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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

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Officers form a blockade preventing protesters from crossing Tremont Street while others are arrested after a Pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students

By John Gianvito, Guest Author / October 15, 2025

As has been widely reported across both local and national news fronts, last Tuesday, Oct. 7, amid a “Flood Downtown for Palestine” rally, the Boston...

Protesters march into the Boylston Place Alley to chant and protest, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Nick Peace for the Beacon).

Letter: It’s time for Jay to go

Last month, the president of Brandeis University resigned following declining enrollment, mishandling of student protests, and a vote of no confidence by the faculty. We have the same ingredients at Emerson.