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

The Berkeley Beacon

Boylston SJP Protesters gather on the sidewalk in front of Boylston Place Alley, following a police restriction of the alleyway on Friday, April 25, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Boylston SJP calls for ‘end to scholasticide’ in Gaza on one-year anniversary of encampment arrests
4 hours ago

Dozens of people affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine rallied in front of the 2 Boylston Place Alleyway Friday evening after Emerson College shut down...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
College warns against planned SJP protest in 2B Alley one year after the encampment
April 24, 2025

Emerson College issued a statement acknowledging an upcoming protest action on Friday by Boylston Students for Justice in Palestine and discouraged the group from...

Linda Gayle ‘69 and Moonyene Jackson-Amis ‘69 raise their fists on the steps of the former Emerson College administration building at 130 Beacon Street. (Image Courtesy Moonyne Jackson-Amis, Expression Magazine)
More than 55 years later, EBONI co-founder reflects on activism and civil rights on Emerson’s campus
April 23, 2025

Over the years, Emerson College has had a significant history of student-led activism on its campus. From fighting for racial justice on campus to protesting against...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms
SGA discusses Back to Boylston Week expansion, continues the ABR
April 23, 2025

With only one general assembly meeting left in this academic year, Executive Treasurer Oliver Katz presented a new resolution at the April 18 Student Government...

Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment
Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police
In an extensive public records request, The Beacon obtained nearly 10 hours of footage documenting the night of the arrests from 36 body cameras worn by state troopers and cruiser-mounted cameras from the Massachusetts State Police.
Chalked expressions on the 2b alleyway walls. (Photo courtesy Margaux Jubin)
‘I no longer felt safe on campus:’ Jewish students who left Emerson recount their experiences
‘Students are scared to be outwardly Jewish’: Jewish students contemplate transferring following reported antisemitism on campus
Emerson Jewish students divided on claims of antisemitism on campus
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us

The alley is a thoroughfare. A shortcut through the block, two minutes shaved off your Dunkin’ or CVS...

Photo Alec Klusza
Op-Ed
As a freshman, Emerson’s silence about the encampment is deafening
Illustration Kellyn Taylor
Thoughts
There are no online spaces for kids anymore
Illustration Rachel Choi
Letters
Letters from the SGA President: My farewell address—reflecting on my presidency and one parting request
OPINION: I don’t want to work in a sports industry that hates sports.
Opinion
OPINION: I don’t want to work in a sports industry that hates sports.
Mourners gather to grieve Pope Francis at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. (Izzy Bryars/Beacon Staff)
Pope Francis, first Latin American leader of Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
April 23, 2025

Outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End, black banners were draped around the entry doors as scattered groups of people entered...

Boylston SJP Protesters gather on the sidewalk in front of Boylston Place Alley, following a police restriction of the alleyway on Friday, April 25, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Boylston SJP calls for ‘end to scholasticide’ in Gaza on one-year anniversary of encampment arrests
4 hours ago

Dozens of people affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine rallied in front of the 2 Boylston Place Alleyway Friday evening after Emerson...

The finish line of the 129th Boston Marathon (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)
Thousands, including Emersonians, conquer 2025 Boston Marathon
April 23, 2025

More than 300,000 spectators flocked to the barricades along Boylston Street to cheer on nearly 32,000 runners and wheelchair cyclists during...

Mamalarky (Courtesy Vlonery)
Mamalarky is mobile—musically and literally on ‘Hex Key’
April 23, 2025

Most bands are inspired by where they first came together. Whether it be a college dorm, a flashy record studio, or a local venue, all of these...

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 Contributor / 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, Dept. Metro Editor / 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, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025
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(Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon staff)
Faculty member uses Emerson parent Facebook group to identify and report protesters
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
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson leadership sign national letter calling for ‘constructive engagement’ in higher education
Waves of men's race runners wait for the starting gun in Hopkinton, MA (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff).
Photos: Sun, Sweat, and Tears, scenes at the 2025 Boston Marathon
(Bryce Heilmann / Beacon Correspondent)
Half Alive reinvigorates Roadrunner on ‘Persona World Tour’
The Emerson men's lacrosse class of 2025 in a pregame senior day ceremony (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
‘I’m unbelievably grateful’: Men’s lacrosse celebrates class of 2025 in senior day game vs. Coast Guard Academy
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom