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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

Peopling walking through Downtown Crossing in Boston on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Nick Peace/ Beacon Staff)

‘Rehabilitate and be preventative’: Emerson students say no to increased policing in downtown Boston

By Adam Nuñez, Staff Writer / March 26, 2025

Amidst calls for increased policing from Mayor Michelle Wu and some Boston City Council members in response to what Boston police have said is a seven-year...

The Emerson Wellness Center entrance located on the third floor of 216 Tremont Street.

Emerson community discuss health and wellness resources as winter illness spikes thaw

By Madalyn Jimiera, Staff Writer / March 26, 2025

Ibuprofen, cough drops, vitamins, tissues—these are some of the school supplies students may overlook when packing for college.  As Emerson thaws...

Students affiliated with Boylston Students for Justice in Palestine participate in a walkout on March 20, 2025.

Boylston SJP walkout halts Boston traffic, demands Emerson transparency

By Adri Pray and Iselin Bratz / March 20, 2025
The protest began at 1 p.m. at the entrance of the 2 Boylston Place Alley with leaders draped in keffiyehs, masks, and black clothes renouncing the recent violation of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson among dozens of universities under federal investigation for ‘antisemitic discrimination and harassment’

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / March 10, 2025
The Department of Education threatened to take action against the college if it does not improve its efforts to protect Jewish students on campus.
Rossiny Julien, Melodie Vaval, Subhan Aria, Omar Osmanzai, and Mohammad Omar Rasooli, participated in the March 5 Deliberative Dialogues panel moderated by Communication Studies Professor Niko Emack. (DJ Mara/Beacon Staff)

Students from Haiti, Afghanistan headline first ‘Deliberative Dialogues’ panel

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / March 6, 2025

The Communication Studies department hosted its first “Deliberative Dialogues” event Wednesday night, March 5, aimed at bringing diverse perspectives...

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Despite Emerson’s promise to provide meaningful financial support, students feel neglected and ignored

By Avary Amaral, Hannah Brueske and Sage Jezierski / March 6, 2025

In 2023, Oscar Grubelić was excited to start studying film at Emerson College, satisfied to have received what he felt was a “solid” financial...

Wendy Montero serves up a bread bowl on the dining hall's Mardi Gras night. (Max Ardrey / Beacon Staff)

Bourbon Street or Boylston Street? Mardi Gras makes its way to Emerson DH

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / March 6, 2025

Despite being 1,500 miles away from New Orleans, Emerson students could smell Mardi Gras on Boylston Street as the aroma from Cajun-inspired dishes wafted...

‘It's a really beautiful experience’: Muslim students observe Ramadan with help from Dining Center

‘It’s a really beautiful experience’: Muslim students observe Ramadan with help from Dining Center

By Rina Laby and Madalyn Jimiera / March 5, 2025

Around 4:15 a.m. Friday, Rokiya Elhak, president of the Muslim Student Association, awoke to a call from the organization’s vice president, Yunus Stevens,...

ECPD entrance/ Beacon Archives

Incident Journal: ECPD responds to Little Building theft, larceny in Colonial, fire alarm in Tufte

By Rina Laby, Staff Writer / March 3, 2025

The Emerson College Police Department makes the Incident Journal, a record of every criminal incident reported to the department, available daily for public...

Graduate guard Trevor Arico drives against the Springfield College Pride on Feb. 25, 2025 (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff).

‘You [have] to beat the best to get there anyway’: Men’s basketball defeats Springfield in first round of NEWMAC playoffs

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / February 26, 2025

In their sixth straight playoff appearance, the no. 4-seeded Emerson men’s basketball team triumphed over the Springfield College Pride, 67-50, in the...

SGA discusses endowment survey results

SGA discusses endowment survey results

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / February 26, 2025

The Student Government Association gauged a range of reactions and discussed the data they gathered from the Emerson community at its Feb. 21 meeting after...

‘It’s a way that people came together and found community’: Black Greek Life Luncheon highlights major sector of Black culture

‘It’s a way that people came together and found community’: Black Greek Life Luncheon highlights major sector of Black culture

By Madalyn Jimiera, Staff Writer / February 26, 2025

During midday on Tuesday in the dining hall, Black Greek Letter Organizations, a collection of Greek life chapters targeted towards Black individuals,...

EBONI’s ‘Blackout Block Party’ brings food, cards, community, and music to Piano Row

EBONI’s ‘Blackout Block Party’ brings food, cards, community, and music to Piano Row

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 26, 2025

The “Blackout Block Party” inside the Piano Row Skybox and the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym was filled with friends, faculty, family,...

(Rina Laby/ Staff Writer)

ArtsEmerson hosts former New Zealand prime minister in climate conversation

By Rina Laby, Staff Writer / February 26, 2025

Audience members crowded Emerson’s Semel Theater Tuesday night, ready to take notes and ask questions to the former Prime Minister of New Zealand where...

Around 20 protesters gather outside of Ansin building, glueing flyers listing their demands and hand-drawn stickers on the side of the building. (Madalyn Jimiera/ Beacon Staff)

‘Administration is forcing us to escalate.’ Boylston SJP demands revitalized protest policies, financial transparency, and divestment.

By Iselin Bratz, Madalyn Jimiera and Adri Pray / February 21, 2025

Dozens of protesters affiliated with Boylston Students for Justice in Palestine, a group of students advocating for a free Palestine, demonstrated in front...

Emerson College to integrate AI into classrooms

‘A passing of the torch’: SGA opens elections for next academic year

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

Elections for the next academic year are now open for the Student Government Association, SGA, as announced at its latest meeting on Feb. 14. Those interested...

A drone view of Kasteel Well between 1920 and 1940 from the Netherlands Institute for Military History / Courtesy Archief Well

From noble house to Nazi occupation to Emerson dormitory: The many lives of Kasteel Well

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 19, 2025

Emerson will celebrate its 40th anniversary of sending students to its Kasteel Well campus in Well, Netherlands, next year. While this is a big milestone...

Emerson Colleges' Little Building and Colonial Building on Boylston Street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Bernhardt affirms college’s steadfast support for transgender and international students in the face of federal challenges

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / February 19, 2025

President Jay Bernhardt on Wednesday reaffirmed Emerson’s “enduring commitment to building and sustaining an inclusive and caring community” in an...

Signage for the 2025 Teach-In on Race outside of the Bordy Theatre in the Union Bank Building on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Annual Teach-in on Race explores future of DEI, liberation struggles, art as resistance

The Teach-in on Race is an annual series of guest speaker panels and interactive audience discussions hosted by Emerson that aims to provide a space where...

The Max Cafe and Market after it's renovations in 2023. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Food for fuel: how does Emerson feed its athletes?

By Stella Huberlie, Beacon Correspondent / February 8, 2025

Emerson’s dining facilities’ nutritional value and hours trouble their student-athletes. Because they need good food to sustain them in their academics...