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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

Arts & Lifestyle

Low Cal Cocktails

December 12, 2012

Keeping it simple and light on calories?Try a vodka soda.Pour 1.5 ounces of vodka into a rocks glass (small glass)and fill the rest with club soda.To sweeten,...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

December 12, 2012

Long term and long distance relationships can be trickier than any corn maze, Rubix cube, or 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. It’s hard to gauge whether long-term...

Graceland girls choose education

Graceland girls choose education

December 12, 2012

All Masters of Fine Arts ‘12 graduates at Emerson College construct a master thesis; Jordan Salvatoriello’s took her to Kenya.   Salvatoriello...

Review: Casa de mi Padre

Review: Casa de mi Padre

December 12, 2012

Imagine if Sergio Leone put Will Ferrell, machine gun battles, and a talking panther in his famous spaghetti westerns. The result would look a lot like...

Q&A: Seth Grahame-Smith

Q&A: Seth Grahame-Smith

December 12, 2012

The day after speaking at Emerson (his alma mater), author/screenwriter/producer Seth Grahame-Smith talked with the Berkeley Beacon about his books Pride...

Terrence Howard walks away

Terrence Howard walks away

December 12, 2012

Terrence Howard, an Oscar-nominated actor known for roles in Hustle & Flow and Red Tails, surprised his audience in the Semel Theater Tuesday by saying...

A junior’s street fashions on wheels

December 12, 2012

 Derrick Cheung, a junior marketing major, is taking advantage of all Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship (E3) has to offer. And for his company,...

Uncommon Commons

Uncommon Commons

December 12, 2012

Polly Carl and David Dower have a vision for theater — one that encourages new work and makes it easily-accessible. They’ve decided...