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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

Arts & Lifestyle

Solitude and the American writer

April 10, 2014

Chad Harbach’s new anthology MFA vs NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction is creating quite a stir among literary circles. The anthology is an...

Is there a Doctor in the playhouse?

Is there a Doctor in the playhouse?

April 3, 2014

Let your heart grow three sizes as you watch this musical based on the works of rhyme-master and creature-crafter Theodor Geisel. Presented by Kidding...

Emerson's Next Top Profile Picture

Emerson’s Next Top Profile Picture

April 3, 2014

Ten female Emerson students will strut down the runway, pose for intricate photos, and smile with their eyes for the opportunity to be the face of Emerson...

A breath of fresh air

A breath of fresh air

April 3, 2014

At this event, getting physical can help you save a life—not create one. The Emerson College Police Department is offering a class to teach participants...

Reel inclusive

Reel inclusive

April 3, 2014

Celebrate the Boston LGBT Film Festival’s 30th year, right here on campus. On April 4 at 7 p.m., the Bright Family Screening Room in Paramount Center...

Students hop on late-night T service

Students hop on late-night T service

April 3, 2014

It was five minutes past 1:00 a.m. on a Friday night, but over 20 people still milled around the Boylston outbound station, waiting for the next train....

Dutch Diaries: Ideal or real?

April 3, 2014

Paris is a city of clichés, from eating a baguette while strolling through Montmartre to seeing the “Mona Lisa” at the Louvre. And when...

To learn about syrup, ask Whynott

To learn about syrup, ask Whynott

April 3, 2014

Douglas Whynott is quiet. He stands at about 6-foot-4 but he’s one of the most soft-spoken writing, literature, and publishing professors at Emerson....

Changing the tune of music criticism

April 3, 2014

Last week, Canadian musician and composer Owen Pallett wrote an essay for Slate that applauded Katy Perry’s “genius” pop hit “Teenage...

Dating Tips: Under Pressure

April 1, 2014

You have a million film sets you have to be on, final projects to start, and papers to write. Not to mention you need to figure out your summer internships...

Springing fashion back into the past

Springing fashion back into the past

April 1, 2014

Black and white fringes gracefully swooshed down the runway this spring as designers such as Calvin Klein and Emilio Pucci embellished their work with...

Wayans' World

Wayans’ World

March 27, 2014

Marlon Wayans does not believe in idle time. When a two-hour window appeared in his two-month promotional tour for A Haunted House 2—during which,...

For the love of the movies, and $1000

For the love of the movies, and $1000

March 27, 2014

Of about 100 undergraduate and graduate student submissions, 18 shorts have been selected to be screened at this year’s Emerson Film Festival. The...