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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Attendees playing Bầu Cua Cá Cọp, a traditional Vietnamese dice game at Pao Arts Center. (Marley Noiwan/ Beacon Correspondent)

Representation in celebration: Pao Arts Center hosts their annual Lunar New Year Festival

By Marley Noiwan, Beacon Correspondent / February 12, 2025

While the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade commenced with joyful music and lion dancers throughout the neighborhood, the Pao Arts Center on Feb. 9 hosted...

Hundreds rallied on the Boston Commons during the rebranded People's March on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Abigail Hoyt/ For the Beacon)

Rebranded People’s March attracted hundreds of Massachusetts residents ahead of inauguration

While over a thousand demonstrators raised their signs, flags, and voices into the chilled air cloaking the Boston Common Saturday afternoon, some demonstrators...

John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Overnight winter storm blankets Downtown Boston with nearly half a foot of snow

A quick but strong winter storm swept across the East Coast Sunday night bringing nearly five inches of snow to Downtown Boston.  Overnight, between...