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
/ October 21, 2020
Students living in on-campus housing will be required to box up a portion of their belongings and leave them on their beds before departing for winter...
Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh’s shut down Monday came after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19, college officials announced in an email Tuesday.
The...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ October 20, 2020
As excessive textbook shipment delays from Emerson’s bookstore persist, the college official responsible for overseeing the store has repeatedly insisted...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ October 17, 2020
Emerson will offer limited housing to some on-campus students during the final two weeks of the fall semester and through winter break.
Fewer than 80...
The full time faculty union approved an altered schedule for the upcoming spring semester Tuesday, finalizing the college’s plans to cancel spring break...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ October 16, 2020
The Kasteel Well study abroad program has been cancelled for the spring semester due to ongoing European Union travel restrictions on U.S. citizens.
The...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ October 15, 2020
Emerson began linking its daily symptom tracker to all student, faculty, and staff IDs Tuesday, meaning community members no longer have to display their...
By Domenic Conte, Former Sports Columnist
/ October 14, 2020
For journalism professor Diane Mermigas, teaching in a hybrid format through a pandemic meant that she first had to play the role of a student. Throughout...
By Diana Bravo, Former Copyeditor/Photographer
/ October 13, 2020
The Student Government Association held a half an hour Student Assembly meeting Tuesday and postponed two scheduled position appointments to its executive...
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
/ October 12, 2020
Every weekend, Tim Schwab, a junior, takes the commuter rail home to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to work as a shift supervisor at Papa Gino’s pizzeria....
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ October 8, 2020
A review of Emerson’s reported COVID-19 data reveals severe shortcomings in the college’s dashboard, which intends to provide insight into the virus’...
In March, the Iwasaki Library operated as a place for students to mill around the stacks, congregate in groups to finish a project, and watch movies in...
By Diana Bravo, Former Copyeditor/Photographer
/ October 6, 2020
The Student Government Association unanimously appointed two members to a college committee that will search for candidates to fill a newly proposed associate...
A newly proposed U.S. Department of Homeland Security rule could limit the ability of international students to stay in the U.S. for more than four years...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ October 5, 2020
Three political commentators, each an Emerson alum, tried to make sense of the chaotic first presidential debate in a discussion panel hosted by Emerson...