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The Berkeley Beacon

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

I approve each drive-by, each man who steps behind me on the subway, each guy who approaches me in this virtual bar.
EVAN WALSH / BEACON STAFF

Swipe right for feminism

By Jackie Roman, Former Staff / February 10, 2016

Within a 15 mile radius, there’s hundreds of eligible bachelors. They attend Harvard University, Emmanuel College, Suffolk University, Berklee College...

Liberal arts curriculum at Emerson is crucial

February 4, 2016

At issue: Liberal arts courses underrated at Emerson Our take: We can’t afford to write-off these requirements. Emerson students usually love their...

Living on the fringe of LGBTQ

February 4, 2016

When I was 13 and browsing on Tumblr, I found a true definition of bisexuality for the first time and immediately identified with it. I had felt this way...

Sexism in the journalism profession

Sexism in the journalism profession

February 4, 2016

The Women’s Media Center released a report in 2015 documenting the status of women in media. Unfortunately, it found a status quo that has been in...

Emerson’s medical amnesty policy needs overhaul

January 28, 2016

At issue: Task force created to reassess medical amnesty policy. Our take: There is truth in criticism of its current form. In 2009 Emerson finally added...

Refusing to choose Clinton

January 28, 2016

When Hillary Clinton promises in television advertisements to support people over profits, or the working class over corporations, surely this is self-conscious...

A whitewashed awards season

A whitewashed awards season

January 28, 2016

When I was 17, I wanted an Oscar the way some girls wanted boyfriends. The luster of those golden statuettes twinkled in my daydreams, and half-humorous...

Hoverboard ban paves way for major change

January 21, 2016

At issue: Emerson updates policy to reflect changing times. Our take: With hoverboards other policies should roll into the future. If Marty McFly were...

Facing down the barrel of a gun

January 21, 2016

Over the past three years in America, there have been exactly 1,074 mass shootings recorded by the Gun Violence Archive. These separate incidents have...

Scrapping the ‘new year’ concept

Scrapping the ‘new year’ concept

January 21, 2016

It’s a new year—again. That means New Year’s resolutions—again. It’s ironic that a holiday meant to be representative of...

The truth is that every day of the year provides a new beginning and chance for resolve.
EVAN WALSH / BEACON STAFF

Scrapping the ‘new year’ concept

By Jackie Roman, Former Staff / January 13, 2016

It’s a new year—again. That means New Year’s resolutions—again. It’s ironic that a holiday meant to be representative of opportunity, fresh starts,...

Semester in review: worthy stories deserve second look

January 5, 2016

At issue: Looking back on a semester of important discourse and change. Our take: Students should recognize and remember the on-campus news. Emerson...

Students with invisible disabilities are slighted

Students with invisible disabilities are slighted

December 10, 2015

I got on the elevator on the eighth floor of the Little Building at 11:52, with barely enough time to get to my noon class. As we descended with stops...

Terror in Paris illuminates erasure

December 10, 2015

In the early moments of a bitter morning in November, I was barefoot and alert, seated silently on a worn couch that had previously been a paradise for...

Protests’ critics reduce rightful desires to whines

Protests’ critics reduce rightful desires to whines

November 26, 2015

Black and brown college students have made headlines and front pages across the country, fists thrust in the air, protesting for a more equitable education...

Being more free about that monthly bleed

November 26, 2015

The earliest memory I have of menstruation is from first grade, standing in the bathroom with my mom, staring into the toilet she had just peed into, now...

Lipdub doesn’t deserve our lip service

November 26, 2015

At issue: T-Swift lipdub will no longer be used as a promotional video for the school.  Our take: The song choice made the project amiss in the first...

Talks on Tumblr must go beyond the blog

Talks on Tumblr must go beyond the blog

November 19, 2015

When I was 15 years old, I joined an Internet community. My friends and I were starting our obsessions with One Direction, the British boyband who, at...

Sharing a struggle without a conclusion

November 19, 2015

The Facebook post was so long it had a “Read more” hyperlink. It read like the script for a dramatic film, except all of the characters were...

Emerson should implement service learning mandate

November 19, 2015

At issue: Service learning projects are popping up on campus. Our take: This is the kind of work we should all be doing.  Everyone understands the...