

Letter: Emerson: why create programs you don’t want to nurture?
Emerson College announced two new majors in Spring 2022: one of them titled Health and Social Change.
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Class of 2028, this one’s for you