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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

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 2,263 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor / April 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,263 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a rise from the 2,160 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 36.  Saturday’s...

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

Emerson reports no new positive tests, after 7 reported Thursday

By Charlie McKenna / April 2, 2021

Emerson reported no new positive COVID-19 tests on Friday, a day after reporting seven, from the 311 tests administered Thursday, leaving the spring semester’s...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center at the corner of Kneeland Street and Harrison Ave.

Emerson reports 7 new positives, bringing weekly total past double digits for first time in weeks

By Charlie McKenna / April 1, 2021

Emerson reported seven new positive COVID-19 tests on Thursday out of the 1,063 tests administered Wednesday, bringing the spring semester’s total to...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,683 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 30, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,683 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a rise from the 1,464 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 18.  Tuesday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,464 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 29, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,464 new coronavirus cases Monday, a decline from the 1,817 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 15.  Monday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 2,362 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 27, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,362 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a rise from the 2,301 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 35.  Saturday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 2,301 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 26, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,301 new coronavirus cases Friday, a rise from the 2,274 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 40.  Thursday...

A sign of the COVID testing site of Emerson College and Tufts University.

Emerson reports one new coronavirus case, Massachusetts dashboard experiencing technical difficulties

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 25, 2021

Emerson reported one new positive COVID-19 test on Thursday out of the 1,062 tests administered on Wednesday, keeping the spring semester’s total at...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,476 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 23, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,476 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a rise from the 1,103 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 20.  Cases...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,678 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor / March 21, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,678 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a slight decline from the 1,880 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 33.  Cases...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,880 new coronavirus cases

By Camilo Fonseca, Editor-at-large / March 20, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,880 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a slight decline from the 1,887 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 29.  Cases...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,887 new coronavirus cases

By Camilo Fonseca, Editor-at-large / March 19, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,887 new coronavirus cases Friday, a slight increase from the 1,857 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 43.  Cases...

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

Emerson tops 100 positive COVID-19 tests for spring semester

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 18, 2021

Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 tests on Thursday out of the 1,053 tests administered Wednesday, bringing the college’s cumulative positive...

Courtney Donohue

Journalism: Courtney Donohue, Sophomore

March 18, 2021

I definitely was more interested pre-COVID in [broadcast] journalism, but since COVID, I have added two new minors: marketing and photography. Now I'm...

Allison Duggan

Visual and Media Arts: Allison Duggan, Sophomore

March 18, 2021

The pandemic hit right when I was supposed to start gaining experience with production … and it basically skewed my understanding of how production works....

Allyson Aronsky

Marketing Communications: Allyson Aronsky, Senior

March 18, 2021

During the fall semester is when I noticed the biggest difference, because I definitely noticed a lack of effort on some professors’ parts. One of my...

Brianne Guanaga

Business of Creative Enterprises: Brianne Guanaga, Junior

March 18, 2021

Business, being in a creative enterprise, really appealed to me because I want to do music business and management. I definitely found my place within...

Jasmine Hawkins

Theater and Performance: Jasmine Hawkins, Sophomore

March 18, 2021

Being that our choice of profession is based off of people, it's changed tremendously. We're trying to find ways to make connections with each other and...

Gabi Jonikas

Writing, Literature and Publishing: Gabi Jonikas, Sophomore

March 18, 2021

Right now, I’m in Introduction to Electronic Publishing and it’s supposed to be very interactive and discussion-based, but now we do all the video...

Ellen Brandon

Communication Studies: Ellen Brandon, Sophomore

March 18, 2021

The thing I feel like is disappointing would just be in my classes’ professors talk so much about the importance of connections and building relationships,...