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Letter from the Editor: On the insensitive coverage of campus tragedies

By Mariyam Quaisar, Managing Editor / February 10, 2023

The Berkeley Beacon failed you on Friday when we hastily published a story about the passing of Brooks Walker without consideration and proper context....

It’s hell, but it’s worth it: The Beacon on The Beacon

By The Editorial Staff / February 3, 2022

With The Beacon celebrating its 75th anniversary, we wanted to share our thoughts on the paper. This paper has given us a lot. It has given us a fucked...

‘It’s a gateway drug’: The Beacon celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / February 1, 2022

Seventy-five years of The Berkeley Beacon. The Beacon has been Emerson’s only student-run independent newspaper since its first edition of Feb....

Letter from the Editor: Where we’re at and what we still have to do

By Diti Kohli, Former Editor-in-Chief / November 19, 2020

The Beacon’s first print issue of the semester in early September initiated a wave of resignations from almost 20 staff members. Some felt deeply mistreated...

Note from the Editor: We take responsibility

By Diti Kohli, Former Editor-in-Chief / September 10, 2020

A journalist’s commitment is to truth, to fairness, to balance. And this is The Beacon’s truth. We, as an institution with a longstanding history...

How to protect yourself in the streets of Boston

By Melissa Rosales, Podcast Producer / January 25, 2020

Producer Melissa Rosales explores safety tips on protecting yourself in the streets

Number of emotional support animals on-campus doubles

November 20, 2019

Listen to "Number of emotional support animals on-campus doubles" on Spreaker. There are 14 total emotional support animals on-campus this academic year,...