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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

The Lions picked up their fifth NEWMAC win of the season on Saturday.

Balanced scoring leads Lions to win over MIT

February 2, 2020

Five Lions scored double–digit points in the men’s basketball team’s victory over the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, on Saturday,...

Senior guard Quinn Madden scored eight points and totaled four assists in the loss to Springfield Photo credit: Rachel Culver

Women’s basketball loses third-straight matchup

February 1, 2020

The women’s basketball team lost to the Springfield College Pride by 40 points on Saturday, its third straight loss in conference play.Springfield...

FAB appoints new member, prepares for upcoming FEB vote

February 1, 2020

The Financial Advisory Board unanimously voted to appoint Marketing Communications Senator Talia Aiges to the board in their weekly meeting Thursday. Prior...

The mens volleyball team won its first game of the season on Thursday Photo credit: Montse Landeros

Men’s volleyball sweeps Dean College for first win

January 31, 2020

The men’s volleyball team swept Dean College 3-0 on Thursday for its first win of the season. Coming off of a 3-0 loss to Nichols College on Jan....

A faculty assembly meeting in January.

Faculty Assembly addresses departmental concerns over Marlboro college merger

January 30, 2020
College administrators faced questions about how the merger with Marlboro College would impact Emerson’s tenure and curriculum processes at Tuesday’s Faculty Assembly meeting, which drew over 100 faculty and staff.
The Massachusetts Senate is set to vote on a package of three climate bills Thursday. Photo credit: Cho Yin Rachel Lo

Senate to vote on expediting carbon neutrality

January 30, 2020

The Massachusetts Senate will vote on three bills Thursday that would set Massachusetts on a fast-track to carbon-neutrality by 2050 if passed by the legislature...

Patricia Nicol joined Emersons Athletic Department in 2014 Photo credit: Rachel Culver

Athletic director elevates sports programs

January 30, 2020

When Patricia Nicol took over as Emerson's Athletic Director in 2014, she faced the challenge of enhancing the school's athletic program.During Nicol's...

The Student Government Association appointed the first four of out five members of the Executive Cabinet. Photo credit: Yongze Wang

SGA appoints four executive cabinet members in wide-ranging meeting

January 30, 2020

The Student Government Association unanimously voted to appoint the first four members of the newly established Executive Cabinet along with two new commissioners...

Office of Housing and Residential Education welcomes three new faculty members

January 30, 2020

The college’s Office of Housing and Residential Education fully restaffed for the spring semester following over a year of consistent overturn.OHRE...

Professor Tom Cooper next to a Best Professor Award certificate given to him by his Fall 2018 Ethics and Cultural Diversity class.

Tom Cooper, champion of treats and sower of kindness

January 30, 2020

During the Thanksgiving and winter breaks, freshman Jehan Ayesha remained on campus, over 9,000 miles away from her home in Malaysia. Ayesha received a...

A Spring 2020 Student Government Association meeting. Photo by Yongze Wang.

Structural changes reshaping student government following rocky semester

January 30, 2020

Following a somewhat tumultuous semester at the college, the Student Government Association is proceeding with unprecedented adaptations to the organization’s...

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Graduate student takes first prize in TV diversity category at screenwriting competition

January 30, 2020

While drafting a script outline for her Writing Series Television course in January 2019, second-year graduate student Jessica G. Hill Cabrera-Contaoi...

Educate students on inclusive language for students with accessibility needs

Educate students on inclusive language for students with accessibility needs

January 29, 2020

Most people grow up learning how to use sensitive language surrounding different kinds of communities. We were all at one point in our lives taught how...

“We remain determined that an agreement will be finalized in May by both Boards of Trustees and implemented by June 30th, and will provide a net benefit to Emerson College, from inception,” President M. Lee Pelton wrote.

Marlboro still has restricted assets four months before the proposed merger

January 29, 2020

Just four months before a formal transfer agreement between Emerson College and Marlboro College is set to be signed, Marlboro has yet to file requests...

Junior creates crystal jewelry business called “Raw Intention”

Junior creates crystal jewelry business called “Raw Intention”

January 29, 2020

In fall 2019, junior Jalyn Cox took a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, where she made the decision to get her Tarot cards read for the first time. Cox was...

Max Davis (left) and Bryan Lupianez (right) joined the mens basketball team in late December Photo credit: Cho Yin Rachel Lo

New Lions adjust to Emerson on and off the court

January 29, 2020

Freshmen shooting guards Max Davis and Bryan Lupianez, the two newest additions to the men’s basketball team, said one of the best things about Emerson...

Letter: “It’s a Closure, Not a Merger”

Letter: “It’s a Closure, Not a Merger”

January 29, 2020

Jonathon Podolsky is the moderator of Local Frogs: Hampshire College Alumni of Western MA and has been very active in the saving Hampshire College movement....

Incident Journal: Offensive graffiti found in Piano Row and Little Building

Incident Journal: Offensive graffiti found in Piano Row and Little Building

January 29, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Jim Hoppe is on the Boston401 advisory board. Photo credit: Cho Yin Rachel Lo

Boston401 conference to tackle diversity in leadership issues

January 29, 2020

Common Purpose, a U.K.-based not-for-profit organization, will bring a leadership program focused on developing cultural intelligence in future leaders...

The Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym

Suffolk University to reopen gym in early February

January 29, 2020

Suffolk University’s Athletic Director Cary McConnell is targeting Feb. 10 as the date the school will reopen its gym following a flooding incident...