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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

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Boston honored with national journalism award

Boston honored with national journalism award

October 7, 2015

Boston became the first city to receive the Historic Sites in Journalism award last week after being nominated by an Emerson professor. The distinction,...

Staff seeks union benefits

October 7, 2015

Members of Emerson’s clerical, technical, and professional staff are seeking to unionize, according to the organizers’ website. ​The staff...

SGA cracks down on Wi-Fi issues

October 7, 2015

Two employees from Emerson Information Technology appeared to address several issues at the Student Government Association joint session this Tuesday. Bret...

Student starts new chapter of food site

October 7, 2015

Get out your lobster bibs and bring on the chowdah, Spoon University is coming to Emerson. SpoonUniversity.com is a food and lifestyle blog that produces...

Candidate for Elma Lewis Center visits campus

October 7, 2015

The search committee for the position of Executive Director of the Elma Lewis Center held a candidate open forum on Monday. The applicant, whose name...

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Emerson ranked #1 for journalism

October 7, 2015

Emerson was recently named best overall journalism bachelor’s program of the year in a list published by USA Today. The publication worked with...

Conduct procedure gets update

Conduct procedure gets update

October 7, 2015

A resolution panel has been created as an alternative to administrative hearings for students who have violated the Code of Conduct, according to an email...

Podcast talks diversity, reflects on student walkouts

October 7, 2015

“Settle in to the sounds of social change,” says Sylvia Spears, vice president for diversity and inclusion, at the beginning of each episode...

College to begin search for full-time Title IX Investigator

September 30, 2015

Emerson is looking to hire the college’s first full-time Title IX Investigator, who will act as a third-party investigator for cases of interpersonal...

New Title IX Coordinator plans to advance current policies

September 30, 2015

Pamela White, the college’s new associate vice president for Title IX and Clery Act Coordinator, plans to support existing policies, not to make...

Polling society releases results on sports, politics

September 30, 2015

The Emerson College Polling Society published the results of their most recent national poll, which show that the country is split on “deflategate,”...

SGA appoints new members

September 30, 2015

Two key appointments were made to the Student Government Association at their meeting Tuesday. Annie Makielski, a sophomore currently studying at Kasteel...

9/24 Crime Log

September 30, 2015

Tuesday, Sept. 15 A Securitas officer reported to the Emerson College Police Department that a person walked by the security post in the Paramount Building...

Journalism class to cover NH primaries

Journalism class to cover NH primaries

September 30, 2015

Students will be working with The Boston Globe to cover the New Hampshire primary election in Associate Journalism Professor Jerry Lanson’s course,...

Sodexo food workers receive union benefits

September 24, 2015

Since Sodexo food service workers finished negotiating terms for their first union contract on April 29, the employees have been granted wage raises and...

Emerson begins search for Vice President and Dean position

Emerson begins search for Vice President and Dean position

September 24, 2015

Instead of a traditional Dean of Students, Emerson will soon hire a Vice President and Dean of Campus Life. A forum was held on Wednesday afternoon to...

9/17 Campus Crime Log

September 23, 2015

Tuesday, Sept. 8  An Emerson College Police Department officer on patrol found an unlocked bicycle inside the bike storage room at 19 Boylston Place....

Emerson ranked 10th best school in region

September 23, 2015

Emerson College was ranked the 10th best regional school in the North by the U.S. News and World Report on Sept. 8, and also received high rankings from...

Little Building Tremont doors closed to students

Little Building Tremont doors closed to students

September 23, 2015

The Little Building doors on Tremont Street, closest to the Emerson College Police Department, are no longer accessible to students as of this semester....