Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Injured men#039;s tennis team wrecks Norwich Cadets

December 31, 2012

It was spirited and convivial. The players were fast, loud, and physically falling apart, battling injuries created prior to the day's game.On April 11,...

The state of soy: The fraught ethics of a troublesome bean

December 31, 2012

Emerson students, if summed up in one word, are best described as "alternative." We pursue alternative careers, engage in alternatives to mainstream culture...

The value of Liberal Arts: Looking past the quot;gen ed checklistquot;

December 31, 2012

Emerson is not a liberal arts college in the traditional sense. Emerson's liberal arts commitment is woven together with the more performance-oriented...

Huntington Theater Rocks to Stoppard

December 31, 2012

Kate Andrews

Holy Halo! Great video games exist outside of Guitar Hero III

December 31, 2012

John Richardson, Pushing Buttons

Elvis-infused musical ain#039;t nothing but a hound dog

December 31, 2012

Elvis Presley's 1950's-era hits are crooned to 1950's-era teenyboppers by a man who looks, sings and even quivers his lip like The King.While the widely...

No disabilities evident in joyful, challenging GIMP at the ICA

December 31, 2012

The words "gimp" and "dance" might seem like a contradiction in terms, but choreographer Heidi Latsky directs a performance at the Institute of Contemporary...

Get mad as hell: Support House and Desir

December 31, 2012

bAt issue:/b The lack of student outrage over the denied tenures of House and Desir.bOur view:/b Cultural groups, the SGA and student body should protest...

Roses are red, T rides are blue

December 31, 2012

In so many ways, the Blue Line is a weird place. Sometimes it ends at Government Center, because Bowdoin station keeps strange hours. (Has anyone ever...

Tenuring House and Desir: The right thing for Emerson

December 31, 2012

bAt issue:/b House and Desir's denied applications for tenure.bOur view:/b The Board of Trustees should take a sure, strong step and do what's right: tenure...

Google grant offers the real deal

December 31, 2012

Emerson students entering professor David Gerzof's social media and marketing class probably expected to be handling imaginary clients with money worth...

As students go to vote, polls show Fisher lead

December 31, 2012

As Student Government Association ballots close at midnight on April 7, a divisive and attention-drawing SGA campaign came to a close, with an online iBeacon/i...

Do it for the kids

December 31, 2012

Eight-year-old Carlos sat upright in his chair. He raised his hand and began to jump up and down. "I need help! Can you help me?"I sat down next to him....

Denied tenure, Desir files ageism, racism complaint

December 31, 2012

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See, be seen, speak up

December 31, 2012

Members of Speak Up, a group dedicated to promoting racial awareness at Emerson, took to Boylston Street on April 7 in a series of flash mobs. The demonstrations,...

Professors debate raising standards for A#039;s and B#039;s

December 31, 2012

A new report from an Emerson professors' task force suggests A's and B's should-and could-be harder to earn.The study, released in January by Emerson's...

Pleasure for Millett#039;s art, but not for her oppressive character

December 31, 2012

There is a question that museums and galleries often do not address or answer; should a work be able stand on its own, without the artist's or curator's...

Right and wrong at the cash register

December 31, 2012

American consumers decide the fate of millions in developing countries everyday, most without ever thinking about it. When shoppers buy a product, they...

Emerson alum remains unbiased in new doc

December 31, 2012

Steve Miller

Whiteread#039;s Village glows at the M.F.A.

December 31, 2012

Terri Ciccone