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Robin Pecknold at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Mass. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Robin Pecknold thought he was ‘laying low’ in Rockport, Fleet Foxes superfans chased him down
April 29, 2026

We were driving up from Boston to Rockport, Mass. to check out an unusual show: Robin Pecknold, lead singer of the legendary folk band, Fleet Foxes, was playing...

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Incoming School of the Arts Dean, Amy Cook, uses Shakespeare to guide her leadership
April 29, 2026

Stony Brook University’s vice provost for Academic Affairs, Amy Cook, will be the next dean of Emerson College’s School of the Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies,...

The Student Success pantry fully stocked last summer (Courtesy of Jazzy Compton)
Student Success Pantry struggles to support students
April 29, 2026

Emerson College’s Student Success food pantry, once a consistent resource for students, has struggled to maintain regular stock this semester following administrative...

The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson hits highest acceptance rate in years
April 29, 2026

Staff layoffs, budget cuts, and investments in campus spaces are some of the recent results of a dip in enrollment that plagues Emerson College. This admissions...

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

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 said.  At 10:49 p.m., police responded...

Emerson College buildings and banners on Boylston Street in Boston in May 2025. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
‘This isn’t the school I signed up to go to’: Students frustrated over lack of transparency on tuition increase
An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
College announces 3.75% tuition increase ahead of upcoming academic year
Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s updated social media policies
Letter From The Editor
Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s updated social media policies

As my semester as editor-in-chief comes to an end, I want to share the work we have done to revise our...

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Opinion
Ramblings from your local RA: On move-out and summer
Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Opinion
Not everything is meant to last — and that doesn’t make it matter less
Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Opinion
Letter from an Editor: Emerson’s unsung heroes
(Illustration Lila Reimels/Beacon Staff)
Political Cartoon
Comic: ‘A Series of Unexpected Events’
Metro
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
May 21, 2026

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
April 30, 2026
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
April 22, 2026
Campus
The Marlboro College campus in Vermont (Photo Jakob Menendez / Beacon Archives)
With Marlboro six years gone, what remains at Emerson?
April 30, 2026

Marlboro College, a small liberal arts school of roughly 150 students nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, shuttered...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Some Emerson faculty describe fractured relationship with administration
April 30, 2026
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When you’re a VM-474 student, every class is ‘music video night’
April 30, 2026
Sports
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Head coach Billy Uberti brings cultural change to Emerson Baseball
April 30, 2026

Regardless of the sport, it’s no easy task to inherit a team that’s had two different head coaches over the last two seasons. But in baseball,...

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Laney Fukuoka reflects on her year as the first woman on Emerson College’s baseball team
April 29, 2026
(Peyton Rhoda/Beacon Staff)
College students take a gamble with sports betting
April 29, 2026
Arts & Lifestyle
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A look at Emerson’s first generative AI film class, one year in
April 30, 2026

Over a year has passed since Emerson College’s first generative AI course, AI and the Future of Filmmaking, was launched last fall at Emerson...

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20 years later, EUDT still carries the spirit of their DIY founding
April 29, 2026
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*junkyard’s journey in becoming a community staple of Boston’s underground music scene
April 23, 2026
ILLICIT Spring 2026
Photo Avary Amaral
Ella’s Letter – ILLICIT
By Ella Duggan, Magazine Editor / April 15, 2026
Max's Letter - ILLICIT
Max’s Letter – ILLICIT
By Max Ardrey, Magazine Editor / April 15, 2026
Graphic Ella Duggan
Gen Z is having less sex. Let’s talk about it.
By Scarlett Heikkila, Staff Writer / April 15, 2026
Graphic Mer Hughes
The never-ending, ever-growing name game
By Charlie Desjardins, Opinion Editor / April 15, 2026
Graphic Ella Duggan
Minority students feel the absence of BIPOC pre-orientation: ‘Give us a chance to be together’
By Savannah Girling, Magazine Contributor / April 15, 2026
Illustration Meg Richards
Your favorite influencer might be on ketamine
By Meg Richards, Deputy Projects Editor / April 15, 2026
Graphic Max Ardrey
Romance didn’t die, I helped undress it
By Bella Nordman, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief, Opinion / April 15, 2026
Graphic Max Ardrey
where they cannot follow.
By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / April 15, 2026
Photos Courtesy Sabrina Lantos, HBO Max, and Crave (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)
We went to the cottage. Now, we’re in for ‘The Long Game.’
By DJ Mara, Deputy News Editor / April 15, 2026
Graphic Mer Hughes
Co-opting queer desire: look but don’t touch
By James Hollander, Chief Copyeditor / April 15, 2026
Illustration David House
Fear and loathing at the Deerfield Fair
By Jagger van Vliet, Magazine Contributor / April 15, 2026
Graffiti Alley in Cambridge (Evanthia Chapman / Beacon Staff)
Boston’s street art scene and its limits
By Evanthia Chapman, Staff Writer / April 15, 2026
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Emerson College buildings and banners on Boylston Street in Boston in May 2025. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

