The Berkeley Beacon
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Heidi Moeller
News Editor
Heidi Moeller is the news editor of The Berkeley Beacon. She is a junior marketing communication major with a minor in journalism.
Her previous work with the Beacon includes in depth coverage of the Student Government Association at Emerson College. She interned for The Danbury News-Times as a news writer, where she landed numerous front-page bylines.
Moeller can be reached at heidi_moeller@emerson.edu.
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Student mobilizes protesters against MBTA
Freshman Zach Tucker said he woke up Jan. 3 and read the news as he does nearly every morning. This day, however, something in particular grabbed his attention: the proposed Massachusetts Bay of Transit Authority budget cuts, which prompted Tucker to immediately turn to the web to gather student support.
Small faculty group in Boston gathers to watch groundbreaking
Although the majority of the campus has remained quiet during spring break this week, faculty gathered Thursday afternoon in the multipurpose room of Piano Row to watch the live video of the Los Angeles campus groundbreaking ceremony.
Fire in Back Bay leaves off-campus students without electricity
After a three alarm fire left much of Boylston Street dark Tuesday night, off-campus Emerson students living in the area will remain without power until at least tomorrow, Boston fire officials said. Steve MacDonald, a Boston Fire Department spokesman, said crews responded to a fire caused by a 115,000 volt transformer on Scotia Street at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday. The building, an electrical substation owned and operated by NStar, is adjacent to the Back Bay Hilton hotel, which was immediately evacuated.
Polls open; 11 positions and constitutional amendment up for vote
When polls open tonight at midnight, students will vote to fill 11 Student Government Association positions and choose whether to ratify proposed changes to the constitution that alter roughly 40 percent of the text.
Class of 2015 presidential candidate 'lies' about past experience during campaign
Paul Almeida, one of three candidates for class of 2015 president, falsely stated throughout his campaign that he served as his high school’s class president, a Beacon investigation revealed.
Run off election determines class of 2015 president
In January Ben Halls will begin his run as class of 2015 president, becoming the oldest member of the Student Government Association. The 24-year-old London native was the landslide winner of the run off election with 65 percent of the vote over Donovan Birch Jr.
Comm. studies chair elected NCA president
Richard West’s office is in a quiet corner of the communication studies department, but looking at paintings from the Dominican Republic and Mexican masks among plenty of photos and academic papers in the room, one can tell that West is nothing but.
Health and Wellness Director talks testing
During her first meeting with the Student Government Association since her start at Emerson in June 2007, Jane Powers, the director for the Center for Health and Wellness, addressed concerns about STD testing at the college last week.
Orgs frustrated by lack of recognition
Each year, a select number of organizations are chosen for Student Government Association recognition. As some student leaders, some of whom were denied funding last fall, begin the application process, many groups reapplying say they felt snubbed and believe recognition is dubious. Last fall, the Organization Recognition and Review Board (ORRB), the SGA committee that recommends organizations to the Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Students for approval, chose three out of 14 applications for recommendation, according to SGA President Tau Zaman. He said the number of groups that can be recognized each year varies.
Graduating early on the rise at Emerson
For Anita Kalaitzakis, the desire to become a foreign correspondent developed in her introductory journalism classes at Emerson around the same time she realized that graduating a full year early from the college was a viable option. “Having two parents from two different European countries and living in East Africa, my news diet was so much more diverse,” the Tanzania native said. “From that, I really wanted to fill that niche in European countries and find a way to make issues, countries, and topics that people don’t know about – relatable and relevant to them.” Kalaitzakis, a journalism major who started at Emerson in fall 2010, plans to continue her studies in Europe after receiving her degree from Emerson when she is slated to graduate in 2013.
1,400 call for cage-free
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SGA grants publisher’s appeal
The Undergraduate Students for Publishing app...
SGA to liaison student complaints with business services
On a given night in the dining hall, Lindsey ...
Class of 2012 pres resigns, SGA approves
Michael Callahan, class of 2012 president, ha...
Elections commissioner officially steps down
The Student Government Association accepted t...
Novelist gives $1,000 to Ploughshares magazine
Award-winning novelist, Alice Hoffman, grante...
Housing applications to be completed online
No longer will students fill out tedious pape...
One dozen to study in London this summer
Christina Carlson, a writing, literature, and...
Starbuck becomes SGA executive treasurer
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Student leader, activist speaks up, stands out
Ethan Silverstein sits at the Student Governm...
SGA president to appoint class of 2011 senator as new elections commissioner
Student Government Association President Cami...
College to convert dining hall to cage-free
Five months after students and alumni began p...
Renovations to begin on Common
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SGA grants $5,362 to sorority’s fashion show benefiting cancer charity
The Emerson chapter of Alpha Epsilon Ph...
SGA grants SPEC $161.03 in appeal
The Student Government Association gran...
Students to create concentrations with new curriculum
Interim chair of the marketing communic...
Students stealing from dining facilities
Seven reports of food theft this semester sho...
New faculty, financial aid, furniture in new budget
The college budgeted money to enlarge t...
Acceptance rate for 2015 class rose by one percent, officials say
Sara Detrik said she has officially sent in h...
Liebergott’s 19-year legacy defined by growth, success
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After igniting diversity controversy, black prof. tenured
After filing a complaint to the Massachusetts...
Citi Performing Arts Center to operate Colonial Theatre
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SGA recommends activities fee increase
As part of its annual recommendation to the board of trustees, the Student Government Association (SGA) will suggest a $10 per year increase of the student activities fee.
Student government calls for financial assessment
The Student Government Association (SGA) called on Emerson’s administration to curb the financial burden of this year’s tuition hike by reconsidering forthcoming construction projects, freezing tuition increases so each grade pays the same price for all four years, and improving its communication with the student representatives.
Campaign poster draws EVVYs ire
A class of 2015 presidential candidate ignited a battle with the EVVY Awards producers last week when he began posting campaign fliers around campus that parodied the award show’s design. Nick de la Canal said he was pinning up the posters, which depict the freshman class presidential hopeful posing as the model in the EVVY Awards’ marketing fliers, when the show’s executive producer Natalie Casper approached him.
After petition, Pelton meets athletes
After hundreds of student athletes and alumni petitioned the president to evaluate the athletic director, President M. Lee Pelton held a meeting with team captains Thursday to discuss their concerns. The topics of the meeting included improving communication between the Athletics Department administration and the team members, and working to increase the current budget for the department.
SGA candidates call for meal plan and academic reform at speech night
Student Government Association candidates vowed to continue working on current initiatives at speech night Monday, as many stated they want to push harder for meal plan and academic reform at the college.
SGA Election results announced
Student Government Association elections results for Fall 2012.
Pelton, SGA tuition talk tense
Student leaders and administration officials sat at opposite ends of a long, rectangular table in the Bill Bordy Theatre Tuesday afternoon as tensions rose during an hour-long discussion on college finances.
