The Berkeley Beacon - Emerson College’s only independent, …
Nov 3, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon is Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper. The Beacon aims to deliver original and accurate reporting to the Emerson community, while providing students with opportunities to gain professional experience. The Beacon publishes content online daily and in print on Thursdays throughout the academic year.
Michael Kiwanuka sings: a month before “Small Changes”
Michael Kiwanuka shared the Boston leg of his co-headline tour with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard last Monday, performing songs from his eponymous Mercury Prize-winning collection “KIWANUKA” in anticipation of his fourth full-length album “Small Changes,” set to release on Nov. 15. Signed Brittany Howard Poster.
Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author
Oct 2, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author. Boston-born author Amor Towles knew he’d find his father on the same bench at Faneuil Hall before work every day: sipping a Starbucks latte and eating half of a pre-bought stale scone because “the scone was stale to begin with.”. Towles regaled the Emerson Colonial ...
Revival of the lesbian bar scene: Dani’s Queer Bar makes its Boston …
Oct 2, 2024 · Dani’s Queer Bar opened its doors earlier this month to wide-spread enthusiasm from Boston’s queer community. Since its grand opening on Sept. 12, the line to get inside of the bar on weekend nights stretches for blocks down Boylston Street—its success could heavily impact the continued resurgence of lesbian-centered spaces back into the mainstream.
A vigil for Matthew Nelson, who self-immolated outside Boston …
Sep 27, 2024 · In February, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force, self-immolated in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. The act was live-streamed on Twitch. Attendees at Wednesdays vigil said Nelson, a U.S. veteran, was close friends with Bushnell, a Whitman native. View Comments (5)
Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival
Oct 9, 2024 · Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday. Bands from across the country, including one from Brazil, flooded Davis Square last weekend for the 19th annual HONK! Festival, where brass music and activism combined to connect and unite the Greater Boston community. “From civil rights marches to environmental protests, music.
‘He was a legend, a bright light in a tough business’: musical …
Oct 14, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. ‘He was a legend, a bright light in a tough business’: musical theater icon Gavin Creel dies at 48. On Sept. 30, the world lost beloved musical theater legend Gavin Creel. The Broadway actor was only 48 years old and still active. Just a year earlier, Creel had dazzled the country in the much celebrated “Into the ...
Students occupy 2B alley, demand college to divest from Israel …
Apr 22, 2024 · This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Updated on April 22 at 12:09 a.m. Nearly 100 pro-Palestine protesters gathered Sunday evening to set up tents in the 2 Boylston alleyway, committing to occupy the space until the college responds to Emerson College Students’ Union’s and Emerson Students for Justice in Palestine’s seven proposals.
Letter: It’s time for Jay to go - berkeleybeacon.com
Oct 17, 2024 · Last month, the president of Brandeis University resigned following declining enrollment, mishandling of student protests, and a vote of no confidence by the faculty. We have the same ingredients at Emerson. Here are the milestones of President Jay Bernhardt’s tenure: A reputational black-eye from the disastrous handling of loud but peaceful protests last spring.
Emotions split at commencement amid pro-Palestine protests
May 18, 2024 · A sense of excitement and nervousness filled the air of Agganis Arena as friends and family of Emerson graduates filed in for the 2024 Commencement Ceremony. This year, pro-Palestine protesters took center stage at the May 12 commencement ceremony, chanting during speeches, waving Palestinian flags, and wearing keffiyehs. …