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Is woke really back?

Is woke really back? It sure seems like it, as Zohran Mamdani begins his transition period in New York City and Democrats elsewhere won their...

Helicopter parents have entered the chat

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or at least that’s what everyone says. But what happens when distance actually makes the heart grow worried...

Loneliness is your best friend

I’ll never forget crying in my bedroom after a boy in high school told me nobody wanted to be my friend, that everyone found me annoying, and...

Am I attractive?

Would you think I am attractive based on the way I write? Maybe based on the language I use, or my niches? Not to break the fourth wall, but...

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

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

Letter from an Editor: In my opinion…

Some time ago, a professor told me not to waste my time with writing opinion pieces for The Berkeley Beacon. So here I am… writing this opinion...

Letter to the Editor: Advice from an ‘audience’ member

The fall semester has arrived as sure as the stench of weed from the Common! But unlike the smell, your time at Emerson is more than a temporary...

Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown

The courage of young speakers during this commencement season has been inspiring—and the backlash discouraging. A bold, young class president...

Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Editorial: The gun doesn’t care who pulls the trigger