By Bailey Allen, Former news editor
/ December 2, 2021
Weeks after a surge in COVID-19 cases forced the Netherlands into another lockdown, the appearance of Omicron—the latest mutation of the virus—threatens...
Emerson students reported experiencing difficulties after taking their college-mandated and provided at-home rapid COVID-19 tests in order to return to...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ November 18, 2021
In the ten-day period since Nov. 8, Emerson reported 13 new positive COVID-19 tests—a marked increase in overall infections mirroring worsening cases...
By Bailey Allen, Former news editor
/ November 18, 2021
Amid a rise in COVID cases throughout the Netherlands, Emerson students studying abroad at Kasteel Well face a three-week partial lockdown, which has limited...
All students will have to provide Emerson with proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to their return to campus from Thanksgiving break, and take another...
Boston is opening up after nearly two years of inactivity, and the barriers raised during the pandemic are coming down just in time for Halloween.
After...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ October 29, 2021
Emerson introduced a pooled testing model for all community members this week, a process administrators hope will streamline the college’s testing process.
“The...
As Americans, we have been taught to believe that the U.S. is the pinnacle of what a nation should be. To question the authority of our nation would be...
ArtsEmerson kicked off their fall season in a whimsical world with a bittersweet twist with The 7 Fingers, a Montreal-based circus troupe.
Founded in...
When the general population became eligible for the vaccine on April 19, cases, hospitalizations, and deaths drastically declined, providing the much-needed...
Fall in Massachusetts is iconic for a reason — between the beautiful foliage on Boston Common and the crisp air, there is much to look forward to this...
By Karissa Schaefer, Staff Writer, Living Arts
/ September 16, 2021
After 18 months of only using Zoom, student organizations are once again filling theaters, staging scenes for film sets, and collaborating with each other...
ArtsEmerson’s first in-person event in 18 months—an open house in the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Wednesday—aimed to reintroduce the public to theater...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ September 7, 2021
Through just over two weeks of fall semester COVID-19 testing, Emerson has reported 21 positive COVID-19 tests despite sky-high vaccination rates amongst...
With Emerson returning to an in-person semester this fall, many pre-pandemic practices have made their triumphant return — including the dining hall,...
If you would have asked me in mid-June whether I thought removing the mask mandate and relieving some social distancing measures was a sign that things...
As students moved onto campus for the fall term, they returned to a bustling campus with minimized social distancing restrictions—a far cry from the...
Despite the vaccine mandate for community members, Emerson has reported 14 positive COVID-19 tests in just over a week since the start of fall semester...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ August 23, 2021
Between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23, Massachusetts reported an average of 1,267 COVID-19 cases each day. In the same seven-day period, the death toll rose by 31.
Cases...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ August 17, 2021
Between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, Massachusetts reported an average of 1,126 COVID-19 cases each day. In the same seven-day period, the death toll rose by 48.
Cases...