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What did you do on National Kink Day last Friday?

By Ryli Stoker and Editorial Board
October 11, 2023

If you’ve ever had sex, or thought about it, there are likely specific things that really turn you on. Whether you are into missionary or you aced the BDSM test, National Kink Day was the perfect reminder...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

‘No strings attached’ sex doesn’t exist.

By Ryli Stoker, Beacon Correspondent
October 4, 2023

Dear sweet generation of sluts, one-night-stands, situationships, hookups, Tinder “dates,” and friends with benefits, I love and appreciate how we’ve destigmatized casual sex. I really do. However,...

Photo by Ryli Stoker.

The criminalization of unhoused and impoverished populations in “college towns”

By Ryli Stoker, Beacon Correspondent
September 20, 2023

A lot of Emerson students act like they have never seen unhoused people before.   The first time I picked up on this was in a dorm with a small group of fellow students. One person was talking about...

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