My capstone: "Knowing Thy Audience"Words, interviews, layout, and illustrations by me! May 28 26May 28, 2026PDF at preview.shorthand.com
They helped stop the pandemic. The fight isn't over.When it feels like the whole world is against you, how do you keep going? Feb 23 26February 23, 2026Article at preview.shorthand.com
In conversation with Jay Bernhardt: The Beacon sits down with the president for first time in over a yearWhen asked what advice he’d give himself if he could travel back in time, to when he first started his job, Jay Bernhardt considered the question for a moment, and after a pause, said he’d buy a better coat. “And better gloves, maybe,” he added. Dec 11 25December 11, 2025Article at berkeleybeacon.com
In her new book, Malala finds her way through love, strife, and college lifeFor most of Gen-Z, the first introduction to activist-author-multihyphenate Malala Yousafzai was her book I Am Malala, released in October 2013. Written one year after the Taliban’s attempt on her life, the book became an international best-seller Oct 16 25October 16, 2025Article at berkeleybeacon.com
Four Emerson alums, hundreds of thousands in debt: The price of an Emerson educationEnlisting the help of a hacker may be Erica Hill’s best hope for resolving their student loan debt. Hill first stumbled on the idea on the internet, where people have proposed the possibility of a Robin Hood-type hacker erasing the national debt Sep 25 25September 25, 2025Article at berkeleybeacon.com
The Emerson connection to the 1970 Kent State shootingsAt the height of the Vietnam War in 1970, America was divided into political camps that went beyond party lines. Students made up the bulk of anti-war protesters. Members of the older generations made up the pro-war Nixon supporters. There also May 17 25May 17, 2025Article at berkeleybeacon.com