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

The Berkeley Beacon

Bryan Hecht

Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief

Bryan Hecht (he/him) is a sophomore journalism major from Havertown, Pennsylvania. He currently serves as Kasteel Well Bureau Chief at Emerson’s Netherlands campus. As a member of the Emerson Cross Country team, Bryan can likely be found on a run when he’s not writing stories.
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More than 30,000 runners from over 100 countries are registered to run in the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)

2024 Boston Marathon: Stories racing to and beyond the finish line

More than 30,000 athletes from all across the world will take on the 26.2-mile course through Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, and Boston on Marathon Monday. 
Emerson faculty and alumni to run the 2024 Boston Marathon for charity

Emerson faculty and alumni to run the 2024 Boston Marathon for charity

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / April 14, 2024
Tomorrow, Emerson students and faculty will be only a few blocks away from the 2024 Boston Marathon finish line where they can watch the roughly 30,000 registered runners take on the historic course.
Attorney Carolina Avellaneda is appointed in February 2024 as Emerson's vice president and general counsel. (Naia Driscoll/Beacon Correspondent)

Emerson General Counsel Carolina Avellaneda reflects on new position as a culmination of a lifetime of work

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / March 20, 2024
Attorney Carolina Avellaneda was appointed Emerson's vice president and general counsel late last month and began serving her position on March 1.
Defense rallies for Wikileaks founder in Boston

Boston Assange Defense rallies for Wikileaks founder ahead of his London trial

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 28, 2024

About two dozen people gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse equipped with picket signs, banners, and a microphone to protest the extradition...

Performers present a dragon dance on Harrison Avenue during the parade in Boston’s Chinatown. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Correspondent)

Chinatown lights up with colorful costumes and fireworks for Lunar New Year Parade

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 21, 2024

The chilly morning air was filled with the sounds of beating drums, ringing bells, and exploding fireworks in Chinatown last Sunday as the 2024 Lunar New...

Mass Communication and Television students in a news control room on April 7, 1986. (Photo courtesy of the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections)

Boylston, Beacons, and Broadcasting: The long and complex history of the Emerson Journalism Department

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 14, 2024

The journalism major at Emerson College has become an attractive destination for media-inclined undergrads as it consistently ranks highly among college...

A group of furries march outside of the Anthro New England Convention. (Photo by Doktor is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Anthro New England attracts large furry fandom to Seaport district

By Sam Shipman and Bryan Hecht / January 29, 2024

Thousands of furries and members of the furry fandom converged on The Westin in Boston’s Seaport district last weekend for the eighth annual Anthro New...

“Poor Things”: Nature v. Nurture rendered through sex, surrealism, and sci-fi

“Poor Things”: Nature v. Nurture rendered through sex, surrealism, and sci-fi

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / December 13, 2023

This article contains spoilers and trigger warnings.  Graphic sex, mutilation of corpses, attempted clitoridectomy—these are all things you can expect...

Emerson College appoints Robert Amelio as a part-time interim director of Spiritual Life.

Robert Amelio addresses diversity, equity, and outreach in his new role as interim director at the Emerson Center for Spiritual Life

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / December 13, 2023

Last week, Robert Amelio was announced as the part-time interim director of spiritual life. A 1981 alumnus, former professor, and director of diversity...

Performers and viewers of the event join on stage to light the tree on Boston Common on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Boston Common celebrates various festivities during Holiday Tree Lighting

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / December 6, 2023

A cold night was turned warm with friendship in the heart of Boston last week. On Thursday night, the Boston Common lawn had a stage festively adorned...

A man dressed as Santa Claus stands in front of the Nova Scotia tree and greets participants.

Dozens flock to Boston Common for annual Nova Scotian tree arrival tradition

By Sam Shipman and Bryan Hecht / November 29, 2023

The chilly air around the Boston Common Visitors Center resounded with Christmas music and holiday spirit last Tuesday morning. The occasion marked the...

Anthony Pinder, left, vice provost of internationalization and equity, and Shaya Gregory Poku, right, vice president for equity and social justice, host a keynote discussion on equity in internationalization as a part of Emerson International Education Week.

Pinder and Poku talk equity and diversity in study abroad programs at keynote event

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 28, 2023

International Education Week at Emerson continued on Wednesday, Nov. 15 with a keynote conversation on equitable futures in global education between campus...

A spectator videotapes the parade as marchers begin marching from the Boston Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

Mayor Wu, city officials, honor Boston veterans at Salute to Service Parade

By Sam Shipman and Bryan Hecht / November 8, 2023

Boston was awash with marching band music and American flags on Saturday afternoon as hundreds gathered along the mile-and-a-half-long route of Boston’s...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

SGA unveils new committee for student organization spending

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 1, 2023

The Student Government Association voted unanimously to create a new committee to investigate irregularities in student organization spending during last...

A pro-Palestinian protestor holds up a Palestinian flag during a march in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Palestinian marchers and Israeli counter-protesters flock Cambridge City Hall

By Sam Shipman and Bryan Hecht / October 11, 2023

Tensions escalated in Cambridge on Monday afternoon as a pro-Palestine rally came up against Israeli counter-protestors outside Cambridge City Hall. Palestinian...

A crowd of Israel supporters in the Boston Commons waving flags and signs, creating a sea of blue and white.

Thousands gather in Boston Common to show support for Israel in wake of Hamas attacks

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 11, 2023

On Monday afternoon, just hours after Israel initiated its first retaliatory bombings on Gaza, thousands gathered at the Boston Common bandstand to stand...

Boloco at 176 Boylston St.

Boloco in Boston Common location will be replaced by Starbucks before the end of the year

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 4, 2023

If you’re in the mood for a burrito other than El Jefe’s, you’ll need to act fast. The Boston Common location of local Mexican restaurant chain...