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

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City Hall flags at half-mast, Sept. 12 2001

Terror Strikes Home: Emerson on 9/11

By Beacon Staff / September 11, 2021

This article was originally published in the Sept. 13, 2001 edition of The Berkeley Beacon.  "I used to see the New York skyline everyday on my way...

The Beacon documented campus life in a year that brought a pandemic, presidential election, and nationwide civil rights movement.

[Photo] 2020 in review: The biggest Beacon stories from a year marked by tumult

December 31, 2020

The Beacon documented campus life in a year that brought a pandemic, presidential election, and nationwide civil rights movement.

An ECPD patrol vehicle.

Incident Journal: Three students trapped in Little Building elevator

By Beacon Staff / September 30, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

Students cross the intersection of Boylston St. and Tremont St.

A mix of excitement and anxiety as students return to an altered campus

By Beacon Staff / September 4, 2020

Five months and 11 days after Emerson prematurely shuttered its campuses due to the initial U.S. outbreak of COVID-19, the college officially reopened...

President M. Lee Pelton responds to community unrest following COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Pelton responds to “unprecedented” COVID-19 uncertainty

By Dana Gerber, Assistant Enterprise Editor / March 11, 2020

President M. Lee Pelton responds to community unrest following COVID-19 pandemic.

An ECPD patrol vehicle.

Four elevator malfunctions, several ongoing investigations

By Beacon Staff / March 11, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

“The point and hope is that [the class] will help prepare students to write any thesis they want,” Honors College Director Wendy Walters said.

[Photo] Honors program faculty remove creative project from senior thesis

By Diana Bravo and Anissa Gardizy / February 28, 2019

“The point and hope is that [the class] will help prepare students to write any thesis they want,” Honors College Director Wendy Walters said.

“[Global Pathways] is something I think Emerson is really proud of. It’s something that I think is unique to us," College Official Corey Blackmar said.

[Photo] Emerson opens global portals in Switzerland, Spain, Hong Kong

By Maya Gacina / September 19, 2018

“[Global Pathways] is something I think Emerson is really proud of. It’s something that I think is unique to us," College Official Corey Blackmar said....