Nearly 3,500 miles away from Boston, a towering castle is quiet. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the dorms at Kasteel Well have sat empty for nearly...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 18, 2021
The Office of Student Accessibility Services has seen an increase in students requesting accommodations since the pandemic began, as some students with...
Despite administrator predictions of a dip in positive COVID-19 tests amongst community members, positives continue to roll in at a significantly higher...
By Ann E. Matica, Former Deputy News Editor
/ February 18, 2021
Brandin Dear, who filled the newly minted position of associate dean and director of counseling, health, and wellness earlier this month, will spearhead...
Emerson administrators said they would meet with students of color virtually in an effort to create a more equitable environment in an email sent on Feb....
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 14, 2021
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ February 11, 2021
Five students in quarantine and isolation housing in the Paramount residence hall, cut off from many of the college’s services and completely dependent...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ February 11, 2021
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to plod along in the state and nation, some members of the Emerson community have gotten one or both of the doses...
By Ann E. Matica, Former Deputy News Editor
/ February 10, 2021
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ February 10, 2021
With less than a week of warning, students living on the 12th floor at the W Hotel packed their belongings last week and moved to a new room assignment...
Top Emerson officials pinned the recent surge of positive COVID-19 tests on students’ lax behaviors Saturday, despite repeatedly touting the strength...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 4, 2021
The class of 2021’s commencement ceremony will be held virtually on May 9, Emerson announced in an email Thursday.
The announcement comes amid statewide...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 4, 2021
With the spring semester underway, the Student Government Association is staring down a vacancy in one of its most crucial positions—the executive treasurer—for...
With in-person courses officially underway this week, the pandemic appears to have taken a firmer grip on the Boston campus in less than a month than it...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ February 4, 2021
For four days in September, off-campus student Devin Davis-Lorton received little communication from the college after testing positive for COVID-19. Only...
By Ann E. Matica, Former Deputy News Editor
/ February 3, 2021
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ February 2, 2021
For the first time since November, students are returning to classrooms after beginning the spring semester with two weeks of online courses. The transition...