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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,548 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 13, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,548 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a decline from the 1,577 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 34.  Cases...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,577 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 12, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,577 new coronavirus cases Friday, a decline from the 1,589 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 29.  Cases...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,589 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 11, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,589 new coronavirus cases Thursday, a rise from the 1,413 new infections reported Wednesday. The death toll rose by 42.  Cases...

Second Marlboro College campus sale falls through

Second Marlboro College campus sale falls through

By Jacob Seitz / March 11, 2021

Democracy Builders will retain control of the former Marlboro College campus, according to its founder Seth Andrew, after it was purportedly sold to Vermont-based...

Skywell of the Little Building.

Little Building lightwell noises bother first-year students

By Bailey Allen / March 11, 2021

Little Building residents who live in a lightwell-facing room say their sleep, class, and work schedules are being disrupted by the recurrence of intrusive...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. speaking at a COVID-19 update inside the Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts reports 1,413 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber / March 10, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,413 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a significant rise from the 1,006 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by...

Massachusetts reports 1,006 new coronavirus cases

Massachusetts reports 1,006 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 9, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,006 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a rise from the 892 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 20.  Cases in...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 892 new coronavirus cases, lowest since October

By Frankie Rowley / March 8, 2021

Massachusetts reported 892 new coronavirus cases Monday, a significant decline from the 1,281 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 18.  Cases...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,281 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 7, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,281 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from the 1,495 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 41.  COVID-19...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,495 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / March 6, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,495 new coronavirus cases Saturday, down from the 1,677 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 52.  COVID-19...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reports two positive COVID-19 tests, bringing semester total to 91

By Frankie Rowley / March 5, 2021

Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 tests out of 405 tests administered on Thursday, bringing the college’s cumulative positive tests to 151....

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,553 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,553 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a significant rise from the 980 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 66.  COVID-19...

Debrosse, pictured middle right, in a Spring  Student Government Association meeting.

The Student Government Association passes new bylaws, an appeal and appoints three new members during student assembly

By Frankie Rowley / March 2, 2021

The Student Government Association approved a series of new bylaws in a wide-ranging meeting where they added new members to the organization’s academic...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 980 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 2, 2021

Massachusetts reported 980 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, down from the 1,248 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 37.  COVID-19...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,248 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 1, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,248 new coronavirus cases Monday, down from the 1,412  new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 26.  COVID-19...

Gov. Charlie Baker provides a COVID-19 update while touring the first responder vaccination site at the Worcester Senior Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.

Massachusetts reports 1,412 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 28, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,412 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from the 1,516 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 52.  COVID-19...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,516 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 27, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,516 new coronavirus cases Saturday, down from the 1,734 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 41.  COVID-19...

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the media after receiving a flu shot at a CVS in Roslindale on September 17, 2020 in Boston, MA.

Massachusetts reports 1,734 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / February 26, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,734 new coronavirus cases Friday, up from the 1,928 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 46.  Cases have...

Margot Wood '08, author of "Fresh"

Margot Wood ’08 to release debut novel ‘Fresh’, takes place at Emerson

By Shawna Konieczny, Staff Writer / February 25, 2021

Margot Wood ‘08 spent years working in the publishing industry after graduation, and now her debut novel set at Emerson College, Fresh, is set to be...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reports four new positives, Massachusetts cases continue decline

By Charlie McKenna / February 24, 2021

Emerson reported four new positive COVID-19 test results Wednesday out of 727 new tests administered on Tuesday, bringing the college’s cumulative positive...