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

Lifestyle

Wachusett: fantastic skiing is minutes away

December 31, 2012

The commuter rail's new ski train is simplifying the trip to the trails. In December, the MBTA, in a partnership with the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area,...

Dorm decision: Cozy quarters or Spaceship prison?

December 31, 2012

The Little Building was designed by Clarence Blackall, architect of the Wang Center and Colonial Building.Blackall is a well-known Boston architect, but...

Decision oh-ate: local, organic or both?

December 31, 2012

You look up the nearest supermarket: Outside of specialty stores or 7-Eleven, you find a Shaw's next to the Prudential Center, a Whole Foods tucked behind...

A raw deal: vegan Grezzo serves it cold

December 31, 2012

by the temptations of chocolate-covered pastries and other comfort foods, Grezzo employs a different philosophy.,Grezzo is the last restaurant you would...

Say what? Slogging through the street slang

December 31, 2012

these days is a mish-mash of horse hockey and malarkey that whacks people right out of their skulls. We all have our little funky-butt words and phrases...

Great escape to ice cream mountain

December 31, 2012

Eating a pint of Ben Jerry's during stressful times is clicheacute;. The over-extended student, knee-deep in papers, finals and film shoots eats his or...

Likin#039; Mike#039;s City Diner

December 31, 2012

of home-cooked turkey onto a hot plate with all the accoutrements: green beans, gravy and the buttery goodness of mashed potatoes.,Hands deftly flip and...

Don#039;t do that: A local#039;s guide to Boston

December 31, 2012

Steeped in historical significance-like that one time the harbor was steeped in tea-Boston is one of America's most interesting cities, for tourists and...

Commonwealth books it to Downtown Crossing

December 31, 2012

It was a fairy tale land of books, the mind's eye image of a magical bookstore complete with a coy house cat.,In between classes or on a lazy Sunday afternoon,...

Required Spring Break Reading

December 31, 2012

James JoyceFirst published in the early twenties, Joyce's novels Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake are the most commonly known of his work. The Dublin-based...

There will be ink: Searching for the perfect pen

December 31, 2012

priced and unnecessarily engraved pens, leather-bound legal pad holders (Does your dorm room smell of rich mahogany?)and, inexplicably, baby-sized Emerson...

Textbook cost worries send students online

December 31, 2012

Each semester, students go back to the familiar routine of picking up their books, standing in line and spending a fortune. The rising costs of college...

From surfing to safaris: Not in Cali anymore

December 31, 2012

Moss, a 19-year-old Emerson transfer student majoring in print journalism, planned on attending Dominican University close to home in Marin County, Calif.,His...

Beacon How: Watch him whip it, and whip it good

December 31, 2012

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Cupcakes are kickin#039; and finger-lickin#039;

December 31, 2012

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Bro Like Me

December 31, 2012

"Yeah," other Orientation Leaders agreed. "Did you see all the bros?"True, few Emersonians are known for their overbearing masculinity, but everyone is...

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...

Beacon picks: Summer reading list

December 31, 2012

biI Love You More Than You Know/i (2006)Jonathan Ames/bI'll say it: if I hear one more person call David Sedaris her favorite author, I'm going to track...

Breaking in Boston: Cheap ways to spend ten days

December 31, 2012

Spring break-10 anxiously awaited days without classes-is right around the corner. While many college students imagine spring vacation as the holy trinity...