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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Doppler radar image shows the storm as it moves into the greater Boston area early Friday morning. Photo: NOAA/The Weather Service.

Strong winds, rain, flooding expected to hit Boston Friday

March 2, 2018

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a high wind and coastal flood warning for Suffolk County, which includes Emerson College. The storm,...

Sophomore Carl DAguiar (wearing #2) said hes focused on building team chemistry early this season.

Sophomore libero quarterbacks men’s volleyball

February 21, 2018

Carl D'Aguiar can’t roll out of bed, throw on a pair of boardshorts, and kick-start the day with a game of volleyball on the beach during Boston winters....

 The new building looks over Boston Common and other Emerson buildings. Photo: Chris Van Buskirk/Berkeley Beacon

College hosts tours of new building, students look at building before construction

February 5, 2018

  The college may dedicate its newest 172 Tremont St. building to student spaces. The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership led student...

The thought of once again being doubted, othered and isolated because of something you were born with can be a troubling one.

Navigating the nuances of invisible disabilities

January 28, 2018

Pen, check. Laptop, check. Confidence? I take a deep breath, pop in some Ed Sheeran, and head for the elevator with the little buttons I pray I'll be able...

Allison Rassmanns horror anthology Under Floorboards, Under Skin will be available Dec. 12. Photo: BROOKE NORTHRUP/Berkeley Beacon

Senior’s horror anthology picked up by pub club

December 7, 2017

Allison Rassmann recently invited her parents to an upcoming magazine launch party, but the senior writing, literature and publishing major is hiding...

Ultra Chapelle band members Claire Foley, Nick Arcari, and Lorenzo Rosi will open for singer-songwriter Frankie Cosmos this Friday.
BETHANY HAMLIN / BEACON STAFF

Sophomore’s band to open for Frankie Cosmos

November 15, 2017

Claire Foley didn't know how to play guitar, had never written music, or performed with a band. But a little over a year after starting out at open mic...

The Hemenway shuttle runs from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. every night.
CASSANDRA MARTINEZ / BEACON STAFF

College speeds up shuttle service following delays

October 18, 2017

A delay that stranded one Hemenway resident for nearly two hours will bring improvements to the school's late-night shuttle service, according to Hemenway...

Candidates to run unopposed in SGA special election

Candidates to run unopposed in SGA special election

September 28, 2017

The Student Government Association set a special election for Oct. 11 to fill six empty seats within the organization. "We had a great number of vacant...

Emerson mourns dining hall worker

Emerson mourns dining hall worker

December 5, 2014

Every time Emerson alumnus Tom Carroll went to the home cooking station in the dining hall, he said he knew he could count on Westley Johnson to put a...

Thomas Menino visited the Bill Bordy Theater in 2010.

Menino remembered as friend of Emerson

October 30, 2014

Thomas Michael Menino, Boston’s longest-serving mayor, left behind a legacy that has helped make Emerson the campus students recognize today. His death...

Two consecutive bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today at 2:50 p.m.

Emerson on lockdown after explosion during Boston Marathon

April 15, 2013

Two consecutive bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today at 2:50 p.m., injuring several Emerson students, and, according...

Securitas officers fired after dormitory intrusion

October 18, 2012

Securitas officers mistakenly let in an intruder that was apprehended inside the Little Building on the morning of Oct. 10, according to Robert Smith,...

President M. Lee Pelton after his inaugural speech to approximately 250 people in the Cutler Majestic Theater on Friday, September 14, 2012.

President calls for academic innovation at inaugural ceremony

September 14, 2012

President M. Lee Pelton said he will push to make Emerson the leading college in communications and the arts by enacting a five step process, focusing...

Griff was known as the funniest man in the room.

Student remembered for his “All-Star” talent, humor

September 6, 2012

Members of Emerson comedy troupe Jimmy’s Traveling All-Stars said they remember Griffin O'Brien, the troupe’s head writer, as the funniest man in the...

Roy Leonard

Roy Leonard, alum of ’52, dies

September 18, 2011

Remembered for his decades of work in Chicago radio, Emerson alumnus Roy Leonard passed away last Thursday at the age of 83 in Evanston, Illinois. A...

ECPD Officer ODonnell remembered

ECPD Officer O’Donnell remembered

October 12, 2005

Emerson College Police Officer Peter G. O'Donnell died Thursday, Oct. 6 of complications from liver cancer. He was 68. O'Donnell was a Korean war veteran...

EAGLE rallies behind gay marriage

February 5, 2004

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled yesterday that only civil marriage for same-sex couples would satisfy the requirements of last year's landmark...

No Strain Here

February 1, 1947

Well, here we are, one semester past—along with everyone’s marks. There were only a couple of worryin’ wonders at the half and they seem to have...

Star Visits College Advocates Knowledge

February 1, 1947

Lovely Janis Paige, “Of Human Bondage” fame, and currently starring in the Warner Bros. production, “The Time, The Place, and The Girl,’ honored...

President Green Sends Letter to the Editor of THE BERKELEY BEACON

February 1, 1947

Dear Mr. Mundt, Certainly no member of Emerson College welcomes the establishment of a newspaper more than J. With its ability to feel the pulse of...