Skip to Main Content
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

Graphic Mia McDermott

America’s campaign against autism is a travesty

By Charlie Desjardins, Dept. Opinion Editor / October 8, 2025

On Sept. 22, the Trump administration announced that, through “gold-standard science,” autism could be traced back to taking acetaminophen—commonly...

A Student Assembly meeting during the Fall 2020 semester.

SGA passes legislation calling on administrators to address racist ‘zoom bombings’

By Diana Bravo, Former Copyeditor/Photographer / October 21, 2020

The Student Government Association unanimously passed legislation Tuesday in response to a recent string of racist “Zoom bombing” incidents against...