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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

NFL owners’ foul play

December 6, 2012

What a fitting venue: The royal palace of Jerry Jones’ kingdom, Cowboys stadium, will be the home of Superbowl XLV.  More than 100,000 are expected...

Stop being easy bait, become smarter online shoppers

December 6, 2012

Buy your plane tickets on Tuesdays at 3 P.M. Wednesdays are also good. But whatever you do, never buy on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. That would just be...

Trending resignations mar SGA’s professionalism

January 26, 2012

At issue:  Two more members of Emerson’s student government resign. Our take:  Everybody multitasks.  _______________________ In the pages of...

SGA resignations reveal indifference to public service

January 19, 2012

At issue: Yet another premature departure from SGA Our take: SGA is not a hobby; serve your whole term. On a daily basis, Emerson students strive to...

Letter to the Editor from a former Beacon editor-in-chief

By Cyra Master / December 11, 2011

To the editor: I am writing to join the growing chorus of voices disappointed with this week’s decision to dramatically change the SGA constitution...

An Open Letter to President Pelton from an Ohio University journalism student

By Ugonna Okpalaoka, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University / December 11, 2011

Dear President M. Lee Pelton, It's been brought to my attention that Emerson College is now the first school in Boston to give its student government...

Letter to the editor from the editor-in-chief of The Suffolk Journal

By Jeff Fish, Suffolk Journal Editor-in-Chief / December 9, 2011

Dear Editor, I was alarmed to hear about the recent amendment that your SGA passed regarding you’re your newspaper’s budget. As the Editor-in-Chief...

An open letter to President Pelton from an Emerson alumna

By Channah Barkhordari / December 9, 2011

Dear President Pelton, I'm writing to you as an Emerson alumna and a former staff member and editor of The Berkeley Beacon. I was disappointed to learn...

An Open Letter to President Pelton from a former Washington Post photographer

By Daniel Sircar, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / December 9, 2011

Mr. Pelton, My name is Daniel Sircar, and I'm a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I've also been a photojournalist for The...

For curious students, too many institutional road blocks

December 9, 2011

Visit Emerson.edu, and you will see the caption, “opportunity surrounds Emerson students.” I remember reading these words my senior year of high school...

Editorial: SGA amendment a blight on Emerson’s core values

December 8, 2011

At issue: Student body votes to remove the eight percent clause, which safeguarded freedom of the press at Emerson. Our take:  This is a dark...

Letter to the Editor from Chris Girard

December 8, 2011

Dear Editor, The amendment passed by a two to one margin, a landslide, from which we can conclude that us-versus-them arguments are extremely powerful....

Letter to the editor from Lauren MacLeod

December 8, 2011

Dear SGA, I am writing as an alumna (WLP, '07) to express my extreme disappointment with the new constitution, particularly in regards to the funding...

Letter to the Editor from former Beacon editors

To readers of the Beacon: It’s with heavy hearts that we learned of the end of student press freedom at our alma mater, following the approval of...

Letter to the Editor from Rosalind Fraser

December 6, 2011

Two years ago, I graduated when SGA was debating the Beacon's funding. I am incredibly disappointed to hear the debate is still raging. I know everyone...

Letter to the Editor from Scott Douglas Fisher

December 5, 2011

This week, you will be asked to approve or reject more than 75 changes to the Student Government Association constitution by casting a single vote. As...

Coloring book depicts 9-11 in shades of bigotry

September 13, 2011

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Reflections of an outgoing SGA President

April 11, 2011

, Beacon CorrespondentAs my term comes to a close, I have started to think about the kind of advice I would give the incoming SGA Executive President....

Workshop classes: a blessing or a curse?

March 17, 2011

Spring break is over and all eyes are focused on the end of the term just six weeks away. For seniors, that also means looking at the end of their college...

All quiet on the Western front: the shortage of civic students

February 23, 2011

Amidst the united cheers following the removal of Hosni Mubarak from his seat of power in Egypt, a thought crossed my mind. The image of tens of thousands...