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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

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Indie pop music sensation Sombr rocks the stage at Leader Bank Pavilion
48 minutes ago

In a room full of people, it's hard to miss Sombr.  The 20-year-old singer stands out among a crowd, with his curly black hair, angular face, and impressive...

Courtesy Andreas Neumann
Queens of the Stone Age take their songs to new heights
2 hours 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
3 hours 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
3 hours 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...

Head of the Charles Regatta races toward sustainability, finds composting success
Head of the Charles Regatta races toward sustainability, finds composting success

Along the Charles River, tents rose, food sizzled, and crowds roared for the annual Head of the Charles Regatta. But amid the frenzy, one group in bright green pushed themselves toward...

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
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
Illustration Takara Bayley-Gale
Op-Ed
Homesickness isn’t terminal

Over the weekend, major presidential elections took place in Bolivia, my home country. For the first...

Illustration Mia McDermott
Thoughts
Shaking off ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Graphic Josefina Arteaga
Opinion
From sexy nurses to funny Lorax costumes, women just cannot get it ‘right’
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
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Have a laugh about death with Chris Grace’s one-man show ‘Sardines’
5 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...

Graphic Bryan Hecht
Engineering by day, Emerson by night: Wentworth students caught between campuses
6 minutes ago

For many Emerson students, the commute to class is a quick walk on Boylston Street or a scenic one-block route from Paramount. However, for the...

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
2 hours 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
Graphic Bryan Hecht
Engineering by day, Emerson by night: Wentworth students caught between campuses
Courtesy Andreas Neumann
Queens of the Stone Age take their songs to new heights
Courtesy Ryan Muir
Indie pop music sensation Sombr rocks the stage at Leader Bank Pavilion
Graphic by Iselin Bratz
From the Atlantic to the World Stage: Cape Verde’s World Cup dream comes true
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
Hold Still, Please