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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

Starting college during the pandemic takes a toll on mental health

Starting college during the pandemic takes a toll on mental health

January 24, 2021

Moving onto campus for the first time as a freshman is daunting. Stepping out of your comfort zone while meeting new people from different backgrounds...

An ECPD patrol vehicle.

Incident Journal: Students followed on MBTA

October 28, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity,...

The Little Building on a rainy day.

Emerson enforces sanctions for COVID violations in line with nearby colleges

October 22, 2020

It was the first night out of college-mandated quarantine at the beginning of the fall semester. A group of half a dozen friends, all first-years living...

Scooby Doo in all his glory

First-year student wanders LB in Scooby Doo costume to ‘spread love’

October 1, 2020

To the surprise of many, residents of the Little Building earlier this week were graced by the presence of everyone’s favorite mystery-solving canine,...

An altered semester begins as first-year students move into Little Building

An altered semester begins as first-year students move into Little Building

August 21, 2020

First-year students began to move into Little Building Friday, while adhering to COVID-19 safety regulations. Unlike previous years, the new student...

The Little Building residence hall.

Emerson Reopening: What we know so far

July 28, 2020

Over the past several months, Emerson has been slowly doling out new information on what on-campus life at the college will look like in the fall through...

The old student mailroom in the basement of the Colonial Building.

Student mailroom to move from Colonial to Little Building

July 24, 2020

The college will move the mailroom out of the Colonial Building basement and into the first floor of the Little Building before the beginning of the fall...

Protesters vandalized several of the colleges buildings including Little Building.

Several college buildings damaged during Sunday’s protests

June 1, 2020

Seven Emerson buildings were vandalized and had windows smashed after protests erupted throughout Boston Sunday night, following the killing of George...

Officers stand in front of a burning police car on Tremont Street.

Violence erupts near Boston campus as police and protesters clash

June 1, 2020

Peaceful protests in Boston over the police killing of George Floyd erupted into chaos late Sunday night as police deployed pepper spray and tear gas into...

The college illuminated Little Building with artwork and messages celebrating the graduating class of 2020 on Saturday. The display will run for two weeks.

College lights up Little Building in honor of graduating students

May 16, 2020

A series of messages and artwork lit up the Little Building Saturday night to honor the Class of 2020.  The 11-story art installation titled “One...

College identifies two student suspects in LB vandalism incident

College identifies two student suspects in LB vandalism incident

January 30, 2020

Emerson Police identified two students connected to derogatory vandalism found in Little Building on Jan. 26, according to a community-wide email sent...

Incident Journal: Offensive graffiti found in Piano Row and Little Building

Incident Journal: Offensive graffiti found in Piano Row and Little Building

January 29, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

The view of Boylston St. from The Little Building.

Derogatory graffiti found in Little Building, second incident this week

January 26, 2020
Rooms in the college's newest residence hall were defaced Friday with "words that have been used to demean Asians and Asian Americans," according to an email sent Sunday.
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Incident Journal: Vandalism in LB, outside of Union Bank

January 22, 2020

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

Construction workers beside Little Building continuing sidewalk construction in front of empty storefronts in Little Building

Sidewalk expansion project to finish on schedule despite delays

January 21, 2020

The college’s sidewalk expansion project experienced unanticipated delays in December but is still projected to finish on schedule in mid-September,...

Tatte and three other restaurants coming to campus in 2020

Tatte and three other restaurants coming to campus in 2020

January 10, 2020

The college announced four new restaurants coming to campus in 2020 and said they expected to finalize leases for two more in coming weeks, in an email...

The college plans to fill the currently vacant Little Building retail spaces with restaurants.

Taqueria sets spring opening for Little Building location

January 1, 2020
Maria's Taqueria and Chipotle have a new rival in the Boylston-Tremont area: El Jefe's Taqueria.
ECPD

Incident Journal: Follow us to the “Church of God,” hot chocolate to the face

October 31, 2019

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...

The college hired Housing Operations Coordinator Christopher Muchata to work hand-in-hand with the Associate Director of Housing Operations Kendra Stokes. Montse Landeros / Beacon Staff

Housing fills two new positions after spring crash

October 8, 2019

The Office of Housing and Residential Education hired a housing operations coordinator and area coordinator—two new positions—to help improve the...

ECPD

Summer Incident Journal: Thousands of dollars in construction equipment stolen

September 25, 2019

Monday, May 20 A fire alarm was set off at the Paramount Center by a dumpster hitting a dry flow system in the loading dock. No one was injured. A...