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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

(Courtesy of the Huntington Theatre Company)
‘Don’t Eat The Mangos’ arrives at the Huntington
17 hours ago

“Don’t Eat The Mangos,” takes the stage at the Huntington on April 3. It’s a story of dark secrets, wicked humor, and honest truths, all with a talented...

Maria Corrigan (left), Thomas Vogel (middle), and Randy Harrison (Right) pose for a photo with their teaching award certificates in the Semel Theatre on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson College recognizes three educators for teaching excellence
19 hours ago

Out of over 200 nominees, three Emerson College professors shone the brightest this academic year, receiving recognition for their work with a specialized Teaching...

A protestor holds up a sign that reads "no one votes for elon" on Sat. 29, 2025. (Sage Jezierski/ Beacon Staff)
Global ‘Tesla Takedown’ movement makes its way to Boston
20 hours ago

Over 600 people gathered outside the Tesla showroom in the Prudential Center on March 29 to participate in the global “Tesla Takedown” movement.  The crowd...

The Emerson Esports League of Legends team, Hexcores (Courtesy of Birdie Nelson).
On your marks, get set, game: Emerson Esports gears up for playoffs
20 hours ago

While the Emerson Lions continue trudging through conference competition, one campus organization is preparing for their own postseason—on the consoles instead...

Emerson's 2010 Commencement ceremony. (Courtesy Emerson College, File Photo)
Get ready to bend and snap: Jennifer Coolidge is delivering the 2025 commencement address
Jennifer Coolidge, an Emmy and Golden Globe–winning actress, will deliver the commencement address to Emerson’s graduating class of 2025 on May 11, the college announced Monday.
Anna Feder, FSJP, speaks at the town hall on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Anna Feder, former Bright Lights curator, sues Emerson for wrongful termination, alleging targeting for ‘personal political activism’
The entrance to Emerson's Walker Building on Boylston St. (Jakob Menendez/ Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Faculty assembly warns of confidentiality breaches, discusses enrollment, and debates ombudsperson
A sign reads "free speech is a constitutional right!" during a protest in March 2025. (Hannah Brueske/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Letter From The Editor
Letter from the Editor: What we feared is here and we must face it together

The Berkeley Beacon stands with The Tufts Daily. After the detainment in broad daylight of Rumeysa...

Illustration Rachel Choi
Op-Ed
No gimmicks here: Arnheim, ‘Adolescence,’ and ‘the oner’
Graphic Bryce Heilmann
Op-Ed
A decade of Disney remakes: Were they ever great or always just “good enough”?
Little Building on Boylston St., is Emerson's freshman housing dorm (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Op-Ed
Paying more, getting less: The student housing crisis
Illustration Ben Putney
Op-Ed
Remakes aren’t going away, so we need to change them
A Penske rental truck flipped on it's side on a Chinatown sidewalk on Tuesday, April, 1, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Truck crashed in downtown Boston, hospitalizing several
23 hours ago

A Penske delivery truck crashed in Chinatown yesterday, hospitalizing multiple people involved in the accident. The truck was overturned...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson’s Social Justice Academy celebrates trans identity amid worsening attacks by the Trump administration
19 hours ago

This year’s Social Justice Academy workshops, hosted by the Intercultural Student Affairs office, brought a series of educational and social...

The Emerson men's volleyball team breaks their huddle ahead of a match against Wentworth on April 1, 2025
Men’s volleyball swept by No. 9 Wentworth
23 hours ago

It may have been April Fools' Day, but the Emerson men’s volleyball team’s duel against nationally-ranked Wentworth Institute of Technology...

Annalisa Hansford holding "Romanticization of Ghosts and Grief" at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop. (Courtesy of Annalisa Hansford)
‘Romanticization of Ghosts and Grief’: Finding community through poetry
17 hours ago

Most people cringe at the musings of their 14-year-old selves. Annalisa Hansford, a senior writing, literature, and publishing student, gains...

Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Burning down the house: the night America turned red
Hacking message. (Internet Archive)
“Nuking a museum”: cyberattacks on a non-profit
A Heaven Burned
A Heaven Burned
Photo by Nick Peace
Experimental hip-hop
Brain. (Creative Commons)
The Comfort Room
(Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Let’s get physical: physical media
Repo Man. (Criterion Forum)
Death, consumerism, and UFOs: the absurd nature of 1980s comedies
Phone. (Creative Commons)
Curated
Read The Beacon eMagazine
People sitting at a Boston park during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Zhihao Wu/ Beacon archives)
Zoom fatigue and dorm room hangouts: How COVID-19 shaped the Emerson experience five years ago
Debradita Ganguly in the OSA office on Monday, March 24, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Who is the new hire in the Office of Student Affairs? Meet Debadrita Ganguly.
Wendy Montero serves up a bread bowl on the dining hall's Mardi Gras night. (Max Ardrey / Beacon Staff)
Bourbon Street or Boylston Street? Mardi Gras makes its way to Emerson DH
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
Illustration Rachel Choi
Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letter: Emerson needs a real plan to rebuild our campus culture
An ode to the ghost of Boston sports past—and what it means for the present
An ode to the ghost of Boston sports past—and what it means for the present
From left to right: Ioana Jucan, Tushar Mathew, and Leonie Bradbury. (Courtesy of Zubin Stillings)
All about Emerson Contemporary’s latest AI exhibition
The Emerson men's volleyball team huddles before their match against American International College on March 25, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Men’s volleyball falls to American International College in five-set thriller
Photos: Choose your own character
Photos: Choose your own character