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Zeiana Andrade sitting on the steps of her parents’ Dorchester apartment.

This city wasn’t made for us

August 28, 2020
It’s sad, really, that I’m numb to these things. So numb that when I saw the video of George Floyd’s murder, I didn’t feel surprised, angry, frustrated, or sad.

POC Column: Dear White People

July 3, 2020
It’s sad, really, that I’m numb to these things. So numb that when I saw the video of George Floyd’s murder, I didn’t feel surprised, angry, frustrated, or sad.

Solved: The Myth of Reverse Racism

March 11, 2020
Faye Brennan ‘09 found success as the Sex & Relationship Director at Cosmopolitan Magazine after she founded Em Magazine at Emerson College. Photo credit: Courtesy Faye Brennan

Em Magazine founder finds success outside of Emerson

February 8, 2020
Melanie Curry. Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

The unseen side effects of slave films

February 5, 2020
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Black, Angry, and Female? The consequence of stereotypes

January 15, 2020
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Love Column: As Bieber said, ‘We’re just friends, what are you saying?’

November 13, 2019
Some students, including myself, cannot spare five dollars to a school that already does not meet our financial needs. / Illustration by Christine Park

Students shouldn’t be responsible for fueling the endowment fund

November 8, 2019
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Person of Color Column: My skin color is not a Halloween costume

October 30, 2019
Owen Elphick (left), Dani Jean-Baptiste (front left), Devin Davis-Lorton (front right), and Trevor Kelly (left) rapped verses on the mixtape this past summer. Greyson Acquaviva / Beacon Staff

The Emerson Hip-Hop Society wraps up summer mixtape

October 3, 2019
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Person of Color Column: Conversations can change culture

September 11, 2019
Sarah Anderson-Krim as drag king Phil Atto, Joey Sweeney as Alexa Pro, Michael Figueiredo as Figgy, Bryn Walsh as Amelia Airhead, Arani Ramirez-Barcelo as Anita Nappe, and Caterina Aragon as Cataclysm. - Photo by Cullen Granzen / Beacon Staff

Vogue, strut, duck walk: EAGLE hosts first-ever Vogue Kiki Ball

April 11, 2019
Sophomore Marcel Truong-Chun helped to revive Emerson’s Model United Nations organization. Greyson Acquaviva / Beacon Correspondent

Sophomore brings Model United Nations back to Emerson

April 4, 2019
Gary Grossman 70 worked at WECB during his time at Emerson, he will return on March 25 for a book signing. - Courtesy of Gary Grossman

Emmy-winning alumnus discusses new thriller novel

March 24, 2019
Junior Moses Small, also known as the rapper Prophet, will perform in Cambridge on March 30. • Madison Goldberg / Beacon Correspondent

Student rapper ‘Prophet’ to perform at local nightclub

March 13, 2019
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Person of Color Column: Black History Month deserves a school-wide celebration

February 27, 2019
Junior Henry Pew is releasing a new clothing drop, LUNISOLAR, through his apparel brand, Brand N/A. Photo by Spencer Brown / Beacon Correspondent

Student launches conceptual clothing line from his apartment

February 7, 2019
Mayor Martin J. Walsh named graduate student Porsha Olayiwola Bostons Poet Laureate in December 2019. Courtesy of Porsha Olayiwola

Grad student becomes Boston’s newest poet laureate

February 6, 2019
Melanie Curry - Graphic By Ally Rzesa for The Berkeley Beacon.

Person of Color Column: From majority to minority

January 21, 2019
Senior Genna Coleman’s novel Catfish and Other Dead Things will be published this semester. Photo by Erin Nolan / Beacon Staff

Pub Club spotlights personal essay collection and first preteen book

November 29, 2018
Senior Abbrianna MacGregor, and juniors Alison Michalak, Kamryn Leoncavallo created SHEETS this semester. Photo by Erin Nolan / Beacon Staff

SHEETS magazine pulls back the covers on sex and relationships

October 11, 2018
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New program lets students allocate $100,000 of alumni donations

September 20, 2018
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