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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

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Savin#039; scrilla while sightseeing

December 31, 2012

Blame it on a mid-winter's arctic chill, rude drivers or an overload of BU kids on the T. Blame it on the rain. At some point, getting out is a necessity-and...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by Bryan O'TooleTHOMAS HARRIS; HANNIBAL RISING; AVAILABLE NOWHarris, who has devoted the majority of his career to chronicling the clever cannibal Hannibal...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

BY Richard CherecwichTHE IRAQ STUDY GROUP; THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT; AVAILABLE NOW Here's a tasty morsel for the political junkie in all of us. Actually,...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

LITERATUREby Lynda seumoPHILIPPA GREGORY; THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE; AVAILABLE DEC. 5 Author of 2002's The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory has extraordinarily...

Emerson graduates rock the (Parker) House

December 31, 2012

The creatures of the stage must become gods as they control your heart, thumping to the bass that reverberates from the speaker you strategically placed...

Bitchin#039; in the Kitchen with Rebecca

December 31, 2012

Oh yes, it's almost Thanksgiving, and you can taste Grandma's signature mashed potatoes just thinking about the holiday. But some students opt to stay...

Un-merry The Holiday nothing to celebrate

December 31, 2012

There are two things audiences look for in movies these days: unimaginable destinations and scenarios, or a situation to connect and relate to while still...

Twelve Angry Men leaves one happy audience

December 31, 2012

The play follows the story of the dozen men set to deliberate on the murder of an abusive father by his 16-year-old son.,The lights dim, and with the noisy...

GLBT characters prominent in new films

December 31, 2012

"It was insane," Marie Nikiforova, a freshman film major and employee at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, said of her experience.,The opening weekend...