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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

Letter to the Editor: Faculty Council responds to Lowrie memo and student protests

November 15, 2017

Faculty Council recently met with President Lee Pelton, Provost Michaele Whelan, and VP of Diversity and Inclusion Sylvia Spears to discuss the student...

Op-Ed: The fraught intersection of mental health and queer identity

November 9, 2017

In the past twenty years there has been positive sociological shift toward a greater public understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ identities. Yet the reality...

Editorial: Staff salaries are more important than real estate

November 9, 2017

At issue: Building acquisition amid union negotiations Our take: Now is not the time to snag another property The college announced their decision to...

Letter to the Editor: concerned faculty response to Lowrie memo

November 9, 2017

Written in response to a memo sent to the Emerson community by Faculty Assembly Chair Anthony Lowrie, which called for a private investigation into student...

Letter to the Editor: Ad-Hoc Committee on Cultural Competency response to student protest and Lowrie memo

November 9, 2017

Written in response to a student protest of college discrimination against students of color last month and to a memo sent to the Emerson community by...

The quest for racial validity

November 9, 2017

I identify as a person of color, but in the fight for racial justice I often feel more like an ally than a member of the POC community. I’m biracial—Chinese...

Anthony Lowrie memo misses the mark

November 9, 2017

At issue: Rogue email sent to faculty & org leaders Our take: Division won't lead to revision Anthony Lowrie, chair of Emerson’s faculty assembly,...

Cultivating a culture of biracial inclusion

Cultivating a culture of biracial inclusion

November 9, 2017

I was always told as a child that despite being half Lebanese, I should call myself white. My mother would make me check off “Caucasian” on...

#Insta-sad: romanticization of mental health on social media

November 8, 2017

When I was first diagnosed with depression in middle school, there was a time during which I sought harmful images on sites like Tumblr as a way to glorify...

Anthony Lowrie memo misses the mark

November 2, 2017

At issue: Rogue email sent to faculty & org leaders Our take: Division won't lead to revision Anthony Lowrie, chair of Emerson’s faculty assembly,...

Short term rental, long term damage

Short term rental, long term damage

November 1, 2017

Earlier this month, I found myself in a mass of people marching down the streets of Chinatown. “Chinatown is residential!” a girl in the front...

Listen this time

November 1, 2017

At issue: Student protest for inclusive excellence Our take: Ignoring the problem is not a solution The day to day bustle of campus life was interrupted...

A Generation of Gentrification

November 1, 2017

When I transferred to Emerson over two years ago, I was living with my parents in Illinois, totally ignorant to the layout of the city where I would soon...

Cultivating a culture of biracial inclusion

November 1, 2017

I was always told as a child that despite being half Lebanese, I should call myself white. My mother would make me check off “Caucasian” on school...

A Generation of Gentrification

October 26, 2017

When I transferred to Emerson over two years ago, I was living with my parents in Illinois, totally ignorant to the layout of the city where I would soon...

Listen this time

October 26, 2017

At issue: Student protest for inclusive excellence Our take: Ignoring the problem is not a solution The day to day bustle of campus life was interrupted...

Legitimizing Latinx lives

October 25, 2017

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

Representation situation: lack of Latinx voices at Emerson

Representation situation: lack of Latinx voices at Emerson

October 25, 2017

When I first arrived at Emerson, my stomach lurched with nerves and anticipation. I had traveled nearly five hours from a desolate town in Pennsylvania...

No time to slack on student safety

October 25, 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 on...

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

Minimalist music: Folk as an antidote to maximalism

October 25, 2017

Music these days can be overwhelming. Dense production surrounds us with synths, reverb, and electronic effects I can’t even put a name on. Vocals undergo...