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

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Kids sit atop a light armored vehicle on display in the Boston Common on Sunday, Aug 24, 2025. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
Photos: Military helicopters and equipment on display in the Boston Common for Marine Week
August 25, 2025

The paths of the Boston Common were packed as eager crowds of families and Boston residents took part in Marine Week, a showcase of pride, tradition, and machinery.  Marine...

An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Emerson announces School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
July 26, 2025

The Department of Visual Media Arts will depart Emerson’s School of the Arts and be elevated to the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts, the College announced...

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Isaiah Falls brings Florida’s new voice in R&B to The Middle East in Cambridge
July 4, 2025

R&B fans will want to mark their calendars for Isaiah Falls, the R&B artist with a Florida edge, who touches down in Cambridge’s Middle East in July. Falls’...

A box truck with pro-immigrant and anti-ICE messages led hundreds of protesters through a "Free America" march in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 4, 2025 (Jordan Pagkalinawan/ Beacon Staff).
Live Coverage: Protests continue in Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE raids
June 16, 2025

Tensions remain high months after ICE raids began in Los Angeles. Since July 6, over 4,000 immigrants have been arrested throughout the region, leading to loud,...

An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Emerson lays off 5% of staff due to ‘budget reductions,’ offers benefits for those who voluntarily resign

Emerson laid off over 30 staff members—a 5% reduction in staff—starting August 1. The college’s enrollment and total revenue fell “below projections” for the second year in...

The Emerson College Los Angeles campus on Sunset Boulevard on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Riley Goldman/ For the Beacon)
ELA Executive Director departs after nearly seven years: ‘It’s a special place’
Big Body Kweeng performs at Outloud Boston 2025.
Queer voices share the stage at Boston’s inaugural Outloud Music Festival.
A pride flag hung on a business in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on July 3, 2025. (Madalyn Jimiera / Beacon Staff)
Opinion
The LGBTQ+ suicide lifeline is more than just a number

988, press 3.  These are the four simple numbers that could save a queer person’s life, yet some...

Rafael Nadal prepares to receive Roger Federer's serve during the final of the 2006 French Open
Opinion
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner actually did it. They saved tennis.
Illustration Rachel Choi
Opinion
A $360 million-dollar question: What happens to Taylor Swift now?
Emerson's downtown Boston campus. (Beacon Archives, File Photo)
Letters
Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown
Courtesy Iz Indelicato
Op-Ed
Why won’t movie studios make movies?
Metro
Jessie Reyez performs for her “Paid in Memories” tour at the House of Blues in Boston on June 28, 2025. Photo by Rosa Morales-Simmons
The ‘Paid in Memories’ tour bares Jessie Reyez to Boston concert goers
August 7, 2025

Boston’s House of Blues was sold out with ecstatic Jessie Reyez fans on June 28, 2025, during her “Paid in Memories” tour.  She filled...

Protesters at the monument in the Boston Common on "No Kings Day" and Boston's Pride festival on June 14, 2025 (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)
‘No Kings Day’ protests push for ‘resistance’ and pride in Boston
June 19, 2025
Crowds at the 'No Kings Day' protest in Philadelphia on June 14, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
As it happened: ‘No Kings Day’ Protests draw millions nationwide
June 14, 2025
Campus
An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Emerson CFO signs open letter to Trump administration defending Harvard
July 5, 2025

Emerson’s interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Butler signed an open letter against President Donald Trump as the heat between the federal...

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Cost of attendance and financial aid assistance will increase for upcoming year
May 28, 2025
An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
As students move out, Emerson Sustainability helps unwanted items find a new home
May 17, 2025
Sports
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As it Happened: The 2025 NBA Draft
June 25, 2025

The 2025 NBA Draft wrapped up Thursday evening, a two-night spectacle that included three Celtics selections and two New England natives landing...

Entrance to Fenway Park on Jersey St. (Daniel O'Toole/ Beacon Staff)
Red Sox trade All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in stunning move
June 17, 2025
The Boston Bruins logo. Illustration by Rachel Choi.
Marco Sturm named new head coach of the Boston Bruins
June 15, 2025
Arts
Photo courtesy of Maximiliano Romero
Isaiah Falls talks his new album and tour, ‘LVRS PARADISE (SIDE A)’
August 6, 2025

From the 2024 upload of the snippet “Florida Baby” on TikTok with over 25 million streams on Spotify to the present international tour with...

Blood On The Silver Screen cover art.
SASAMI comes back swinging with “Blood On The Silver Screen”
June 27, 2025
Frank Grande in the "Boys" music video.
Frankie Grande’s new album is a bold reclamation of his identity, on his terms.
June 27, 2025
Dazed and Confused Spring 2025
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
Hold Still, Please
By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Photos by Helen Armstrong. Illustration by Fiona McMahon
The Munchies
By Helen Armstrong, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Revere Beach
Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear
By Jack Silver, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon
An Assassination (or the Act of Brief Movement)
By Jagger van Vliet, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Cover Illustration by Avary Amaral
Drug use as a stereotype of creatives: How does drug use impact the creative process?
By Avary Amaral, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
American Teenager
American Teenager
By Lorca Danziger, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Jeans d'Or
Jeans d’Or
By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Lorca Danziger
What’s with Gen Z’s cannabis habits?
By Savannah Girling, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025
Disco ball / Unsplash
Did Disco Demolition Night really kill disco?
By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 16, 2025
Illustration by Rachel Choi
‘Fight, fight, fight’: How Donald Trump went from political pariah to U.S. president
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / April 16, 2025
Cover Photo by Fiona McMahon
A Mind-Bending Approach to Medicine: How psychedelics are changing mental health treatment
By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / April 16, 2025
"Kent State," by photographer John Filo.
To seek a newer world: youth protest from Vietnam to today
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief / April 16, 2025
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An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Emerson lays off 5% of staff due to ‘budget reductions,’ offers benefits for those who voluntarily resign

