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A class picture in a school yard in the 1990s in Israel.
Letter to the Editor: Two stories about growing up in Israel
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
Students left messages on the face of the Ansin building using sticky notes and posters, with the signatures of over 1,000 Emerson students who want ECSU to negotiate a contract with the college on their behalf. (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff)
On May Day, protesters gather in Boston Common, 2B Alley, and outside Emerson’s Ansin Building
Photos of arrests of 118 protesters at Emerson College
Emerson Staff Union releases statement on April 25 arrests
Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Boston City Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza
Eric Alexander, chair of the Board of Trustees, yells “Back the fuck up” at Bryan Edouard, a student speaker at the town hall, on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
‘History will remember where you stand’: Students, faculty, staff testify at town hall regarding April 25 arrests
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
Students left messages on the face of the Ansin building using sticky notes and posters, with the signatures of over 1,000 Emerson students who want ECSU to negotiate a contract with the college on their behalf. (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff)
On May Day, protesters gather in Boston Common, 2B Alley, and outside Emerson’s Ansin Building
Photos of arrests of 118 protesters at Emerson College
Emerson Staff Union releases statement on April 25 arrests
Student arraignments take place at the Boston Municipal Court House on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. (Nick Peace for the Beacon).
Students arraigned Wednesday receive community service for April 25 arrests
Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Police create a barricade at each end of Boylston Street from Piano Row to the Little Building and continue to arrest students on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
Emerson College amongst nationwide movement of college encampments protesting war in Gaza
A group of women dances through the Japan Festival grounds carrying a mikoshi, a portable shrine, on their shoulders on Boston Common on Sunday, April 28, 2024. (Madla Walsh/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Japan Festival returns to Boston
May Day protesters gathered on Liberty Mall by the State House to make speeches and chant before marching to City Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff).
‘This is not only a celebration, [but] a call to action’: Boston May Day march emphasizes solidarity with Gaza
Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Boston City Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza
A few healthcare professionals position themselves at the front of the human chain advocating for the student’s right to protection, and peaceful protest, in the face of police presence on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff).
Photos: Inside the erratic final hours of the Northeastern Gaza Solidarity encampment
Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Mayor Wu cancels Harvard event following withdrawal of student sponsors due to Emerson encampment police response
Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Boston city councilors react to Emerson arrests
Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor talk ‘Challengers’
Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor talk ‘Challengers’
Jacob Warman finds family through filmmaking
Jacob Warman finds family through filmmaking
Omar Robinson ’06 and Todd McNeel ’21 bring forgotten stories to life in ‘Toni Stone’
Omar Robinson ’06 and Todd McNeel ’21 bring forgotten stories to life in ‘Toni Stone’
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is the “miracle move on drug” we all needed
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is the “miracle move on drug” we all needed
Brooke Taylor and additional Girls State participants in Girls State, now streaming on Apple TV+.
Democracy gets a makeover in Apple TV+’s ‘Girls State’
Juice is in full swing of celebrating ‘Nothing Like a Dream’ EP through jubilant live performances across America
Juice is in full swing of celebrating ‘Nothing Like a Dream’ EP through jubilant live performances across America
En la calle con Sofia: Brothers Burger
En la calle con Sofia: Brothers Burger
Dani’s Debrief: Central Perk is the coffee ‘Friend’ everyone needs
Dani’s Debrief: Central Perk is the coffee ‘Friend’ everyone needs
En la calle con Sofia: El Rinconcito Colombiano
En la calle con Sofia: El Rinconcito Colombiano
En La Calle Con Sofia: Taqueria Jalisco Boston
En La Calle Con Sofia: Taqueria Jalisco
Kelly Link’s debut release ‘The Book of Love’
‘It feels like anything might happen’: Kelly Link’s debut release ‘The Book of Love’ explores adolescence
En la Calle Con Sofia: Rincon Limeño
En la Calle Con Sofia: Rincon Limeño
A class picture in a school yard in the 1990s in Israel.
Letter to the Editor: Two stories about growing up in Israel
Letter to the Editor: Shared governance
Letter to the Editor: Shared governance
Emerson encampment: A look at connection and chaos
Letter to the Editor: Dear Howie Carr
Courtesy of Bradley Bird
Letter to the editor: To my fellow adults in the classrooms
The Little Building residence hall.
Letter from the Editor: By the students, for the students
These Jews say theres nothing scary about anti-Zionism
Letter to the editor: These Jews say there’s nothing scary about anti-Zionism
Softball Coach Phil McElroy nabbed his 500th career victory as the Lions beat UMass Boston 5-1, April 9.
Veteran softball coach pockets 500th win
Illustration Rachel Choi
‘Good times never seemed so good’: How Fenway’s famous tunes and traditions make it a staple of the city
Illustration Rachel Choi
The Arizona Coyotes relocate to Salt Lake City, bringing NHL to Utah
He ran the Boston Marathon. His wife found a unique way to support him.
He ran the Boston Marathon. His wife found a unique way to support him.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Crooke’s Cage: Q1 Grades for the UFC
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
‘We knew the world was never going to be the same’: The trailblazing women of the Boston Marathon
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The resonating echoes of 9/11 in country music
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A group of women dances through the Japan Festival grounds carrying a mikoshi, a portable shrine, on their shoulders on Boston Common on Sunday, April 28, 2024. (Madla Walsh/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Japan Festival returns to Boston
Valerie Harrison, marketing and communications coordinator at St. Francis House, talks to a guest on Friday, April 5, 2024. (Feixu Chen/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Combating homelessness, ‘one day at a time’
Emerson encampment: A look at connection and chaos
Emerson encampment arrests: A look at moments of connection and chaos
Photos of arrests of 118 protesters at Emerson College
Scenes from the arrests of 108 protesters in the 2B alley
A runner pours a beer over his head right before the finish line to celebrate during the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Boston Marathon is more than a ‘race’
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Photos: Cigarettes in Gen-Z
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Student arraignments take place at the Boston Municipal Court House on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. (Nick Peace for the Beacon).

[Photo] Students arraigned Wednesday receive community service for April 25 arrests

By Bryan Hecht and Iselin Bratz / May 1, 2024

Emerson students enter the Municipal Courthouse, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Nick Peace for the Beacon).

Boston Police Officers gathered in the Massachusetts Transportation Building on Thursday, April 25. (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

[Photo] DEVELOPING STORY: The latest on 2 Boylston Place ‘Popular University Encampment’

By Sophia Pargas, Hannah Nguyen, Olivia LeDuc, DJ Mara, Merritt Hughes, Bryan Hecht, Sam Shipman, Iselin Bratz and Katherine Cressman / April 25, 2024

Protestors are bound with zip ties and detained in the Massachusetts State Transportation Building immediately after the arrests on Thursday, April 25,...

Police can be seen wearing face shields from a blockade on Boylston Street as they look onto a group of protesters near Tatte, where protesters have gathered after the 2B alley arrests on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

[Photo] Scenes from the arrests of 108 protesters in the 2B alley

By Berkeley Beacon Staff / April 25, 2024

Police can be seen wearing face shields from a blockade on Boylston Street as they look onto a group of protesters near Tatte, where protesters have gathered...

‘Students are scared to be outwardly Jewish’: Jewish students contemplate transferring following reported antisemitism on campus

[Photo] ‘Students are scared to be outwardly Jewish’: Jewish students contemplate transferring following reported antisemitism on campus

April 24, 2024

Pro-Israel protestors stand across from 2B alley pro-Palestine encampments on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

Team Hoyt cycles

[Photo] Team Hoyt cycles, runs, and cheers to honor 10th anniversary of last marathon finish for late Rick and Dick Hoyt

April 15, 2024

Riley Pathman awaits the start of the 2024 Boston Marathon with his dad, Jim Pathman, at the Hopkinton Town Common start line (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

Team Hoyt cycles

[Photo] Team Hoyt cycles, runs, and cheers to honor 10th anniversary of last marathon finish for late Rick and Dick Hoyt

By Bryan Hecht, Assistant News Editor / April 15, 2024

Morrie Ripley, a Team Hoyt runner (left) with a spinal cord disability, approaches the halfway mark of the race in Wellesley Center. (Nick Peace for the...

Runners are congratulated by Wellesley College students as they run down E. Central Street toward Wellesley Center and the half-marathon marker. (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

[Photo] 2024 Boston Marathon: Stories racing to and beyond the finish line

By Hannah Nguyen, Olivia LeDuc, Rumsha Siddiqui, DJ Mara, Sam Shipman, Bryan Hecht and Emma Siebold / April 15, 2024

Runners are congratulated by Wellesley College students as they run down E. Central Street toward Wellesley Center and the half-marathon marker. (Nick...

Best signs of 2024 Boston Marathon

[Photo] “Kiss me if you love the Patriots”: Best signs of 2024 Boston Marathon

By Hannah Nguyen, Managing Editor / April 15, 2024

A spectator holds a sign supporting her mother who is running the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Nick Peace for the Beacon)

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[Photo] Sampha’s ‘Lahai’ tour transcends Roadrunner

By Rumsha Siddiqui and Sam Shipman / April 10, 2024

Jennifer Hudson pulls the switch to turn on the Holiday Lights on Boston Common on Thursday, Nov. 30. (Nick Peace for The Beacon)

[Photo] Boston Common celebrates various festivities during Holiday Tree Lighting

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / December 6, 2023

Jennifer Hudson pulls the switch to turn on the Holiday Lights on Boston Common on Thursday, Nov. 30. (Nick Peace for The Beacon)

Tremont Street at night.

[Photo] Emerson students reflect on dull nightlife

By Sam Shipman, Staff Writer / December 6, 2023

Tremont Street at night.

A man dressed as Santa Claus stands in front of the Nova Scotia tree and greets participants.

