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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

Students checking out equipment at Emersons EDC.

Journalism students recognize access restrictions at the EDC

December 8, 2019

Junior Giulia Campos noticed a difference between the equipment she could access for her journalism courses and her visual and media arts classes when...

People make New Year’s resolutions because they yearn for new beginnings.

Turning our New Year’s resolutions into realities

December 8, 2019

Counting down to 2020, I've started drafting the list of my New Year's resolutions: read more books, go to the gym every day, get more sleep. But these...

Largest meeting room on campus to open in Fall 2021

Largest meeting room on campus to open in Fall 2021

December 7, 2019

The college plans to create a meeting space opening in Fall 2021 for around 300 people in the Little Building known as The Commons according to a college...

Senior Jack OConnor (left) shoots the ball over an Amherst player.

Lions fall to nationally ranked Amherst

December 7, 2019

Nationally ranked Amherst College snapped the men’s basketball team’s three-game winning streak after defeating the Lions by a score of 97-86. Amherst...

Senior Quinn Madden (center, No. 13) goes for a layup against Bridgewater St. on Saturday.

Lions dominate Bridgewater State for second home win

December 7, 2019

The women’s basketball team defeated Bridgewater State University by a score of 75-47 on Saturday afternoon. The Lions came out strong, earning a...

Letter: Abigail Semple on the importance of The Beacon

Letter: Abigail Semple on the importance of The Beacon

December 7, 2019

Abigail Semple is the executive treasurer for Emerson College's Student Government Association. Although it has been a long and rocky semester, we, as...

The Berkeley Beacon News Hour 12/6: SGA VP to run for Executive President, Nate Martin shines for BBall, Woj Pod live taping

The Berkeley Beacon News Hour 12/6: SGA VP to run for Executive President, Nate Martin shines for BBall, “Woj Pod” live taping

December 6, 2019

Listen to "The Berkeley Beacon News Hour on WECB 12/6: SGA VP to run for Executive President, Nate Martin shines for BBall, "Woj Pod" live taping" on Spreaker. Berkeley...

Sam Presti (left) appeared on The Woj Pod with senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski (right).

ESPN hosts live podcast in Emerson gymnasium

December 5, 2019

Alumnus and General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder Sam Presti ‘00 returned to campus on Thursday as a guest on Adrian Wojnarowski’s first live...

Farewell Column: What The Beacon taught me

Farewell Column: What The Beacon taught me

December 4, 2019

I’ll never forget the first time I had one of my articles critiqued for The Beacon. I was a first-semester freshman and had just written my first real...

Farewell Column: It’s been real

Farewell Column: It’s been real

December 4, 2019

When I first joined The Beacon my first semester freshman year, I never once imagined I would be where I am now, as a managing editor, writing a farewell...

Bruins: Can Pastrnak reach Bruins’ scoring record?

Bruins: Can Pastrnak reach Bruins’ scoring record?

December 4, 2019

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Emerson professor Gian Lombardo said he wished the college had included employee unions in health care price talks.

Drastic spike in employee health insurance costs ignites anxiety

December 4, 2019

Staff and faculty union leaders are expressing concerns after the Human Resources department announced in October that health insurance renewal costs for...

Jade Lopez - Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Person of Color Column: Language does not define my identity

December 4, 2019

When someone hears my last name, they often tell me something along the lines of “I didn’t know you were Hispanic.”  Growing up in a predominantly...

Director of ECAPS Elise Harrison posing for a portrait on December 6, 2019.

ECAPS expands hours of staff members to combat rise of students on campus

December 4, 2019

Emerson Counseling and Psychological Services gained a new staff member this August and increased the hours of two part-time employees to accommodate an...

Executive Vice President Will Palauskas updated SGAs website on Oct. 30 to include the previously missing meeting minutes.

Vacancies on the SGA ballot should not be the norm

December 4, 2019

As Emerson continues to expand its academics and its campus, the Student Government Association functions as a vital pipeline among students, the administration,...

New play from Chuang Stage highlights 20th century Chinese societal issues

New play from Chuang Stage highlights 20th century Chinese societal issues

December 4, 2019

Two students dressed in traditional Chinese clothing faced the audience and spoke indirectly to each other in Mandarin from opposite ends of the stage...

Pat Timmons 17 created Pop Off to help local musicians after experiencing live small concerts in college.

Alum launches business in hopes of igniting local music scene

December 4, 2019

Pat Timmons '17 spent his time at Emerson in basements surrounded by vibrant colors, independent artists, and crowds of onlookers.  Whether the shows...

Mneesha Gellman is the director of the Emerson Prison Initiative and organized the Disrupting Mass Incarceration Exhibit.

Victorious prison debate from 1950’s resurfaces at Iwasaki exhibit

December 4, 2019

Seeking a deeper history of Emerson College’s work in prisons, Emerson Prison Initiative faculty members sifted through the Iwasaki Library’s archives.  They...

Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Jim Hoppe told SGA members that the Boylston Street sidewalk construction will be paused for the winter in the coming weeks.

Hoppe talks ongoing campus construction with SGA

December 4, 2019

Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Jim Hoppe spoke with members of the Student Government Association Tuesday about construction projects at the college,...

Lifetime Marlboro College trustee Ted Wendell was one of the first donors to the ArtsEmerson program.

ArtsEmerson Donor Reflects on Time as Marlboro Trustee

December 4, 2019

Lifetime Marlboro College trustee Ted Wendell, 79, first found out about the Vermont college’s merger with Emerson a week before the official announcement...