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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Emerson CFO signs open letter to Trump administration defending Harvard
4 minutes ago

Emerson’s interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Butler signed an open letter against Donald Trump as the heat between the federal government and Harvard reaches...

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Isaiah Falls brings Florida’s new voice in R&B to The Middle East in Cambridge
July 4, 2025

R&B fans will want to mark their calendars for Isaiah Falls, the R&B artist with a Florida edge, who touches down in Cambridge’s Middle East in July. Falls’...

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As it Happened: The 2025 NBA Draft
June 25, 2025

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 league. Duke...

A box truck with pro-immigrant and anti-ICE messages led thousands of protesters through a "Free America" march in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 4, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Live Coverage: Protests continue in Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE raids
June 16, 2025

The Los Angeles ICE raids have continued weeks after “No Kings” protests that mobilized the nation, drawing over five million demonstrators. Since June 6, Angelenos...

Hundreds of demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles protested the current conflict between Israel and Iran on Saturday, June 21, urging the U.S. to not get involved. While they were marching, President Trump announced that U.S. air forces bombed three Iranian nuclear sites (Jordan Pagkalinawan / Beacon Staff)
Live Coverage: U.S. drawn in to Israel-Iran conflict

Big Body Kweeng performs at Outloud Boston 2025.
Queer voices share the stage at Boston’s inaugural Outloud Music Festival.
Frank Grande in the "Boys" music video.
Frankie Grande’s new album is a bold reclamation of his identity, on his terms.
A pride flag hung on a business in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on July 3, 2025. (Madalyn Jimiera / Beacon Staff)
Opinion
The LGBTQ+ suicide lifeline is more than just a number

988, press 3.  These are the four simple numbers that could save a queer person’s life, yet some...

Rafael Nadal prepares to receive Roger Federer's serve during the final of the 2006 French Open
Opinion
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner actually did it. They saved tennis.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Opinion
A $360 million-dollar question: What happens to Taylor Swift now?
Emerson's downtown Boston campus. (Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Letters
Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown
Courtesy Iz Indelicato
Op-Ed
Why won’t movie studios make movies?
Protesters at the monument in the Boston Common on "No Kings Day" and Boston's Pride festival on June 14, 2025 (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
‘No Kings Day’ protests push for ‘resistance’ and pride in Boston
June 19, 2025

While millions took to the streets on Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests nationwide against President Donald Trump, Boston flew their rainbow...

(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Cost of attendance and financial aid assistance will increase for upcoming year
May 28, 2025

In an email communication from President Jay Bernhardt on Tuesday, he announced that Emerson College’s tuition and financial aid are expected...

Entrance to Fenway Park on Jersey St. (Daniel O'Toole/ Beacon Staff)
Red Sox trade All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in stunning move
June 17, 2025

The Boston Red Sox have traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal on June 15th, according to MLB insider Robert...

Blood On The Silver Screen cover art.
SASAMI comes back swinging with “Blood On The Silver Screen”
June 27, 2025

SASAMI’s identity is anything but subtle. Whether it's her lavish outfits or eye-catching all-caps moniker, the Bronxville-born artist has...

Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
Hold Still, Please
By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Photos by Helen Armstrong. Illustration by Fiona McMahon
The Munchies
By Helen Armstrong, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Revere Beach
Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear
By Jack Silver, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
An Assassination (or the Act of Brief Movement)
By Jagger van Vliet, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Avary Amaral
Drug use as a stereotype of creatives: How does drug use impact the creative process?
By Avary Amaral, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
American Teenager
American Teenager
By Lorca Danziger, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Jeans d'Or
Jeans d’Or
By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Lorca Danziger
What’s with Gen Z’s cannabis habits?
By Savannah Girling, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Disco ball / Unsplash
Did Disco Demolition Night really kill disco?
By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 16, 2025
Illustration by Rachel Choi
‘Fight, fight, fight’: How Donald Trump went from political pariah to U.S. president
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Fiona McMahon
A Mind-Bending Approach to Medicine: How psychedelics are changing mental health treatment
By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
"Kent State," by photographer John Filo.
To seek a newer world: youth protest from Vietnam to today
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / April 16, 2025
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Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment
Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police
A display on pigments used in medieval manuscript production as part of a an interactive reconstruction at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House in Nijmegen (Courtesy / Peter van der Heijden).
‘Feel Van Lymborch’ brings life and sight to medieval manuscripts with the help of Kasteel students
John Filo on Blanket Hill, by Beacon photographer Fiona McMahon
The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootings
Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant
The Emerson softball class of 2025 (Riey Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson softball celebrates senior day with playoff-clinching victory
From left: (foreground) Crystin Gilmore, Dru Sky Berrian, and Catia. (Background) MarHadoo Effeh, Hampton Richards and Kwezi Shongwe. Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios.
‘JaJa’s African Hair Braiding’ exemplifies why immigrant stories matter
Thee Sacred Souls leader singer Josh Lane performing in the crowd at Boston Calling 2025. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Rain doesn’t dampen spirits or stars at Boston Calling 2025
The Emerson softball team in a huddle during a doubleheader vs. MIT on April 25 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson softball drops a pair to conference-leading MIT
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom