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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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Emerson Prison Initiative to hold conference about the benefits of college in prison

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor / March 22, 2023

The Emerson Prison Initiative will hold its first conference Friday, featuring various speakers and panels discussing the statistics, benefits, and experiences...

Kasteel Well campus ends weekly testing protocol, shift to symptomatic testing only

Kasteel Well campus ends weekly testing protocol, shift to symptomatic testing only

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / March 22, 2023

As of March 9, Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus no longer requires twice-a-week COVID-19 testing, according to an email sent to Kasteel Well students from...

Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies

Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies

By Bailey Allen, Former news editor / March 9, 2023

As spring break approaches, Emerson students have adjusted to the rollback of COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in three years—with some planning...

SGA empowers students with over $1.6 million with Student Impact Fund

SGA empowers students with over $1.6 million with Student Impact Fund

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / March 8, 2023

Student organizations are expected to have access to $1.6 million for large-scale community impact projects through an initiative developed by the Student...

A display in the Lion's Den displays influential women throughout the month of March.

Students and faculty reflect on International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor / March 8, 2023

International Women’s Day is a “global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” The day falls on March...

Emerson Alumna Cerise Castle

Emerson alum Cerise Castle awarded American Mosaic Journalism Prize

By Quinn O’Connor, Staff Writer and Copyeditor / March 2, 2023

After Cerise Castle was struck by a rubber bullet while reporting on Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020, her doctors advised her...

Wellness Center to host Sexual Health Fair Friday

Wellness Center to host Sexual Health Fair Friday

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / March 2, 2023

The Emerson Wellness Center will host the Come as You Are Sexual Health Fair on Friday, March 3, featuring a variety of activities for students to learn...

College rescinds collective vandalism charges after student pressure

College rescinds collective vandalism charges after student pressure

By Bailey Allen and Sabrina Lam / March 2, 2023

The college has dropped its plan to collectively charge Little Building residents a $16,000 vandalism fee in the face of staunch opposition from its student...

Media Technologies and Production to host third annual blood drive

Media Technologies and Production to host third annual blood drive

By Olivia LeDuc and Maddie Khaw / March 1, 2023

This Friday, March 3, students can donate blood to the American Red Cross in the third annual blood drive sponsored by Emerson’s Media Technologies and...

SGA approves new appeals and announces financial town hall

SGA approves new appeals and announces financial town hall

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-in-chief / February 26, 2023

At the Feb. 24 meeting, the Student Government Association granted a budget appeal for the Emerson Skunks, the college’s ultimate frisbee team, swore...

Ash Wednesday at Emerson.

Christian students observe Ash Wednesday with non-denominational service

By Quinn O’Connor and Bailey Allen / February 23, 2023

The Emerson Christian Fellowship and the Center for Spiritual Life hosted an interdenominational Ash Wednesday service in the Reflection Room of 172 Tremont...

Valentine's Day.

‘Sweet’ and ‘romantic’: Valentine’s Day takes shape at Emerson

By Anastasia Petridis / February 23, 2023

Love was in the air last Tuesday as Emerson students donned their pink and red clothing for Valentine’s Day, many eager to enjoy the day with their friends...

Emerson’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders connects students globally through practice clinicals

Emerson’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders connects students globally through practice clinicals

By Sabrina Lam, Staff Writer / February 23, 2023

Students from Boston, Connecticut, and Kenya virtually joined Emerson’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders’ pediatric clinical case...

Conveyor belt at Emerson's Waste Management facility.

Emerson’s Waste Management facility highlights campus sustainability efforts

By Sasha Zirin, Assistant Living Arts Editor / February 23, 2023

Equipped with policy-mandated hard hats, neon vests, and glasses, a group of Emerson students toured the Waste Management facility in Billerica, Massachusetts,...

Kasteel Well’s assistant director of student affairs embraces life’s challenges and community building

Kasteel Well’s assistant director of student affairs embraces life’s challenges and community building

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 18, 2023

Each semester, a new group of students participating in the Kasteel Well program are welcomed by a medieval castle tucked in the countryside of Well, Limburg....

Contraceptive vending machine.

Wellness Center installs emergency birth control vending machine in Little Building

By Bailey Allen, Former news editor / February 16, 2023

Tucked in the corner of Emerson College’s Little Building mailroom is a brand-new vending machine. Not for snacks, though—it’s full of emergency...

Emerson, Trillium Brewing Company announce partnership

Emerson, Trillium Brewing Company announce partnership

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / February 16, 2023

Emerson College and Trillium Brewing Company will create a  “community gathering space” on the Boston Common, which aims to promote the city’s arts...

Mark Leccese

Mark Leccese: Longtime professor, reporter, trumpet player retiring after 16 years at Emerson

By Ryan Forgosh, Staff Writer, News / February 16, 2023

Mark Leccese has been a reporter, an editor, and everything in between. Now, after 16 years at Emerson, the longtime journalism professor is stepping away...

Emerson students can listen in to "The Round Room" podcast to be informed about international news by their peers, Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff.

‘From students, for students’: Students create podcast to inform about international events

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor / February 16, 2023

When Monica Rivera Sosa first moved to the mainland United States from Puerto Rico, she noticed that people around her didn’t seem to talk or care much...

The Emerson Wellness Center entrance located on the third floor of 216 Tremont Street.

Wellness Center introduces new mental health website, 24-hour hotline

By Bailey Allen, Former news editor / February 16, 2023

Emerson College’s Wellness Center introduced its new EmWell website, a mental health resource for students that includes a 24-hour support hotline, at...