With The Beacon celebrating its 75th anniversary, we wanted to share our thoughts on the paper. This paper has given us a lot. It has given us a fucked...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ April 24, 2020
When I was looking to transfer out of my tiny liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio—a town east of Dayton with a population just shy of Emerson’s...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ March 20, 2020
On Friday, March 13, Emerson College announced it would close its residence halls, effectively kicking us all out of our dorms. Across campus, students...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ October 23, 2019
Tensions erupted on Tuesday between members of the Student Government Association and The Berkeley Beacon’s Editor-in-Chief Christopher Van Buskirk over...
Evan McDonald ’18 joined comedy troupe Emerson Comedy Workshop in January 2016 as the first black man to ever join in its 40 years of existence. After...
By Belen Dumont, Former News Editor
/ November 28, 2018
Whisky Saigon, an upscale nightclub on Boylston Street, will weigh the decision to renew or rescind its lease with the college in 2022 for the first time.
The...
On March 17, 1990, art thieves slashed 13 paintings from the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Although the paintings were never recovered,...
By Belen Dumont, Former News Editor
/ March 24, 2018
Standing with a friend in front of the Dining Center, sophomore Brian Sweeney waited to board one of two overnight shuttle buses headed to his hometown...
Faculty Council recently met with President Lee Pelton, Provost Michaele Whelan, and VP of Diversity and Inclusion Sylvia Spears to discuss the student...
In the past twenty years there has been positive sociological shift toward a greater public understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ identities. Yet the reality...
At issue: Building acquisition amid union negotiations
Our take: Now is not the time to snag another property
The college announced their decision to...
At issue: Attitude towards Sodexo workers
Our take: Treat service workers with dignity
A new school year, a new dining hall—fine, Dining Center—petition....
It is not uncommon for students shuffling down Boylston street to shirk away from helping, acknowledging, or even considering the individuals experiencing...