As of the writing of this letter, we, the editors of The Beacon and BWN, no longer feel we are receiving adequate support from MCLA’s administration and, by extension, faculty and staff. We believe ...

Bienvenue à (welcome to) J’adore la Créativité (In English: I Love Creativity) In this column, I will write about various topics involving arts, entertainment, and culture. I aim to focus on unique ...

Early this semester, MCLA’s Venable Theatre was transformed by the dynamic and thought-provoking performance called “Dizzy Spellz”. Dizzy Spellz is an Afro-Futurist production blending music, theatre, ...

Meg Labbee, one of the Strike Captains and the Artist Services Director at Mass MOCA, expressed hope that this strike would push Mass MOCA to raise their offer again. And that was what had finally ...

In a time where political divide is at its peak and human rights often become a topic of debate, the Presidential Election of 2024 appears to provoke mass anxiety. As a result, MCLA called for what ...

Growing up, Gladu was a resident of Cheshire, Massachusetts, a town just minutes away from the Suns historic stadium, Wahconah Park. One of the countries’ oldest Baseball venues, Wahconah has been ...

Fentanyl, Xylazine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other illegal narcotics run rampant in the Berkshires, especially in North Adams where substance abuse is one of the city’s biggest issues. Amid the ...

It’s not just Massachusetts grappling with soaring home prices; this trend exists in the rest of New England as well. According to Amanda Blanco and Jay Lindsay’s research in Nowhere to Hide: Housing ...

Nestled in the heart of the Berkshires, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (formerly known as North Adams State College) once thrived as a beacon of opportunity for students seeking a personalized ...

Recently, sophomore Mya Linsky (‘27), who works for Spires, was given the chance to come live on air on MCLA’s radio show, WJJW, to talk about everything Spires does to give students a creative outlet ...

As President Donald Trump enters the Oval Office for a second term, the future of U.S. immigration policies enters a new period of uncertainty. After four years of forceful border control measures, ...

Since his return to office in January, President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders rolling back federal protections for transgender Americans. The rollbacks impact areas like ...