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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

Opinion

No time to slack on student safety

October 19, 2017

At issue: Promptness of Emerson emergency alert system Our take: Time is not on our side On Sept. 12, a man unaffiliated with the college was shot...

Op-Ed: Legitimizing Latinx lives

October 19, 2017

With Halloween right around the corner, I’m already preparing myself for the abundance of Día de los Muertos costumes—costumes that reduce a sacred...

What we talk about when we talk about homelessness

October 18, 2017

Does Emerson know how to talk about homelessness? What can Emerson do to address the extreme poverty in Boston? Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, I always...

Homelessness on Campus

Homelessness on Campus

October 18, 2017

It is not uncommon for students shuffling down Boylston street to shirk away from helping, acknowledging, or even considering the individuals experiencing...

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

October 18, 2017

At issue: Attitude towards Sodexo workers Our take: Treat service workers with dignity A new school year, a new dining hall—fine, Dining Center—petition....

Editorial: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

October 12, 2017

At issue: Attitude towards Sodexo workers Our take: Treat service workers with dignity A new school year, a new dining hall—fine, Dining Center—petition....

Editorial: An exercise in broken trust

October 11, 2017

At issue: Changes to Emerson’s Title IX policy Our take: Why are we spinning our wheels? Unfortunately (but unsurprisingly), reporting sexual assault...

Students talk media representation

October 11, 2017

How has representation of a certain group improved in TV and film? What can be done better? In the eyes of Hollywood, all Asians are the same. It doesn’t...

Streaming beyond the mainstream

Streaming beyond the mainstream

October 11, 2017

Polyamory is having a moment in pop culture right now. And by that, I mean that a moderately popular animated Netflix show had a sub-character with eight...

Many of us are taught to think of the homeless as different, separate from us in every possible way.
Cassandra Martinez / Beacon Staff

Op-Ed: Homelessness on Campus

October 11, 2017

It is not uncommon for students shuffling down Boylston street to shirk away from helping, acknowledging, or even considering the individuals experiencing...

Students talk media representation

October 5, 2017

by Michelle Aviles and Monica Petrucci How has representation of a certain group improved in TV and film? What can be done better? In the eyes...

Teaching cultural competency goes both ways

October 5, 2017

At issue: Semantics of social justice in the classroom Our take: Professors still have a lot to learn   It’s a scene every Emerson student...

Say my name: recognizing trans identities

Say my name: recognizing trans identities

October 4, 2017

When I first began to look at Emerson College back in my junior year of high school, a big factor influencing my choice of school was the LGBTQ culture....

Op-Ed: Emerson put my sexual assaulter before me

October 4, 2017

The Beacon reviewed documentation and email correspondence around this case to verify its results and timeline. Click here to find further reading about...

YouTube is often the first and only place queer people can find sex education that’s applicable to them.
CASSANDRA MARTINEZ / BEACON STAFF

Op-Ed: Streaming beyond the mainstream

October 4, 2017

Polyamory is having a moment in pop culture right now. And by that, I mean that a moderately popular animated Netflix show had a sub-character with...

LGBTQ column: Out of the closet, into a box

September 28, 2017

I have a confession—I think Buzzfeed quizzes are fun. A few weeks ago, I found myself searching the site. One quiz titled, “You Won’t Get 100% on...

Editorial: Teaching cultural competency goes both ways

September 28, 2017

At issue: Semantics of social justice in the classroom Our take: Professors still have a lot to learn It’s a scene every Emerson student has experienced...

Joseph Green is a junior visual and media arts major and the Beacons music columnist. Illustration by Enne Goldstein.

September Music: A bittersweet playlist for the changing of the seasons

September 28, 2017

I was walking to the grocery store a week ago on the first chilly night of the fall. It wasn’t far, just a few blocks, but I plugged in my headphones...

Hardware presents a hard choice

September 27, 2017

AT ISSUE: Inherent classism in new computer guidelines OUR TAKE: Uniformity can't come at such a high price Last year, the journalism department announced...

A student’s take on student orgs

September 27, 2017

What do you see as the value of student organizations at Emerson? Would your experience at Emerson have been different without them? As a shaky-handed...

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