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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

A person holds a sign with the transgender flag in front of the State House. (Brianna Silva/ File Photo)

Letter: Emerson’s refusal to publicly support its transgender community speaks volumes

By P Carl, Guest Author / February 18, 2025
Several administrators say that Emerson doesn’t want to put a “target” on its back. Let's be clear: Trans students, faculty, and staff are suffering.
A Emerson College sign above the colleges' visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Faculty argue over potential motion to end disciplinary action related to protest on campus

By Iselin Bratz, News Editor / January 29, 2025
Most of the excitement during the Jan. 28 faculty assembly came in the last half hour when a motion aimed at standing against disciplinary actions taken against community members who participate in on-campus protests hit the floor.
Doug Struck holds the latest issue of Discipline News on Boylston Street outside of Emerson College on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Discipline News argues it’s ‘reasserting Emerson’s values.’ The college calls it an ‘anonymous propaganda campaign.’

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / January 29, 2025
Discipline News emerged on Emerson’s campus in early December, quickly embedding itself into the Emerson community. For the first time ever, the publication’s contributors discussed its operations and why its message is necessary now.
SGA member Angus Abercrombie at a Friday, April 26, 2024 Emerson town hall. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)

SGA considers investing unused ‘Student Impact’ funds into Emerson’s endowment

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / January 29, 2025
Executive Vice Treasurer Angus Abercrombie said SGA wants to convert the funds into recurring revenue, where “we’d expect around 4% of whatever we put in to be available every year, forever,” he wrote in a December statement to The Beacon.
The Emerson College visitor center on Boylston street. (Arthur Mansavage / Beacon Staff, File)

Letter from the Editor: Moving forward, together

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / January 15, 2025
The Berkeley Beacon is, and has always been, an ever-evolving community effort. 
(Iselin Bratz/ Beacon Staff)

Favoritism, blacklisting threats, and a ‘toxic culture’: Allegations of mistreatment shake Emerson Stage artistic director

By Iselin Bratz, News Editor / January 15, 2025

At a routine evening rehearsal last fall for “POTUS,” a student-led Emerson Stage production, recent graduate and on-set observational director Emma...

Food For Free workers organize the Emerson dining hall donation alongside Bon Appetit District Manager Dawn Sajdyk on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

Over 300 pounds of food donated by Emerson to Food For Free last fall

By Sam Shipman, Kasteel Well Staff Writer / January 8, 2025

Emerson students finishing their meal in the dining hall often throw the remains of their scraps into the compost bin, but where do the seemingly endless...

Illustration by Rachel Choi.

Astrology should not be a means of explanation

By Ella Duggan, Opinion Editor / December 6, 2023

A few weeks ago, I was browsing through an astrology magazine, mulling over year-old horoscopes and astrological book reviews when I stumbled upon an article...

Illustration by Kellyn Taylor.

Home for the holidays: The privilege of taking a break.

By Sydney Thomas-Arnold, Staff Writer / December 6, 2023

It’s that time of year again: the dreaded holiday season. I usually look forward to Southern cooking, caroling, and chestnuts roasting over an open fire...

The Maximilian Mutchnick Cafe.

Forsake minimalism, embrace the Max

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / September 13, 2023

The Max, formally the Maximilian Mutchnick Cafe, underwent its now-infamous remodel over the summer. Gone are the homely red tile, oil-slick couches, and...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

The EVVYS exists for the check, not for student appreciation.

By Jackson Bailey, Staff Writer, Living Arts / April 26, 2023

I was very excited to become a writer for the 42nd Evvy Awards, Emerson’s student award ceremony. At the beginning of last semester, I joined a team...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

The grind don’t stop…until the body is destroyed 

By Meg Richards and Ty Gavin / April 26, 2023

Meg I have been dancing since I was two years old. Ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary—pretty much all of it. My feet have only stopped moving...

Multi-hyphenate Emerson alum releases second book ‘The Other Side of Infinity’

Multi-hyphenate Emerson alum releases second book ‘The Other Side of Infinity’

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / April 26, 2023

Emerson alum Joan F. Smith ‘10 released her second young adult novel “The Other Side of Infinity” on April 25. She graduated from the Creative Writing...

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Kent State shooting survivor John Filo discusses modern journalism

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Kent State shooting survivor John Filo discusses modern journalism

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-in-chief / April 20, 2023

A little more than half a century after the 1970 massacre at Kent State University, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John Paul Filo feels that...

Stage before ComEx!

ComEx: A Comedy Extravaganza Shines a Spotlight on the Comedic Arts Department

By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / April 20, 2023

Bouts of laughter filled the Semel Theater last weekend thanks to the hard work of Emerson’s Comedic Arts Department, who hosted the college’s third...

The Emerson men's volleyball team lines up before Thursday's match-up against the Fisher Falcons.

Men’s volleyball sweeps Fisher, improves to 12-12 overall

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / April 11, 2023

As the playoffs inch closer, the Emerson men’s volleyball team earned their third straight win on Thursday, beating the Fisher College Falcons 3-0 and...

The Daniels.

Emerson alumni ‘the Daniels’ sweep the Oscars in seven categories

By Bailey Allen, Former news editor / March 22, 2023

Emerson College alumni Daniel Scheinert ’09 and Daniel Kwan ’10 swept the 95th annual Academy Awards with their feature film “Everything Everywhere...

The set of "Mary, Sweet Mary"

‘Mary, Sweet Mary…’ brings modern queer themes to the Elizabethan era

By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / March 9, 2023

“Mary, Sweet Mary, or The Final Tragedy of Christopher Marlowe” entered the hearts and minds of the public last weekend, lighting up the stage with...

Megan Mitchell as a Good Morning Emerson host in 2013

Emerson Alum, journalist, and viral TikToker: Megan Mitchell does it all

By Emma Bowen and Meg Richards / March 9, 2023

Emerson alum Megan Mitchell has built a wildly successful journalism career off of her TikTok success, bridging the gap between old and new media. She...

Senior attacker and captain Nick Fuglione leads the rush against the Wentworth Leopards.

Men’s lacrosse looks to capitalize on a new season

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor / February 26, 2023

On a sunny Connecticut afternoon last April, the Emerson men’s lacrosse team was in a tie game with six minutes left in the fourth quarter—six minutes...