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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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Fraternity ends the pledging process

Fraternity ends the pledging process

March 13, 2014

On Sunday, fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, or SAE, celebrated its 158th year as an organization, not with a bang, but by banning its traditional pledging...

Backseat narratives take the wheel with Proyecto Carrito

Backseat narratives take the wheel with Proyecto Carrito

March 13, 2014

Emerson College maintenance worker Ramiro Soto’s ’97 Nissan Quest minivan, which for him symbolized American mobility, family, and suburbia,...

Two orgs appeal and constitution changes at SGA meeting

Two orgs appeal and constitution changes at SGA meeting

March 13, 2014

The Student Government Association unanimously approved appeals by Emerson’s chapter of the American Marketing Association and Zeta Phi Eta, a campus...

Intruder selling paintball tickets banned from campus

Intruder selling paintball tickets banned from campus

February 27, 2014

The Emerson College Police Department has forbidden a man from entering campus after he sold paintball tickets while pretending to be a college representative,...

New summer study abroad offered in Austria

New summer study abroad offered in Austria

February 27, 2014

This summer, Emerson students will have the opportunity to to live in another castle. For the first time, the school will participate in a three-week study...

West to conduct new research on gay community

West to conduct new research on gay community

February 27, 2014

This summer, communication studies professor Richard West is going back to school. As the recipient of Emerson’s 2013 Norman and Irma Mann Stearns...

SGA requests to raise activities fee by $20

February 27, 2014

The Student Government Association is recommending the Board of Trustees increase the Student Activities Fee by $20 per year to better financially support...

Barr Foundation grants $140,000 to ProArts consortium

February 27, 2014

The ProArts Consortium received a $140,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to develop its programs with six arts-focused colleges in Boston, including Emerson,...

Emerson’s Purple Key Society honors seniors

February 27, 2014

This academic year, 26 seniors will be inducted into Emerson College’s Purple Key Leadership Society, a recognition for high academic and civic engagement...

SGA discusses award show and new position

February 27, 2014

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Student Government Association allocated $16,540 to the Emerson Recognition and Achievement Awards. The ERA Awards honor...

Sustainability position nixed, green initiatives continue

Sustainability position nixed, green initiatives continue

February 20, 2014

Sodexo’s position of sustainability director at Emerson was eliminated in late October in a move by the company to reassign responsibilities and...

Emerson’s game lab to test new civic work project

Emerson’s game lab to test new civic work project

February 20, 2014

Local college students interested in civic engagement have a new community to volunteer in: Calliope, the fictional, fantastical setting of Civic Seed,...

SGA approves appeal, sets dates for elections

SGA approves appeal, sets dates for elections

February 20, 2014

The Student Government Association allocated $3,161 to Your Magazine, Emerson’s monthly lifestyle magazine, during its Feb. 18 meeting. The money...

Marketing dept. to move to Walker’s 7th floor

Marketing dept. to move to Walker’s 7th floor

February 20, 2014

This spring break, while many Emerson students will be enjoying their vacations away from campus, the department of marketing communication will relocate...

Polling Society: African-Americans believe race relations are worsening

February 20, 2014

Emerson College Polling Society’s most recent survey found that more than half a century after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 61 percent of African-Americans...

VMA dept. requests attendance at screenings, gallery

February 20, 2014

With the attendance of Bright Light screenings dwindling, the visual and media arts department will now ask all students in the major to attend at least...

A common question, not so simple for some

A common question, not so simple for some

February 20, 2014

A question as ubiquitous as “male or female” is not always easy to answer. Junior Donnie Collins, a transgender man, is all too familiar with...

Indoor garden project will come to campus

Indoor garden project will come to campus

February 13, 2014

Starting the week of Feb. 16, 14 planter boxes filled with organic seeds and soil will be placed in windowsills of three locations around campus — the...

Mexican artists honor black political leaders with painting

Mexican artists honor black political leaders with painting

February 13, 2014

On the 10th floor of the Walker Building, there’s a three-by-four foot acrylic painting of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., and President...

ECPD to test new 24/7 building entry procedure

ECPD to test new 24/7 building entry procedure

February 13, 2014

A new campus security proposal, which will require students, faculty, and staff to use their Emerson identification cards 24/7 to enter all buildings,...