[Photo] Dozens flock to Boston Common for annual Nova Scotian tree arrival tradition

November 29, 2023

A man dressed as Santa Claus stands in front of the Nova Scotia tree and greets participants.

A man dressed as Santa Claus takes pictures with the crowd. (Nick Peace for The Beacon)

[Photo] Dozens flock to Boston Common for annual Nova Scotian tree arrival tradition

By Sam Shipman and Bryan Hecht / November 29, 2023

A man dressed as Santa Claus takes pictures with the crowd. (Nick Peace for The Beacon)

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A group of women dances through the Japan Festival grounds carrying a mikoshi, a portable shrine, on their shoulders on Boston Common on Sunday, April 28, 2024. (Madla Walsh/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Japan Festival returns to Boston
May Day protesters gathered on Liberty Mall by the State House to make speeches and chant before marching to City Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff).
‘This is not only a celebration, [but] a call to action’: Boston May Day march emphasizes solidarity with Gaza
Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Boston City Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza
A few healthcare professionals position themselves at the front of the human chain advocating for the student’s right to protection, and peaceful protest, in the face of police presence on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff).
Photos: Inside the erratic final hours of the Northeastern Gaza Solidarity encampment
Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Mayor Wu cancels Harvard event following withdrawal of student sponsors due to Emerson encampment police response
Boston City Hall. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)
Boston city councilors react to Emerson arrests
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
President Bernhardt speaks out on Town Hall and first year at Emerson
Students left messages on the face of the Ansin building using sticky notes and posters, with the signatures of over 1,000 Emerson students who want ECSU to negotiate a contract with the college on their behalf. (Bryan Hecht/Beacon Staff)
On May Day, protesters gather in Boston Common, 2B Alley, and outside Emerson’s Ansin Building
Photos of arrests of 118 protesters at Emerson College
Emerson Staff Union releases statement on April 25 arrests
Student arraignments take place at the Boston Municipal Court House on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. (Nick Peace for the Beacon).
Students arraigned Wednesday receive community service for April 25 arrests
Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Police create a barricade at each end of Boylston Street from Piano Row to the Little Building and continue to arrest students on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
Emerson College amongst nationwide movement of college encampments protesting war in Gaza
A class picture in a school yard in the 1990s in Israel.
Letter to the Editor: Two stories about growing up in Israel
Letter to the Editor: Shared governance
Letter to the Editor: Shared governance
Emerson encampment: A look at connection and chaos
Letter to the Editor: Dear Howie Carr
Courtesy of Bradley Bird
Letter to the editor: To my fellow adults in the classrooms
The Little Building residence hall.
Letter from the Editor: By the students, for the students
These Jews say theres nothing scary about anti-Zionism
Letter to the editor: These Jews say there’s nothing scary about anti-Zionism
Softball Coach Phil McElroy nabbed his 500th career victory as the Lions beat UMass Boston 5-1, April 9.
Veteran softball coach pockets 500th win
Illustration Rachel Choi
‘Good times never seemed so good’: How Fenway’s famous tunes and traditions make it a staple of the city
Illustration Rachel Choi
The Arizona Coyotes relocate to Salt Lake City, bringing NHL to Utah
He ran the Boston Marathon. His wife found a unique way to support him.
He ran the Boston Marathon. His wife found a unique way to support him.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Crooke’s Cage: Q1 Grades for the UFC
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
‘We knew the world was never going to be the same’: The trailblazing women of the Boston Marathon
Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor talk ‘Challengers’
Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor talk ‘Challengers’
Jacob Warman finds family through filmmaking
Jacob Warman finds family through filmmaking
Omar Robinson ’06 and Todd McNeel ’21 bring forgotten stories to life in ‘Toni Stone’
Omar Robinson ’06 and Todd McNeel ’21 bring forgotten stories to life in ‘Toni Stone’
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is the “miracle move on drug” we all needed
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is the “miracle move on drug” we all needed
Brooke Taylor and additional Girls State participants in Girls State, now streaming on Apple TV+.
Democracy gets a makeover in Apple TV+’s ‘Girls State’
Juice is in full swing of celebrating ‘Nothing Like a Dream’ EP through jubilant live performances across America
Juice is in full swing of celebrating ‘Nothing Like a Dream’ EP through jubilant live performances across America
En la calle con Sofia: Brothers Burger
En la calle con Sofia: Brothers Burger
Dani’s Debrief: Central Perk is the coffee ‘Friend’ everyone needs
Dani’s Debrief: Central Perk is the coffee ‘Friend’ everyone needs
En la calle con Sofia: El Rinconcito Colombiano
En la calle con Sofia: El Rinconcito Colombiano
En La Calle Con Sofia: Taqueria Jalisco Boston
En La Calle Con Sofia: Taqueria Jalisco
Kelly Link’s debut release ‘The Book of Love’
‘It feels like anything might happen’: Kelly Link’s debut release ‘The Book of Love’ explores adolescence
En la Calle Con Sofia: Rincon Limeño
En la Calle Con Sofia: Rincon Limeño
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