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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

Snow falling at Polar Park, home of the Worcester Red Sox, located in Worcester, Mass. (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Snowfall blankets Massachusetts ahead of holiday travel

By DJ Mara and Adri Pray / 6 hours ago

Nearly four inches of snow fell across Massachusetts on Friday before temperatures rose and washed rain across the area.  Between one and four...

Boylston Street was blanketed in snow on Saturday.

Boston ‘warm and welcoming’ amid record-breaking blizzard

By Bailey Allen / February 3, 2022

Emerson students witnessed a winter storm of a magnitude not seen in New England in years, dropping nearly two feet of snow over the weekend and enveloping...

10 festive films to get you into the holiday spirit

10 festive films to get you into the holiday spirit

By Rachel Hackam / December 14, 2021

As the fall semester comes to a close, the long anticipated winter break we all deserve is only days away. Here is a list of ten classic, snuggle-inducing...

Boston, MA: December 8, 2021 – First-year students Ellie McCabe and Emma Paiva take a selfie on Boston Common in the snow Wednesday night.

First snow of season brings students end-of-semester joy

By Bailey Allen / December 9, 2021

Starting around 9 p.m. Wednesday night, a thin blanket of snow dusted Boston Common, prompting Emerson students to venture outside and experience the...

A group of friends walking through the Boston Common during the first nor'easter of 2020.

Emerson moves pre-10 a.m. courses online Tuesday

By Charlie McKenna / February 1, 2021

Emerson will hold all in-person classes before 10 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom as a nor’easter continues to pummel the city of Boston with snow, rain, and high...

Snow engulfing Boston Common.

Nor’easter envelops Emerson’s Boston campus

By Alec Klusza / February 1, 2021

A nor'easter pummeling Massachusetts is estimated to engulf some areas of the state in up to 18 inches of snow, accompanied by upward of 45 miles per hour...

The Boylston and Tremont intersection covered by snow

When Halloween looks a lot more like Christmas

By Frankie Rowley / October 30, 2020

Boston Common transformed into a pre-winter wonderland Friday morning as the first snowfall of the season made its way through the city. About one...

Students walk to The Little Building in the snow

Lens: Snow envelops the Emerson campus for first time this year

By Tomas Gonzalez / October 30, 2020

Just one day before Halloween, more than an inch of snow enveloped Emerson’s campus for the first time this season. The white layer covered the Norman...

A snow blower clears the way for students to walk in the 2 Boylston Place alley.

Welcome back to the reality of living in Boston

By Chris Van Buskirk / January 18, 2020

Light snow blanketed downtown Boston Saturday as students and residents experienced a renewed winter wonderland following a weekend of spring-like...