The 172 Review

The 172 Review

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The 172 Review episodes

  • Examining dashboard discrepancies, school facilities, and Emerson Missed Connections
    Today on the 172 Review, host Danielle Shojai sits down with news editor Andrew Brinker to discuss inaccuracies and missing metrics on Emerson’s COVID-19 dashboard. Drew Ascione talked to students about social distancing in classrooms. Maximo Lawlor explores how sports teams are using the campus gym to stay in shape, and Sophia Boyce delves into how the Emerson Missed Connections 2.0 Instagram account is building a sense of community in a strange semester.
    35 min
  • Disrupted social lives, COVID sanctions, and altered orgs: Life back on a pandemic-era campus
    Today on the 172 Review, host Maximo Aguilar Lawlor sits down with Beacon reporters Dana Gerber and Ann E. Matica to talk about how organizations on campus are adapting to new pandemic-era regulations. Drew Ascione talked to students about coming back to campus, and Sophie Boyce explores the way that Emerson and Boston College differ in handing out disciplinary actions for violating COVID-19 safety guidelines.
    31 min
  • Supporting medical frontliners
    On this week’s episode of The Beacon, we support the medical frontliners who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, with producer Melissa Rosales, Vice President for Government and Community Relations in Emerson College, Margaret Ings, junior Theater and Performance major, Devin Davis-Lorton, and nurse practitioner at Emerson’s Center for Health and Wellness and a local emergency department, Amanda Kelly.
    8 min
  • Giving back during the COVID-19 crisis
    On this week’s episode of The Beacon, we discuss the importance of kindness and lending a hand to those in need during the pandemic, with producer Melissa Rosales, visual media arts professor and head of the Spirit of Emerson group, Tom Cooper, and Emerson alumni Shay Sinnott and Julia Gutierrez. Donations can be made at: Still Rolling Initiative, Fuel The Fight - Boston, Emerson College COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
    8 min
  • How to care for your mental health during a pandemic
    On this week’s episode of The Beacon, we continue our monthly how to series, “Emerson Survival Kit,” with producer Melissa Rosales, Emerson Counseling and Psychological Services (ECAPS)’ Director Elise Harrison, and Staff Social Worker and Substance Abuse Counselor, Natalie Waggaman.
    8 min

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The 172 Review is a short weekly podcast that serves to keep the Emerson College community informed on all the news around campus. The show is produced by The Berkeley Beacon newsroom.