The Berkeley Beacon

ARTS OPINION SPORTS Literary clubs host reading series A presidential debate reflection Senior strides to lead on the field The Berkeley Beacon Emerson College’s student newspaper since 1947 • berkeleybeacon.com Thursday September 29, 2016• Volume 70, Issue 4 Emerson College ushers in Good Samaritan Policy Bret Hauff, Beacon Staff To encourage students to seek help when they need it, Emerson will no longer contact students’ guardians or require formal conduct hearings when they report unsafe substance use to ensure the wellbe- ing of themselves or peers. Emerson announced the Good Samar- itan policy this semester, a reimagination of the Medical Amnesty Policy imple- mented seven years ago, to realign the college’s procedures with the administration’s concern for student safety, according to Abigail Erle, assistant director of community standards and conduct and Alcohol and Other Drugs Task Force co-chair. Since 2009, the college has offered the Medical Amnesty Policy as an avenue for on-campus students concerned about a peer’s safety when using alcohol or other drugs to call for help without penalty. Last semester, the AOD Task Force, including representatives from various departments across the college, met to address problems in the policy raised by students. As the Beacon wrote in an edi- torial last year, some felt that the old policy wasn’t perfect: Individuals who sought help were required to attend an official conduct hearing, and their legal guardian would be notified of the incident. Erle said the parent contact policy, spe- cifically, could deter students from seeking help. “There was a perceived disconnect with our policy,” Erle added. “Because we weren't talking about it, students maybe thought we were preaching abstinence.” Annelle Kallman, substance abuse Laura Owen, Annelle Kallman, and Abigail Erle. • Cassandra Martinez / Beacon Staff See Alcohol page 2 THE FEATURE Fenway folks protest Schmearing toward success Emerson extension Grads take a bite out of the bagel biz Nathanael King, Beacon Staff Gretchen Kuhsel, Beacon Staff do no wrong in people’s eyes and people In a protest last Thursday outside of Every graduation card has the same are very appreciative of you,” Schreiber the Walker Building, about 10 members "The col- sappy Dr. Seuss line of “Oh, the places said. “But, I would go home at the end of of the Fenway community voiced their you’ll go,” reminding eager graduates that the day and look at myself and think, ‘I am opposition to Emerson’s plans to lease a lege is sometimes life takes unexpected direc- an adult snack provider’—which isn’t par- residential building to house 115 students tions. When Nick Schreiber, visual media ticularly gratifying.” in the area for two years during the reno- meeting arts major, ‘09, was offered this advice, he Seeking a challenge, Schreiber and vation of the Little Building. The protest- the re- knew two things: He was moving to Los Belle’s Bagels co-founder J.D. Rocchio ers joined a larger crowd over rent hikes at Angeles, and he loved bagels. started a bagel brunch tradition with their City Hall later that day, according to the quest of Dying of thirst in what Schreiber calls friends. Schreiber said they didn’t think Boston Globe. Mayor the “bagel desert” of L.A., the bread en- much of the idea when they cooked it up John Labella, one of the protesters, is thusiast opened up Belle’s Bagels in the as 25-year-olds. The duo, who have been a Fenway resident of 31 years. The rent Walsh ... diverse neighborhood of Highland Park. friends since high school, missed their fa- hikes, according to Labella, were pushing Nathanael King / Beacon Staff What started off as a hobby for the days vorite East Coast breakfast staple, so Sch- long-time families and workers out of the to free up Design, and Berklee College of Music— he wasn’t working on film sets has turned reiber perfected his bagel recipe and they neighborhood. housing that residents don’t know who to call for into a full-time business. hosted intimate Sunday meals. Labella said the college did not give res- complaints over noise or behavior, Labella Schreiber described the transition idents proper notice to respond to its pro- for Bos- said. from film to food as “oddly natural.” He posal for a hostel, located at 12 Hemenway ton resi- Emerson’s Institutional Master Plan worked at Whole Foods and Zaftigs Jew- St., to be rezoned for institutional use. The Amendment, a document submitted to ish Delicatessen during his time at Emer- proposal has not yet been approved by the dents." the BPDA outlining updates to its real es- son, and, upon moving back home to L.A. Boston Planning and Development Agen- tate plans, proposes that the Hemenway post-grad, he found his way into the DIY cy, previously