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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

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Members of WEBN-TV Boston, Emerson College's student-run broadcast news organization, produce their Mandarin J-Channel shows every Tuesday. (Feixu Chen/Beacon Staff)

WEBN launches new branches of J-Channel show for Spanish and Mandarin-speaking students

By Sam Shipman, Kasteel Well Staff Writer / April 3, 2024

WEBN, Emerson’s student-run broadcast station, launched two new versions of its J-Channel broadcast show in Spanish and Mandarin.  The new broadcasts...

‘This is life-changing’: Emerson faculty union and college reach new collective bargaining agreement

‘This is life-changing’: Emerson faculty union and college reach new collective bargaining agreement

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / February 7, 2024

After working off-contract for more than half a year and making gradual progress in negotiations, Emerson’s full-time faculty union ratified the “life-changing”...

Emerson RAs unanimously vote to unionize

Emerson RAs unanimously vote to unionize

By Olivia LeDuc, News Editor / January 24, 2024

In a unanimous 67-0 vote, Emerson residential assistants voted to unionize after Wednesday’s election held by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),...

The Maximilian Mutchnick Cafe.

Students express discontent over Max tax

By Honor Scorzelli, Beacon Correspondent / December 13, 2023

The Max is a favored dining spot among students on campus; however, numerous items at the C-Store in the Max Cafe are pricier than those at nearby stores,...