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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 fraught intersection of mental health and queer identity

November 16, 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...

Staff salaries are more important than real estate

November 16, 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 16, 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...

Let’s agree to be mean

By Madelene Nieman / November 15, 2017

I like to keep lists. On my phone, tucked somewhere between story ideas and grocery lists is a short note simply entitled, POTENTIALLY UNHEALTHY ATTITUDES...

Plagiarism does not deserve discourse

By Editorial Board / November 15, 2017

At issue: The invitation of Marsha P. Johnson director Steve France Our take: Artistic integrity isn't up for debate  Last month, Reina Gossett,...

With an expansive world of uplifting and impactful literature available, professors need to present students with more diverse literature.
Cassandra Martinez / Beacon Staff

Black and brown and not read all over

By Cassandra Martinez / November 15, 2017

Last year, I took a novel-into-film class that did not feature a single book written by or about a woman or person of color. The only character of color...

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

By Shelby Grebbin / 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

By Editorial Board / 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...

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...

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,...

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

By Brittanny Adames / 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

By Editorial Board / 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

By Abigail Hadfield, Former Deputy Copy Editor / 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...