Josie Arteaga

3 weeks ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Josie Arteaga |Adri Pray |Meg Richards

The Berkeley Beacon stands with The Tufts Daily. After the detainment in broad daylight of Rumeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in front of her Somerville home on March 25, there are no rules. Öztürk was seemingly targeted because of an opinion piece she co-authored in The Tufts Daily in support of Palestine, which chastised the university.

1 month ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Josie Arteaga |Ella Duggan |Tess Gleason

When Maine Governor Janet Mills stood up to President Donald Trump on Feb. 21 after he demanded Maine comply with his executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports, Democrats quickly took to social media to celebrate her defiance. People praised Mills for standing her ground as Trump threatened to withdraw Maine’s federal funding if she did not comply, with many calling on other officials to follow in her example.

2 months ago | berkeleybeacon.com | Ella Duggan |Josie Arteaga

While most students were out buying last-minute flowers and CVS chocolates for their Valentines last week, international students at Emerson were making copies of their legal documents to avoid deportation. One moment, we were regular American college students, and the next, we were scrambling to feel secure on campus. On Feb.