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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

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‘Good times never seemed so good’: How Fenway’s famous tunes and traditions make it a staple of the city

By Anna Knepley, Assistant Sports Editor / April 28, 2024

It’s a warm summer evening, and Fenway Park is filled to the brim with passionate Bostonians. With the eighth inning halfway over, the game is winding...

The Jonas Brothers performing at Fenway Park.

The Jonas Brothers blew up Fenway Park

By Shannon Garrido / October 6, 2021

You don't have to be a 12-year-old girl with the pitch of a hyena to be a Jonas Brothers fan, some of us are 19-year-old girls and our voices resemble...

Boston's Fenway Park empty

In-person commencement to take place at Fenway Park

By Ann E. Matica and Charlie McKenna / March 30, 2021

Emerson plans to hold an in-person commencement at Fenway Park alongside the previously announced virtual ceremony, according to President M. Lee Pelton's...

Cassandra Martinez / Beacon Staff

12 Hemenway to return to original owner in Fall 2019

By Yiwen Yu / December 2, 2018

The college’s two-year lease on the 12 Hemenway residence hall will end fall 2019 as the college reopens the Little Building following a two-year renovation. 12...

Fenway residents protest Hemenway lease
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Fenway folks protest Emerson extension

By Nathanael King / September 28, 2016

In a protest last Thursday outside of the Walker Building, about 10 members of the Fenway community voiced their opposition to Emerson’s plans to lease...