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Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies
Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies
SGA empowers students with over $1.6 million with Student Impact Fund
SGA empowers students with over $1.6 million with Student Impact Fund
A display in the Lions Den displays influential women throughout the month of March.
Students and faculty reflect on International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month
Emerson Alumna Cerise Castle
Emerson alum Cerise Castle awarded American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Wellness Center to host Sexual Health Fair Friday
Wellness Center to host Sexual Health Fair Friday
Boston students gather to protest gun violence
Boston students gather to protest gun violence
Cambridge City Hall displaying a Black Lives Matter banner next to an American flag, before signs of protest.
Hundreds rally for answers over fatal police killing of Arif Sayed Faisal
Protestors sitting outside of the State House.
‘I have no place to go’: Demonstrators push for rent control legislation at State House
Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell pledges to fight for gun legislation, reproductive rights
A dancer in a rabbit mask leads the procession of lion dancers into Phillips Square.
Boston’s Chinatown honors the Year of the Rabbit with annual parade
Formerly the Title IX office, Emersons Office of Equal Opportunity will address issues of discrimination, sexual violence and harassment on campus.
Office of Equal Opportunity extends Title IX reach
The Title IX office has been located within the Social Justice Center since 2014 after an external group of lawyers examined the colleges Title IX policies and practices.
Sonia Jurado announced as Emerson’s new Title IX coordinator
Emersons Title IX office.
Emerson officially relocates Office of Access, Equity, and Title IX
Presidential Working Group sends final report to Pelton
Presidential Working Group sends final report to Pelton
Title IX working group takes questions before finalizing recommendations
Title IX working group takes questions before finalizing recommendations
Blake Griffin is the Boston Celtics unsung hero
Blake Griffin is the Boston Celtics unsung hero
The Boston Bruins have 19 games left to play in the 2022-23 NHL season, and have posted a 49-9-5 record.
Bruins on Boylston: Using the Predictor 3000 to project postseason opponents
Graduate center Jarred Houston drives to the rim against Coast Guard.
Senior spotlights: Men’s basketball seniors and grads built winning culture
Briggs Loveland ended the day 3-for-5, with two runs scored, a grand slam, and seven RBIs.
Baseball walks-it-off versus Lesley with Loveland grand slam
A Touchdown for Gender Expression?
A Touchdown for Gender Expression?
Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job
Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job
Illustration by Kellyn Taylor
Outer Banks depicts the devastating reality of the troubled teen industry
Illustration by Hailey Akau
Honorary degrees are honorary bullshit
Illustration by Rachel Choi
One step forward, two steps back: immigration policies in the United States
DeSantis; A governor flirting with authoritarianism
DeSantis; A governor flirting with authoritarianism
Illustration by Rachel Choi
Editorial: Emerson College presents: a convincing performance of inclusivity
Emersons testing site at Tufts Medical Center.
Emerson’s COVID-19 protocols for spring semester warrant criticism
Editorial: Emerson should not make winter breaks harder for International Students
Editorial: Emerson should not make winter breaks harder for International Students
Editorial: Emerson should do more to address antisemitism on campus
Editorial: Emerson should do more to address antisemitism on campus
Editorial: Emerson, let students move off campus before their senior year
Editorial: Emerson, let students move off campus before their senior year
Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job
Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job
Illustration by Kellyn Taylor
Outer Banks depicts the devastating reality of the troubled teen industry
Illustration by Hailey Akau
Honorary degrees are honorary bullshit
Illustration by Rachel Choi
One step forward, two steps back: immigration policies in the United States
DeSantis; A governor flirting with authoritarianism
DeSantis; A governor flirting with authoritarianism
Nessa Barrett rocks Roadrunner
Nessa Barrett rocks Roadrunner
The set of Mary, Sweet Mary
‘Mary, Sweet Mary…’ brings modern queer themes to the Elizabethan era
‘Our stories belong to everyone’: Emerson alumni tour with “Into the Woods” revival at the Colonial Theater
‘Our stories belong to everyone’: Emerson alumni tour with “Into the Woods” revival at the Colonial Theater
Boston SciFi: the future of film is independent
Boston SciFi: the future of film is independent
Loud Luxury, you’ve changed me
Loud Luxury, you’ve changed me
Megan Mitchell as a Good Morning Emerson host in 2013
Emerson Alum, journalist, and viral TikToker: Megan Mitchell does it all
Asian actors make history at 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Emerson alum recognized
Asian actors make history at 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Emerson alum recognized
The Rise of Reneé Rapp
The Rise of Reneé Rapp
Fresh Ink in the quest to uphold local theater
Fresh Ink in the quest to uphold local theater
Michael B. Jordan makes a knockout directorial debut with Creed lll
Michael B. Jordan makes a knockout directorial debut with ‘Creed lll’
Courtesy: EmersonToday
‘It’s an immeasurable loss’: Emerson remembers Maureen Shea
Bill Alexs yearbook photo in The Emersonian, 1966.
‘Born communicator’ from class of 1966 leaves behind journalism scholarship
Former Lions volleyball player Kat Westbrook accumulated 151 kills and 58 digs in the 2012 season.
Remembering former Lions volleyball player Kat Westbrook
Courtesy: Virginia Tech
‘A truly lovely person’: Colleagues remember Pamela White, former Title IX & Clery Act coordinator
Pamela White, former associate vice president and Title IX & Clery act coordinator, dies at age 63
Pamela White, former associate vice president and Title IX & Clery act coordinator, dies at age 63
Illustration of protesters holding signs with reproductive rights slogans.
Emerson students, faculty reflect on post-Roe America
Illustration of guitar player and music sheets
Student musicians make Emerson’s lack of music education work for them
Illustration of student surrounded by symbols representing different majors
Switching majors at Emerson College: what it’s like and how to navigate the process
From top left to bottom right: Emerson alumni Sam Crimmins, André Archimbaud, Gaby Dunn, Dustin Straube, Steven Rowley and Kasey Fielding. / courtesy
Safe spaces, section 8 and student loan debt: Emerson alums say they (mostly) don’t regret the financial risk
Students organize against tuition rises and other inequalities this fall
Students organize against tuition rises and other inequalities this fall
“You know I love this city more than anything,” she said. “I’m never going to stop fighting for this city that I love. I’m never going to stop fighting for the people that I love.”
Our thoughts on progressive Democrat Michelle Wu being sworn into office
Boston Marathon electrifies city after 910 day absence
Boston Marathon electrifies city after 910 day absence
Photo of Helina Yared (middle) and her teammates, Nia Cooper (left) and Rachel Tarby (right), after practice.
Meghan Markle’s explosive interview, and Emerson’s new inclusivity-based cheerleading squad
Richard Fucillo in front of the MA statehouse.
A Lion Speaks Tonight — Episode 04: Richard Fucillo
Margot Wood 08, founder of Epic Reads and author of Fresh.
A Lion Speaks Tonight — Episode 03: Margot Wood
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Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job

Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job

By Dennis Catrini, Beacon Correspondent
March 9, 2023

The GOP considers itself the party of law and order—I disagree. If there was ever any doubt, former President Donald Trump’s ever-present disruption of our government institutions continues with...

The far-right is controlling the Republican Party, and Kevin McCarthy is embracing it

The far-right is controlling the Republican Party, and Kevin McCarthy is embracing it

By Justin Chen, Podcast Host
December 10, 2021

Since Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) became a law maker, I have been calling her and her close colleagues from the House Freedom Caucus such as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Congressman...

Shawna Konieczny is a junior IDIP major from Medford, Wisconsin.

Why I am one of the voters that helped Wisconsin go blue

By Shawna Konieczny, Staff Writer
November 10, 2020

Four years ago, I had just turned seventeen. I was balancing the stress of school at Medford Area Senior High in Wisconsin, a social life, and the mental toll from losing three grandfathers within the...

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks on Boston Common in the first campaign stop in his Humanity First tour. Photo by Daniel Peden / Beacon Staff

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang brings campaign to Boston Common

By Dana Gerber, News Editor
April 11, 2019

Andrew Yang, a fringe Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election, called for universal basic income—providing $1,000 a month to every American over the age of 18—at a campaign rally on...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy joined a group of state attorneys Thursday in suing the U.S. Department of Education over proposed Title IX regulations.

Massachusetts Attorney General sworn in at Colonial Theatre

By Anissa Gardizy
January 18, 2019

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, was sworn into office on Jan. 16 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre by U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel. Healey will begin her second term as attorney...

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