Ryan Catalani
Managing Editor and Design Director
Ryan Catalani is the Managing Editor and Design Director of The Berkeley Beacon, and a sophomore visual and media arts major. In November 2011, he launched a complete redesign of the Beacon's website, which features HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, a custom article management system written in Ruby on Rails, and a bunch of other buzzwords. He also frequently produces graphics and photographs for the Beacon and created a program to compare the numerous proposed changes to the Student Government Association's changes.
In high school, he was a designer for The Oahuan, Ka Punahou, and Ka Wai Ola, his school's yearbook, newspaper, and literary/art magazine, respectively. He has also created websites, videos, and photos for various clients across the nation, and is the Chief Technology Officer of Bookzingo, a startup he co-founded in May 2011, which provides a new way to buy and sell textbooks.
Catalani can be reached at catalani.ryan@gmail.com.
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The Beacon Beat: April 25, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Emerson students raise over $500,000 for marathon bombing victims, a review of Gangsters in Concrete's new book, and a debate about whether college athletes should be paid.
Soft drink mix wins student 10k
When he first sipped a sweet Shirley Temple at his aunt’s wedding as a child, junior Jon Allen said he instantly became hooked on the drink. To this day, he said he still loves ordering it at restaurants.
The Beacon Beat: April 18, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: The Emerson community's responses to Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, awards for senior WLP majors, a recap of the men's volleyball game, and a review of California Suite.
Through normalcy, we triumph over fear
We must mourn, we must be outraged, we must remember—but we must not allow ourselves to be defined by fear. The best way to respond to this situation, to not let the attacker or attackers succeed, is to simply resume our normal lives.
College increases security after bombing forces abrupt end to Boston Marathon
Security at Emerson and across Boston will be heightened tomorrow, as classes remain on a regular schedule after two explosive devices were detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, less than a mile from the college.
Emerson on lockdown after explosion during Boston Marathon
Two consecutive bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today at 2:50 p.m., injuring several Emerson students, and, according to the Boston Globe, killing two and injuring at least 107.
The Beacon Beat: April 11, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: A profile of singer-songwriter Micah Schure, a review of the Musical Theatre Society’s The Drowsy Chaperone, an alumna who's a professional mermaid, and a feature on WLP professor Jabari Asim.
The Beacon Beat: April 4, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: The latest gun violence panel discussion at Emerson, Wax on Felt's annual In the Round event, a feature on Emtertainment Monthly, and a profile on women's softball player Brittany Rochford.
The Beacon Beat: March 28, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Candidates for SGA positions gave speeches detailing their goals; an Emerson professor whose costume designs were nominated for an award; Jumpstart's Share Your Story campaign; and a profile on the men's lacrosse coach.
The Beacon Beat: March 21, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: The college asks the nightclub Emerson Theatre to consider changing its name, inclement weather forces a shorter baseball season, a WLP professor's new book, and a feature about an alumna's natural juice company.
The Beacon Beat: March 14, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: WERS plans to hire its first professional on-air host, Emerson students in a Boston-based film festival, a look at two new magazines on campus, and a profile of Emerson's softball pitchers.
CNN anchor talks obstacles
CNN anchor Don Lemon urged students on Tuesday to view their differences — such as race, gender, and sexuality — not as impediments, but as motivation to succeed.
The Beacon Beat: February 21, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Graffiti incidents continue on campus, an Emerson alum starts an entertainment website, the women's basketball team falls short against Suffolk, and experimental filmmaker Peter Rose showcases his work.
On-campus vandalism continues as graffiti found in four buildings
In the past two weeks, four Emerson buildings have been defaced by graffiti that college administrators have described as discriminatory and racially offensive. Officials have informed the community about the crimes, stating they have had a detrimental effect on the campus atmosphere.
The Beacon Beat: February 14, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Students seek more peformance space; author Julie Otsuka speaks on campus; a profile of Lauren Cortizo, who is running in this year's Boston Marathon; and a recap of the women's basketball game.
From paint to pen: Writer speaks at Emerson
When she was an undergraduate at Yale, spending long days painting in her artist’s studio, Julie Otsuka never expected to be a writer. She thought she would spend her life portraying images and meaning through oil and canvas, not writing longhand at a Hungarian pastry shop in New York City.
The Beacon Beat: February 7, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Emerson's first panel on gun control, Emerson Shakespeare Society’s Ballad of the Moon, a profile of magician Lee Benzaquin, and a look at low attendance at basketball games.
The Beacon Beat: January 31, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: A profile of Ben Halls, a recap of this week's men's basketball game, an op-ed about the weak economy college graduates will face, and the Emerson Poetry Project's open mic night.
Polling Society addresses gun control
Coinciding with the ongoing debate about reducing gun violence on Capitol Hill, the Emerson College Polling Society released a survey Jan. 24 showing that most Americans support stricter firearm control laws.
The Beacon Beat: January 24, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: The next phase of President Pelton's initiative on gun control, a documentary by Emerson alumna Kitty Martin, this year's Recyclemania, and a profile on Bill Gould, the women's basketball head coach.
The Beacon Beat: January 17, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: The Emerson College Polling Society re-emerges with new surveys; The Center for the Theater Commons recieves a grant to study playwright residencies; a look at Dirt Magazine and other new publications; and a profile of men's basketball recruit Michael Thorpe.
