Shannon Andera Garrido Berges (she/her) currently serves as editor-in-chief, formerly she managed global content and covers news centered around the Caribbean. Her interests include Dominican politics, pop culture, and environmental reporting. She is an undergrad at Emerson College, majoring in Journalism.
Citizens of Panem, in the name of nostalgia and not-so-carefully concealed social commentary, the time has come to delve into another dystopian teen drama...
On Friday, the Emerson Union for Resident Assistants (EURA) and members of the Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) organized a rally commencing at...
Opinions expressed in Beacon Op-Eds are not necessarily shared by the entire staff. It is the responsibility of Opinion editors to elevate each individual’s...
In the heart of Boston, a collaboration between students and the city is rewriting the narrative of learning.
Faced with the challenge of teaching students...
On Wednesday, The Berkeley Beacon published an article titled 'Hamas’ Attack: A Tragedy for Israel and a Death Knell for Palestine,' written by Staff...
“Shelter in Solitude,” written by and starring Siobhan Fallon Hogan, delves into the story of shared solitude among unlikely pairs. The dramatic comedy...
As I near the end of my college journey, I grapple with the realization that I never truly connected with the Hispanic community at Emerson.
Despite...
On September 26, 2023, the culinary team at Emerson College, in collaboration with Bon Appétit Management Company, will be embarking on a culinary journey...
After the events of orientation, where eager Emerson freshmen were welcomed by shrill undergrads serenading them in their cars, it's natural for incoming...
Emerson Alumni Valerie Becker-Nogueira ‘08 has been appointed director of events and corporate partnerships at the Boston Arts Academy Foundation.
Becker-Nogueira,...
Erik Müürisepp, the college’s associate vice president for campus life, will be accepting the position of vice president and dean of students at Curry...
In successive rulings last week, the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action and a plan that would have forgiven federal student loans, drawing...
A recent survey by the Emerson College Polling Society reveals that 62 percent of the undergraduate student body believes funding and tuition should be...
A little more than half a century after the 1970 massacre at Kent State University, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John Paul Filo feels that...
Emerson celebrated students and faculty that displayed outstanding academic achievement and teaching excellence in the 2022-23 academic year by inducting...
Although Boston provides a diverse and eclectic selection of authentic food from all around the world, Dominicans have a pretty heavy presence in the local...
“Las tres causales,” or “the three causes,” is the never-ending debate that has hundreds of thousands of Dominican women dressed in green protesting...
At the Feb. 24 meeting, the Student Government Association granted a budget appeal for the Emerson Skunks, the college’s ultimate frisbee team, swore...
The Student Government Association is considering a budget appeal of Emerson Esports, which would grant the student gaming organization nearly $4,000 to...
By Shannon Garrido, Multimedia Managing Editor
/ October 2, 2022
English singer-songwriter and musician Yola Carter made a stop at Big Night Live in Boston on Sept. 21 to perform her latest album “Stand For Myself”...
As another school year comes to an end, it’s time that as a student body, we start acknowledging and appreciating one of the best features Emerson College...
There is something sinister about sitting on a dirty dorm couch while watching the recent award shows and seeing the words ‘donate’ after a five-minute...
Longtime Emerson staff member Anna Feder is suing the college after allegedly being denied a promotion due to gender-based discrimination on the part of...
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor
/ March 16, 2022
Cirque du Soleil welcomed its audience back after temporarily pausing its operations with clownery, camp, and circus magic in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...
Blue and yellow speckled the Boston Public Garden Sunday afternoon as protestors held Ukrainian flags and signs high, showing their denunciation of Russia’s...
As of this year, spike, metal, and concrete will occupy the Dominican-Haitian border, as a wall is currently being constructed where the countries meet....
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor
/ February 4, 2022
As we get closer and closer to the end of this year and try our best to prepare for another, many embrace the practice of setting New Year's resolutions....
By Shannon Garrido, Content Managing Editor
/ January 27, 2022
To all my Spanish-speaking readers who enjoy reggaeton, Bad Bunny’s Instagram announcement should have had you at the edge of your seat. Benito announced...
I knew early on that journalism was a main interest of mine. So, I decided to take a three-month internship at HOY newspaper, in Santo Domingo, Dominican...
When we lose a family member, we are told to grieve. We cut our days short, we make funeral arrangements, we take time off, or drown ourselves in work....
Life gets you down sometimes, and that’s understandable. But if you ever feel worthless or unwanted, just remember this past Sunday, a group of what...
Since moving to this country and dipping my toes into what is considered the “American college experience,” there is one thing I still can't wrap my...
Over the course of my life, I feel like I have been watching women’s rights walk a tightrope across a giant canyon. But, when I was home in the Dominican...
MCI-Framingham, built in 1877, is one of the oldest women’s state prisons in the U.S. Needless to say, the facility is in need of structural repair,...
You don't have to be a 12-year-old girl with the pitch of a hyena to be a Jonas Brothers fan, some of us are 19-year-old girls and our voices resemble...
There is something that I have noticed in my youth — a lack of consideration. Young adults are ready to jump at any opportunity to tell the world why...
If you would have asked me in mid-June whether I thought removing the mask mandate and relieving some social distancing measures was a sign that things...
As many Emerson students might be aware, at the beginning of March it was announced that tuition will increase for all undergraduate students for the second...
Most Emerson students reap the benefits of private education in the heart of Boston for a good four years. But it’s one thing to temporarily occupy space...
Ingrid Patricia Grassals, founder and owner of Go Natural Caribe, the first natural hair salon in the Dominican Republic, shuttered her salon doors due...
A few days ago it was raining, and for the first time in a while, it wasn't too cold for me to enjoy the drizzle. Whenever I see rain, my mind immediately...
On March 25, NPR published “Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fear Mongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online.” In the story, NPR analysts point out that...
Amid seven new variants of the already malicious novel coronavirus reaching the United States, my fellow Emerson students and I wonder: when will we get...
On Feb. 14, the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Education, Roberto Fulcar, affirmed that there is still no set date for the return of students to the...
Most of us can agree that the Senate’s vote on Feb. 13 to acquit Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 Capital attack was more than disappointing. Not just because...
On Feb, 4, NPR released a segment of their morning edition broadcast, where they discussed the current legal state of consulting giant McKinsey and Company....
It’s been one month since the House of Representatives introduced articles of impeachment against former President Donald J. Trump for incitement of...
In February of last year, the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, hired Rudy Giuliani as a consultant for national security services. Today,...
Moving onto campus for the first time as a freshman is daunting. Stepping out of your comfort zone while meeting new people from different backgrounds...
On the day Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over incumbent President Donald Trump, a violent mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists...
As inauguration day approaches, leaders of Caribbean countries are coming together to congratulate the newly elected president, Joe Biden. As we move from...
Tension is in the air on Election Day. Even across the world, people are anxious to know what lies ahead for the United States and how it will affect them...
Several countries around the world are highly reliant on tourism for generating foreign exchange, attracting international investments, increasing tax...
Donald Trump supporters and Democrats have one similar perception of this year’s election: that it will follow in the steps of 2016.
Though it appears...
For those of you who spent too much of your childhood obsessing over Legally Blonde and Beverly Hills, 90210, like me, you probably had an inflated image...
