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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

Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies

Students plan for spring break amid lessened COVID policies

By Bailey Allen / March 9, 2023

As spring break approaches, Emerson students have adjusted to the rollback of COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in three years—with some planning...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center.

Emerson reports 14 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

By Adri Pray / April 27, 2022

On Wednesday, Emerson reported 14 COVID-19 cases for Tuesday of the 682 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.05 percent. The college...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson breaks 800 COVID-19 cases for the Spring 2022 semester

By Adri Pray / April 26, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 12 COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 818 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.47 percent. The college...

The exterior of the COVID testing site.

Emerson reports zero COVID-19 cases over the weekend

By Adri Pray / April 25, 2022

Emerson did not report any data on the COVID-19 dashboard over the weekend. The college reported 33 community members in on-campus isolation. One was...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports 11 COVID-19 cases on Friday

By Adri Pray / April 22, 2022

On Friday, Emerson reported 11 COVID-19 cases of the 719 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.53 percent. The college reported...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports 14 COVID-19 cases on Thursday

By Adri Pray / April 21, 2022

On Thursday, Emerson reported 14 COVID-19 cases of the 1,097 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.67 percent. The college reported...

The exterior of the COVID testing site.

Emerson reports 12 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

By Adri Pray / April 19, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 12 COVID-19 cases of the 411 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.92 percent. The college reported...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports three COVID-19 cases on Friday

By Adri Pray / April 15, 2022

On Friday, Emerson reported three COVID-19 cases of the 446 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.67 percent. The college reported...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports 13 COVID-19 cases on Thursday

By Adri Pray / April 14, 2022

On Thursday, Emerson reported 13 COVID-19 cases of the 929 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.40 percent. The college reported...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center.

Emerson reports 18 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

By Adri Pray / April 12, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 18 COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 1,128 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.60 percent. The college...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports zero COVID-19 cases over the weekend

By Adri Pray / April 11, 2022

Emerson did not provide any data for COVID-19 cases on campus for Saturday or Sunday. The college reported four community members in on-campus isolation....

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reported four COVID-19 cases on Thursday

By Adri Pray / April 7, 2022

On Thursday, Emerson reported four COVID-19 cases for Wednesday of the 771 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.52 percent. The...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center.

Emerson reported eight COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

By Adri Pray / April 5, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported eight COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 380 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.11 percent. The college...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports zero COVID-19 cases over the weekend

By Adri Pray / April 4, 2022

On Monday, Emerson reported zero COVID-19 cases for Saturday. No data was readily available for Sunday. The college also reported 10 community members...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center.

Emerson reports seven COVID-19 cases on Friday

By Adri Pray / April 1, 2022

On Friday, Emerson reported seven COVID-19 cases for Thursday of the 669 administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.05 percent. The college...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports five COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

By Adri Pray / March 29, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported five COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 830 administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.60 percent. The college...

A sign of the COVID testing site of Emerson College and Tufts University.

Emerson adjusts Friday’s case count on Monday, semester-long total sits at 621

By Adri Pray / March 28, 2022

On Monday, Emerson adjusted Friday’s COVID-19 data to reflect two cases instead of the previously reported four. No data was readily available for Saturday...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Emerson reports seven COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

By Adri Pray / March 22, 2022

On Tuesday, Emerson reported seven COVID-19 cases of the 1,133 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.62 percent. The college also...

Emerson's COVID-19 testing center.

Emerson reports two additional COVID-19 cases, semester total at 598

By Adri Pray / March 21, 2022

On Monday, Emerson updated Friday’s COVID-19 data and reported two cases of the 205 tests administered. No data was readily available for Saturday or...

COVID testing site locating at 116 Harrison Avenue.

Zero COVID-19 cases reported on Friday

By Adri Pray / March 18, 2022

On Friday, Emerson reported zero COVID-19 cases for Thursday of the 353 tests administered.  The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus...