The Berkeley Beacon
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Jackie Tempera
Deputy News Editor
Jackie Tempera is the deputy news editor of the Berkeley Beacon. She is freshman journalism major.
So far Tempera has worked on several articles for the Beacon. Her favorites of which include a focus on Halloween crime, coverage of the Student Government Association debate, and an in-depth look into the changing liberal arts curriculum at Emerson.
Prior to working at the Beacon, Tempera served as the editor-in-chief of her high school’s paper. She also interned with a hyper local news website and a weekly publication in New Jersey.
Tempera can be reached at jacqueline_tempera@emerson.edu.
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Contributed media to Mice infest Little Building dorm rooms post-break
The growing frustration with mice in the Little Building is more palpable among students after a four-week winter break. Numerous residents have voiced complaints about a mouse infestation in the lower half of the 97-year-old building of Emerson’s primary residence hall.
SGA candidates call for campus upgrades
Student Government Association candidates focused their speeches around student life this Wednesday.
Administration to propose curriculum changes
Over the past three decades, general educational requirements have drastically changed at Emerson College, causing debate among alumni, educators and students.
Director of Public Safety fired from college
After seven years with the Emerson College Police Department, George Noonan was fired from his position as Director of Public Safety this morning.
ECLA construction to begin March 8
Emerson administrators this week announced March 8 as the official date for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Emerson College Los Angeles (ECLA) facility, a project that will cost approximately $85.5 million and is expected to finish in spring 2014.
College expands study abroad
Emerson administrators announced London Now, the newest addition to the college’s growing number of study abroad opportunities, in an email to students, parents, and staff Friday afternoon.
D.C. study program now accepting applications
When Kathryn Lagreca heard the familiar beep of her Blackberry’s email notifier at work, she glanced down to check the message. The sophomore political communication major said she was surprised to find an email announcing her acceptance to the Washington D.C. program. “It was very anticlimactic,” said Lagreca. “But I did have a celebratory Boloco dinner after work.” Lagreca and up to 19 of her peers will have the option to spend the Fall 2012 semester at the growing four-year-old Washington Center study program interning and engaging in two four credit seminar style classes, currently accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Sen. Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Education visit Emerson
When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan— the first member of a presidential cabinet to take one of Emerson’s five stages —took the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre stage Monday, he was met with a series of questions about education at community colleges, quality K-12 education, and college affordability. He joined Emerson College President M. Lee Pelton and U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts for a question-and-answer session with more than 100 college students.
Interest in outreach mentor programs increases at Emerson
In a town hall-style talk with local college students at Emerson on Feb. 6, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan identified mentoring programs as a major aid in closing the education gap in high and low income communities. In the past few years, Emerson College-affiliated mentoring organizations like Teach For America, Jumpstart, and Peace First have seen an increase in the number of students eager to participate in such programs.
Radio concentration moves to School of Communication
The radio concentration, currently under the visual and media arts department, will move to the school of communication as a minor for the fall semester, college administrators said. Jonathan Wacks, chair and professor of the visual and media arts department, said his department could no longer support the program.
LB vandalists return
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Shooting and stabbing take place at area night clubs
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Administrators renew China abroad program
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More Than Writing on the Wall
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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.
Officer fired for alleged Internet abuse
Weeks after college administrators fired Emerson College Police Department Chief George Noonan, a seven-year employee of the college, another officer, Edward Villard, was pink-slipped for allegedly visiting inappropriate websites, Villard said. Now, Villard said Noonan’s firing — which students and faculty learned of Dec. 14 in a mass email — was prompted by what he described as Noonan’s delay referring Villard to the Human Resources department following an investigation into his alleged Internet misuse.
After firings, ECPD officers form union
Emerson College Police officers and dispatchers voted to unionize in a department-wide poll Feb. 23, according to officer and ECPD Union Vice President Erik Tebeau. The department made this decision to ensure legal assistance 24 hours a day and solidarity within the unit, said Tebeau.
SGA candidates for Fall 2012
Find a full list of the candidates at yesterday’s Student Government Association speech night below with each hopeful’s year, major, and goals if elected.
Officials discuss cost of higher education at economics panel
Four politically active panelists engaged in a heated debate about financing higher education in a discussion organized by Emerson Democrats, Emerson Republicans, and Emerson Peace and Social Justice Tuesday night in the Walker Building.
Senatorial candidate appeals to Emerson’s college democrats
United States Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren stumped for building the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as she appealed to scores of students last Saturday at the College Democrats of Mass. convention held at Emerson.
Unidentified man enters 216 Tremont St., attempts theft
A man with three active warrants for his arrest allegedly tried Tuesday to steal an unattended purse and rummaged through an office in 216 Tremont St. before fleeing arrest, police said.
Official WLP chair, vice president hired
The college announced they filled two administrative vacancies April 5, naming a chair to the Writing, Literature, and Publishing department and selecting a new deputy for President M. Lee Pelton.
Search for new college police chief launches
Nineteen weeks after George Noonan was fired, a committee of students and staff members met to discuss desired qualities for a new director of public safety and work toward appointing a new chief last Wednesday in a closed meeting in the Walker Building.
With marketing classes full, some forced to drop minor
It was two hours before Kara Pantano could register for the final marketing communication course she needed to fulfill her minor in the subject, when she said she checked her registration access page for the last time.
Grad student to talk about global injustice
Graduate student Nadia Zaffar, a former reporter for Pakistan’s first English-language television news channel, will serve as the student commencement speaker for the graduate class next month, college officials announced Wednesday.
