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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

The Berkeley Beacon

Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune speaks at the first day of The Boston Globe Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
‘Who Gets to be an American?’ Panelists discuss changes in immigration rhetoric, international students, and their impacts at the Boston Globe Summit
2 hours ago

With immigration crackdowns taking place all over the US, President Donald Trump’s administration is on pace to “shatter historic records” and deport nearly...

Diti Kohli '21 (left) a reporter with The Boston Globe business desk, talks with Assumption University President Greg Weiner (right) during a panel discussion on higher education at The 2025 Boston Glove Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
College presidents talk improving the product of education, Trump administration, and campus speech in Globe Summit panel
13 hours ago

Free speech, government overreach, and student concerns over return on investment amidst continued tuition inflation are all issues plaguing higher education, specifically...

Attendees of Hanukkah Palooza pack the Two Saints Tavern near Northeastern University in Boston. (Courtesy / Joe Frank for Hillel Council of New England)
Jewish students and leaders celebrate a festive and vibrant Hanukkah Palooza
November 17, 2025

As students approached the crowded Two Saints Tavern near Northeastern University Friday night, they were greeted with the reverberations of Jewish and American...

Graphic by Bryce Heilmann
Grammy-Nominated Composers Julia Mattison ‘11 and Noel Carey ‘11 will have you dying of laughter in ‘Death Becomes Her’
November 12, 2025

In a cultural landscape banking on uninspired nostalgia and needless remakes, the musical reinvention of “Death Becomes Her” shines as a killer example of breathing...

Graphic by DJ Mara
Former Vice President Harris talks ‘107 Days’ amid protesters and national reckoning against Trump

Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sold-out Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Mass. on Saturday, one of 18 stops on her “107 Days” book tour. Moderated by Heather Cox Richardson,...

Boston City Hall Plaza in the evening on Monday, October 28, 2024.(Nick Peace/ For the Beacon, File)
Race for Boston City Council president heats up, dividing council members on voting procedure
Max Brooks, author and disaster preparedness expert, gives a talk on "Disinformation and Democracy" in The Loft on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Courtesy / Cole Gustafson)
Zombie author Max Brooks gives a survival guide for democracy’s apocalypse
Graphic Rina Laby
Op-Ed
Is woke really back?

Is woke really back? It sure seems like it, as Zohran Mamdani begins his transition period in New York...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Op-Ed
Helicopter parents have entered the chat
Illustration Mia McDermott
Op-Ed
Loneliness is your best friend
Illustration Mia McDermott
Op-Ed
Am I attractive?
Illustration Mia McDermott
Thoughts
Lost on the Highway: Springsteen’s journey through ‘Nebraska’
A child cracks a pumpkin down the center with a baseball bat. (Jay Guarino/ For The Beacon)
Photos: Jamaica Plain Great Pumpkin Smash ends the Halloween season with a bang
November 17, 2025

Residents of Jamaica Plain kicked off the month of November with the Great Pumpkin Smash, an event that allowed Bostonians of all ages to compost...

The Emerson College Piano Row dormitory building the week after "fall back" in November 2025.(Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Is the clock ticking on daylight saving time? Emerson students weigh in
November 12, 2025

At 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, clocks across Emerson College and the country rolled back to 1 a.m. While some enjoyed the extra hour of sleep in the morning,...

The Emerson men's basketball team breaks its huddle against the Salem State University Vikings on Nov. 11, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff/ Archive).
Men’s basketball splits weekend homestand vs. WCSU, Connecticut College
November 18, 2025

It was a tale of two contests for the Emerson College men’s basketball team this past weekend. The Lions defeated the Western Connecticut State...

Hunter Metts performing at Brighton Music Hall. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Hunter Metts performs his signature indie-folk hits at Brighton Music Hall
November 12, 2025

On a cold and rainy Monday night in Boston, a crowd of fans lined up down the sidewalk outside the Brighton Music Hall ahead of a 7:00 p.m. show....

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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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
Graphic Mer Hughes
Eating around Emerson with Juliet: Teatime at The Courtyard
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
Senior guard Jacob Armant shoots a three-pointer against Salem State University on Nov. 11, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s basketball falls to Salem State in season opener, 84-80
The art gallery space at ICA Watershed during the celebration of Dia de los Muertos. (Veronica Robles Cultural Center / Courtesy)
Dozens gather in East Boston to learn about and celebrate Día de los Muertos
Courtesy Dahlia Katz
From the stage to the screen, ‘Kim’s Convenience’ is a love letter to immigrant families
Illustration by Mia McDermott
The Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. It’s the teams that aren’t competing hard enough
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom