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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

By Hannah Woods and Sam Shipman / 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. Silence fell...

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

An estimated 300,000 spectators filled the sidelines of the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21, 2025. See photos captured by Beacon photographers covering the event.
Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Remembering the start of the American Revolutionary War 250 years later

By Arthur Mansavage, Nick Peace and Sam Shipman / April 19, 2025
See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and following Battle of Lexington, where 250 years ago a single shot started the American Revolutionary War.
Jade Miranda, a senior at Boston Arts Academy, discusses one of her works with a museum visitor. Miranda created the piece, “Affirmations,” using colored pencils, oil pastels, and watered-down acrylic paint. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Correspondent)

Boston high school students take the spotlight at the MFA

By Hannah Goeke, Chief Copyeditor / April 16, 2025

Students and families alike eagerly waited in queue outside the Museum of Fine Arts this Sunday not just to view pieces of the new “The Roulin Family...

Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.

Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.

By Rian Nelson, Dept. Photo Editor / April 11, 2025

Boston hosted the International Skating Union’s (ISU) World Championships from March 25 to 30. 190 skaters from 42 countries descended on TD Garden to...

Delivery scooters and bikes frequently sit outside a bustling strip of restaurants on Boylston Street in Copley Square while they wait for incoming orders. (Photo Izzy Bryars/Beacon Staff)

City Council votes yes on landmark regulations for food delivery platforms

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / April 9, 2025

After multiple months of internal debate and back and forth with third party delivery platforms about how to better regulate their drivers on scooters...

Thousands gather in City Hall Plaza in Boston at the Hands Off 2025 protest on Saturday, April, 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

‘We do not agonize in Boston; we organize’: ‘Hands Off!’ protest, matching nationwide movement, drives thousands to City Hall

By Madalyn Jimiera and Bella Nordman / April 5, 2025
The streets of Boston leading to City Hall were flooded as thousands of signs, held high above heads, made clear the demands of the people: “Beware of DOGE,” “Stop Fascism,” and “Dump Trump.”
Thousands gather in City Hall Plaza in Boston at the Hands Off 2025 protest on Saturday, April, 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Tens of thousands take to the streets to protest the Trump administration

By Arthur Mansavage and Madla Walsh / April 5, 2025

Tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Downtown Boston on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide demonstration against the Trump Administration...

Little Building on Boylston St., is Emerson's freshman housing dorm (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Paying more, getting less: The student housing crisis

By Mariam Tsintsadze, Beacon Contributor / April 2, 2025

It’s 1:39 a.m., and I’m scrolling through apartment listings like it’s TikTok. Only instead of videos, it’s dimly lit kitchens, crumbling bathroom...

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

By Merritt Hughes and Arthur Mansavage / April 2, 2025

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

Tommy Richman performs at the Paradise Rock Club (Courtesy Grahame White)

Review: Tommy Richman runs it back with electric Boston show

By Charlie Desjardins, Dept. Opinion Editor / March 26, 2025

Just as quickly as he was embraced, he was forgotten.  Virginia singer-rapper Tommy Richman, who mere months ago had the musical world in a headlock...

Peopling walking through Downtown Crossing in Boston on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)

‘Rehabilitate and be preventative’: Emerson students say no to increased policing in downtown Boston

By Adam Nuñez, Staff Writer / March 26, 2025

Amidst calls for increased policing from Mayor Michelle Wu and some Boston City Council members in response to what Boston police have said is a seven-year...

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

By Daniel O’Toole, Staff Writer / March 26, 2025

Growing up a Boston sports fan, I’ve been spoiled rotten. As if I don’t hear it from my dad and my grandfather enough, the last 25 years in Boston...

Illustration Hailey Akau

Celtics sell for over $6 billion to North Shore native, largest sale in North American sports ever

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / March 20, 2025

The Boston Celtics have been sold to William Chisholm, the managing partner of Symphony Technology Group, for a record $6.1 billion, the current ownership...

Teddy Abrams conducts the BSO in Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (Courtesy Hilary Scott)

Boston Symphony Orchestra serves up Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, and Tilson Thomas

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / March 19, 2025

Let’s see if you’ve heard this one: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Leonard Bernstein all walk into a bar… The result, which...

Mayor Michelle Wu at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

‘No one tells Boston how to take care of our own.’ Mayor Wu delivers 2025 State of the City address.

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / March 19, 2025

Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her third State of the City address Wednesday night at MGM Music Hall in Fenway, updating key stakeholders and constituents...

‘Good old classic Boston’: An early start to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

‘Good old classic Boston’: An early start to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

By Hannah Woods and Ari Mei-Dan / March 17, 2025

Vibrant green flooded South Boston’s streets as over one million people gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. People lined up and...

The Women's March outside of the Massachusetts State House on March 8, 2025.

‘A battle for humanity’: Thousands show out for Women’s March on International Women’s Day

By Stella Huberlie / March 13, 2025
The Boston iteration of the Women’s March was part of a massive demonstration movement across the United States.
(Hannah Hughes / Beacon Staff)

Spring is here, and Spring is Queer at Fenway’s Time Out Market

By Hannah Hughes, Staff Writer / March 6, 2025

Time Out Market in Fenway was filled with more than just delicious food on Friday. The food hall hosted a Spring is Queer event, the first in a series...

Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

Mayor Wu testifies on Capitol Hill, defends Boston’s sanctuary status amid GOP pushback

By DJ Mara and Iselin Bratz / March 5, 2025

Boston continues to stand resolute in its sanctuary status as Mayor Michelle Wu testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning. Wu rejected republican accusations...