The Berkeley Beacon is Emerson College’s independent, student-run newspaper. Founded in 1947, the weekly publishes in print on Thursdays each fall and spring semester and online daily. The paper is a chronicle of life at Emerson — covering student government politics, campus performances, and school-wide trends.
In recent years, the paper’s reporting has revealed racial biases in the college’s tenure practices, performance space struggles for student groups, and food code violations in the campus dining facilities.
In 2011, the paper took strides in increasing its online presence by launching the first college newspaper website with a responsive design, following The Boston Globe’s release of BostonGlobe.com, the world’s first HTML5, responsive-designed newspaper site.
Email: contact@berkeleybeacon.com
Phone: 617-855-NEWS (6397)
Address: Piano Row, Rm. L-145
150 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
Editor-in-chief: Allison Hagan
allison_hagan@emerson.edu
Managing Editor: Laura King
News Editor: Shafaq Patel
Deputy Enterprise Editor: Max Reyes
Deputy Express Editor: Riane Roldan
Assistant Express Editor: Chris Van Buskirk
Opinion Editor: Abigail Hadfield
Deputy Opinion Editor: Hannah Ebanks
Assistant Opinion Editor: Brittany Adams
Living Arts Editor: Kyle Labe
Deputy Arts Editor: Ally Rzesa
Deputy Lifestyle Editor: Monika Davis
Assistant Arts Editor: Natalie Busch
Assistant Lifestyle Editor: Grace Griffin
Sports Editor: Matt Couture
Deputy Sports Editor: Kyle Bray
Photo Editor: Cassandra Martinez
Deputy Photo Editor: Lala Thaddeus
Assistant Photo Editor: Justin Scott Johnson
Chief Copy Editor: Mckinley Ebert
Business Manager: Amethyste Frezignac
Deputy Business Manager: Victoria Iskiyaeva
Social Media Manager: Ross Cristantiello
Web Strategist: Dylan Rossitter
Design Director: Samantha Stamas
Assistant Design Director: Stephanie Shih
Marketing Director: Amy Oberlander