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Kids sit atop a light armored vehicle on display in the Boston Common on Sunday, Aug 24, 2025. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)

Photos: Military helicopters and equipment on display in the Boston Common for Marine Week

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Jessie Reyez performs for her “Paid in Memories” tour at the House of Blues in Boston on June 28, 2025. Photo by Rosa Morales-Simmons

The ‘Paid in Memories’ tour bares Jessie Reyez to Boston concert goers

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Photo courtesy of Maximiliano Romero

Isaiah Falls talks his new album and tour, ‘LVRS PARADISE (SIDE A)’

Thousands gathered in Philadelphia’s JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, for a demonstration against the Trump administration on June 14, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).
Reenactors fire their weapons on the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
Photos: Americans almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.
Thousands gather in City Hall Plaza in Boston at the Hands Off 2025 protest on Saturday, April, 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
A Penske rental truck flipped on it's side on a Chinatown sidewalk on Tuesday, April, 1, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
A small crowd gathers around a speaker broadcasting President Trump’s inaugural speech on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Rian Nelson/Beacon Staff)
John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Protesters gather and drum around a fire on Jan. 4, 2025. (Yogev Toby/Beacon Staff)
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PROJECTS
Emerson College 2 Boylston Place Encampment
Police body camera footage shows use of force against protesters, phone call from Bernhardt to police
‘I no longer felt safe on campus:’ Jewish students who left Emerson recount their experiences
Emerson Jewish students divided on claims of antisemitism on campus
KASTEEL WELL
A display on pigments used in medieval manuscript production as part of a an interactive reconstruction at the Museum Van Lymborch Brothers House in Nijmegen (Courtesy / Peter van der Heijden).
‘Feel Van Lymborch’ brings life and sight to medieval manuscripts with the help of Kasteel students
Kasteel Well lends its medieval backdrop to ‘Babyface’ BFA
Who is the new hire in the Office of Student Affairs? Meet Debadrita Ganguly.
LIFESTYLE
Peach Pit
Peach Pit’s “microculture” of fans appears around the world
The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootings
Bourbon Street or Boylston Street? Mardi Gras makes its way to Emerson DH
COLUMNS
Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Column: How political is the NFL?
Class of 2028, this one’s for you
EDITORIALS
Photo Jakob Menendez
Editorial: What happened to the alley happened to all of us
Editorial: Want a real education? Take these classes.
Editorial: ‘Democracy dies in darkness’: Our statement of transparency
LETTERS
Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)
Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant
Letter: Emerson needs a real plan to rebuild our campus culture
Letter: Emerson College must act now to protect its most vulnerable students
CAMPUS
Senior pitcher Jessica Gomez (#18) on the mound against Wheaton College on May 3, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff/ File).
Softball falls to Coast Guard Academy in NEWMAC Tournament play-in game
Emerson softball celebrates senior day with playoff-clinching victory
‘Enough is enough’: Emerson faculty convene emergency assembly over protest policy, RA firings, and campus climate
METRO
Church Street during the People's Party on May 17, 2025 (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff).
The People’s Party packs Church Street in Cambridge with Fashion, Music, and colossal clothing piles
‘JaJa’s African Hair Braiding’ exemplifies why immigrant stories matter
Federal judge blocks Trump move to strip Harvard of international student access
ARTS
Illustration by Danielle Bartholet
The Beacon Bucket List: 2025 Summer Reads
Rain doesn’t dampen spirits or stars at Boston Calling 2025
Emerson alumni talk visual effects on Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
SPORTS
The Emerson softball team in a huddle during a doubleheader vs. MIT on April 25 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).
Emerson softball drops a pair to conference-leading MIT
Baseball swept by nationally ranked Salve Regina
‘Slay the Day.’ The best signs from the 2025 Boston Marathon.
OBITUARIES
Nora Onanian receiving her award, "Courage, Grit, and Determination in Successful Journalism Degree Completion" on December 16, 2024. Left to right: Douglas Struck, Christine Onanian, David Onanian, Nora Onanian (front).
Nora Kate Onanian, Emerson journalism student, remembered as ‘impactful’ and an ‘inspiration’ by classmates, professors
‘Everything that Norman did was influenced by humanity’: Friends and fans remember Norman Lear ‘44
‘He was an incredible person’: Colleagues remember Faizan Siddiqui
MAGAZINE
Illustration by Evan Martin
The Jane Collective: The underground force behind the fight for reproductive freedom
Letter from the Editor – Dazed and Confused
Burning down the house: the night America turned red