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

Warm and beguiling Love in Paul Rudd#039;s newest comedy

December 31, 2012

Actor Jason Segel is averse to simply labeling his new film iI Love You, Man/i as a "bromantic comedy," a phrase that has been thrown around in the press...

A proposal for fairer tuition

December 31, 2012

Thirty years ago, my mother worked two jobs, lived at home and commuted by train two hours a day to afford the college of her dreams. Today, I sit on the...

You#039;re not an animal

December 31, 2012

On Feb. 16, Travis the chimpanzee, who brutally mauled the friend of a 70-year-old woman who kept him as her pet, was shot dead. His body was viewed in...

Saints break Lions#039; streak in sloppy GNAC final

December 31, 2012

The Emerson women's basketball team's hot streak came to an end on Feb. 28 when they lost in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship game...

Public Safety Log

December 31, 2012

biEntry of the Week:/i/b A student took off a ring valued at over $850 while washing her hands in the women's bathroom at 120 Boylston St. and forgot to...

Councilor pushes for roommate limitation

December 31, 2012

Boston City Council President Michael P. Ross wants to make five an unlucky number for off-campus students. On Feb. 2, Ross proposed a new ordinance that...

Pushing Buttons: Sequels and Mad Worlds abound in gaming spring preview

December 31, 2012

The spring season has historically been a ho-hum time in gaming, since publishers dump all their blockbusters-or at least hopeful moneymakers-onto the...

Trustee Freston trots globe, works with Oprah, Bono

December 31, 2012

But last year, Freston agreed to both offers and is now part of both Winfrey's new cable channel, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network and Bono's poverty relief...

For Emerson Stage, it#039;s Much Ado About the 1960s

December 31, 2012

William Shakespeare lived during the tail end of a time of revolution: the Renaissance. Never before had the modern world seen so much culture, art and...

Emerson actors and alumni take on a very Dark Play

December 31, 2012

As sites like the late JuicyCampus and others face attacks for allowing users to post anonymous material, current Emerson actors and alumni tackle iDark...

Men#039;s lacrosse looks to rebound from tough 2008

December 31, 2012

The Emerson men's lacrosse team is confident it will turn itself around after an abysmal 2008 season in which they posted a 4-12 record and lost many of...

Paper Route#039;s heart will go on at the Middle East on Friday

December 31, 2012

The members of the band Paper Route say they consider iAlice in Wonderland/i, iJurassic Park/i and the soundtrack to the movie iTitanic/i to be their biggest...

Early Oscar predictions: Best Picture

December 31, 2012

Sean Dalal

Students shine in EFA week#039;s kick-off concert

December 31, 2012

Four people silently stand shoulder-to-shoulder across the stage. They are a Quiet Little Circus of solemn faces with four stories to tell. In a formation...

Be a hero: Help take pollution down to zero

December 31, 2012

"One of the easiest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and do somethingabout global warming is to turn off lights when you no longer need them. Please...

Great performances, grim reality in BCA#039;s Blackbird

December 31, 2012

Just a few short blocks from Emerson at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End, playwright David Harrower's iBlackbird/i forces itself upon the...

Men#039;s baseball hopes to repeat 2008 playoff run

December 31, 2012

Baseball is on its way back to Boston. Emerson's men's baseball team is ready to get back to the diamond and improve on last year's run to the playoffs."I'll...

Weed arrests down since new law passed last year

December 31, 2012

Since the implementation of a drug law passed by Massachusetts's voters last year, overall arrests and citations for marijuana possession are down in Boston...

Lions overpower Suffolk in tournament opener

December 31, 2012

On Feb. 4, the Emerson women's basketball team defeated the Suffolk Rams by a single-point in overtime at Suffolk's home court, kicking off a string of...

Men#039;s basketball stunned by first round blowout

December 31, 2012

As the last few minutes ticked off the scoreboard, the Lions' bench was eerily silent. At this point in the game, the looming end result was hard to ignore....