‘This isn’t the school I signed up to go to’: Students frustrated over lack of transparency on tuition increase

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Some Emerson faculty describe fractured relationship with administration

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The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson hits highest acceptance rate in years

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The Marlboro College campus in Vermont (Photo Jakob Menendez / Beacon Archives)

With Marlboro six years gone, what remains at Emerson?

A runner gives a triumphant gesture as they approach the finish line of the 130th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Alex Cuozzo/Beacon Staff)
A man walks through Boston Common with multiple upside-down U.S. flags attached to his back. (Avary Amaral/ Beacon Staff)
A parade goer shotgunning a beer on a crowded Red Line train (Iselin Bratz/ Beacon Staff)
A group of students dressed as royalty march in the Carnival parade in Cologne, Germany. (Jay Guarino/ For The Beacon)
Snowboarders and skiers created makeshift jumps, using Boston Common benches as support. Tue. 24, 2025, (Nick Peace/Beacon Staff)
A shirtless fan with body paint that says “I heart Drake Maye” on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
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PROJECTS
The Marlboro College campus in Vermont (Photo Jakob Menendez / Beacon Archives)
With Marlboro six years gone, what remains at Emerson?
Some Emerson faculty describe fractured relationship with administration
The Teach-In on Race is gone. Will the Teach-In on Timely Topics fill its void?
KASTEEL WELL
Charlie Desjardins
From the Emerson bubble to the world: Becoming international students
Catcalling and harassment were not the culture shocks I prepared for
Kasteel Well students of color reckon with racial disparities in Europe
LIFESTYLE
Photo Maddie Barron
Getting into bed with Lena Dunham
Reporter Matt brings his Reels to real life
Fran Lebowitz charms the Colonial with wit and dry humor
COLUMNS
(Courtesy Jake Semmel)
Ramblings from your local RA: On move-out and summer
Emerson’s marriage of film and AI leaves an artificial taste
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
EDITORIALS
(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Editorial: The gun doesn’t care who pulls the trigger
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.
LETTERS
A depiction of filmmaking equipment (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff)
Letter to the Editor: Preparing students for the realities of AI
Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students
Letter to the Editor: Advice from an ‘audience’ member
CAMPUS
Courtesy Hallie Munsat
If you’re looking for a ‘sign’ to join ASL Club, this is it
Freshmen authors write an award-winning novel in their first semester of college
SOC award winners take the spotlight, addressing gaps at Emerson and beyond
METRO
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
Public school closures in Boston: The causes and effects of saving funds
College students suggest administrative transparency is a citywide problem
ARTS
Courtesy Emerson College Comedic Arts
Campus comedians congregate for ComEx!
Revolutionary Spaces celebrates Black history despite archival limitations
A year after David Lynch’s death, Twin Peaks Day reminds us that life is cyclical
SPORTS
Graphic Peyton Rhoda
Advertisements are ruining the simplicity of Major League Baseball
The NFL’s most lopsided team? AP’s Josh Dubow talks draft and free agency
Red Sox honor 2013 marathon bombing victims during Patriots’ Day celebration
OBITUARIES
Nora Onanian receiving her award, "Courage, Grit, and Determination in Successful Journalism Degree Completion" on December 16, 2024. Left to right: Douglas Struck, Christine Onanian, David Onanian, Nora Onanian (front).
Nora Kate Onanian, Emerson journalism student, remembered as ‘impactful’ and an ‘inspiration’ by classmates, professors
‘Everything that Norman did was influenced by humanity’: Friends and fans remember Norman Lear ‘44
‘He was an incredible person’: Colleagues remember Faizan Siddiqui
MAGAZINE
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I am not my father’s daughter
A 21st Century Woman’s Life Cycle
Expectations