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New Washing Machines on Campus!
Read more: New Washing Machines on Campus!By Katie Koenig For several years, students have complained about broken machines, long wait times, and water puddling on the floor of laundry rooms, among other things. From interviews in 2022, the Berkeley Beacon cites that student misuse is one factor of these issues. Another is that students are responsible for reporting broken machines, despite…
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Museum Meanderings 1: Peabody Essex Museum
Read more: Museum Meanderings 1: Peabody Essex MuseumBy Katie Koenig Living in the heart of Boston, there are so many things to do that I, at least, get overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Museums, however, are a weakness of mine, so throughout the semester as I go to museums, you might want to join! I live on campus, which is right next…
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History of Boston’s Green Spaces 2: Franklin Park
Read more: History of Boston’s Green Spaces 2: Franklin ParkBy Katie Koenig Franklin Park is another major green space in Boston, although perhaps less traveled by on-campus residents than the Common and the Esplanade. Where the Boston Common marks one end of the Emerald Necklace, a chain of parks across Boston designed to be traversed without ever leaving the green spaces, Franklin Park finishes…
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History of Boston’s Green Spaces 1: The Esplanade
Read more: History of Boston’s Green Spaces 1: The EsplanadeBy Katie Koenig Large trees, reaching branches, the wind whistling over the Charles River, even the cars bustling across the park—I’m not the only person to love taking walks down the Esplanade. It’s a gorgeous space even in winter when the water freezes over and trees carry snow like they’re grocery bags after a shopping…
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Introducing Nejem Raheem
Read more: Introducing Nejem RaheemBy Katie Koenig Nejem Raheem is a faculty member in Marketing Communication at Emerson, and in 2024, he won Emerson’s Sustainability Advancement Award! I asked him what he was most proud of concerning environmental justice, and he said it was the range of his work. He detailed a few of the projects he’s been involved…