A box truck with pro-immigrant and anti-ICE messages led hundreds of protesters through a "Free America" march in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 4, 2025....

Following a tight win over California Lutheran University, the Emerson College men’s basketball team lost to the Chapman University Panthers Saturday,...

The Emerson College men’s basketball team traded snow for sunshine to begin winter break, facing two Southern California schools as part of its non-conference...

The Emerson College women’s basketball team ended the fall semester with a 68-57 win over the Salem State University Vikings on Dec. 10. The Lions, now...

Amid tense attacks on marginalized communities, freedom of speech, and democracy at large, the Boston Celtics teamed up with the American Civil Liberties...

Following a weekend win over Framingham State University, the Emerson College women’s basketball team trekked up Tremont Street to face the Suffolk University...

The Emerson College men’s and women’s basketball teams swept a Saturday doubleheader on the Hank Smith Court. The men’s team escaped with a 79-76...

The Emerson College women’s basketball team had plenty to be thankful for in their last game before Thanksgiving break. So did senior guard Bri Frongillo,...

A sports-crazed city like Boston presents many opportunities for Emerson students to be involved in growing, competitive industries. With the FIFA World...

It was a tale of two contests for the Emerson College men’s basketball team this past weekend. The Lions defeated the Western Connecticut State University...

The year 2009 featured no shortage of memorable moments across sports, politics and pop culture. For the Emerson women’s basketball team, it had also...

The Emerson men’s basketball team opened the 2025-26 season in a Tuesday afternoon clash against the Salem State University Vikings. Despite four Lions...

From running through the Boston Common to sprinting between sidelines, the Emerson men’s basketball team is ready for the 2025-26 season. Head coach...

The starters for the Emerson Lions and WPI Engineers ahead of the first round of the 2025 NEWMAC Tournament (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

The Emerson men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers in the first round of the 2025 NEWMAC Soccer Championship...

The Emerson men’s soccer team battled the MIT Engineers in the regular season finale on Saturday. Before kickoff, the Lions honored a trio of defenders—seniors...

Frigid fall temperatures did little to chill a Wednesday showdown between two conference titans. The Emerson women’s soccer team battled the No. 8 MIT...

The Emerson women’s volleyball team fought toward a 3-1 win over the St. Joseph’s College Monks on Thursday. In addition to a non-conference victory...

The collegiate recruiting process presents many financial barriers for student-athletes, with players and their families doling out thousands of dollars...

The Emerson women’s volleyball team fell to the Springfield College Pride before defeating the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Saturday. The...

The Boston Red Sox returned to the postseason for the first time in four years and renewed their historic rivalry with the New York Yankees in the AL Wild...

After six nonconference games, the Emerson women’s soccer team began its NEWMAC slate with a win. Facing the Wheaton College Lyons on Saturday, Emerson...

It’s a shift that’s been over a year in the making. The Emerson men’s volleyball team will move to the New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic...

Wentworth Institute of Technology and Rivier University joined the Emerson women’s volleyball team for a Saturday tri-match in the Bobbi Brown and Steven...

The Emerson women’s volleyball team battled the Lasell University Lasers Tuesday night, hoping to cool down an undefeated non-conference opponent. Despite...

In a lively game on Sept. 5, 2025, the third time was the charm for the Emerson men’s soccer team. After a tie and a loss to begin the 2025 season, the...

LAPD officers surrounded roughly 100 protesters near the Metropolitan Detention Center on August 12, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Members of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) pose for photos at MacArthur Park on August 12, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/...

Demonstrators walk through MacArthur Park as part of a 24-hour community stoppage organized by the Summer of Resistance Coalition (Jordan Pagkalinawan/...

Protesters march along Wilshire Boulevard en route to a Home Depot where 16 immigrants were arrested (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

The Department of Visual Media Arts will depart Emerson’s School of the Arts and be elevated to the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts, the College...

Protesters gather in front of Marines and LAPD officers protecting the Metropolitan Detention Center on July 19, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff)

LAPD officers remove a canopy that belonged to an anti-ICE protester on July 18, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Community members rallied in support of a detained immigrant hospitalized following an encounter with ICE agents. Subcontracted detention officers have...

