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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

Courtesy Jules Telfort

I am not my father’s daughter

By Jules Telfort, Deputy Copyeditor / April 15, 2026

When I was a little girl, I loved my father so much I wanted to be just like him. I remember curling up on the couch next to him at 8 o’clock on Saturday...

Stills

Stills

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / November 20, 2025

The wall was stark white before it exploded with color.  Jordan had found the film reel tucked underneath piles of newspapers from 50, 60 years ago....

Found

Found

By Jules Telfort, Deputy Copyeditor / November 20, 2025

It took Laila one day of planning, $100 for a bus, and three hours to get to the Massachusetts State Penitentiary to see her mother.  When the bus...

'The Longest Day in Havana'

‘The Longest Day in Havana’

By Sophia Pargas, Editor-in-Chief / April 3, 2023

As ten-year-old Mercedes Jacobs sat in the Havana airport in 1962, the wait was long and her clothes were heavy. Already classified as an adult, she was...

Maddie Khaw's family.

Asian enough

By Maddie Khaw, Assistant News Editor / April 3, 2023

I’ve felt like an imposter from a young age in both parts of my biracial identity—my whiteness and my Asianness. I’ve never felt “Asian enough,”...

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 3, 2023

Radiohead’s 1995 alternative chart topper, “Fake Plastic Trees,” is about my Christmas tree. The eponymous fake Chinese rubber plant lives rent-free...

Hailey Akau and her family.

Hugs and Honis for my ʻOhana

By Hailey Akau, Assistant Multimedia Editor and Magazine Section Editor / April 3, 2023

My first year of college, I realized just how little my Hawaiian identity existed in Boston. I remember a distinct feeling of isolation as I came to terms...

Safta Rachel in her garden.

Behind the Name

By Rachel Hackam / April 3, 2023

When meeting someone new, the first thing you learn about them is their name. A name serves as an identifier, signaling who someone is. A person’s name...