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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Protestors along a street in Los Angeles during the 'No Kings Day' protest on June 14, 2025 (Riley Goldman / Beacon Staff)
Live Coverage: Protests continue in Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE raids
June 16, 2025

The Los Angeles ICE raids have entered a second week following “No Kings” protests that mobilized the nation, drawing over five million demonstrators. Over 330...

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff)
Los Angeles protests: What you need to know
June 15, 2025

Tensions in Los Angeles boiled over in “No Kings Day” protests Saturday, as ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have kept the city on edge. The...

The Boston Bruins logo. Illustration by Rachel Choi.
Marco Sturm named new head coach of the Boston Bruins
June 15, 2025

Marco Sturm has been named the 30th head coach in Boston Bruins history, Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced June 5.  “Throughout this process, our...

Thousands gathered in Philadelphia’s JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, for a demonstration against the Trump administration on June 14, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
PHOTOS: Thousands shut down Philadelphia for ‘No King’s Day’
June 15, 2025

Thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters gathered in Center City Philadelphia at JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, on Saturday for a “No Kings Day” demonstration....

Hundreds of demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles protested the current conflict between Israel and Iran on Saturday, June 21, urging the U.S. to not get involved. While they were marching, President Trump announced that U.S. air forces bombed three Iranian nuclear sites (Jordan Pagkalinawan / Beacon Staff)
Live Coverage: U.S. drawn in to Israel-Iran conflict

Protesters holding American flags in Los Angeles during the 'No Kings Day' protest on June 14, 2025 (Riley Goldman / Beacon Staff)
Amid ICE raids, LA shows up for ‘No Kings Day’ protests
Tens of thousands of protesters march on the shut down Benjamin Franklin Parkway on their way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art during a "No Kings Day," protest on June 14, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
‘We’re not Russia, we’re not China, and we’re not North Korea’: Resistance becomes a Philly Thing in crowd-drawing ‘No Kings Day’ rally
Rafael Nadal prepares to receive Roger Federer's serve during the final of the 2006 French Open
Opinion
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner actually did it. They saved tennis.

It’s 3 p.m. on a sleepy Sunday in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and miracles of the human variety are happening...

Illustration Rachel Choi
Opinion
A $360 million-dollar question: What happens to Taylor Swift now?
Emerson's downtown Boston campus. (Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Letters
Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown
Courtesy Iz Indelicato
Op-Ed
Why won’t movie studios make movies?
Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letters
Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant
Protesters at the monument in the Boston Common on "No Kings Day" and Boston's Pride festival on June 14, 2025 (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
‘No Kings Day’ protests push for ‘resistance’ and pride in Boston
June 19, 2025

While millions took to the streets on Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests nationwide against President Donald Trump, Boston flew their rainbow...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Cost of attendance and financial aid assistance will increase for upcoming year
May 28, 2025

In an email communication from President Jay Bernhardt on Tuesday, he announced that Emerson College’s tuition and financial aid are expected...

Entrance to Fenway Park on Jersey St. (Daniel O'Toole/ Beacon Staff)
Red Sox trade All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in stunning move
June 17, 2025

The Boston Red Sox have traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal on June 15th, according to MLB insider Robert...

Illustration by Danielle Bartholet
The Beacon Bucket List: 2025 Summer Reads
June 18, 2025

When summer rolls around and the days seem to stretch on forever under bright sunny skies, the good weather demands to be savored with an ice-cold...

Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
Hold Still, Please
By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Photos by Helen Armstrong. Illustration by Fiona McMahon
The Munchies
By Helen Armstrong, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Revere Beach
Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear
By Jack Silver, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
An Assassination (or the Act of Brief Movement)
By Jagger van Vliet, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Avary Amaral
Drug use as a stereotype of creatives: How does drug use impact the creative process?
By Avary Amaral, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
American Teenager
American Teenager
By Lorca Danziger, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Jeans d'Or
Jeans d’Or
By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Lorca Danziger
What’s with Gen Z’s cannabis habits?
By Savannah Girling, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Disco ball / Unsplash
Did Disco Demolition Night really kill disco?
By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 16, 2025
Illustration by Rachel Choi
‘Fight, fight, fight’: How Donald Trump went from political pariah to U.S. president
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Fiona McMahon
A Mind-Bending Approach to Medicine: How psychedelics are changing mental health treatment
By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
"Kent State," by photographer John Filo.
To seek a newer world: youth protest from Vietnam to today
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / April 16, 2025
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Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment
Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police
A display on pigments used in medieval manuscript production as part of a an interactive reconstruction at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House in Nijmegen (Courtesy / Peter van der Heijden).
‘Feel Van Lymborch’ brings life and sight to medieval manuscripts with the help of Kasteel students
John Filo on Blanket Hill, by Beacon photographer Fiona McMahon
The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootings
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
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter: Emerson needs a real plan to rebuild our campus culture
2 Boylston Place resident assistant Christian Jones folds paper cranes in the residence hall lobby alongside other students (Courtesy / Sid Timmons).
2B Residents fold 1,000 paper cranes for cancer awareness
From left: (foreground) Crystin Gilmore, Dru Sky Berrian, and Catia. (Background) MarHadoo Effeh, Hampton Richards and Kwezi Shongwe. Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios.
‘JaJa’s African Hair Braiding’ exemplifies why immigrant stories matter
Djo performing at Roadrunner on May 2nd, 2025. (Sam Shipman/ Beacon Staff)
Photos: Mass local “Djo” and Post Animal rock a sold-out show at Roadrunner.
The Emerson baseball team following their doubleheader losses against Salve Regina on April 27, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Baseball swept by nationally ranked Salve Regina
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom