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

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

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Bill Gates says DEI has ‘gone too far at times’ in Colonial Theater book talk
2 minutes ago

On the opening night of his new book tour, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates spoke at the Emerson Colonial Theater about the first installment of his memoir,...

Volunteers conducting the Homeless Census in Boston on Jan. 30, 2025. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)
Volunteers brave the cold to conduct 2025 Homeless Census
20 minutes ago

Just after midnight on Jan. 30, 250 volunteers, equipped with backpacks filled with snacks, drinks, hand warmers, and flashlights, descended onto every Boston neighborhood...

(Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff)
Men’s basketball sinks Coast Guard Academy
February 4, 2025

The Emerson men’s basketball team dashed Coast Guard’s hopes of a road win with a 105-63 victory on Jan. 29, ending a skid that saw them lose eight of their...

Dan Crocker and Amy Rinaldo leaflet on Boylston Street outside of the Emerson College Dining Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Crocker and Rinaldo are both leaders in the Emerson College Staff Union. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Financial aid, student accounts demand entry into staff union’s contract nine months after joining
January 30, 2025
Members of the staff union leafletted Thursday afternoon advocating for the admission of the financial aid and student accounts departments into its contract.
Student Julia Payne holds up lucky red envelope containing candy given at entry to the Dining Center on Jan. 29, 2025. (Abigail Hoyt/ For The Beacon)
Cooking up community: Emerson celebrates the Lunar New Year in the Dining Center

Chatter and laughter filled the Dining Hall on Jan. 29 as aromas of vegetable dumplings, Taiwanese noodle soup, char siu pork ribs, and more echoed celebrations happening across the...

David Methven, piper for the 15th annual Burns supper at The Haven last Thursday night.
‘Everybody gets to be Scottish tonight’: In Jamaica Plain Burns supper honors Scotland’s national poet
Doug Struck holds the latest issue of Discipline News on Boylston Street outside of Emerson College on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Discipline News argues it’s ‘reasserting Emerson’s values.’ The college calls it an ‘anonymous propaganda campaign.’
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
Trump’s immigration policies towards non-white groups spike anxiety

Being an immigrant under President Donald Trump’s new term has sparked complicated emotions for me,...

Illustration Helen Armstrong
Op-Ed
If you need AI to write, don’t become a writer.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
Emerson, it’s time to get political
Reflection. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)
Opinion
K-pop idols get canceled for saying ‘Chinese New Year,’ should we?
Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
As a creator, the TikTok ban has alarming implications for us all
Metro
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey shakes hands with moderator and Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman at the conclusion of Thursday's panel discussion on building the climate workforce at Day 2 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 26, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Governor Maura Healey proposes criminal background checks for emergency shelter applicants
January 29, 2025
The change would require adult applicants to “disclose criminal convictions in Massachusetts and elsewhere” as well as consent to Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) checks as part of the application process.
Cars passing in front of a Boston Architectural College building in the Back Bay neighborhood in Boston on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
‘A happy dorm is a peaceful dorm’: BAC students share reflections and hopes about living at Emerson
January 29, 2025
Unionized Blue Bottle Coffee baristas leaflet outside of the Newbury Street location in Boston, Mass. on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
Unionized Blue Bottle Coffee baristas walk out for nearly eight minutes, demand fair wages, working hours
January 27, 2025
Campus
A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Faculty argue over potential motion to end disciplinary action related to protest on campus
January 29, 2025
Most of the excitement during the Jan. 28 faculty assembly came in the last half hour when a motion aimed at standing against disciplinary actions taken against community members who participate in on-campus protests hit the floor.
The Marlboro Institute for Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies
Late Marlboro College professor leaves $1.5 million grant for student research
January 29, 2025
Brand new gym equipment in what was the previous entrance to Piano Row on Boylston Street on Oct. 4, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
New Fitness Center in Piano Row off to busy start due to new location, upgrades, students say
January 29, 2025
Sports
The Emerson men's volleyball team huddles up prior to their match against Endicott on Feb. 4, 2025 (Courtesy of Anna Schoenmann).
Men’s volleyball falls to Endicott, 3-1
1 hour ago

After getting swept by No. 9 Wentworth to begin GNAC action, the Emerson men’s volleyball team lost to the Endicott College Gulls in a Feb....

Junior outside hitter Chase Fagen (#5) elevates for an attack against MIT on Jan. 28, 2025 (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s volleyball loses to MIT in home opener
January 29, 2025
Junior guard Bri Frongillo (#12) swished the game-winning floater with 0.6 seconds left against Coast Guard on Jan. 25, 2025 (Courtesy of Anna Schoenmann).
Bri Frongillo breaks Emerson women’s basketball scoring record with 44 points in win over Coast Guard
January 28, 2025
Arts
Candace Persuasian lip syncs "Defying Gravity," as Elphaba. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)
A birthday and a name change for drag artist Candace Persuasian
January 30, 2025

Candace Persuasian’s birthday show, Candyland, celebrated her official name change while performing a lip sync of "Defying Gravity" at Jacque’s...

