Jordan Pagkalinawan (he/him) is a freshman journalism major from Burbank, California.  He is currently a Staff Writer for the sports section of The Berkeley Beacon.  In his spare time, he enjoys rooting...

Parker Garlough is a first-year journalism major from Naperville, Illinois. They currently serve as a staff writer for the News and Living Arts sections. When not writing for The Beacon, they also work...

Ryan Forgosh (he/him) is a second year journalism student from Manalapan, NJ. He is also the captain of Emerson Esports' Splatoon team and is a reader for Stork Magazine.

Ashlyn Wang (she/her) is a journalism major with minors in psychology and economics at Emerson College. She currently serves as a staff writer and photographer for The Beacon. She spends most of her free...

Gabel Strickland (she/her) is a journalism major at Emerson College with minors in Publishing and Comedic Writing and Performance. She is a Staff Writer who contributes to the news, opinion, living arts,...

Ana Sophia Garcia-Cubas Assemat (they/she) is a junior Writing, Literature, and Publishing major from Tijuana, Mexico. She serves as part of the copyediting team at The Beacon, and occasionally writes...

Ethan Cotler (he/him) is a journalism student from Charlotte, North Carolina. As a former film major, he enjoys writing for the living arts section. In his free time, he trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, practices...

Quinn O’Connor (she/her) is junior journalism major from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and serves as a copyeditor for the Beacon. Quinn is also a member of the Women’s basketball team at Emerson and enjoys...

Hailey Akau (she/her) is a writing, literature, and publishing major from Honolulu, Hawaii. She focuses mainly on illustrations and graphics for The Beacon but also contributes the occasional opinion as...

Rachel Choi (she/her) is a freshman writing, literature, and publishing major with a concentration in publishing. She currently serves as a copyeditor and an occasional illustrator for the Beacon. She...

Mike McHugh is a senior journalism major and sociology minor from Reading, MA who currently works as a staff writer for The Beacon’s news section. He joined the Beacon in Fall of 2021 as a correspondent...

Chloe Els (she/her) is a first-year journalism major who grew up in both California and Colorado. She currently works as a staff writer for the Beacon’s news section. When she’s not writing for the...

Leo Kagan (he/him) is a freshman journalism major from the North Shore of Boston. He currently serves as a staff writer for the Beacon’s sports section. He is also a member of Noteworthy, one of Emerson’s...

Ana Videla Sola is a sophomore journalism major who is 19 years old. She is an international student from Argentina and a soccer and Argentinian rock enthusiast. She enjoys reading, listening to music,...

Jonathan Yao (he/him) is a junior journalism major who serves as a Staff Writer for The Beacon’s News section. He currently lives in Rhode Island. In his free time, he plays Yu-gi-oh and writes, working...

Karenna Umscheid (she/her) is a journalism student at Emerson College, focused on arts and culture reporting, as well as writing critical essays. She also writes for Latent Images Magazine, WECB's Milk...

Maddie Khaw (she/her) is a sophomore journalism major from Portland, Oregon and serves as the assistant enterprise news editor for The Beacon. She is also minoring in women's, gender, and sexuality studies,...

Maeve Lawler (she/her) is a second-year Journalism major at Emerson College, with minors in Political Science and Publishing. She aims to write stories that inform communities, as well as foster positive...

Sophia Pargas (she/her) is a junior Journalism and Marketing Communications double major from Miami, Florida. She currently serves as the Beacon’s living arts editor and enjoys this opportunity to be...

Hadera McKay (she/her) is a junior Writing, Literature, and Publishing major with a concentration in publishing. This is her second semester serving as The Beacon’s opinion editor. McKay enjoys reading,...