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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

Opinion

The ideal solution would be to decrease tuition, allowing for more applications, more students, and in the end, a more accessible Emerson.

Emerson should work for a more affordable hybrid experience

By Claire Rodenbush, SGA Executive President / June 16, 2020

Claire Rodenbush is the Student Government Association Executive President for the 2020–21 academic year. Rodenbush is a third-year student studying...

Regaining control during quarantine

Regaining control during quarantine

By Emily Cardona / May 28, 2020

I didn’t even notice the heavy blanket that formed on my body at first. I didn’t even notice my depression and anxiety were triggered.  I never...

Emerson's Title IX office.

College needs outside experts to make desired change to Title IX policy

By Editorial Board / May 12, 2020

Last week, the school released its presidential working group draft findings, which sought to detail the sexual misconduct climate at the college through...

Head Over Feels: The story doesn’t end here

Head Over Feels: The story doesn’t end here

By Grace Griffin / May 11, 2020

I started writing love columns by accident.  One Wednesday during the first semester of my sophomore year, my boyfriend at the time broke up with me...

Right person, wrong time is a myth

Right person, wrong time is a myth

By Lara Hill / May 7, 2020
Last semester posed an interesting dilemma for my love life. I had just emerged from a serious, long-term relationship in October 2019, and I planned on studying abroad at Kasteel Well the following semester. I approached my dating life very casually, still using dating apps like Tinder. I didn’t intend to find something serious because I was worried about finding the “right” person at the wrong time. 
Letter: Rejecting the idea of us versus them

Letter: Rejecting the idea of us versus them

By Kerry Ferrell, Contributing Writer / May 6, 2020

Kerry Ferrell is an Emerson College class of 2020 graduate. I wholeheartedly reject the idea of an “Us versus Them” mentality at Emerson in regards...

Letter: It is Us Versus Them

Letter: It is Us Versus Them

By Claire Rodenbush, SGA President-Elect / May 6, 2020

Claire Rodenbush is a rising junior at Emerson College who was recently elected as SGA's executive president for the 2020-2021 academic year. My initial...

Us versus Them: Reaching across the aisle to our administrators

Us versus Them: Reaching across the aisle to our administrators

By Kaitlyn Bryson, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2020

Kaitlyn Bryson is a senior at Emerson College and serves as a student representative on the Title IX working group created by President M. Lee Pelton in...

Claire Rodenbush had promised to bring sweeping change to SGA.

Editorial Board: Claire Rodenbush is the outside change SGA needs

By Editorial Board / April 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated every facet of life at Emerson College, making the Student Government Association's spring election more important...

Munchies smoked my eating disorder

Munchies smoked my eating disorder

By Clarah Grossman / April 20, 2020

After multiple rips from a bong and eating a whole package of cookies, I found myself sprawled on the floor of my freshman year dorm, full. I had just...

Residents of the island celebrate the opening of a new bridge in Crocoville.

How Animal Crossing reconnected me with my friends during COVID-19

By Tomas Gonzalez / April 15, 2020

Today, I did something I hadn’t done in a while. I went outside to meet up with some friends—except, I didn’t leave my sofa. My friends and I...

Letter: Amy Tudor responds to Kevin Quigley statements

Letter: Amy Tudor responds to Kevin Quigley statements

By Amy Tudor / April 13, 2020

Amy Tudor is an alum of Marlboro College and affiliated with I Believe In Marlboro College, a group of alumni and community members opposing Emerson College's...

Kaitlyn Fehr

Isolated castle or populous city: I felt safer at Kasteel Well

By Kaitlyn Fehr / April 8, 2020

On March 6, all 81 Kasteel Well students were brought back to Boston by the college due to rising concerns about the spread of COVID-19. We were told this...

"Now, we are these 'bears' that need to stay motivated and 'feed' ourselves with skills learned remotely. "

Maintaining normalcy in spite of drastic changes

By Jocelyn Yang / April 7, 2020

Recently, my dad told me on the phone that after 70 days of home quarantine, he was finally able to go out following China’s ease on their lockdown....

The Berkeley Beacon announced it would be shuttering operations on Wednesday at 10 p.m.

The Berkeley Beacon shuts down after 73 years

April 1, 2020

We are pained to announce that The Berkeley Beacon, the college's only student newspaper, plans to shutter operations effective Wednesday at 10  p.m....

"We did not just work so hard for four years and not be able to celebrate those achievements with our friends and loved ones. We deserve to walk."

Seniors are robbed of a milestone by not walking in person

By Melissa Rosales / March 31, 2020

In an email to the Class of 2020, President M. Lee Pelton announced that Commencement on May 9 and 10 will be postponed.  “No doubt, this news comes...

Letter: Open Letter to the Administration of Emerson College

Letter: Open Letter to the Administration of Emerson College

By Ryan Rock / March 20, 2020

Ryan Rock is a senior theatre major To the Emerson College administration, I want to understand more exactly the basis in which you are describing...

Photo credit: Ally Rzesa

How student journalism saved me during the COVID-19 crisis

By Dana Gerber / March 20, 2020

On Friday, March 13, Emerson College announced it would close its residence halls, effectively kicking us all out of our dorms. Across campus, students...

Letter: Covid-19 Tuition Refunds

Letter: Covid-19 Tuition Refunds

By Abigail Semple, SGA Executive Treasurer / March 20, 2020

Abigail Semple is the Student Government Association's executive treasurer for the 2019-2020 academic year.  I wish this wasn’t happening. I wish I...

Continuing campus news coverage amid a global pandemic

Continuing campus news coverage amid a global pandemic

By Editorial Board / March 16, 2020

It’s been a hectic week, to say the least. There are 197 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts as of Monday, according to public health officials....