The Berkeley Beacon

“Oklahoma,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Anything Goes,” “Carousel,” and many more beloved Broadway spectaculars have one thing in common: before their dazzling marquees lit up the Great White Way, all of these shows first amazed audiences here in Boston. But, before a show can begin its run on Broadway or even in Beantown, a team of open-minded individuals builds it from the ground up, often in one of the theater capitals of the northeast — New York City off-Broadway, Philadelphia, or Boston.

Emerson College is on a hot streak; I really mean it: a new logo, flashy new website, new videos, and they killed the Emerson Today website for the love of the game. The vibe on campus is so great, you might just forget all the horrible things that have happened. But that’s not my battle right now. Today, I am looking Emerson dead in the eye with a proposal, maybe even a friendly demand. Let’s settle on a challenge: The 2027 commencement speaker should be comedian Bill Burr from the class of 1993.

As an unrelenting wind propelled a flood of cold precipitation throughout the northeast last week, hot on the storm’s trail was the nor’easter bunny. A vision in distressed denim and tattered white, she donned her usual trucker hat, chains on chest, and vintage Celine. I, of course, am referring to none other than Catherine Garner, otherwise known as Slayyyter.

The Student Government Association held its first official vote of the academic year, deciding on a budget appeal from Women In Motion, a student organization focused on promoting female and non-binary led films and filmmakers. Women In Motion appealed for $11,139, which would allow them to send 20 of their members to the New Hampshire Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 16-18.

In the modern world, generative artificial intelligence has become unavoidable. While policies for grade schools differ from state to state in higher education, rules outlining the use of AI in classrooms are set by the schools. As a freshman, I was upset to learn Emerson’s stance on generative AI as a “learning” tool. This goes against what many — if not all — of the classes and majors stand for in terms of developing students’ creative, critical-thinking, and application skills.

Tucked away in a Back Bay alleyway lies a small door with a sign that reads, “The Puppet Free Library.” The door is only unlocked once a week, on Tuesdays, for five hours. For more than 60 years, the Library has encouraged patrons to browse and try on more than 300 handmade life-sized puppets, hoping they’ll create their own show or simply “run around in the Common,” according to Mark Pelletier, puppeteer and tour guide of The Puppet Free Library.

As a senior journalism major, I’ve endured countless unsolicited comments regarding my studies, from teases about AI taking over my job to questions about pursuing a “dying” industry. Those remarks never bother me, but there’s one that always irks me: “Your major isn’t hard.” Liberal arts degrees always get a bad rap as being easy in comparison to other degrees, with even .

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Emerson College students arrived at The Washington Center (TWC) in Washington, D.C. for the fall semester, they expected tuition would be cheaper than on the Boston campus. Yet, one month in, students say they’re still struggling with some unexpectedly high costs. The cost to attend The Washington Center, a fall academic internship program based in D.C., is typically $16,330, which includes the application, program, and housing fees.

Emerson boasts a community of uniquely creative individuals. Some are filmmakers, some are costume designers, and others make music. Earlier this week, junior media arts production major Garrett Yorke released his second EP, “Movie Music,” on all streaming platforms. In 2024, Yorke released his debut project, an indie self-titled EP focused on smooth vocals and folky guitar strums.

Somewhere on Jazzy Compton’s phone is a note they call their “ideas blurb.” It holds event ideas, potential collaborations, people they want to meet with, and pieces of Emerson news they want to check on. “There isn’t a day I don’t think of it,” said Compton, the new executive president of Emerson’s Student Government Association. Just a few weeks into the semester, they said they are already bringing that voracious pursuit of new ideas to the student group.