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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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New job site offers employment opportunities to students

New job site offers employment opportunities to students

November 4, 2014

Five months after graduating from Emerson College, Aleks Fonseca was out of a job. Her contact as a community manager at a tech company had expired, and...

Students find new way to pay tuition, one donation at a time

Students find new way to pay tuition, one donation at a time

November 4, 2014

For sophomore Sawyer Fuller, summer was worry-free—until she learned about her financial aid package. The money that Emerson awarded her would simply...

Atheist Club

Atheist Club

November 4, 2014

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New FreeThinkers Society hosts discussions of the big questions

New FreeThinkers Society hosts discussions of the “big questions”

November 4, 2014

Last Wednesday, in the depths of Piano Row, a discussion of life after death was taking place. Conversation regarding culture and beliefs can be found...

Man Bun

Man Bun

November 4, 2014

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Emerson at Bird Street: students become the teachers

Emerson at Bird Street: students become the teachers

November 4, 2014

Communication studies majors are helping at-­risk teens learn how to code websites as a creative way to teach them a potential career skill. The project,...

WLP Professor Benoit Denizet-Lewis.

Travels with Benoit: Promos and production prompt crisscrossing summer

September 25, 2014

Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ office at Emerson is sparsely decorated except for an abstract art piece, a Marilyn Monroe print, and his framed New York Times...

Art of impermanence:  Student makes evanescent Expo works

Art of impermanence: Student makes evanescent Expo works

September 25, 2014

On a quiet afternoon, sophomore Ben Patterson spent six hours in the library working on a drawing of a cloaked figure and a massive, winged dragon. The...

After 51 years of teaching, Hollingworth feels ‘wiser than ever’

After 51 years of teaching, Hollingworth feels ‘wiser than ever’

September 25, 2014

The stacks of letters, postcards, portraits, and photographs that adorn J.E. “Ted” Hollingworth’s office speak to his legacy and longtime...

Dating Tips: Summer lovin’ or summertime sadness?

April 24, 2014

Alas, the summer is almost here. It’s great to be free of school for a couple of months, but it’s hard to accept we won’t be able to...

Students receive job offers from Blue Jays Unlimited, Dreamworks

April 24, 2014

While graduation is swiftly approaching and Emerson seniors are eagerly preparing to enter their first full-time jobs, “do something you’re...

A spellbinding production

A spellbinding production

April 17, 2014

Scrabble—a family-friendly game or a million-dollar business that will tear you apart? Comedy troupe SWOMO tries to find out with an original play...

Tappily ever after

Tappily ever after

April 17, 2014

Follow a trail of breadcrumbs to the Semel Theater for Once Upon a Time. Emerson Urban Dance Theater performs one show every semester around a theme, and...

Crossing Plaths

Crossing Plaths

April 17, 2014

Spend Saturday with one of literature’s most tumultuous marriages, as Mercutio Troupe presents The Landscape Project. The staged reading, conceived...

Dutch Diaries: Kasteel Well travel tips and tricks

April 17, 2014

When you head off to spend three months in Europe, the whole point is to discover new things. And before you leave, you always get a slew of advice, things...

From Cheeto dust to zoo parking lots, Film II students get creative

From Cheeto dust to zoo parking lots, Film II students get creative

April 17, 2014

When Jennifer Hersey registered for Intermediate Film Production, she never imagined she would be making a science-fiction movie, where her group would...

New stunt group aims to bring safety to film shoots

New stunt group aims to bring safety to film shoots

April 17, 2014

MALDEN — The scene is tense. The Archer Queen stands poised at the bottom of a hill with a large bow in hand. The Barbarian King stands...

Shades of green: Emerson prepares for Earth day

Shades of green: Emerson prepares for Earth day

April 17, 2014

While Boston Common allows Emerson students to temporarily escape from the bustle of an urban campus and enter into a tranquil space, Earth Emerson aims...

Emerson Professional Shots, Stunts, and Safety, a new group on campus, filmed its first short in Malden, Mass. on April 12. The film, The Hand of WAr, will be released in the summer of 2014.
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New stunt group aims to bring safety to film shoots

April 16, 2014

MALDEN — The scene is tense. The Archer Queen stands poised at the bottom of a hill with a large bow in hand. The Barbarian King stands atop the mountain,...