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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

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. speaking at a COVID-19 update inside the Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts reports 1,822 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 20, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,822 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a rise from the 1,679 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 53. Saturday...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reports two new positive COVID-19 tests

By Frankie Rowley / February 18, 2021

Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 test results Thursday out of 814 new tests administered on Wednesday, bringing the college’s cumulative positive...

Gov. Charlie Baker provides a COVID-19 update while touring the first responder vaccination site at the Worcester Senior Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.

Massachusetts reports 1,322 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 17, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,322 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a significant increase from the 967 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 967 new coronavirus cases, lowest since Nov. 3

By Frankie Rowley / February 16, 2021

Massachusetts reported 967 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a significant decline from the 1,480 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 49.  The...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,820 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / February 14, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,820 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from the 1,949 new infections reported on Saturday. The death toll rose by 60.  Monday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,949 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 13, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,949 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a decrease from the 2,228 new infections reported on Friday. The death toll rose by 65.  Monday’s...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reaches 63 positive tests, breaking last semester’s total numbers

By Frankie Rowley / February 11, 2021

Emerson reported three new positive COVID-19 tests Thursday out of the 966 tests administered Wednesday. Since testing began on Aug. 6, the college’s...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reaches 60 positive tests, total number of positive tests reported last semester

By Frankie Rowley / February 10, 2021

Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 tests on Wednesday out of the 1,238 tests administered on Tuesday. The college’s cumulative positive tests...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. speaking at a COVID-19 update inside the Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts reports 1,276 new coronavirus cases, lowest since Jan. 2

By Frankie Rowley / February 8, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,276 new coronavirus cases Monday, a significant decrease from the 3,004 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 2,982 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 5, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,982 new coronavirus cases Friday, a rise from the 2,602 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 74.   The...

Courtesy of Emerson College.

2021 commencement ceremony to be held virtually

By Frankie Rowley / February 4, 2021

The class of 2021’s commencement ceremony will be held virtually on May 9, Emerson announced in an email Thursday.  The announcement comes amid statewide...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 2,186 new coronavirus cases and 53 deaths

By Frankie Rowley / February 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,186 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a rise from the 1,968 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 53, a slight...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,968 new cases, lowest since Nov. 30

By Frankie Rowley / February 2, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,968 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a drastic decrease from the 2,220 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 45,...

Gov. Charlie Baker provides a COVID-19 update while touring the first responder vaccination site at the Worcester Senior Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.

Massachusetts surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases one year after virus first discovered in state

By Frankie Rowley / February 1, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,270 new coronavirus cases Monday, a slim decrease from the 2,546 new infections reported Sunday and enough to push the state’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. speaking at a COVID-19 update inside the Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts reports 3,957 new cases

By Frankie Rowley / January 30, 2021

Massachusetts reported 3,957 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a dramatic rise from the 2,781 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 87,...

A man walking past the W Hotel on Stuart St.

W hotel privacy eases some students’ worries about on-campus living

By Frankie Rowley / January 30, 2021

Student residents of the luxury W hotel expressed they felt safer living in the converted dorm space due to limited interaction with others—seclusion...

Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 2,781 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / January 29, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,781 new coronavirus cases Friday, a dramatic fall from the 4,222 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 98,...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reports 6 new positives, pushing weekly total to 12

By Frankie Rowley / January 28, 2021

Emerson reported six new positive COVID-19 tests Thursday, out of 1,000 tests administered Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of positives to 91....

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 2,215 new coronavirus cases, lowest since Jan. 19

By Frankie Rowley / January 26, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,215 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a significant decline from the 3,477 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by...

Marty Walsh speaks to reporters after casting a vote for Presidential Candidate Joe Biden at The Lower Mills branch of The Boston Public Library on November 3, 2020.

Boston to move into Phase Three, Step One of reopening Feb. 1

By Frankie Rowley / January 26, 2021

Boston will move to Phase Three, Step One of reopening on Feb. 1, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Tuesday, allowing a slew of businesses to reopen after...