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

SGA votes against endowment investment after some students voice opposition

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / April 11, 2025

The Student Government Association voted against investing $675,000 from the Student Impact Fund into Emerson’s endowment Friday.  By an 8-7 vote...

An SGA meeting at the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year.

Nineteen candidates win student government positions in low turnout elections

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / August 3, 2021

The Student Government Association’s spring 2021 elections turned out just 140 students, the lowest total for a spring elections cycle, where each SGA...

Debrosse, pictured middle right, in a Spring  Student Government Association meeting.

The Student Government Association passes new bylaws, an appeal and appoints three new members during student assembly

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / March 2, 2021

The Student Government Association approved a series of new bylaws in a wide-ranging meeting where they added new members to the organization’s academic...

The Student Government Association in a joint session meeting in February 2020.

Student Government Association holds inaugural spring semester student assembly meeting

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / February 1, 2021

The Student Government Association appointed four new members and approved an appeal during their first student assembly meeting of the spring semester...