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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

Queens of the Stone Age take their songs to new heights
Queens of the Stone Age take their songs to new heights
45 minutes ago

It’s not what one would expect from a rock concert; nearly everyone is dressed in formal attire, with a bewildering number of handlebar mustaches on display. The...

Opening night of the Big Apple Circus in Boston on October 9, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
The Big Apple Circus returns to Boston to start its comeback tour
1 hour ago

The smell of cotton candy as you step into the tent, kids waving around light-up toys, and the sound of vendors popping popcorn have all made their way back to Boston...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
‘All the icons are going:’ Beloved Saugus restaurant Kowloon to be torn down
1 hour ago

After 75 years, the iconic North Shore restaurant Kowloon will shut off its bright neon lights and trade its unique, larger-than-life tiki decor for a more modern...

Courtesy of Annielly Camargo
Have a laugh about death with Chris Grace’s one-man show ‘Sardines’
3 hours ago

The childhood game Sardines involves a version of hide and seek in which players find one another and hide together, taking players out of the game one by one, leaving...

The Cultural Engagement Center at 172 Tremont St. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff)
Emerson renamed these offices and positions. Some fear it could weaken diversity

President Donald Trump’s administration spent the last eight months heating up its efforts to eliminate diversity programs in higher education through attacks on university funding....

A Emerson College journalism student works on a story in their dorm room on Monday October, 13, 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/ Beacon Staff)
How Emerson’s journalism department is facing declining enrollment, national distrust in the media, and the digital age
(Graphic by Charlie Desjardins / Beacon Staff)
Government shutdown means dreams on hold for furloughed interns
Graphic Josefina Arteaga
Opinion
From sexy nurses to funny Lorax costumes, women just cannot get it ‘right’

Our TikTok feeds have been inundated with girls dressed as the Lorax—wearing neon orange nylon bodysuits...

Graphic Mia McDermott
Opinion
My English isn’t your English
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)
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students
Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Opinion
The hidden violence of ‘gotcha’ street interviews
Illustration Mia McDermott
Opinion
You don’t need another tote bag
Tens of Thousands of protesters gather on Boston Common to protest the Trump administration on Saturday, October 18, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Boston No Kings Day protest welcomes differing opinions, education, and creative resistance
11 hours ago

Thousands of protesters, dressed in colorful outfits and inflatable costumes, a new symbol of farcical opposition to President Donald Trump,...

The fourth annual  Teach-In on Sustainability offered various educational and comedic events between Oct. 15 and Oct. 17, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Fourth annual Teach-In on Sustainability mixed climate discussion with comedy and art
October 15, 2025

Emerson's Teach-In on Sustainability, which lasted from Wednesday to Friday night, sought to bring comedic storytelling to informative discussions...

The Emerson women's soccer team during Senior Day on Oct. 18, 2025 (Courtesy of Naia Driscoll).
Women’s soccer defeats Mount Holyoke 1-0 on senior day
48 minutes ago

Amid the glamour of senior day, the Emerson women’s soccer team defeated the Mount Holyoke College Lyons 1-0 in front of friends and family,...

(Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Select Markets brings fashion to the people
October 16, 2025

An assorted mass clothed in baggy jeans and long jorts lined a sidewalk in Charlestown early Saturday afternoon despite the beating sun overhead....

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, Former 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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(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Four Emerson alums, hundreds of thousands in debt: The price of an Emerson education
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
African cultures on display at Boston Common
African cultures on display at Boston Common
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
People crossing the street outside the Little Building at the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter to the Editor: Advice from an ‘audience’ member
The Emerson women's volleyball team celebrates sophomore setter Chloe Hokenson after she reached 1,000 career assists (Courtesy of Doug Chin/DJC3 Sports & Entertainment).
Women’s volleyball defeats St. Joseph’s 3-1, Chloe Hokenson reaches 1,000 career assists
Multiple Teams of rowers cruise through the water on the third day of the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Correspondent)
Rowers, rivals, and roars: What to expect for the annual Head of the Charles
Ohio State Fair band celebrates EP release at Somerville show
Ohio State Fair band celebrates EP release at Somerville show
Graphic by Iselin Bratz
MLB Playoffs: Division Series recap
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom