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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

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

American exceptionalism foreshadowed our pandemic response

American exceptionalism foreshadowed our pandemic response

By Lucia Thorne / October 21, 2021

As Americans, we have been taught to believe that the U.S. is the pinnacle of what a nation should be. To question the authority of our nation would be...

"I wanted to show them that I was not American, but that I was not Thai either. I was a third culture kid." / Illustration by Ally Rzesa

The challenge of living life between cultures

By Katiana Hoefle / October 23, 2019

I realized how different I was from everyone else when I first came to college.  When teachers would ask students to go around the room saying where...

"I mostly stayed silent because I found myself unable to join discussions about how the case can affect 'our' society and 'our' legal system." / Illustration by Ally Rzesa

Patriotic language in class leaves international students behind

By Xinyan Fu / September 25, 2019

During the beginning of my first semester at Emerson, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his alleged sexual misconduct were all over the news. As...