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

The Berkeley Beacon

May Day rally goers marching on a street in Downtown Boston on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Thousands protest 100 days of Trump on May Day in Boston
May 2, 2025

Thousands rallied in Boston Common on Thursday for International Workers Day, an annual day of protest on May 1. Commonly known as May Day, the protest spotlights...

Emerson College Walker Building in Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Journalism faculty Paul Mihailidis named interim dean of School of Communication
May 1, 2025

Journalism faculty member Paul Mihailidis was named the interim dean of the School of Communication, the provost announced in an email to the Emerson community on...

Students wrote birthday messages on a picture frame for Truman during his birthday celebration on April 25, 2025 (Madalyn Jimiera / Beacon Staff)
Truman turns 10: Emerson celebrates the beloved campus beagle’s birthday
May 1, 2025

Amid a busy finals season, Emerson students took the time to relax, give back, and celebrate Truman, the beloved campus therapy beagle, on his tenth birthday. While...

In an ode to Yoda and “Star Wars,” a sign read “‘Finish, you will.’ May the course be with you.” (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)
‘Slay the Day.’ The best signs from the 2025 Boston Marathon.
April 28, 2025

The 129th running of the Boston Marathon came and went on Monday, with nearly 300,000 spectators flocking to cheer on the more than 32,000 racers.  Posters and...

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
Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Letters
Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant
It is disrespectful to disregard my leadership and accuse me of failing my community for allegedly choosing to act within my capacity as a student and an American within my constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment rights.
The Union Bank Building on Tremont street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Op-Ed
Emerson gave me an award for protest. Now they’re punishing it.
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
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
Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington attracts thousands of spectators
April 27, 2025

Tens of thousands of spectators circled the Lexington Battle Green at 5:15 a.m. on April 19 to witness the start of the American Revolution....

Emerson Hillel holds Seder for Jewish students to begin Passover
Emerson students celebrate Passover with traditional Seder and Shabbat dinner
May 2, 2025

On April 12, around 35 students gathered in the Beard Room in Piano Row for Emerson Hillel’s Passover Seder, a traditional meal held on the...

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
May 1, 2025

Emerson softball fell to 0-20 all-time against conference-leading MIT, dropping both games in their doubleheader on April 25.  MIT came out...

Courtesy of Alexys Morera
Alexys Morera talks self-care, social media, and playing Janis in ‘Mean Girls’
April 28, 2025

Be prepared to put on your pink and meet the plastics, because “Mean Girls” is coming to The Colonial for a week, starting April 29. Adapted...

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, 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
A still from Mayeni Kpenge's thesis film "Babyface." (Courtesy of Mayeni Kpenge)
Kasteel Well lends its medieval backdrop to ‘Babyface’ BFA
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)
College warns against planned SJP protest in 2B Alley one year after the encampment
Runners at the 129th Boston Marathon pass under a bridge adorned with the slogan 'Boston Strong.'
Twelve years later, still running Boston Strong
(Bryce Heilmann / Beacon Correspondent)
Half Alive reinvigorates Roadrunner on ‘Persona World Tour’
OPINION: I don’t want to work in a sports industry that hates sports.
OPINION: I don’t want to work in a sports industry that hates sports.
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom