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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Ari Mei-Dan

Ari Mei-Dan, Staff Photographer

Ari Mei-Dan (she/her) is a third-year VMA major and political science minor from Boulder, Colorado. As a staff photographer for the Beacon, Ari’s focus lies in capturing people and their interactions with each other — whether that be concert photography, street photography, or whatever else catches her attention. Outside of the Beacon, Ari is also a photographer for Milk Crate WECB. Originally from Israel, you can find Ari cooking, going on runs, watching films, and going to jazz clubs.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) spoke with constituents and held a young girl while talking to her relative at the "Day of Beloved Community" event she hosted Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and skipping President Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20. (Ari Mei-Dan/Beacon Staff)

[Photo] Pressley hosts ‘Day of Beloved Community’ in Roxbury, skips Trump inauguration

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / January 22, 2025

Ayanna Pressley holds an event in Roxbury Massachusetts on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Ari Mei-Dan/ Beacon Staff)

John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Overnight winter storm blankets Downtown Boston with nearly half a foot of snow

A quick but strong winter storm swept across the East Coast Sunday night bringing nearly five inches of snow to Downtown Boston.  Overnight, between...