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

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Prospective students consider financial aid before ‘picturing’ themselves at Emerson

By Bryce Heilmann, Beacon Correspondent / April 9, 2025

While Massachusetts residents filled Boston Common on April 5 for the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest, prospective students filled Emerson’s halls...

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A decade of Disney remakes: Were they ever great or always just “good enough”?

By Bryce Heilmann, Beacon Contributor / April 5, 2025

Ten years after adapting arguably its most iconic princess, Cinderella, to live action, Disney has done it again, but this time with the one who started...

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Hollywood’s biggest night was … surprisingly small?

By Bryce Heilmann, Beacon Contributor / March 6, 2025

On a night infamous for cultivating many scandalous headlines, and an awards season chock full of them, the 97th Academy Awards remained relatively mundane.  With...