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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Letter: Elections Shenanigans unacceptable

Letter: Elections Shenanigans unacceptable

By Brad Dye / March 9, 2020

Brad Dye graduated from Emerson College in 2006 and served as the Student Government Association's elections commissioner for three years.  As the...

Prioritize student safety amid COVID-19 concerns

Prioritize student safety amid COVID-19 concerns

By Editorial Board, The Berkeley Beacon / February 26, 2020

Kasteel Well officials announced on Feb. 24 that they canceled their planned four-day mandatory academic excursion to Milan, Italy, and barred students...

The Long Road Home: Weathering Storm Ciara back to the castle

The Long Road Home: Weathering Storm Ciara back to the castle

By Christopher Williams, Former Sports Editor / February 26, 2020
A major winter storm raged across northern Europe, Feb. 9 and delayed transport back to the Netherlands as Kasteel Well students wrapped up their first independent travel weekend.
The failures of Boys Scouts of America are not failures of scouting

The failures of Boys Scouts of America are not failures of scouting

By Alexander Hahn / February 26, 2020

2020 marks the 110-year anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. This year will also mark the first time in history a Scouting organization announced...

Everything has changed—except my love for Taylor Swift

Everything has changed—except my love for Taylor Swift

By Jess Ferguson / February 26, 2020

It was 2007, and I distinctly remember opening up my seventh birthday present: a black SanDisk MP3 player. At the time, I thought I was the coolest first-grader...

Learning to love both of my "faces"

Learning to love both of my “faces”

By Diana Bravo, Former Copyeditor/Photographer / February 25, 2020

When I look in the mirror, I don’t recognize the face that looks back at me as completely “mine.” Of course, I know it’s my face. I’ve never...

Sacrificing sleep should not be the norm of college life

Sacrificing sleep should not be the norm of college life

By Jocelyn Yang, Opinion Editor / February 25, 2020

The ‘college triangle’ states that students can only have two of the following: good grades, a social life, and enough sleep. The first time I saw...

We support staff members joining the union

We support staff members joining the union

By Editorial Board / February 20, 2020

This is an important year for the Emerson College Staff Union. The group plans to start renegotiating their contract with the school next spring. They...

Accepting being single as a hopeless romantic

Accepting being single as a hopeless romantic

By Reilley Djou / February 19, 2020

As a college student studying in a new city, finding relationships isn’t as easy as it seems. There are nightclubs, parties, and dating apps, but in...

Melissa Rosales / Graphic by Ally Rzesa - Beacon Staff

It’s hard to watch The Bachelor when you’re not straight

By Melissa Rosales, Podcast Producer / February 19, 2020

‘Tis the season—The Bachelor season. While I’m excited about The Bachelor, Peter Weber’s fantasy suite dates, and glad the drama of stolen champagne...

Shruti Rajkumar

My roots were only seen when they were worn by a white person

By Shruti Rajkumar / February 19, 2020

In my sophomore year of high school, I was excited to find out about a course called Asian Studies. The popular course focused on the significance of Indian...

In-person conversations are essential for conflict resolution

In-person conversations are essential for conflict resolution

By Jess Ferguson / February 17, 2020

Texts are an ineffective means of resolving conflict. I was frustrated by one of my friends’ actions. She said mean things about me behind my back,...

Parkland, two years later

Parkland, two years later

By Robbie Shinder / February 14, 2020

Every year, Feb. 14 represents a day of love. Valentine's Day. But this year, and for every year of the rest of their lives, many people will not celebrate...

No one should have to pay to work, especially college students who are already paying for their respective schools.

Strapped For Cash: Experience doesn’t pay the bills

By Juliet Norman, Former Opinion Editor / February 13, 2020

Last summer, a clip of U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez went viral on Twitter. Standing alongside fellow Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna...

SGA

Accountability, not agendas

By Editorial Board / February 12, 2020

On their last show of 2019, The New York Times’ podcast The Daily welcomed their very own Executive Editor Dean Baquet into the studio for an episode...

Photo credit: Christine Park

Truth matters in the war against coronavirus

By Jocelyn Yang, Opinion Editor / February 12, 2020

In my five years spent studying in the U.S., I've never been so worried about my family in China as I have now. When my dad recently said over the phone...

Ableist discourse hurts the disabled community

Ableist discourse hurts the disabled community

By Shruti Rajkumar / February 11, 2020

In 2009, Spread the Word gained traction in the public school system of Colchester, Connecticut, my hometown, as well as in schools across the country....

Letter: T. Hunter Wilson responds to President M. Lee Pelton's "Marlboro Promise" letter

Letter: T. Hunter Wilson responds to President M. Lee Pelton’s “Marlboro Promise” letter

By T. Hunter Wilson, Marlboro College Faculty Emeritus / February 8, 2020

Marlboro College Faculty Emeritus T. Hunter Wilson responds to President M. Lee Pelton's letter to Marlboro College President Kevin Quigley sent in December....

Financial Equity Board should maintain transparency during financial discourse

Financial Equity Board should maintain transparency during financial discourse

By Editorial Board / February 6, 2020

The Student Government Association submitted a proposal for a new Financial Equity Board this semester to advocate for the financial needs of the Emerson...

Melanie Curry. Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

The unseen side effects of slave films

By Melanie Curry / February 5, 2020

When I was around ten years old, I watched a miniseries titled Roots that explored generations upon generations of slavery. At such a young age, I never...