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‘Seguimos aqui’: Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS’ calls us to come home

Back home in Bolivia, I’m on aux. As my mom’s co-pilot, I’m preoccupied with curating our drive, and I take great pride in my song choices....

The Brutalist’s biggest problem is perfectionism, not AI

For better or worse, it’s been impossible to escape “The Brutalist.” Directed by wunderkind Brady Corbet, this mammoth 3.5-hour study of...

Trump’s immigration policies towards non-white groups spike anxiety

Being an immigrant under President Donald Trump’s new term has sparked complicated emotions for me, ranging from anger to deep concern. As...

If you need AI to write, don’t become a writer.

“Every idea ChatGPT came up with (in a few seconds) was good. And original. And fleshed out. Why should writers sit around for months searching...

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.
Column: How political is the NFL?
Column: How political is the NFL?