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

The Berkeley Beacon

Coronavirus

A sign on the window of Emerson's coronavirus testing site at Tufts Medical Center.

Massachusetts reports 3,720 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 15, 2020

Massachusetts reported 3,720 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, down from the 3,572 new infections reported Sunday. The state’s death total rose by 55. The...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Baker Appeals for Household-Only Holidays After Thanksgiving Spike

By Collin A. Young, State House News Service / December 15, 2020

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, emphasis on little. That was the message Tuesday from Gov. Charlie Baker as he urged people to take COVID-19...

sabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Walsh rolls back Boston reopening amid virus surge

By Charlie McKenna / December 14, 2020

Boston will move back to phase two of its reopening Wednesday forcing the closures of many indoor activities amid a drastic spike in COVID-19 infections,...

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the media after receiving a flu shot at a CVS in Roslindale on September 17, 2020 in Boston, MA.

Massachusetts reports 3,572 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 14, 2020

Massachusetts reported 3,572 new coronavirus cases Monday, down from the 4,677 new infections reported Sunday. The state’s death total rose by 37. The...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 4,677 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 13, 2020

Massachusetts reported 4,677 new coronavirus cases and 41 deaths Sunday, as new infections in the state continue to set records. Sunday’s case total...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 4,968 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 12, 2020

Massachusetts reported 4,968 new coronavirus cases and 47 deaths Saturday, as new infections in the state continue to set records. Saturday’s case...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 5,475 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 11, 2020

Massachusetts reported 5,475 new coronavirus cases Friday, up from the 5,130 new infections reported Thursday. The state’s death total rose by 47. The...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 5,130 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 10, 2020

Massachusetts reported 5,130 new coronavirus cases Thursday, down rise from the 5,625 new infections reported Wednesday. The state’s death total rose...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 5,675 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 9, 2020

Massachusetts reported 5,675 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a steep rise from the 3,627 new infections reported Tuesday. The state’s death total rose...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker updates the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan on December 9, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Baker outlines state plan to vaccinate for COVID-19

By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service / December 9, 2020

The Baker administration plans to distribute 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines over the next three months to Massachusetts residents and workers who face the highest...

Outside of the Emerson College Testing Center.

Testing center transportation program lacks communication

By Gege Tan / December 9, 2020

Even though Emerson has offered a taxi voucher program for students who require transportation to the college’s COVID-19 testing center at Tufts Medical...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 3,627 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna and Katie Lannan / December 8, 2020

Massachusetts reported 3,627 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a steep rise from the 2,463 new infections reported Monday. The state’s death total rose...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Case Surge Prompts Baker to Dial Back Reopening

By Katie Lannan, State House News Service / December 8, 2020

Capacity limits will be lowered across an array of businesses, some indoor recreation venues will again close, and rules around mask-wearing and dining...

Professor Brooke Knisley said it is especially frustrating that the college may not believe people when they tell them they have a disability.

Professors seeking accommodations forced to jump through hoops to teach online

By Alec Klusza / December 7, 2020

A number of Emerson’s immunocompromised and disabled professors have reported issues receiving accommodations to teach remotely ahead of the fall semester’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 2,463 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 7, 2020

Massachusetts reported 2,463 new coronavirus cases Monday, a steep decline from the 4,747 new infections reported Sunday. The state’s death total rose...

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the media after receiving a flu shot at a CVS in Roslindale on September 17, 2020 in Boston, MA.

Massachusetts reports 4,747 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 6, 2020

Massachusetts reported 4,747 new coronavirus cases and 48 deaths Saturday, as new infections in the state continue to set records. Sunday’s case total...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 5,356 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 5, 2020

Massachusetts reported 5,356 new coronavirus cases and 41 deaths Saturday, as new infections in the state continue to set records. Saturday’s case...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 5,192 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / December 4, 2020

Massachusetts reported 5,192 new coronavirus cases Friday, a steep fall from the 6,477 new infections reported Thursday but still just the second time...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 6,477 new coronavirus cases, highest single day total of pandemic

By Charlie McKenna / December 3, 2020

Massachusetts reported 6,477 new coronavirus cases Thursday, the highest single-day total reported in the state since the pandemic began, and a dramatic...

Marty Walsh speaks to reporters after casting a vote for Presidential Candidate Joe Biden at The Lower Mills branch of The Boston Public Library on November 3, 2020.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gives voice to “shutting things down”

By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service / December 3, 2020

Boston stands at a crucial inflection point in the pandemic's latest surge, and the arc of case growth over the next few days could determine whether city...