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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

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...

A Generation of Gentrification

By Madelene Nieman / 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

By Editorial Board / 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 Beacon's music columnist. Illustration by Enne Goldstein.

Minimalist music: Folk as an antidote to maximalism

By Joseph Green / 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...

No time to slack on student safety

By Editorial Board / 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

By Maya Pontone / 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

By Editorial Board / 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

By Editorial Board / 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

By Colette Lippman / 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....