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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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...

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They couldn’t get out of on-campus housing. So they got domestic partnerships

By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor / May 26, 2021

In attempts to secure an exemption to escape on-campus housing and its nearly $20,000 annual price tag, some students are taking an unorthodox leap—getting...