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The Berkeley Beacon

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

Editor of The Beacon Chris Van Buskirk.

Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief

Chris Van Buskirk graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism after serving as the top editor for The Berkeley Beacon. He worked for the State House News Service covering the Massachusetts Legislature and at MassLive as their Boston-based correspondent. Van Buskirk now serves as the lead state politics reporter at The Boston Herald, where he covers the inner workings of the State House. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Abigail Semple

Abigail Semple

By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief / May 10, 2020

I was in the Student Government Association office with my roommate and he went out and bought a balloon from CVS and I was doing reimbursements. It was...

SGA grant appeals to EIV, Sigma

SGA grant appeals to EIV, Sigma

By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief / February 14, 2018

The Student Government Association granted appeal requests to Emerson Independent Video and Sigma Phi Theta on Feb. 13. EIV approached the Financial...

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Incident Journal

By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief / January 24, 2018

The Incident Journal is provided to the Beacon weekly by the Emerson College Police Department. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity,...