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

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The rise of MAGA and political extremism

April 17, 2024

I’ve become fearful of red baseball caps.  It’s an involuntary reaction—I literally do a double-take. I analyze the design—is that white text...

Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job

Right-wing conservatives declare war on the FBI for doing its job

March 9, 2023

The GOP considers itself the party of law and order—I disagree. If there was ever any doubt, former President Donald Trump’s ever-present disruption...

The far-right is controlling the Republican Party, and Kevin McCarthy is embracing it

The far-right is controlling the Republican Party, and Kevin McCarthy is embracing it

December 10, 2021

Since Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) became a law maker, I have been calling her and her close colleagues from the House Freedom Caucus such as...

Shawna Konieczny is a junior IDIP major from Medford, Wisconsin.

Why I am one of the voters that helped Wisconsin go blue

November 10, 2020

Four years ago, I had just turned seventeen. I was balancing the stress of school at Medford Area Senior High in Wisconsin, a social life, and the mental...

Sophomore Allison Payne assumed the first vice chair position of the Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans. Photo by Madison Goldberg / Beacon Correspondent

College Republicans chapter expands conservative voice on campus

February 12, 2019

Sophomore Allison Payne started an Emerson chapter of College Republicans, a national group, at the beginning of the spring 2019 semester to give representation...

Michael Rulli 91 won a seat in the Ohio State Senate as a Republican candidate. Courtesy of the Ohio Senate

Emerson alumnus Michael Rulli reflects on Ohio senate seat win

February 6, 2019

Michael Rulli ‘91 sat in his new state house office in Columbus, Ohio wearing an Emerson sweatshirt on his second day as a state senator. On Jan....