Izzy Bryars

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Iselin Bratz |Izzy Bryars

Boston was the scene of many “firsts” for the United States. From the in the Thirteen Colonies to discovering the inoculation for smallpox, many inventions that modern day Americans enjoy were created in Massachusetts around the time of the Revolutionary War.

1 month ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Meg Richards |Izzy Bryars

Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for almost three weeks for bilateral pneumonia in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican’s Holy See Press Office has been updating the public daily on his health status, which based on updates is improving but still being closely “guarded.”As of March 5, which falls on Ash Wednesday this year, the Vatican said the Pope was stable, experiencing no new health crisis, but still recovering.

1 month ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Meg Richards |Izzy Bryars

Last week, the Boston City Council unanimously voted for resolutions denouncing cuts to two different federal organizations, the National Institute of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The resolutions come as the Trump administration implements sweeping cuts across federal agencies, some of which were announced last month, including halting all new NIH grant applications and laying off more than 2,400 VA employees—many of whom are veterans.

1 month ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Iselin Bratz |Izzy Bryars

The “Blackout Block Party” inside the Piano Row Skybox and the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym was filled with friends, faculty, family, games, and food on Feb. 21 for a Black History Month celebration hosted by EBONI, Emerson’s Black Organization of Natural Interests. Senior creative writing major, Stepyhne Weathersby, a member of EBONI who organized the event, said the idea behind the block party was simple.

2 months ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Iselin Bratz |Izzy Bryars

A moving MBTA Green Line train struck an out-of-service train sitting at the East Somerville station just after midnight on Feb 9. Five people—four train operators and one passenger—were sent to the hospital. One passenger was admitted and later released with a reported neck injury, the T said in a statement to the Beacon. As the MBTA was scrambling to get shuttle buses replacing service after the crash, thousands of passengers were left figuring out how to get home.