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Tired of long movies? Lengthy films create cinematic masterpieces

By Emma Siebold, Beacon Correspondent / April 3, 2024
I’m not a film buff, and I’ve never claimed to be a film buff. Still, I am frustrated with recent criticisms of “long” movies.
Why college students should buy plants

Why college students should buy plants

By Merritt Hughes, Co-Opinion Editor / April 1, 2024
College can be a rough transition period for a lot of new freshmen—myself included—especially if you are a plane ride away from home.
Troubled teen programs guarantee torture, not treatment

Troubled teen programs guarantee torture, not treatment

By MacKenzie Zwillman, Beacon Staff / March 27, 2024

  Katherine Kubler was seventeen years old when transport services unexpectedly abducted her from her previous high school, an arrangement made by...

Advice: How to survive the Ozempic Era

Advice: How to survive the Ozempic Era

By Maddie Barron, Assistant Opinion Editor / March 27, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice. Dear Maddie,  It’s...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Not another high school movie with college-aged actors!

By Maggie Kaprielian, Beacon Correspondent / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice.  In 2019,...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Love over location: A college student’s guide to long distance relationships

By Annie Sarlin, Beacon Correspondent / March 20, 2024
As a senior in high school, people told me to break up with my boyfriend before I left for Emerson to ensure I got the “full college experience.”
Illustration Molly Boyke

Chivalry is not dead, it’s been adopted by women

By Sydney Thomas-Arnold, Beacon Correspondent / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice.  Growing...

Illustration Kellyn Taylor

A relic of political stagnation: The Electoral College

By Rachel Choi, Illustration / March 20, 2024

Opinion editors are not responsible for agreeing or disagreeing with their writers but rather elevate each individual’s specific voice.  Imagine...

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Ottessa Moshfegh: On dark stories and boring art

By Ty Gavin, Beacon Correspondent / March 6, 2024
Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh faces criticism for using derogatory language in her novels and creating characters with detestable ideologies.