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Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon
Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon
Camilo Fonseca

Camilo Fonseca, News Editor

Camilo Fonseca has served as the Beacon's news editor since July 2021. As a correspondent, he contributed to the Beacon's coverage of the 2020 presidential election; since then, he has also examined COVID-19's effect on campus life and local businesses in both express and enterprise. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Fonseca is currently a sophomore journalism major with minors in philosophy and political science, and hopes to pursue a career in foreign affairs writing.

Latest from Camilo Fonseca
A bomb squad storms the Copley Westin Hotel on Sept. 12, 2001, looking for potential terrorist suspects.

Beacon alums look back on catastrophe coverage

September 16, 2021
Students lighting candles to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

‘Every year I heal a little bit more’: Emerson community gathers to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11

September 12, 2021
OISA Director Andrea Popa

International students relieved by reversal of Trump-era visa policy

September 9, 2021
Alia Seraj with her father, Prince Abdul Ali Seraj, in the Boston Public Garden

Afghan royalty, class of 2004, reflects on country’s legacy in wake of American withdrawal

September 2, 2021
Outside of the Emerson College Testing Center.

College reports 14 positive COVID-19 tests in week of testing

September 2, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccination site

Vaccination requirement extended to faculty, staff

July 30, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. speaking at a COVID-19 update inside the Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts reports daily average of 447 coronavirus cases in last seven days

July 27, 2021
The Dining Center with no indoor seating.

College shifts meal plan options, curtails Board Buck usage

July 16, 2021
The Colonial Theatre

Colonial Theatre to reopen in September with new programming

July 8, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports average of 88 coronavirus cases in last seven days

July 4, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 68 new coronavirus cases

June 23, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 48 new coronavirus cases

June 21, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 41 new coronavirus cases

June 20, 2021
Daniel Hollis

Marine reservist found guilty of manslaughter in death of Emerson student Daniel Hollis

June 19, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 71 new coronavirus cases

June 18, 2021
Evan Allen 11 (left) and Brendan McCarthy 04

Emerson alums win Pulitzer Prize for Boston Globe reporting

June 11, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 146 new coronavirus cases

May 30, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 188 new coronavirus cases, lowest number since September

May 24, 2021
A clinician fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine from a vial.

Emerson sets vaccination deadline for return to campus

May 14, 2021
UEFA Champions League logo displayed on a phone screen and The Super League logo displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 20, 2021. (Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Soccer fans decry European Super League

April 22, 2021
Updated registration system draws praise, frustration

Updated registration system draws praise, frustration

April 22, 2021
The global pathways program in Santiago, Chile.

First Global Pathways programs in two years slated to return over winter break

April 22, 2021
A clinician fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine from a vial.

State vaccine eligibility expands to cover all Emerson students

April 19, 2021
Snow dusts the Norman Lear statue in the 2 Boylston Alley

Nor’easter brings April snowfall and student bitterness

April 16, 2021
A photo of Llull’s Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations

Exchange students experience pandemic-era Boston

April 15, 2021
The new awnings installed in the 2B alley.

Emerson lifts most restrictions as COVID fears ease

April 14, 2021
Chair of the Performing Arts Department Bob Colby, who died April 5, 2021

Late performing arts chair leaves behind legacy of empathy

April 8, 2021
Meal bags being taken to quarantined and isolated students in the Paramount residence hall.

Positive COVID-19 tests and tightened restrictions rock campus life

April 7, 2021
Emerson senior defeated in special election

Emerson senior defeated in special election

April 1, 2021
Junior Quinton Copeland at bat for the Lions.

Baseball snags first win since 2020 in doubleheader against Coast Guard

March 29, 2021
Soledad OBrien speaking to graduates during 2019s commencement ceremony.

College officials reconsidering in-person commencement

March 25, 2021
Kelly Bates

Founding director of Elma Lewis center launches City Council campaign

March 25, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,880 new coronavirus cases

March 20, 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,887 new coronavirus cases

March 19, 2021
A janitor working in the dorm hallway.

Overworked during pandemic, staff fight to have benefits reinstated

March 18, 2021
Students walking on Boston Common.

Vaccine rollout progressing, health experts foresee a return to normal in the fall

March 18, 2021
11 undergraduate students of 11 different majors at the college.

Major changes: A year of pandemic learning

March 18, 2021
Little Building and Walker Building in snow.

First year of college stunted by COVID-19, class of 2024 reflects on hurdles, loss

March 17, 2021
The Office of Financial Aid in the Union Bank Building.

Emerson opens applications for second round of COVID aid

March 16, 2021
Emersons Los Angeles campus.

Emerson Los Angeles on track to reopen, according to county health officials

March 12, 2021
A photo of South Street Diner

Local restaurants navigate reopening under lifted restrictions

March 11, 2021
A snow-blanketed neighborhood in Austin, TX under a rolling blackout

For Texan Emersonians, the utilities crisis highlights unignorable issues

February 27, 2021
Bostons Fenway Park empty

Baker announces Phase Four reopening by end of March

February 25, 2021
Richard Fucillo stands in front of the State House.

Emerson senior mounts State House campaign

February 25, 2021
A Visual and Media Arts class under COVID-19 safety restrictions.

Another semester of hybrid learning garners disappointment

February 25, 2021
Emersons Kasteel Well campus in Well, Netherlands.

With no students at the castle, the town of Well remains shuttered

February 18, 2021
The exterior of Lamberts Marketplace.

Lambert’s Marketplace, new dining partner, faces complications at Board Bucks launch

February 11, 2021
4th Wall general manager Diky Melville serving two patrons behind a plexiglass divider.

Woken from hibernation, 4th Wall returns after brief hiatus

February 8, 2021
Retail investors, trading for themselves rather than on behalf of institutions or corporations, first hatched the plan on the Reddit community r/wallstreetbets almost a year ago.

The GameStop surge shows Wall Street’s contempt for the “free” in free market

February 3, 2021
Students walk by the Tatte Bakery & Cafe on the corner of Boylston and Tremont.

Long quarantine raises student skepticism, optimism

January 29, 2021
The main entrance of the Walgreens in downtown Boston.

College maintains flu shot policy despite state reversal

January 28, 2021
A view of Emersons Dining Center from the Boylston Place alley.

College announces revised meal plans, new Board Bucks locations

January 26, 2021
Brian Basgen, then-Assistant Vice President of IT, at an SGA meeting in 2019.

New head of Emerson’s IT department slated to take over position for spring semester

January 19, 2021
The Boloco location next to Emerson College on Boylston Street.

Boloco reopens downtown locale after long hiatus

January 11, 2021
Cameron Manning helping students move into Little Building at the beginning of the Fall 2020 semester

“Everyone’s upset and annoyed”: Students voice frustrations with the move-in pushback

January 8, 2021
A sign on the window of Emersons coronavirus testing site at Tufts Medical Center.

Emerson exploring spring semester partnership with Tufts Medical Center

December 17, 2020
Trent (center right) was remembered as a pioneer in the field of Political Communication.

Emerson faculty reflects on passing of Judith Trent, political communications icon

December 10, 2020
Mediterranean restaurant Garbanzo opened on Emersons campus in August.

Campus-adjacent businesses anticipating revenue hit following student departure

December 1, 2020
The colleges choice to extend the fall semester grading period was met with mixed reactions from professors

COVID-19 forces some professors to consider pausing five-year path to tenure

November 18, 2020
Emerson Polling Director Spencer Kimball

After forecast of a landslide Biden win, college pollsters assess where they missed the mark

November 9, 2020
A view of Emersons Dining Center from the Boylston Place alley.

Pandemic restrictions curtail Dining Center accommodations

November 9, 2020
Hundreds of protestors listen to leaders outside the Boston Public Library Wednesday night in preparation for the presidential Election result.

Peaceful Boston demonstrations condemn Trump efforts against vote counting

November 5, 2020
Tris Arthur dropping off her absentee ballot application in the mailbox outside of the Colonial Theater.

As the election begins, the college gets-out-the-vote

November 3, 2020
This month, Emerson Polling Society has surveyed marijuana opinions nationwide.

On Election Eve, alumni panel forecasts presidential race results

November 3, 2020
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