A news van from KABC-TV Los Angeles sits parked around the corner from an anti-ICE protest on June 6, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Pastor Stephen "Cue" Jn-Marie, founder of "The Row LA" (a "Church without Walls" on Skid Row), addresses the media and introduces speakers at a Summer...

A box truck with pro-immigrant and anti-ICE messages led hundreds of protesters through a "Free America" march in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 4, 2025...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on July 4, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

A second July 4th anti-ICE protest, organized by Refuse Fascism LA, began at 11 a.m. PT and continued past 2 p.m. (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

Volunteers block traffic as hundreds of demonstrators march along Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

A truck carrying a local band bears the message "ICE out of LA" (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).

The 2025 NBA Draft wrapped up Thursday evening, a two-night spectacle that included three Celtics selections and two New England natives landing in the...

One protestor made his way to the edge of a Dodgers billboard, waving an anti-Trump flag while demonstrators rallied below (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon...

Anger and activism rained down in the City of Angels on Saturday. From Burbank to Beverly Hills, tens of thousands denounced the Trump administration’s...

Tensions in Los Angeles boiled over in “No Kings Day” protests Saturday, as ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have kept the city on...

After a six-year drought, the Emerson softball team stormed back into the playoffs as a No. 6 seed, battling the No. 7 Coast Guard Academy Bears in a play-in...

The Emerson baseball team battled the No. 13 nationally ranked and NEWMAC-leading Salve Regina University Seahawks in a Sunday doubleheader in Rhode Island....

Blanketed by sunny, 75-degree weather, the Emerson men’s lacrosse team honored six seniors ahead of their Senior Day game against Coast Guard Academy:...

As thousands of runners descend on Massachusetts this weekend for the 129th Boston Marathon, 50 of them will compete in the historic 50th wheelchair division...

Dozens of family members and friends gathered in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on April 12 to celebrate the Emerson baseball class of 2025. The...

The Emerson College men’s volleyball team and Emmanuel College Saints had been here before. Nearly two years to the day that the Lions stunned the...

The Emerson men’s volleyball team wrapped up regular-season play on April 5, in a tri-match against Emmanuel College and Rivier University. They were...

While the Emerson Lions continue trudging through conference competition, one campus organization is preparing for their own postseason—on the consoles...

It may have been April Fools' Day, but the Emerson men’s volleyball team’s duel against nationally-ranked Wentworth Institute of Technology was no...

The Emerson men’s volleyball team swept both the Dean College Bulldogs and Elms College Blazers on March 29 in a weekend tri-match that saw the Lions...

The Emerson men’s volleyball team went down to the wire against the American International College Yellow Jackets on March 25, but ultimately lost in...

Supporters packed the stands of Rotch Field on a sunny 56-degree Saturday to watch the Emerson men’s lacrosse team face the Wheaton College Lyons in...

The Emerson baseball team began their 2025 campaign on a high note, defeating the Colby-Sawyer College Chargers 7-2 on March 1. After three-and-a-half...

Following a dominant win over Springfield College in the first round of the NEWMAC playoffs, the Emerson men’s basketball team advanced to their second...

For the first time in five years, the Emerson women’s basketball team entered the NEWMAC playoffs, facing the Salve Regina University Seahawks in the...

In their sixth straight playoff appearance, the no. 4-seeded Emerson men’s basketball team triumphed over the Springfield College Pride, 67-50, in the...

Among the flurry of spring sports about to begin competition, the Emerson baseball team is gearing up for a clean slate this year. Junior infielder...

The Emerson men’s volleyball team defeated the Fisher College Falcons on Feb. 20, earning their first win following a seven-game losing skid to open...

Following a narrow victory over Springfield College, the Emerson men’s basketball team battled the Wheaton College Lyons in the final home game of the...

As the Emerson men’s basketball team dueled against Springfield on Feb. 15, sophomore guard Guillermo Gasset Ruiz had done just about everything for...

The Emerson women’s basketball team came together on Feb. 12 for a cause that went beyond the court. Before facing the WPI Engineers, the Lions hosted...

A week after losing to Endicott College, the Emerson men’s volleyball team fell to the No. 18 Lasell University Lasers at the Bobbi Brown & Steven...

As junior center Linus Helmhold stepped to the free-throw line, some opposing fans attempted to distract him by barking like dogs. Antics like that did...