the Boston Redevelopment —Carole property would feature the same securi- food industry by he provided snacks on Authority. McFall ty features as the core campus, including film sets. The Fenway area is home to many col- Securitas officers, an Emerson College “If you’re good at craft services, you can lege dorms—including Boston Univer- See Bagels, page 8 sity, Massachusetts College of Arts and See Residents, page 3 The Beacon online /berkeleybeacon @BeaconUpdate berkeleybeacon berkeleybeacon berkeleybeacon news The Berkeley Beacon September 29, 2016 2 EDC settles into new space Stabbing cient. alarms But the team is still adjusting to the two level operation, MacArthur said. “There’s a lot more physical space for people to do their work,” MacArthur said. Emerson “We’ve been able to unify some pieces of equipment that used to be stored sepa- Ross Cristantiello, Beacon Staff rately for specific use. Now everything is back under one roof, and we can share Last Sunday, students woke up to two resources.” missed calls and two emails from the col- The EDC used to have three locations: lege’s automated Emergency Notification the main office in the Little Building, a System (ENS) about a stabbing just blocks film annex housing film and photo cam- from campus. eras, also in the Little Building, and a spot Seven men were stabbed with broken strictly for film equipment in the Para- bottles and knives. Two of the victims mount Center. Maintenance and TRF’s required surgery, the Boston Globe re- engineering and technical services also ported. None of the victims are associated moved from the Walker Building to the with Emerson, an ENS message said. new location at Avery Street, which expe- Boston Police Department did not re- dites repair processes, said MacArthur. spond to requests for comment. EDC staff surveys new center. • Cassandra Martinez / Beacon Staff Taylor Jarvis, a senior visual and media The attacks happened outside the arts major who works in the EDC, said the nightclubs Candibar and Royale located Monika Davis, Beacon Correspondent staff in the EDC, [myself], and the core new location is fantastic. south of campus on Tremont Street. The student staff of a dozen, we systematically "There's a “Being able to store all of our gear ef- Globe reported that about 20 people were The Equipment Distribution Center inventoried every piece of equipment in fectively and safely is wonderful, and the seen brawling around 2 a.m. on the side- employees no longer have to maneu- the EDC.” lot more new streamlined design makes [the space] walk. The ENS call was sent at 3:13 a.m., ver between crowds of students in Little The crew began removing equipment feel much more legitimate,” Jarvis said. followed by an email at 3:36 a.m. No in- Building with heavy carts full of expensive from circulation and packing it away for physical The new space also includes two equip- formation on the cause of the fight has equipment. transport during the spring semester, ment demonstration rooms, used for been released. This August, the EDC moved from the MacArthur said. It took 20 pallets, 60 space for teaching classes on how to properly use The Boston Police Department has not first floor of the Little Building to a leased moving carts, and 7 truckloads to trans- people to equipment, said MacArthur. He said this shared any new information with the Em- space on Avery Street across from the fer equipment from the Little Building to maximizes the availability of the equip- erson College Police Department, ECPD Ritz-Carlton. The new space is larger and Avery Street. do their ment. Deputy Chief Eric Schiazza wrote in an houses all components of equipment rent- MacArthur said the move took place “Its eye-catching,” MacArthur said. “It's email to the Beacon. Boston police are in- al on two floors. Unlike the old location, over the course of one August day. Ever work." bright. It has that new building smell. But vestigating the incident and ECPD has no where staff and equipment were spread since, the crew has been unpacking more one of the big things for us was to enhance further involvement, he added. between multiple facilities, the space is than 30,000 pieces of equipment—down —Tim the number of workflows, and we think more unified, said Tim MacArthur, in- to every cable. we’ve really accomplished that.” terim associate director of the Television, The new building’s street entrance MacAr- Radio, and Film Production Department. serves smaller orders that can be carried thur It was decided that the EDC would out quickly, while the lower level has more move over a year ago, but equipment be- space available for large and involved gan to move over the last four months, checkouts, MacArthur said.

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