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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

Applicant rate rises

December 31, 2012

This year, Emerson received 5,015 applications from stressed high school seniors seeking approval, 93 more than last year, according to Director of Admissions...

Students raise funds at Darfur benefit show

December 31, 2012

"The situation in Uganda and Darfur is very critical. There's not enough going on and it needs to start right here," Chad Urmston said, tuning his guitar...

Wrestling with the Holocaust: Anne Gottlieb opens up to The Beacon

December 31, 2012

It took five years, several trips to Amsterdam and the Westerbork Transit Camp and the collaboration of acclaimed playwright Kirk Lynn and Obie Award-winning...

The violent, viscious Observe is, above all things, a brilliant satire

December 31, 2012

Actor Seth Rogen has paved his career with characters that are at once huggable teddy bears and frustratingly short-sighted slackers. In his new film,...

Emerson#039;s actions: not affirmed

December 31, 2012

Like a good number of students at Emerson, I am a white male from Connecticut-just like my father, his father, and my mother's father. But my father's...

Suffolk baseball rams Lions in tough sixth inning

December 31, 2012

For the second time in two games, one big inning decided the Lions' fate. Against Suffolk, however, it was the Lions who were on the receiving end of a...

A surprisingly touching funereal exhibit at the Carpenter Center

December 31, 2012

As viewers enter the Carpenter Center at Harvard, a calm and contemplative feeling overwhelms them. The sound of sea gulls and the low hum of crashing...

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...

Lions#039; softball drops one to Simmons, rebounds

December 31, 2012

Saturday morning dawned gloomily for the Emerson softball team, the same grim weather that had washed their game out the previous day in Vermont had again...

Editor#039;s Note

December 31, 2012

iBeacon/i Editorial Board

VP, class council positions up for grabs

December 31, 2012

The executive presidential speeches and subsequent QA session may have been the highlight of Monday's Speech Night, but they were not the only students...

Architect firm for L.A. presents plan to trustees

December 31, 2012

Along with the Hollywood sign and a famous Chinese theater, Emerson students arriving in Los Angeles could someday see a helipad and a mechanical bridge-right...

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...

Space crunch strains Emerson

December 31, 2012

In 2006, Emerson officially opened the Piano Row Residence Hall and closed the West Side of campus.,Emerson College is an unconventional school that does...

Prof. fired for VTech comments

December 31, 2012

In the wake of the horrific Virginia Tech (VT) shootings that left 33 people dead, including gunman Cho Seung-Hui, former Emmanuel College professor Nicholas...

Experts, professors say tenure battle will affect faculty diversity at Emerson

December 31, 2012

"The tenure process is not a tool to advance diversity," Rosen said then. "They are two separate things that have nothing to do with each other.",Three...

Top two models left to walk it out

December 31, 2012

Twelve girls lined up single file outside of the Bill Bordy Theater Monday, each tapping her heels in anticipation. A panel of three Emerson judges, Fashion...

Don#039;t chuck out your old Taylors

December 31, 2012

There's no question that Emerson students know how to express themselves, and the latest trend for the masses is customized kicks. Whether designed online...

Vargas takes on Fisher#039;s record

December 31, 2012

Student Government Association's Speech Night turned into a political circus on March 30, as SGA President Scott Fisher focused on his accomplishments...

New leadership for Emerson

December 31, 2012

My name is Nick Vargas, and I am running for Student Government Association executive president.Since arriving at Emerson, I have felt a personal investment...