By Bailey Allen, Former news editor
/ 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...
By Bailey Allen, Former news editor
/ November 18, 2021
Amid a rise in COVID cases throughout the Netherlands, Emerson students studying abroad at Kasteel Well face a three-week partial lockdown, which has limited...
There we were, three college seniors in pajamas on the back porch, huddled close together in the Boston cold, sharing a celebratory joint after one of...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ April 21, 2021
In a shift from previous plans, Emerson will transition to a fully in-person academic semester on all campuses this fall for students, who will now be...
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...
Nearly 3,500 miles away from Boston, a towering castle is quiet. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the dorms at Kasteel Well have sat empty for nearly...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ October 16, 2020
The Kasteel Well study abroad program has been cancelled for the spring semester due to ongoing European Union travel restrictions on U.S. citizens.
The...
By Diti Kohli, Former Editor-in-Chief
/ August 4, 2020
The fall Kasteel Well study abroad program has been canceled after the college was unable to secure permission for U.S. citizens to enter the Netherlands,...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ June 25, 2020
European Union officials plan to extend a ban on travellers from the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to silently accelerate in the country,...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ June 16, 2020
Emerson’s Kasteel Well study abroad program in the Netherlands will proceed in the fall semester with significant alterations in light of the ongoing...
On March 6, all 81 Kasteel Well students were brought back to Boston by the college due to rising concerns about the spread of COVID-19. We were told this...
The college plans to issue a refund for costs associated with the Milan academic excursion that officials canceled due to concerns with the spread of COVID-19...
By Tomas Gonzalez, Former Staff Writer/Photographer
/ March 11, 2020
Sophomore Allison Valton said she was relieved when she heard she could go home for the rest of the semester. She has a skin disease that makes her more...
A few weekends ago, I went bar hopping with my friends in Amsterdam. You would probably expect me to be dancing and singing to the reggaeton music playing...
By Katie Redefer, Former Staff Writer
/ March 6, 2020
Kasteel Well students trudged bleary-eyed through the rain at 4:00 a.m Central European Time on Friday to board a bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, beginning...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ March 4, 2020
The college plans to send students studying at the college's Kasteel Well campus back to Boston on Friday after college officials announced earlier this...
By Andrew Brinker, Former Senior Investigative Reporter
/ March 2, 2020
The college has prepared a contingency plan and will review the safety procedures of its vendors in an effort to prepare the community for the rapidly...
WELL, NETHERLANDS—The college will send Kasteel Well students back to the Boston campus later this week due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases,...
Kasteel Well officials announced on Feb. 24 that they canceled their planned four-day mandatory academic excursion to Milan, Italy, and barred students...
