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  • History 8: Riverway

    By Katie Koenig The Riverway is the last location in the Emerald Necklace in this article series. It is right in the middle of this chain of parks, connecting Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond with the Back Bay Fens. It follows the snaking path of the Muddy River, surrounded by vegetation, in order to complete…

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  • Museum 7: Black Heritage Trail

    By Katie Koenig If you’ve spent some time in Boston, you have probably already crossed paths with the Black Heritage Trail! It circles between the State House and the Charles/MGH stop on the red line, centered on Beacon Hill. The Black Heritage Trail is displayed in a different color on the same maps as the…

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  • Halloween Costume Swap

    By Katie Koenig Emerson has a large Halloweekend culture, and many of us feel the drive to come up with different costumes for each party. Last Halloween was especially big, with people dressing up for both the weekend before and the weekend after Halloween itself, which lands on a Thursday. Although fun, having several costumes…

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  • Teach-In: Writing as Activism

    By: Katie Koenig On Friday, six speakers, from WLP faculty to Emerson MFA candidates, led by Christine Casson, a WLP assistant professor, hosted the Environment & Sustainability Writer’s Panel: Create/Communicate/Convince. This Writer’s Panel exemplified the Teach-In as a whole—a diverse panel of perspectives on how different people in different positions bring sustainability into their work…

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  • Teach-In: 2024 Retrospective

    By: Katie Koenig Thanks to everyone who participated in the Teach-In on Sustainability this year! Emerson hosted it from November 20th to the 22nd. Thanks to all the faculty, alumni, and guests who presented, we got a glimpse at how the Emerson community is examining sustainability in different ways. We were lucky to have Boaz…

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