Left to right: bassist Joey Sorkin, drummer Luke Tan, lead guitarist Charlie Silver, frontman Jack Silver, guitarist Kevin Mortenson. (Courtesy Ava Nagy)
Brothers to bandmates: ‘Cut The Kids In Half’ drops debut album
January 29, 2025
(Courtesy Danny Lane)
Amanda Kramer talks Sundance, graduating from Emerson, and the woman-to-chair pipeline
January 29, 2025
The Beacon Magazine
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Hacking message. (Internet Archive)
“Nuking a museum”: cyberattacks on a non-profit
A Heaven Burned
A Heaven Burned
Photo by Nick Peace
Experimental hip-hop
Brain. (Creative Commons)
The Comfort Room
(Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Let’s get physical: physical media
Repo Man. (Criterion Forum)
Death, consumerism, and UFOs: the absurd nature of 1980s comedies
Phone. (Creative Commons)
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey shakes hands with moderator and Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman at the conclusion of Thursday's panel discussion on building the climate workforce at Day 2 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 26, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Governor Maura Healey proposes criminal background checks for emergency shelter applicants

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Doug Struck holds the latest issue of Discipline News on Boylston Street outside of Emerson College on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Discipline News argues it’s ‘reasserting Emerson’s values.’ The college calls it an ‘anonymous propaganda campaign.’

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Dan Crocker and Amy Rinaldo leaflet on Boylston Street outside of the Emerson College Dining Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Crocker and Rinaldo are both leaders in the Emerson College Staff Union. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Financial aid, student accounts demand entry into staff union’s contract nine months after joining

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Reflection. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)

K-pop idols get canceled for saying ‘Chinese New Year,’ should we?

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A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Faculty argue over potential motion to end disciplinary action related to protest on campus

A small crowd gathers around a speaker broadcasting President Trump’s inaugural speech on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Protesters gather and drum around a fire on Jan. 4, 2025. (Yogev Toby/Beacon Staff)
100 of the best photos from Beacon photographers in 2024
(Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)
Boston Police officers in riot gear preparing to disperse protesters blocking and bringing the Men’s March to a halt. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Staff)
Werthe by Jem’s final model walks down the runway. Based in Brockton, Mass., Werthe focuses on size and offers high-fashion clothing. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)
Members of the Christian Brothers Academy Regimental Marching Band of Brothers from Albany New York. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
PROJECTS
Families of hostages held by Hamas hold a banner calling for a ceasefire on Jan. 4, 2025. (Yogev Toby/ Beacon Staff)
As Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire and hostage deal, some advocates demand lasting peace
Favoritism, blacklisting threats, and a ‘toxic culture’: Allegations of mistreatment shake Emerson Stage artistic director
KASTEEL WELL
Students at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus in the Limburg, Netherlands arrived for orientation just days before Trump was sworn in (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Some Americans said they would leave when Trump took office. Students studying abroad actually did.
A conversation with Amsterdam-based artist Esiri Erheriene-Essi
The faces of the Castle: Office of Student Affairs
LIFESTYLE
Dray Drinks sells beer, wine, and spirits—sans alcohol
Dray Drinks sells beer, wine, and spirits—sans alcohol
Frozen over: Bostonians skate and scrimmage in the Public Garden
Come here often? Romance bookstore Lovestruck Books opens in Cambridge
COLUMNS
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Class of 2028, this one’s for you
Advice: How to survive the Ozempic Era
Your first time: don’t let these things turn you off
EDITORIALS
Kim Meadows (left), the Beacon's then editor-in-chief, and Rachel Layne (right), then managing editor and current Emerson Journalism affiliated faculty member, work on laying out the school newspaper, the Berkeley Beacon, on April 12, 1989. (Photo courtesy of the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections)
Editorial: ‘Democracy dies in darkness’: Our statement of transparency
Emerson class discussions aren’t as enriching as professors think they are
Editorial: Does Emerson College care about victims and survivors?
LETTERS
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)
Letter to the Editor: Please pause the blame game!
Letter to the Editor: In response to recent Beacon opinion pieces
A parental response to ‘Some students turn to crowdfunding to pay for Emerson education’
CAMPUS
SGA member Angus Abercrombie at a Friday, April 26, 2024 Emerson town hall. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
SGA considers investing unused ‘Student Impact’ funds into Emerson’s endowment
Emerson doubles down on commitment to protect undocumented, international students
Women’s basketball extends historic win streak against Wellesley
METRO
A vendor pulls his cart of Trump merchandise towards the crowds waiting outside the Capital One Arena for President Trump’s rally. Monday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Nick Peace/Beacon Staff)
Trump loyalists ring in a ‘golden age of America’ outside Capitol Building
Pressley hosts ‘Day of Beloved Community’ in Roxbury, skips Trump inauguration
Mass. officials react to Trump inauguration
ARTS
‘Cat Kid Comic Club’ promotes paw-sitivity and i-meow-gination on the stage
‘Cat Kid Comic Club’ promotes paw-sitivity and i-meow-gination on the stage
‘Haunted’ exposes the comedy and the horror of Indigenous land rights
Heart to Hustle: A podcast that highlights unconventional paths to success
SPORTS
Senior guard Lucas Brenner shoots a three-pointer against the Salve Regina Seahawks on Jan. 23, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s basketball falls to Salve Regina, 80-66
Trump’s inauguration and the conversation around transgender athletes
Ohio State halts Notre Dame’s late comeback to win national championship in newly expanded playoffs
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
Photos: Choose your own character
Photos: Choose your own character
The man, the myth, the Terry: the wacky world of third party candidates
End Martian Law