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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

The exterior of the Kasteel Well castle

No change in sight for Kasteel Well following Omicron variant detection in Netherlands

By Bailey Allen / December 2, 2021

Weeks after a surge in COVID-19 cases forced the Netherlands into another lockdown, the appearance of Omicron—the latest mutation of the virus—threatens...

The exterior of the Kasteel Well castle

Kasteel Well students reflect on departing the castle

By Shawna Konieczny / March 29, 2021

On March 2, 2020, the 76 students studying at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus gathered in a cramped dining hall awaiting an update on spring break, expecting...

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Beacon Breakdown: How tuition value compares at Emerson’s three campuses

By Abigail Hadfield / February 10, 2019

Emerson students at the Boston, Los Angeles, and Kasteel Well campuses all pay the same tuition and room and board rates despite differences in semester length...

Nicole Salvatore said fall 2018 Kasteel Well students were unhappy with the price of laundry at The Netherlands campus. Photo by Tom Bloxham / Beacon Staff

Laundry prices decrease at Kasteel Well

By Flora Li / January 24, 2019

Laundry prices at the Kasteel Well campus dropped from two euros, or $2.28, per cycle to one euro, or $1.14, starting in the spring 2019 semester. Kasteel...