College releases draft of self-study
In a comprehensive internal review produced as part of the Emerson’s reaccreditation process, the college found it needs to better integrate academic departments, increase physical space, and grow its financial resources for upcoming projects.
The Beacon Beat: December 6, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: an overview of President Pelton's trip to Japan, a profile of basketball recruit Jon Goldberg, a story about Emerson Compliments, and a review of "Bad Poetry."
Photographs versus Instagram’s fleeting flicker
But I also don’t believe that technology is a panacea. I find it striking that a tweet from last year can be much harder to find than my grandparents’ handwritten family records from decades ago — and that films from the Technicolor age can still be projected, but in a few decades, or even years, our DVDs of Toy Story and Slumdog Millionaire may be worthless.
The Beacon Beat: November 29, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: Highlights from the SGA speech night; a profile of Drew Venter, who graduated last year and is now a baskebtall coach; the story of an Emerson student who donated bone marrow; and a review of Escape Artists Don't Look Back.
The Beacon Beat: November 15, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: A string of backpack thefts around campus, the new men's basketball recruits, a professor's live brain dissection, and a film about the cleaning of the Nashua River.
The Beacon Beat: November 8, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: A photo essay about voting for the first time, a film by Emerson students about Fenway park, a new health communications club, and Emerson Shakespeare Society’s production of Cyclops.
The Emerson College Political Poll 2012
The Beacon conducted its own political straw poll over the past week. Many students have a sense that Emerson’s populace skews liberal — and that Republicans are a rare breed on campus — but the survey tried to quantify that.
The Beacon Beat: November 1, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: Emerson students and alumni involved in startups, women's volleyball recap, a profile of Victoria Hulbert, and a story about Professor Gregory Payne.
Emerson students and alumni create businesses, join startups
The American Twine Office Park is a brick-faced building in Cambridge, about a 10-minute walk away from the Kendall/MIT T station. Its banal appearance — a parking lot covered in autumnal leaves, stone-paneled floors, scuffed wood accents — and location in the middle of the city’s industrial district easily disguises the fact that it houses 11 young high-tech startups.
Classes canceled Monday as city braces for hurricane
Emerson College will be closed on Monday as the effects of Category 1 Hurricane Sandy are forecasted to hit Boston early tomorrow morning. The dining hall will remain open, unless Boston suffers a power outage.
The Beacon Beat: October 25, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: The Emerson Social Media class' Twitter project; a profile of Jacob Lawrence; Decriminals, a film production company started by Emerson juniors; and Trelawny Vermont-Davis' op-ed about affirmative action.
The Beacon Beat: October 18, 2012
On this week's Beacon Beat: Tuesday's 4.0-magnitude quake; the 14th annual Dragtoberfest; students doing the Insanity workout; and the freshman thriving in the women's soccer team.
The Beacon Beat: October 11, 2012
Featured on this week's Beaon Beat: An intruder entered the Little Building; women's volleyball continues its winning streak; the Pub Club hosts Banned Books Week events; and a non-profit group exhibits 12 experimental films.
The Beacon Beat: October 4, 2012
Stories on this week's Beacon Beat: Quinn Marcus' MTVu show; Harlan Bosmajian, cinematographer for Backwards; Sexapalooza; and why Gary Johnson should be in the presidential debates.
The Beacon Beat: September 27, 2012
This first installment of The Beacon Beat features discussion of the AMIGOS event, sports games, Emerson's diversity initiatives, and a review of Dredd 3D.
Anna Deavere Smith tells artists to break boundaries through words
Anna Deavere Smith, an award-winning actress, playwright, and author, spoke today about the power of words to invigorate and transform.
Emerson students and alumni respond to Obama's gay marriage endorsement
There were excited reactions on Twitter from students who attend the third most "LGBT friendly" school.
Students protest for farmworkers in Quincy
Nearly 50 people, including seven Emerson students, gathered outside of Stop & Shop’s New England headquarters through constant rain to protest what they say are unfair labor conditions supported by the supermarket chain.
SGA candidates deliver campaign speeches: A live social media roundup
Follow this live, continuously updated social media roundup of the SGA candidates' campaign speeches.
Photo Essay : LA Confidential
Hollywood is certainly no facsimile of Boston. It’s like an inaccurate automated translation from English to another language back to English: understandably similar but of an unmistakably different tenor.
Massive fire in the Back Bay shrouds the city in smoke and darkness
A fire near the Back Bay Hilton, just over a mile away from Emerson College, poured smoke into the streets and draped the city in an unusual darkness. Boston's Fire Department reported the fire early on the evening of March 13, which was burning in a 115,000 volt electric transformer.
Video: Scenes from the LA campus groundbreaking
See a short video of the official groundbreaking for Emerson College's Los Angeles campus. Hundreds gathered in a long white tent on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gordon Street in Hollywood Thursday for the ceremony.
A social media roundup of the Hollywood groundbreaking
A social media-based overview of the Los Angeles campus groundbreaking. Emerson College President Lee Pelton, Henry Winkler '67, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, and other guests officially welcomed the college's new facility on March 8.
President Pelton calls on MBTA to reconsider cuts
Emerson College President M. Lee Pelton voiced his concerns about the proposed Massachusetts Bay of Transit Authority budget cuts in a letter to Richard A. Davey, the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of the Massachussets Department of Transporation.
Proposed Changes to the SGA Constitution
View SGA's proposed changes side-by-side with the old constitution.
Video: Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Protesters on the Common
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