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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

Aggregation nation: Why two news sources are better than one

December 9, 2012

 This month, Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, started a catfight over kitten videos with Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington...

Facebook and the fear of missing out

December 9, 2012

 According to the recently released book The Social Animal, the latest work by New York Times columnist David Brooks, the happiest humans are the...

Penn State scandal casts light on cultures of entitlement

December 9, 2012

While participants in major collegiate athletic programs are heroized for their capacity to bring glory to their institutions, it is becoming impossible...

Women’s health shouldn’t suffer over abortion debate

December 9, 2012

I once had a boyfriend who seemed like a great person, until I found out he was being a great person with many women and, after dumping him, I thought,...

Journalists push liberal ideas

December 9, 2012

First, let me tell you I am a die-hard liberal. This is not a conservative rant, nor an attempt to binge and purge the negatives of the American...

A transfer’s troubles

December 8, 2012

, Beacon Contributor Over the past three weeks, we watched millions of Egyptians struggle against their government in a quest for democracy.On Feb....

A Fistful of Dollars on the Campaign Trail

December 7, 2012

 We have many months before the actual presidential election next November 2012, yet already the web and television news have created a new designation...

Obama’s Goldilocks war: Can the Pres pull off intervention?

December 7, 2012

 It is hard to support military action in Libya when the Obama administration cannot clearly define its terms of engagement or its goals. It is even...

Whose work is it anyway?

December 7, 2012

When I started teaching, lo those many years ago, I knew there were some aspects of the job I wouldn’t be fond of: the pay, the occasional whiny student,...

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...