The Berkeley Beacon

At Emerson, students often don’t pay team sports any mind. Athletes are left without a community to back them, and this becomes especially isolating for women’s sports, who already face enough hardship gaining credibility and recognition for their skills. berkeleybeacon.com/everyone-…

Higher education, at its core, is inaccessible and exclusionary. As a soon-to-be first-gen graduate, I’ve experienced these failures firsthand. berkeleybeacon.com/higher-ed…

Despite early hope from Org Fair sign-ups, magazines on campus say they are struggling with student participation. berkeleybeacon.com/campus-ma…

Emerson students gathered to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, in a celebration organized by Saathi, Emerson’s South Asian student organization. berkeleybeacon.com/saathis-d…

At Emerson, it’s absurd that you’d spend this much money to earn an academic degree in influencing … or filmmaking. But here I am. berkeleybeacon.com/emersons-…

The Beacon spoke with five student interest groups about their clubs, the process of becoming an official student organization at Emerson, and the search for new members. berkeleybeacon.com/meet-emer…

Emerson College is launching a new Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation to prepare students for the digital economy, sparking a debate over whether social media skills belong in a traditional degree program. berkeleybeacon.com/content-c…

The film industry has long overlooked the genre of horror and medium of animation which continue to be the foundation of the trade. Why don’t these categories get the recognition they deserve? berkeleybeacon.com/horror-an…

Brazil is a country, not a fantasy. So why are Brazilian women still treated like one? berkeleybeacon.com/brazilian…

People on social media call for the destruction of Flock cameras as a form of protest, but a lack of a unified protest culture in the U.S. has led to a lack of a major movement. berkeleybeacon.com/the-eye-i…

While social media can do tremendous amounts of good and have wide reach and impact, what starts as good intentions and a desire to change is boiled down to virtue signaling and a failure to effectively advocate for a cause. berkeleybeacon.com/social-me…

In their first year as a student organization, The Stranger Experiences team created an immersive haunted house experience at Emerson’s second annual “Phantasmagorium.” berkeleybeacon.com/somewhere…

As a blue wave swept across the U.S. during the 2026 midterms, Massachusetts candidates celebrated their reelection, pledging to continue their progressive agenda. berkeleybeacon.com/im-not-do…

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman overcame incumbent Karen Bass — and a late campaign start — to become the city’s first Democratic Socialist mayor. berkeleybeacon.com/raman-win…

Former Emerson College President M. Lee Pelton recently announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Reflecting in an interview, he spoke about his past leadership roles, and what comes next. berkeleybeacon.com/former-em…

Beauty standards have changed in recent years to chase a “skinny” ideal body type. The rise of medications like Ozempic that aid in weight loss have taken over and serve as an alarming indicator of what we’re willing to do to fit in. berkeleybeacon.com/the-ozemp…

More people have been affected by being misdiagnosed with a disease than the disease itself. berkeleybeacon.com/christina…

The inaccessible infrastructure of Emerson College has deeply altered my college experience. When campus isn’t accessible, it affects our whole community, not just our most vulnerable. berkeleybeacon.com/i-got-an-…

Emerson students in the Film Art Global BFA program find themselves facing the student protests across France through their windows and camera lenses. berkeleybeacon.com/paris-pro…

Ten years ago, Massachusetts voted to become the sixth state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana sales. Now, it's back on the ballot. berkeleybeacon.com/will-mass…