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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

Hannah Brueske

Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor

Hannah‌ Brueske is a junior journalism major and history and women’s, gender & sexuality studies minor from Saint Paul, Minnesota. At the Beacon she serves as the deputy projects editor, which focuses on investigative and long-form journalism. She is also the managing editor of the Independent Magazine and a staff writer for Emertainment Monthly. Originally from Germany, Hannah loves traveling, trying new coffee shops, playing guitar, and spending time with her friends and four younger siblings.

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Volunteers conducting the Homeless Census in Boston on Jan. 30, 2025. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)

Volunteers brave the cold to conduct 2025 Homeless Census

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / February 5, 2025

Just after midnight on Jan. 30, 250 volunteers, equipped with backpacks filled with snacks, drinks, hand warmers, and flashlights, descended onto every...

Doug Struck holds the latest issue of Discipline News on Boylston Street outside of Emerson College on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Discipline News argues it’s ‘reasserting Emerson’s values.’ The college calls it an ‘anonymous propaganda campaign.’

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / January 29, 2025
Discipline News emerged on Emerson’s campus in early December, quickly embedding itself into the Emerson community. For the first time ever, the publication’s contributors discussed its operations and why its message is necessary now.
The Boston chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) holds a rally against the Trump administration outside the JFK Federal Building Monday afternoon. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

In the freezing weather, a ‘heated struggle.’ Boston social justice groups rally on inauguration day.

By Meg Richards, Iselin Bratz and Hannah Brueske / January 20, 2025

As the polar vortex swept across the northern hemisphere on Inauguration Day, hundreds of protesters from Greater Boston social justice groups braved...

The Delta Youth Chorale group from West Monroe, Louisiana, singing to the crowd of Trump supporters in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Nick Peace/Beacon Staff)

As It Happened: Trump moves into White House, signs first executive orders

After a freezing cold Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden participated in a peaceful transfer of power that, four years earlier, the 47th president subverted.
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson encourages international students to return early from winter break ahead of Trump inauguration

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / December 23, 2024

The Office of International Students Affairs (OISA) is urging international Emerson students to “seriously consider” returning to the United States...

A student holding a bunny poses for a photo during the Relaxapalooza event in the  Iwasaki Library on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (Abigail Hoyt/ Beacon Correspondent)

‘Relaxapalooza changed my life’: Iwasaki Library offers students the ultimate de-stressing event

By Hannah Brueske, Staff Writer / December 12, 2024

Two massage therapists, three bunnies, and numerous arts and crafts stations walked into Emerson’s Iwasaki Library, and Relaxapalooza was born.  Though...

The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Trump’s reelection forebodes an uncertain future for international students

By Hannah Brueske, Staff Writer / November 13, 2024

While on Nov. 6 Americans across the 50 states woke up with a variety of feelings about what a second Trump presidency meant for their country’s future,...

A march attendee hold up a sign that reads "we're not going back". (Sophia Schiappa/ Beacon Correspondent)

Feminists hold Women’s March in the Boston Common on election week

By Hannah Brueske / November 5, 2024

It was an uncommon sight in the Boston Common as a 5-foot tall handmade drinking straw made its way through the park’s trails. It accompanied a crowd...

Neighboring homes in St. Croix County in Wisconsin with opposing political signs. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff)

Which way will Wisconsin swing? Here’s what swing voters are saying.

By Hannah Brueske, Staff Writer / October 30, 2024
With merely a week left until the election, the Democratic and Republican parties in Wisconsin are doing all they can to make the state “swing” their way.
Tufts University students hold an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration on the campus quad on Sunday, October 13, 2024 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff).

Community members honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day with celebration of culture, solidarity, and resistance

By Yogev Toby and Hannah Brueske / October 15, 2024
While schools and federal workers in Massachusetts have Monday off for Columbus Day, Tufts University students used the long weekend to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 
Hotel works from the Park Plaza Hotel walking the picket line with signs that read” On Strike, Hilton Boston Park Plaza” on October 6, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Day 5 on the picket line: Boston hotel worker’s strike indefinitely

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / October 10, 2024
Boston hotel workers walked out of their jobs on Sunday to strike.
Courtesy of Brynne Norquist

Emerson’s Brynne Norquist makes BostInno’s 25 under 25 list

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / October 9, 2024
“Go-getters” is how BostInno labels their annual 25 under 25 honorees.
Revival of the lesbian bar scene: Dani’s Queer Bar makes its Boston debut

Revival of the lesbian bar scene: Dani’s Queer Bar makes its Boston debut

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / October 2, 2024
Dani’s Queer Bar, the latest arrival to Boston’s nightlife scene, signifies the new rise of lesbian bar culture.
FreeHer protesters march down Tremont St on Saturday, Sept. 14. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Massachusetts is planning to invest $50 million to construct a women’s prison. Abolitionist organizations are protesting in response.

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / September 24, 2024
Abolitionist organizations in Massachusetts gathered outside of Boston’s HDR Inc. on Sept. 14 to protest the state's plan to build a new $50 million women’s prison.
(Yogev Toby/ Beacon Correspondent)

High hopes for marijuana reform at the 35th Boston Freedom Rally

By Hannah Brueske and Yogev Toby / September 23, 2024
Hundreds of cannabis fanatics gathered in the Boston Common on Saturday for the 35th annual Boston Freedom Rally, the second-largest advocacy event for marijuana in the country.