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

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A dog in a superman costume during the 11th annual Doggone Halloween event in Downtown Boston on Saturday, October 25, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
A doggone delightful day of Halloween fun sweeps Downtown Crossing
2 hours ago

A joyful Halloween tradition took over Downtown Crossing on Saturday as the streets filled with hundreds of dogs strutting, performing, and socializing while wearing...

Arthur Preston leading the “Ghosts and Gravestones Tour” (Beacon Staff / Bryan Hecht)
Emerson students explore spectres and serial killers on the ‘Ghosts and Gravestones Tour’
2 hours ago

Arthur Preston, or so he calls himself, appeared dressed in a top hat, a red bow tie, a red and black button-up, a cane, gray gloves, and ghoulish face paint. He...

Illustration by Avary Amaral
Emerson students connect with culture away from home through Diwali celebration
3 hours ago

Rhythmic dancing, lively Indian pop music, and aromatic Indian food—the hallmarks of the Diwali celebration for students at Emerson—filled a small reception...

A depiction of a Halloween candy bucket
(Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Terrifying tariffs: Halloween spending expected to reach record highs this year
6 hours ago

This Halloween, tariffs are scaring away consumers as high prices haunt costume and candy aisles nationwide. With nearly 90% of Halloween merchandise containing...

Attendees of a Charlie Kirk memorial vigil hold signs honoring the late activist in front of the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Boston area student Republicans affirm purpose nearly a month after Kirk assassination

At universities across Boston, where liberal politics sometimes dominate classroom discussions and campus events, conservative student groups are quietly organizing. At schools like...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Bored this Halloween? Not to fear, Emerson is here!
Graphic DJ Mara
Emerson alum Willie Burnley Jr. is on the ballot for mayor in Somerville. He has competition.
Graphic Charlie Desjardins & Josie Arteaga
Op-Ed
Tips for tipping culture: When you should and shouldn’t tip

Around a year ago, my friends decided to go to Red Robin after one of their birthday parties. I had prior...

Illustration Mia McDermott
Thoughts
Promoter culture isn’t hot, it’s harmful
Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Op-Ed
Posthumous albums, the ‘vault,’ and vampiric opportunism
Illustration Takara Bayley-Gale
Op-Ed
Homesickness isn’t terminal
Illustration Mia McDermott
Thoughts
Shaking off ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Scenes from Spicetober Fest 2025 in Boston City Hall Plaza. (Marcia Cevallos/ For The Beacon)
Spicetober Fest brings the heat with exclusively local vendors
7 hours ago

A variety of rich fragrances from curry to kimchi wafted through City Hall Plaza at Boston’s first Spicetober Fest. The event, which took place...

Graphic Bryan Hecht
Engineering by day, Emerson by night: Wentworth students caught between campuses
October 22, 2025

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 huddles against MIT on Wednesday, Oct. 29 (Jacob Goldberg/ Beacon Staff).
Women’s soccer falls to No. 8 MIT as playoff race intensifies
2 hours ago

Frigid fall temperatures did little to chill a Wednesday showdown between two conference titans. The Emerson women’s soccer team battled the...

Courtesy Andreas Neumann
Queens of the Stone Age take their songs to new heights
October 22, 2025

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...

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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The Cultural Engagement Center at 172 Tremont St. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff)
Emerson renamed these offices and positions. Some fear it could weaken diversity
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
Photo courtesy of Malala Yousafzai
In her new book, Malala finds her way through love, strife, and college life
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
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)
Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students
(Graphic by Charlie Desjardins / Beacon Staff)
Government shutdown means dreams on hold for furloughed interns
Head of the Charles Regatta races toward sustainability, finds composting success
Head of the Charles Regatta races toward sustainability, finds composting success
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
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom