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...

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

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

 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...