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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Praise for Pelosi ignored law, precedent

April 11, 2007

Compelled by what seems to be blind partisanship, The Beacon has chosen to applaud Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Cali.) lone ranger diplomacy in Syria. In doing...

Spotty wireless afflicts campus

November 1, 2006

State-of-the-art technology covers every inch of the Emerson College campus with wireless Internet, computer labs and the latest software, but some students...

SGA denies Snelgrove Scholarship funding

November 1, 2006

At an Oct. 24 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) voted down a motion to donate $150 to the Torie (Victoria) Snelgrove Memorial Scholarship.,Despite...

Censorship concerns over Google in China

March 15, 2006

On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered Internet search engine Google to provide the Justice Department with information in the interest of fighting the spread...

Facebook monitoring stirs debate

February 2, 2006

The contract, which is meant to work in accordance with federal laws, is specifically supposed to prohibit students from posting confidential information...

Cab drivers propose fee

October 19, 2005

Students who rely on taxicab service for transportation after the T stops running around 12:30 a.m. may find themselves digging a little bit deeper into...

Smith, students plan race discussions

October 19, 2005

"A core of students are working with William Smith, executive director for Emerson College's Center for Diversity in Communications Industries, to bring...

Former west campus buildings have new life

October 19, 2005

Once the focal point of Emerson College's Back Bay campus, the brownstone buildings on the west side of campus are slowly being sold to outside companies. Emerson...

Emerson College Police Department Door (Beacon Archives/ File Photo)

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...

Piano Row bid awarded

By Nathan Hurst, Former Staff / February 19, 2004

After recieving bids from ten local construction companies, the college awarded a $45 million contract to Macomber Builders of South Boston for the building...