The Berkeley Beacon

The Berkeley Beacon, established in 1947, is the student-operated newspaper of Emerson College. It is released every Thursday throughout the fall and spring semesters of the college year.

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Live Coverage of WrestleMania 41

5 days ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Jordan Pagkalinawan

“The Grandest Stage of Them All” is back! WrestleMania 41 is coming to you live from Las Vegas on Peacock, and we have two nights packed with matches that will create moments, legacies, and champions. Quick facts: This is Allegiant Stadium’s second Big Four event with the WWE. Their first? Summerslam 2021, with the main event being John Cena and Roman Reigns. WrestleMania 41 will be John Cena’s final WrestleMania.
Live Coverage: The 129th Boston Marathon

6 days ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Jordan Pagkalinawan

Thousands of runners will descend on Massachusetts for the 129th Boston Marathon, which begins in Hopkinton and ends at the Boston Public Library. Over 100 countries will be represented as runners aim to reach coveted medals, personal bests, and fundraising goals. Follow The Beacon’s live coverage throughout Marathon Monday, from competitors’ stories to significant anniversaries.
Faculty member uses Emerson parent Facebook group to identify and report protesters

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Yogev Toby |Merritt Hughes |Adri Pray

“Emerson Parents Against Antisemitism” began with an introductory message like any other college parent Facebook group. “Hello all. This group was started as a way to connect families of students at Emerson along with Hillel. We will work together to communicate with school leadership and keep all informed on resources for our students as we navigate these challenging times,” one parent, who serves as a group admin, wrote on June 29, 2024.
Museum of Science celebrates 250th birthday of US with look at revolutionary Boston innovators

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.
First-ever Kasteel Well Forum hosts local stakeholders in a dialogue on water

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Iselin Bratz |Bryan Hecht |Sam Shipman

On Monday, the Living Learning Community at Kasteel Well hosted students, politicians, artists, academics, and scientists for the first-ever Kasteel Well Forum in the final days of the spring 2025 semester. An all-day event attended by a crowd of roughly 150, the forum marked the first time in the Kasteel program’s 40-year history that stakeholders from the community of Well and surrounding local areas were invited onto campus to see how students are learning and interacting with Dutch culture.
Baseball honors class of 2025 ahead of doubleheader vs. Springfield

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Jordan Pagkalinawan

Dozens of family members and friends gathered in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on April 12 to celebrate the Emerson baseball class of 2025. The ceremony took place ahead of the Lions’ April 13 duel against Springfield College, which was rescheduled from the day before due to the rain.
Photos: American’s almost sweep gold at Ice Skating World Championship.

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Arthur Mansavage |Rian Nelson

Boston hosted the International Skating Union’s (ISU) World Championships from March 25 to 30. 190 skaters from 42 countries descended on TD Garden to compete in four categories (men’s, women’s, pairs, and ice dance). Americans won big at home with Ilia Manalin securing back-to-back world championships, Alysa Liu breaking the two decades of women’s championship drought, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates becoming the first American Ice Dance team to win gold at home.
School of Communication Dean Brent Smith announced as new associate vice president for executive education

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Adri Pray |Rylie Burns

Brent Smith, the current dean of the school of communication, will step into the role of associate vice president for executive education effective July 1, Provost Alexandra Socarides announced in a community-wide email Thursday morning. The new position is part of the executive education program of the “Extraordinary Emerson 2030” initiative. The executive education program is scheduled to begin the spring of 2026.
New Executive Board elected, endowment investment conversation continues

1 week ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Adri Pray

Election results are in, and junior political communications major Georgia Winn is the next executive president of the Student Government Association. Winn had the highest vote count in the election with 160 votes. Angus Abercrombie, another junior political communications major, will be the next vice president with 141 votes, and Oliver Katz, who is also a junior political communications major, continues on in his current position of executive treasurer.
Letters from the SGA President: Meetings, victories and making way for the future.

2 weeks ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Ella Duggan

We’re in the home stretch!With March in the books, it’s crazy to think that we have 22 days left in the spring semester. SGA is shifting into transition mode—finishing projects, tying up loose ends, and laying strong groundwork for the next administration to pick up on. But before we look ahead, it’s important to reflect on what we’ve accomplished this past month. I recently had the pleasure of meeting one-on-one with a few of the college’s vice presidents over lunch.